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JPS5862924A - Large power damping oscillation pulse generator - Google Patents

Large power damping oscillation pulse generator

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JPS5862924A
JPS5862924A JP16137781A JP16137781A JPS5862924A JP S5862924 A JPS5862924 A JP S5862924A JP 16137781 A JP16137781 A JP 16137781A JP 16137781 A JP16137781 A JP 16137781A JP S5862924 A JPS5862924 A JP S5862924A
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Toshio Gounai
敏夫 郷内
Mitsuo Koike
三男 小池
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H03ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03KPULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K3/00Circuits for generating electric pulses; Monostable, bistable or multistable circuits
    • H03K3/02Generators characterised by the type of circuit or by the means used for producing pulses
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To remarkably reduce power consumption, by combining a diode, and a secondry energy stoage capacitor and transferring damping energies to this capacitor. CONSTITUTION:When a switch 5 is opened, a voltage of a capacitor 4 is charged at a high voltage with a high voltage powers supply 1 and this voltage is held. When the switch 5 is closed in this state, the energy stored in the capacitor 4 performs series resonance with the capacitor 4, an inductive load 7, and a secondary energy storage capacitor 9. The current with this series resonance flows to the capacitor 9 always in the same direction via the switch 5, the load 7, diodes 8a-8d from the capacitor 4 and the energy of the capacitor 4 is gradually transferred to the capacitor 9. Further, a switch 10 is closed to actuate an energy feedback circuit 11 and the energy in the capacitor 9 is fed back to the power supply 1, allowing to obtain a damping oscillation pulse very efficiently.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 この発明は大電力減衰振動パルスの発生において振動パ
ルスを低損失で減衰できる大電力減衰振動パルス発生装
置に関するものである。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a high-power damped vibration pulse generator capable of attenuating vibration pulses with low loss when generating high-power damped vibration pulses.

第1図は従来の大電力減衰振動パルス発生装置の接続を
示すもので、(1)は高圧電源、(2)はチャージング
コイル、(3)はチャージング停止ダイオード、(4)
はエネルギー蓄積コンデンサ、(5)はスイッチ、(6
)は減衰用抵抗、(7)はインダクティブ負荷である。
Figure 1 shows the connections of a conventional high-power damped vibration pulse generator, in which (1) is a high-voltage power supply, (2) is a charging coil, (3) is a charging stop diode, and (4) is a high-voltage power supply.
is an energy storage capacitor, (5) is a switch, (6
) is a damping resistor, and (7) is an inductive load.

この様な構成においてスイッチ(5)が開のときコンデ
ンサ(4)の電圧は高圧電源(1)はよりチャージング
コイル(2)及びダイオード(3)を介して高圧に充電
され、ダイオード(3)によって逆流防止され高圧を保
持している。この状態でスイッチ(5)が閉じるとコン
デンサ(4)K蓄積されているエネルギーはコンデンサ
(4)とインダクティブ負荷(7)で直列共振をする。
In such a configuration, when the switch (5) is open, the voltage of the capacitor (4) is charged to a higher voltage than the high voltage power supply (1) via the charging coil (2) and the diode (3), and the voltage of the capacitor (4) is This prevents backflow and maintains high pressure. When the switch (5) is closed in this state, the energy stored in the capacitor (4) causes series resonance between the capacitor (4) and the inductive load (7).

この直列共振は回路が無損失の場合持続するため、減衰
振動パルスを得る手段としてコンデンサ(4)とインダ
クティプ負荷(7)の間に直列に抵抗(6)を接続して
いる。この抵抗(6)を接続することによって前記直列
共振のエネルギーを除々に抵抗(6)に消費させて減衰
振動パルスを得ていた。第2図は従来の減衰振動パルス
の電流波形を示すもので第(1)式はこの電流(j>の
式である。
Since this series resonance persists when the circuit is lossless, a resistor (6) is connected in series between the capacitor (4) and the inductive load (7) as a means of obtaining a damped vibration pulse. By connecting this resistor (6), the energy of the series resonance is gradually consumed by the resistor (6) to obtain a damped vibration pulse. FIG. 2 shows the current waveform of a conventional damped vibration pulse, and equation (1) is the equation for this current (j>).

