DocumentCode
1442398
Title
Circuit reinvention in power electronics and identification of prior work
Author
Severns, Rudy
Author_Institution
P.O. Box 589, Cottage Grove, OR, USA
Volume
16
Issue
1
fYear
2001
fDate
1/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
7
Abstract
A review of literature and patent records for industrial controls and power electronics over the past 100 years shows a pattern of circuit invention, loss and reinvention, often repeated. This has resulted in a great waste of time and effort as well as interminable legal wrangling and the loss of useful ideas for long periods of time. This paper gives an overview of the problem using several examples of circuits of current interest. The paper then goes on to discuss searching for prior work
Keywords
copyright; patents; power electronics; research and development management; reviews; R&D effort; industrial controls; legal wrangling; literature review; patent records review; power electronics circuit reinvention; prior work identification; Circuits; Electrical engineering; Industrial control; Law; Legal factors; Oscillators; Power electronics; Power semiconductor switches; Resonance; Snubbers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Power Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0885-8993
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/63.903983
Filename
903983
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