High-power laser electronics
By integrating high-voltage switches and dual safety cutoffs into constant current sources, the complexity and cost of high-power laser systems are reduced, ensuring safer operation and compact design.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP Β· JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- IPG PHOTONICS CORP
- Filing Date
- 2026-02-04
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-26
AI Technical Summary
High-power laser systems face safety challenges due to the complexity and cost of current safety measures, which include additional switching and discharge circuits, and the impracticality of using opaque covers or mechanical shutters, along with the need for AC-DC and DC-DC converters, leading to dangerous high-voltage capacitors and multiple constant current sources.
The use of high-voltage switches, such as gallium nitride or silicon carbide transistors, eliminates the need for DC-DC converters and integrates redundant safety systems into constant current sources, reducing component complexity and cost while maintaining safety through dual safety cutoffs.
This approach simplifies the power supply system, reduces safety component complexity, and enhances safety by eliminating dangerous high-voltage capacitors and unnecessary converters, allowing for compact, efficient, and safer high-power laser systems.
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