Patent attributes
A generator for unitary power factor arc welders, comprising a current transformer that supplies, at a secondary winding thereof, a welding arc and is in turn supplied, at a primary winding thereof, by an input leveling and rectifying unit, between the rectifier unit and the transformer being interposed an electronic circuit with two electronic switches that provide a half-bridge structure that performs DC/DC conversion by way of the combination of the transformer and of a rectifier stage connected to the secondary winding of the transformer, and a leveling inductor, the circuit having the combination of resonant capacitive and inductive components arranged on the side of the primary winding of the transformer, the components charging the bank of capacitors arranged downstream of the electronic switches, furthermore keeping the voltage across it constant.