derives its measurement stability. The
output of the
differential connected
comparison
amplifier
controls
the
conduction of
the
series-pass
transistor
Q7
and
determines the output voltage of the zener
current reg-
ulator. This output voltage
establishes a
fixed current
through the zener diodes of CR3 and CR4.
Two
resistive
dividers comprised of
R26
through R3l and R32
through
R36 are
connected
across
the
zener
diodes of CR3 and
CR4. The
divider composed of R26
through R31 is used
to
provide a reference
voltage to the
dc
to dc converter
comparison amplifier
Q3.
The divider composed of
R32
throi^h
R36 is used
to
produce
the
1.1
and
11
volt
dc reference voltage applied to the Kelvin-Varley
divider
on
the
1 and 10
volt
ranges of
the instrument.
Variable
resistor R26 provides adjustment of the dc
to
dc con-
verter regulator output voltage while
R33 and R35
pro-
vide adjustment of the
1. 1
and
11
volt dc reference
voltages.
3-25.
The dc to
dc
converter regulator
circuitry is
comprised of transistors
Ql
through
Q6 and
associated
resistors
and capacitors.
Transistor
Q2
is
the
series-
pass element
whose conduction is controlled
by
the
series-pass driver
Ql and
the two differentially
con-
nected
conqjarison
amplifiers of
Q3,
Q5
and
Q6.
Tran-
sistor Q3 receives
a
reference
voltage
through R25
from the previously
described zener current regulator.
A sample of the Reference Inverter
Assembly dc
out-
put
voltage
present at terminal 8 is developed across
R21
and R22 and applied to the other base
Q3.
Tran-
sistor
Q3
compares
the
sample of the Reference In-
verter Assembly output
voltage to the zener reference
voltage
and amplifies any resulting difference. Tran-
sistors
Q5
and
Q6
comprise the second stage
of
the
comparison amplifier and amplify
any
resulting voltage
difference detected
by
Q3.
The output of
Q5
is applied
to the
series-pass driver
Ql
through the
common-base
buffer
Q4.
The
series-pass driver controls
the base
current
of
Q2
which in turn determines the output voltage
of
the
dc to dc converter regulator
and
consequently,
any resulting output voltage
of
the Reference Inverter
Assembly.
3-26.
The output voltage
of
the
dctodc
converter
regulator
is applied to terminal
3 of
the
Reference In-
verter
Assembly. This voltage is used to provide oper-
ating
voltages
for
the
3 kHz transformer coupled
multi-
vibrator
composed
of
Ql, Q2
and Tl. A low-pass
filter
comprised
of Rl, Cl and C2 provides decoupling of any
3 kHz variations that
could be applied back
to the reg-
ulator circuitry.
Resistor
R2
provides the dc current
to the
bases of
Ql
and
Q2
necessary to initially start
the multivibrator.
Diode CRl functions as a clamper
and
capacitor
Cl bypasses CRl
to
provide a low resist-
ance source to the teses of
Ql and Q2.
Upon application
of
an
input
dc
voltage,
assuming
that
Ql
will conduct
harder than
Q2,
the
collector of Ql clamps
the
upper
end of
the
center-tapped winding of Tl to zero volts dc.
The
base-drive winding associated
with
R3 applies a
positive goii^ signal
to the
base of
Ql,
driving
the tran-
sistor into saturation. The lower end
of
the center-
tapped winding is driven to +36 volts dc by autotrans-
former action causing the base-drive winding associated
with
R4
to apply
a
negative going signal to the base
of
Q2
cutting-off the transistor. This condition will persist
for a period
proportional to the flux capacity
of
the
3-4
transformer core, which
in
this
case is
approximately
150
microseconds.
At the
end of this period, the volt-
ages across the transformer
windings are reversed by
the
collapsing lines
of flux, driving transistor
Ql
into
cut-off
and Q2
into saturation,
thus establishing the
second half-cycle
of
the
3
kHz
signal.
The resulting
3 kHz
signal is
then
coupled
to
the secondary of Tl
where
it
is used
to
provide drive signals
and
the 110
and 1100 dc reference voltages. Variable resistor
R5 provides a mans of reducing
any
capacitive coupling
effects to the winding in the shield
of
Tl.
laductor Ll
increases the
circuit switching time
to
reduce higher
frequency radiation.
3-27.
The
secondary signals of Tl
that
are
available
at terminals 6
through 10 of the Reference
Inverter
Assembly are
used
to
provide drive signals
to the Null
Detector and
optional
Recorder
Output circuitry. Two
full-wave voltage doublers in
the
remaining secondary
windings of
Tl product the
110 and
1100 volt dc refer-
ence
voltages used by the Kelvin-Variey divider.
These
voltages are used on
the
100 and 10000
voltage ranges of
the instrument. The full-wave voltage doubler
composed
of CR3, CR4, R6 and
C4 through C6 produces
the 110 dc
reference voltage available
at terminal 2 of the Refer-
ence
Inverter Assembly. Resistor R14
provides
adjust-
ment of this reference
voltage. The full-wave
voltage
doubler composed of
CR4 through CR7,
R7
through Rll
and C7
through
C9 produces
the
1100
volt dc reference
voltage available at terminal
1
of the Reference
Inverter
Assembly.
Resistor
A2R26
provides
adjustment of
the
resulting input voltage.
A
resistive divider
comprised
of R9
through
Rll
provides
a
load for the
voltage doubler
when this reference
voltage is not being used and
func-
tions as a
bleeder when power is removed
from the
circuit. Regulation of the 110 and 1100
volt dc refer-
ence
voltage
is
accomplished by feeding a sample
of
the
selected reference voltage back to
the
dc to
dc
converter
regulator circuitry. Switches SlAR-1 and
SlAR-2
select
the
desired sections of a
resistive
divider com-
posed of Rl2
through
Rl6 and
the resistors R21 and R22
located in the Reference
Amplifier Assembly.
This
sample of the output reference
voltage controls
the level
of
the input
voltage
applied
to the
3
kHz
multivibrator
which determines the level of
the secondary
voltages
of
Tl
and
in turn controls the
output level of
the full-
wave voltage doublers used to develop
the 110 and
1100
volt
do
reference voltages.
3-28.
KELVIN- VARLEY DIVIDER
3-29. GENERAL.
Continuous division of the reference
supply
voltages, while presenting
a constant load to
the
reference supply, is accomplished with
a Kelvin-Variey
divider. The
divider is composed of matched fixed
re-
sistors Rl
through
R34, trimmers
R35 and R36,
poten-
tiometer R37
and
rotary
switches S6 through S8.
3-30.
CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION. Rotary
switch S6
controls the first
order division of the reference sup-
ply voltage. The first resistive
divider of Rl
through
R12 is arranged in 12 equal parts
of lOOK. ohms.
The
contacts of S6 connect the
200K ohm effective resistance
of the second divider in
parallel
with the
selected
two
parts
of
the first divider,
thus producingaselected
resistance value
of lOOK ohms. This selected re-
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