ここでαは減衰定数で α−一・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・
・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・
・・・・・・−・・+2+L Wは角周波数で Rは負荷(7)の線抵抗と減衰抵抗(釦の合成抵抗値で
、Lは負荷(7)のインダクタンスで、Cはコンデンサ
(4)の容量でEはコンデンサ(3)の充電々圧である
。また負荷(7)の線抵抗と減衰抵抗(6)の抵抗値を
比較した場合減衰抵抗(6)の抵抗値が大きいため負荷
(7)の抵抗を無視して減衰抵抗(6)に消費される電
力(乃を求めると第(4)式となる。
Here, α is the attenuation constant, α−1・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・
・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・
・・・・・・-・・・+2+L W is the angular frequency, R is the line resistance of the load (7) and the attenuation resistance (combined resistance value of the button), L is the inductance of the load (7), and C is the capacitor (4). ), and E is the charging voltage of the capacitor (3). Also, when comparing the line resistance of the load (7) and the resistance value of the attenuation resistor (6), the resistance value of the attenuation resistor (6) is large, so the load Ignoring the resistance in (7), the power consumed by the attenuation resistor (6) is determined by Equation (4).

P−Rfldt  ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・
・・・・・・・・・・・曲面・・・・・・−・曲(41
この第(4)式に第(1)式を代入して第(5)式に第
(2)及び第(3)式を代入して解くとこの第(6)式
より減衰抵抗(6)に消費される電力はコンデンサ(4
)に蓄積したエネルギー量と等しくなる。
P-Rfldt・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・
・・・・・・・・・・・・Curved surface・・・・・・-・Song (41
By substituting equation (1) into equation (4) and substituting equations (2) and (3) into equation (5), we can obtain the damping resistance (6) from equation (6). The power consumed by the capacitor (4
) is equal to the amount of energy stored in ).

以上第(11,(21,(31式及び第(6)式よシコ
ンデンサ(4)K蓄積されたエネルギーは減衰抵抗(6
)K除々に消費されながら減衰振動パルスを形成する。
Above equations (11, (21,
) K is gradually consumed to form a damped vibration pulse.

従って減衰抵抗(6)K消費されたエネルギーに::1 よって抵抗(6)は発熱し、この発熱を発散させるため
装置が大きくなると同時に負荷(7)に伝達するエネル
ギー効率が非常に悪くなっていた。
Therefore, the energy consumed by the damping resistor (6) is::1. Therefore, the resistor (6) generates heat, and in order to dissipate this heat, the device becomes larger and at the same time, the efficiency of transmitting energy to the load (7) becomes very poor. Ta.

この発明は従来のこの様な欠点を除去するためにダイオ
ードと2次エネルギー蓄積コンデンサを組合せることに
上って、従来の様にエネルギー蓄積コンデンサのエネル
ギーを抵抗に消費させることなく2次エネルギー蓄積コ
ンデンサにエネルギーを移行させて一衰振動パルスを発
生させるようKしたもので第3図にこの発明の実施例を
示し以下詳細に説明する。
In order to eliminate such drawbacks of the conventional technology, the present invention combines a diode and a secondary energy storage capacitor, and the present invention is capable of storing secondary energy without dissipating the energy of the energy storage capacitor in a resistor as in the prior art. An embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. 3 and will be described in detail below.

第3図において(8a)= (8b)t (8c)、及
び(8d)はダイオードで2次エネルギー蓄積コンデン
サ(9)に対して全波整流を行う様に接続されている(
IIはエネルギーフィー−ドパツクスイッチで011は
エネルギーフィードバック回路である。
In Figure 3, (8a) = (8b)t (8c) and (8d) are diodes connected to the secondary energy storage capacitor (9) so as to perform full-wave rectification (
II is an energy feed pack switch, and 011 is an energy feedback circuit.

