Power supply including a nonlinear transmission line that receives a single input pulse and outputs a plurality of pulses
| DWPI Title: Non-linear DC/DC converter system for direct current (DC) power supply, has rectifier circuit that receives output pulses from non-linear transmission line and outputs DC signal higher than DC input signal received by pulsing circuit |
| Abstract: Technologies pertaining to a power supply that includes a nonlinear transmission line are described herein. In an embodiment, a DC power supply comprises a pulsing circuit that receives a DC input and outputs a first plurality of pulses having a first frequency to a nonlinear transmission line. The nonlinear transmission line receives the first plurality of pulses and outputs a second plurality of pulses having a second frequency that is greater than the first frequency. The second plurality of pulses is then received at an amplifier/rectifier circuit that amplifies the second pulses to increase a voltage amplitude of the pulses, and rectifies the pulses to provide a substantially constant DC output. |
| Use: Non-linear DC/DC converter system for direct current power supply (claimed). |
| Advantage: The rectifier circuit provided allows the nonlinear DC/DC converter to provide DC to DC amplification without requiring use of a transformer, thus saving on size and/or weight of the nonlinear DC/DC converter as compared with conventional DC power supplies, as well as it does not require high-frequency switching transistors as are commonly used in conventional switching power supplies, which can provide significant reduction in failure probability and/or power consumption due to losses in the transistor. |
| Novelty: The non-linear DC/DC converter system (100) has nonlinear transmission line (108) that receives the first pulse, in which receiving the first pulse causes the nonlinear transmission line to output pulses, each of the pulses having a shorter duration and greater amplitude than the first pulse. The rectifier circuit is coupled to the nonlinear transmission line, the rectifier circuit receives the pulses and outputs the substantially constant DC output signal, the substantially constant DC output signal having a higher voltage than the DC input signal received by the pulsing circuit (106). |
| Filed: 11/17/2017 |
| Application Number: US15816733A |
| Tech ID: SD 14094.1 |
| This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |
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