Outline for Power Supplies
08/21/2001
Basic Types of Power Supplies
- Battery (early systems)
- "A" -- Filament
- "B" -- Plate or Collector
- "C" -- Bias
- Line
- Transformer
- Single-Phase
- Polyphase
- Transformerless
- Transformer
- Local
- Dyanmoter (DC to DC)
- Alternator (Mechanical to AC/DC)
- Invertor (DC to AC)
- Vibrator (Mechanical DC Interruptor)
- Motor-Generator
- Solid-State
Rectifier Devices
- Solid State
- Selenium
- Silicon Diode
- SCR
- Triac
- Synchronous Vibrator
- Vacuum
- Gas Filled
- Mercury Vapour
- Thryratron
Rectifier Classifications (Circuits)
- Half-Wave
- Full-Wave
- Bridge
- Mutipliers
- Polyphase
Filters
- Types I (Components)
- Basic Capacitive
- Resistive-Capacitive (RC)
- Inductive-Capacitive (LC)
- Types II (Circuits)
- L-Section
- Pi-Section
- T-Section
- Inputs
- Choke (Inductive)
- Swinging Choke
- Smoothing Choke
- Capacitive
- Choke (Inductive)
- R.C. Equalizers for Series-Strung Capacitors
- Bleeders
- Resistive
- Constant Current
Regulation
- Types
- "Series-Pass"
- V.R.Tube Referenced
- Zener Refenced
- Amplified, Vacuum Tube
- Amplified, Transistor
- Shunt
- Neon Bulb(s)
- Voltage-Regulator Tube (VR Tube)
- Zener Diode
- Thyrite
- Varistor
- Amplified, Transistor Shunt
- Amplified, Vacuum Tube Shunt
- Pre-Regulation (i.e. Prior to Rectification and Filtering)
- Manual Selection
- Thyratron
- S.C.R.
- Triac
- "Series-Pass"
- Circuits
- Input Control
- S.C.R.
- Triac
- Magnetic (Saturable-Reactor)
- Output Regulation
- Constant Voltage
- Constant Current
- Stabilizing
- Shunt Reference
- Amplified Reference
- Chopper-Stabilized
- Input Control