いまこの様な構成においてスイッチ(5)が開のときコ
ンデンサ(4)の電圧は高圧電源(1)よりチャージン
グコイル(2)及びダイオード(3)を介して高圧に充
電され、ダイオ−、ド(3)によって逆流防止され高圧
を保持している。この状態でスイッチ(5)′が閉じる
とコンデンサ(4)に蓄積しているエネルギーはコンデ
ンサ(4)、インダクテイプ負荷(7)及び2次エネル
ギー蓄積コンデンサ(9)で直列共振する。この直列共
振はコンデンサ(4)の電圧が正電位の場合コンデンサ
(4)、スイッチ(5)、負荷(7)、ダイオード(8
a)、コンデンサ(9)及びダイオード(晶)の経路で
コンデンサ(4)に流れ、逆電位の場合コンデンサ(4
)、ダイオード(8:)、コンデンサ(9)、ダイオー
ド(8b)負荷(7)、及びスイッチ(5)の経路でコ
ンデンサ(4)に流れる。したがつて2次エネルギー蓄
積コンデンサ(9)に紘常時同じ向きの電流が流れるた
めコンデンサ(4)のエネルギーは除々に2次エネルギ
ー蓄積コンデンサ(9)に移行することになる。コンデ
ンサ(4)の電圧と2次エネルギー蓄積コンデンサ(9
)の電圧が一致するか、又は2次エネルギー蓄積コンデ
ンサ(9)の電圧が高くなるとダイオード(am)、 
(sb)t (sc)(8d)が逆電位となるため減衰
振動パルスする。
In this configuration, when the switch (5) is open, the voltage of the capacitor (4) is charged to a high voltage from the high voltage power supply (1) via the charging coil (2) and the diode (3), and the voltage of the capacitor (4) is charged to a high voltage through the charging coil (2) and the diode (3). (3) prevents backflow and maintains high pressure. When the switch (5)' is closed in this state, the energy stored in the capacitor (4) resonates in series with the capacitor (4), the inductive tape load (7), and the secondary energy storage capacitor (9). This series resonance occurs when the voltage of the capacitor (4) is positive, the capacitor (4), switch (5), load (7), diode (8)
a), flows to the capacitor (4) through the path of the capacitor (9) and the diode (crystal), and in the case of reverse potential, the flow flows to the capacitor (4).
), diode (8:), capacitor (9), diode (8b), load (7), and switch (5). Therefore, since a current always flows in the same direction through the secondary energy storage capacitor (9), the energy of the capacitor (4) is gradually transferred to the secondary energy storage capacitor (9). Voltage of capacitor (4) and secondary energy storage capacitor (9)
) match or the voltage of the secondary energy storage capacitor (9) increases, the diode (am),
Since (sb)t (sc) (8d) has a reverse potential, a damped vibration pulse is generated.

この動作時に負荷(7)K流れる電流(4L)を求める
と。
Find the current (4L) that flows through the load (7)K during this operation.

C1・C2 また2次エネルギー蓄積コンデンサに流れる電流(ic
、 ) ここでWは角周波数で Bo、はコンデンサ(4)の充電々圧で−はスイッチ(
5)閉時の2次エネルギー蓄積コンデンサの電圧でLは
負荷(7)のインダクタンスでCIはコンデンサ(4)
の容量でC1は2次エネルギー蓄積コンデンサ(9)の
容量である。但し1時間tがOから/までの時間である
。このときのコンデンサ(4)の電圧(ec、)は第0
0式となる。
C1・C2 Also, the current flowing to the secondary energy storage capacitor (ic
, ) Here, W is the angular frequency, Bo is the charging voltage of the capacitor (4), and - is the switch (
5) Voltage of the secondary energy storage capacitor when closed, L is the inductance of the load (7), and CI is the capacitor (4)
C1 is the capacity of the secondary energy storage capacitor (9). However, 1 hour t is the time from O to /. At this time, the voltage (ec,) of the capacitor (4) is 0th
It becomes type 0.

