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The Paton Welding Journal 2012 №09


The Paton Welding Journal, 2012, #9, 30-36 pages  

TRANSISTOR POWER SOURCES FOR ELECTRIC ARC WELDING (Review)

A.V. Lebedev


E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute, NASU, Kiev, Ukraine
 
 
Abstract
The paper describes the most widely accepted circuits of electric arc transistor power sources. Features of parallel operation of transistors, methods of overvoltage protection and switching path formation, modern drivers, design of high-frequency transformers, power correctors, systems of control of electrode metal melting and transfer are considered.
 
 
Keywords: electric arc welding, power source, transistor, transformer, control system, metal melting and transfer
 
 
Received:                24.04.12
Published:               28.09.12
 
 
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