Self-adjusting regulation system

Claim 2

A self-adjusting regulation system comprising a regulator incorporating an input adder for forming the difference of a feedback magnitude from a load and a command magnitude and for producing an error signal and a regulation device for forming an adjustment magnitude from said error signal, an adjustment element for limiting the value of the error signal received by the load, a linearity detector, said adjustment element controlling said linearity detector, said linearity detector delivering a control signal upon the presence of a non-linear behaviour of the regulation system, a supplementary adder arranged in the regulator between the input adder and the regulation device, said regulation device having an input, said supplementary adder having a first input, a second input and an output, said input adder having an output, the first input of the supplementary adder being connected with the output of the input adder, the output of the supplementary adder being connected with the input of the regulation device, a supplementary device having an output connected with the second input of the supplementary adder, said supplementary device comprising a number N of similar integration stages forming a series, each integration stage comprising an integrator having an input and an auxiliary adder having an output connected with the input of the integrator via a control switch responsive to the control signal, the auxiliary adder having a first input connected via a first multiplier with the first input of the supplementary adder and having a second input connected via a second multiplier with the output of the supplementary adder, the output of the integrator of the last integration stage of the series forming the output of the supplementary device, and for the remaining integration stages the output of the integrator of a predetermined integration stage is connected with a third input of the auxiliary adder of the next following integration stage of the series.

Claim 3

The self-adjusting regulation system as defined in claim 1, wherein the number N of integration stages is at least two.

Claim 4

The self-adjusting regulation system as defined in claim 1, wherein said control switch comprises reversing switch means having three poles, a first one of said poles defining a common pole connected with the input of the integrator via an additional operation switch, a second one of said poles being connected with the output of the auxiliary adder and the third pole being connected with a source of null-reference voltage.

Claim 5

The self-adjusting regulation system as defined in claim 1, wherein in the regulation system the combination of the regulation device of the regulator, the adjustment element and the load forms an integrator of the Zth order, a respective regulation circuit switch is arranged in the regulator between the input adder and the supplementary adder and between the supplementary adder and the regulation device, means responsive to the feedback magnitude for delivering a switching signal when the feedback magnitude is substantially zero, each of said two regulation circuit switches being responsive to said switching signal, sensor means arranged at the load for delivering the Zth time derivative of the feedback magnitude, the output of said sensor means being connected with the output of a respective integrator in each instance via the series circuit of a third multiplier and a second switch responsive to the switching signal, and wherein different control switches are responsive to the control signal and to the switching signal, the switching signal bringing about closing of the second switch and opening of the control switches and the regulation circuit switches.

Claim 6

The self-adjusting regulation system as defined in claim 4, wherein each integration stage of the integrator comprises an operational amplifier having an inverting input and a non-inverting input, an integration resistor and an integration capacitor, the inverting input of the operational amplifier being connected with a first terminal of the integration resistor and the non-inverting input with a source of a null-reference voltage, and the output of the operational amplifier is connected via the integration capacitor with the inverting input, said inverting input of the operational amplifier being connected with the output of the operational amplifier via a series circuit of the second switch and a second resistor, said series circuit being connected in parallel with the integration capacitor, an additional operation switch arranged in the integration stage and constructed as a reversing switch responsive to the switching signal, said additional operation switch having three poles including a first pole comprising a common pole connected with a second terminal of the integration resistor, a second pole connected via the control switch with the output of the auxiliary adder associated with the integration stage and a third pole is connected with the output of the third multiplier associated with the integration stage.

Claim 7

The self-adjusting regulation system as defined in claim 5, wherein the relationship of the value of the second resistor to the value of the integration resistor is equal to the multiplier coefficients of the third multiplier, and wherein an output of the sensor means is connected with the third pole of the additional operation switch.

Claim 8

A self-adjusting regulation system comprising a regulator incorporating an input adder for forming the difference of a feedback magnitude from a load and a command magnitude and for producing an error signal and a regulation device for forming an adjustment magnitude from said error signal, an adjustment element for limiting the value of the error signal received by the laod, sensor means arranged at the load for supplying said regulator with an input signal corresponding to the feedback magnitude, a linearity detector, said adjustment element controlling said linearity detector, said linearity detector delivering a control signal upon the presence of a non-linear behaviour of the regulation system, a supplementary adder arranged in the regulator between the input adder and the regulation device, said regulation device having an input, said supplementary adder having a first input, a second input and an output, said input adder having an output, the first input of the supplementary adder being connected with the output of the input adder, the output of the supplementary adder being connected with the input of the regulation device, a supplementary device having an output connected with the second input of the supplementary adder, said supplementary device comprising a number N of similar integration stages forming a series, each integration stage comprising an integrator having an input and an auxiliary adder having an output connected with the input of the integrator via a control switch responsive to the control signal, the auxiliary adder having a first input connected via a first multiplier with the first input of the supplementary adder and having a second input connected via a second multiplier with the output of the supplementary adder, the output of the integrator of the last integration stage of the series forming the output of the supplementary device, and for the remaining integration stages the output of the integrator of a predetermined integration stage is connected with a third input of the auxiliary adder of the next following integration stage of the series.

Claim 9

A self-adjusting regulation system comprising a regulator incorporating an input adder for forming the difference of a feedback magnitude from a load and a command magnitude and for producing an error signal and a regulation device for forming an adjustment magnitude from said error signal, an adjustment element for limiting the value of the error signal received by the laod, sensor means arranged at the load for supplying said regulator with an input signal corresponding to the feedback magnitude, a linearity detector, said adjustment element controlling said linearity detector, said linearity detector delivering a control signal upon the presence of a non-linear behaviour of the regulation system, a supplementary adder arranged in the regulator between the input adder and the regulation device, said regulation device having an input, said supplementary adder having a first input, a second input and an output, said input adder having an output, the first input of the supplementary adder being connected with the output of the input adder, the output of the supplementary adder being connected with the input of the regulation device, a supplementary device having an output connected with the second input of the supplementary adder, said supplementary device comprising a number N of similar integration stages forming a series, each integration stage comprising an integrator having an input and an auxiliary adder having an output connected with the input of the integrator via a control switch responsive to the control signal, the auxiliary adder having a first input connected via a first multiplier with the first input of the supplementary adder and having a second input connected via a second multiplier with the output of the supplementary adder, the output of the integrator of the last integration stage of the series forming the output of the supplementary device, and for the remaining integration stages the output of the integrator of a predetermined integration stage is connected with a third input of the auxiliary adder of the next following integration stage of the series.