e 一旦ム団9シ紅+工 at      l+K       1+K(lEo
tl−jEozll・coswt  ・・−・−−−−
” Q(1同様に2次エネルギー蓄積コレデンサ(9)
の電圧(ec、 )は第αυ式となる lEo*l+KIEo*l−土 eCz−1+K       l十に 1181111−IEO!I) l−cos2wt −
−−一・・Q1上記第佃、及び09式でKはコンデンサ
(4)と2次エネルギー蓄積コンデンサ(9)の容量比
で2 に−−7−・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・
・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・
・・・・・・・・・α2したがって第(7)、(81,
(91,(l鳴仙、及び0式より判る様疼減衰振動の条
件として’BO,>Pio、及びK>1の条件が必要と
なる。以上の条件において負荷(7)に流れる電流((
L)流形を第4図に示す通りである。
e Once Mu group 9 shi red + work at l + K 1 + K (lEo
tl-jEozll・coswt ・・−・−−−
” Q (Similar to 1, secondary energy storage coredenser (9)
The voltage (ec, ) becomes the αυth equation lEo*l+KIEo*l-Cz-1+Kl+1181111-IEO! I) l-cos2wt −
--1...Q1 In the above Tsukuda and formula 09, K is the capacitance ratio of the capacitor (4) and the secondary energy storage capacitor (9), which is 2.・・・・・・・・・
・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・
・・・・・・・・・α2 Therefore, the (7)th, (81,
(91, (l Meisen, and the conditions of 'BO, > Pio, and K > 1 are required as the conditions for the like pain damping oscillation that can be seen from the formula 0. Under the above conditions, the current flowing through the load (7) (
L) The flow shape is as shown in Figure 4.

また、コンデンサ(4)の電圧(eC,>の波形を第5
図の通りである。
Also, the waveform of the voltage (eC, > of the capacitor (4) is
As shown in the figure.

また、ダイオード(8a)(8b)(8c)及び(8d
)が逆電圧になる時間(T/)は負荷に流れる電流が零
になる時であり、このときのコンデンサ(4)及び2次
エネルギー蓄積コンデンサ(9)の電圧は等しくなりこ
の電圧(E/)は m− 第03式のE/は2次エネルギー蓄積コンデンサ(9)
の最終電圧であるため Fi12Cz−B o?C>゛・・・・・・・・・・・
・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・−
・・・・・α勾第04式よりコンデンサ(4)のエネル
ギーが全て2次エネルギー蓄積コンデンサ(9)へ移行
する。
In addition, diodes (8a) (8b) (8c) and (8d
) becomes a reverse voltage (T/) is the time when the current flowing through the load becomes zero, and at this time the voltages of the capacitor (4) and the secondary energy storage capacitor (9) are equal and this voltage (E/ ) is m- E/ in formula 03 is the secondary energy storage capacitor (9)
Since the final voltage is Fi12Cz-B o? C>゛・・・・・・・・・・・・
・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・-
.... According to α gradient equation 04, all the energy in the capacitor (4) is transferred to the secondary energy storage capacitor (9).

したがって2次エネルギーコンデンサ(9)kエネルギ
ーが移行した後スイッチaOを閉にしてエネルギーフィ
ードバック回路0υを動作させて高圧電源(1)へフィ
ードバックすることKよって非常に効率よく減衰振動パ
ルスを得ることができる。但し1便宜上ダイオード(8
m)(8b)(8c)及び(8d)の電圧降下損及び回
路のラインドロップを零としたがこの発明の基本的な効
率改善に影響するものではない。
Therefore, after the energy has been transferred to the secondary energy capacitor (9), the switch aO is closed to operate the energy feedback circuit 0υ and feed back to the high voltage power supply (1). Therefore, it is possible to obtain damped vibration pulses very efficiently. can. However, for convenience, a diode (8
Although the voltage drop loss and line drop of the circuit in (8b), (8c) and (8d) were reduced to zero, this does not affect the basic efficiency improvement of the present invention.

なお、この発明の適用対象としては大電流振動パルスを
必要とするイ/ダクティブ負荷、たとえば超音波探傷装
置等を上げることができる。
The present invention can be applied to inductive loads that require large current vibration pulses, such as ultrasonic flaw detection equipment.

以上の様にこの発明による大電力減衰振動パルス発生装
置では減衰エネルギーを2次エネルギー蓄積コンデンサ
にダイオードを使用して蓄積することができ、このエネ
ルギーを高圧電源にフィードバックすることによって、
この種の装置の消費電力を大巾に低減することt゛でき
る利点がある。
As described above, in the high power damped vibration pulse generator according to the present invention, damping energy can be stored in the secondary energy storage capacitor using a diode, and by feeding back this energy to the high voltage power supply,
There is an advantage that the power consumption of this type of device can be greatly reduced.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図は従来の大電力減衰振動パルス発生装置の接続図
、第2図は従来の大電力減衰振動パルス発生装置におけ
る電流波形図、第3図はこの発明による大電力減衰振動
パルス発生装置の接続図、第4図はこの発明大電力減食
振動パルスの発生装置における電流波形図、第5図はこ
の発明の大電力減衰振動パルスのコンデンサの電圧波形
図である。 図中(1)は高圧電源、(2)はチャージングコイル。 (3)はダイオード、(4)はコンデンサ、(5)はス
イッチ、(6)は抵抗、(7)は負荷、 (8a)(8
b)(8c)及び(8d)はダイオード、(9)はコン
デンサ、alはスイッチ。 Ql)はエネルギーフィードバック回路である。 なお2図中、同一あるいは相当部分には同一符号を付し
て示しである。 代理人 葛 野 信 − 第 1図 第2図 第311
Fig. 1 is a connection diagram of a conventional high power damped vibration pulse generator, Fig. 2 is a current waveform diagram in the conventional high power damped vibration pulse generator, and Fig. 3 is a diagram of a high power damped vibration pulse generator according to the present invention. A connection diagram, FIG. 4 is a current waveform diagram in the high power damped vibration pulse generator of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a voltage waveform diagram of the capacitor of the high power damped vibration pulse of the present invention. In the figure, (1) is a high-voltage power supply, and (2) is a charging coil. (3) is a diode, (4) is a capacitor, (5) is a switch, (6) is a resistor, (7) is a load, (8a) (8
b) (8c) and (8d) are diodes, (9) is a capacitor, and al is a switch. Ql) is an energy feedback circuit. In FIG. 2, the same or corresponding parts are designated by the same reference numerals. Agent Shin Kuzuno - Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 311

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】 高圧電源回路と、この電源回路の正極性側にコイルの一
端、を接続し、このコイルの他端にダイオードのアノー
ドを接続し、このダイオードのカリードに一端を接続し
た第1のコンデンサ1 と、との;ンデンサの他端に前記電源回路の負極性側を
接続し2.前記コンデンサの一端(ダイオード接続側)
とスイッチを介して一端が接続されているイざダクティ
プ負荷と、この負荷の他端と前記コンデンサの他端に4
ケのダイオードによって第2のコンデンサに全波整流す
る様に接続され、前記第2のコンデンサの正極側もしく
け負極側とエネルギーフィードバック回路に直例に接続
されたスイッチとを有し、前記エネルギーフィードバッ
ク回路と前記高圧電源回路にエネルギーを蓄積する様に
接続することを特徴とした大電力減衰振動パルス発生装
置。
[Claims] A high-voltage power supply circuit, one end of a coil is connected to the positive polarity side of this power supply circuit, the anode of a diode is connected to the other end of this coil, and one end is connected to the cathode of this diode. Connect the negative polarity side of the power supply circuit to the other end of the capacitor 1 of 1 and 2. One end of the capacitor (diode connection side)
and an inductive load with one end connected to the other end of the capacitor through a switch;
The switch is connected to the second capacitor for full-wave rectification by two diodes, and is connected directly to the positive terminal or negative terminal of the second capacitor and to the energy feedback circuit, and the switch is connected directly to the energy feedback circuit. A high-power damped vibration pulse generator characterized by being connected to a circuit and the high-voltage power supply circuit so as to store energy.
JP16137781A 1981-10-09 1981-10-09 Large power damping oscillation pulse generator Pending JPS5862924A (en)

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