Patent Publication Number: US-7723871-B2

Title: Heating power supply apparatus

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a heating power supply apparatus which heats a plurality of loads, for example, relates to a heating power supply apparatus which heats a negative resistance load such as a polycrystalline semiconductor or the like. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
       FIG. 17  is a configuration diagram showing a known heating power supply apparatus according to a patent document 1. In the drawing, reference numeral  1  denotes a four-winding transformer;  2 ,  3 ,  4 , and  5  denote thyristor rectifiers connected to secondary coils of the four-winding transformer  1 ; and  14 ,  15 ,  16 , and  17  denote negative resistance loads connected to each of the thyristor rectifiers  2  to  5 . Reference numerals  6 ,  7 ,  8 ,  9 ,  10 ,  11 ,  12 , and  13  denote thyristor switches as semiconductor switches connected in circuits (lines), for connecting the thyristor rectifiers  2  to  5  to the negative resistance loads  14  to  17 . The loads  14  to  17  have negative resistance characteristics; and therefore, a small current at high voltage is required at initial energization, and a large current at low voltage is required at final stage energization. 
     As shown in  FIG. 17 , the known heating power supply apparatus is provided with eight circuits of the thyristor switches for switching modes on the load sides of four circuits of the thyristor rectifiers which convert alternative current to direct current in order to realize an improvement in power factor with respect to the negative resistance loads and a reduction in installed capacity. In the process when the resistive load is reduced, energization is performed by switching conductive/nonconductive states of the thyristor rectifiers and the thyristor switches into three modes: in an initial stage, “individual energization to four loads”; next, “energization to two loads in series”; and in a final stage, “energization to four loads in series.” 
     Particularly, as shown in  FIG. 18 , in a large current region at the final stage, energization is performed via the thyristor rectifier  2  and two thyristor switches  9  and  10 , and the thyristor rectifier  4  and three thyristor switches  6 ,  9 , and  13 ; and therefore, electric power loss of the thyristor switches is large. In addition, in the drawing, a dashed line represents a current direction; a black (painted out) thyristor of the thyristors represents an energized state, and a white (not painted) thyristor represents a de-energized state. 
     In the known heating power supply apparatus, the thyristor switches are provided on the output sides of the thyristor rectifiers to switch between series and parallel connection; and therefore, there is a problem that there causes an increase in electric power loss. 
     Patent document 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 62-1017 
     DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION 
     Problems to be Solved by the Invention 
     The present invention has been made to solve the problem as described above, and an object of the present invention is to obtain a heating power supply apparatus which reduces electric power loss. 
     Means For Solving Problem 
     A heating power supply apparatus of the present invention includes a plural number of bridge circuits, each having a rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes and a rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes, and each of the plural number of the bridge circuits being connected to one winding of a power supply transformer. The rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes selected from the plurality of the bridge circuits is electrically conducted when a predetermined the rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes of the plurality of the bridge circuits is electrically conducted; the rectifier circuits with positive half wave control electrodes and the rectifier circuits with negative half wave control electrodes are connected by a plurality of loads provided therebetween; and the loads selected from the plurality of the loads are fed by electric power of the power supply transformer. 
     In addition, a heating power supply apparatus of the present invention includes a bridge circuit having a first rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes and a first rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes, a bridge circuit having a second rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes and a second rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes, and a bridge circuit having a third rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes and a third rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes, each of the bridge circuits being connected to one winding of a power supply transformer. One selected from the first rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes and the second rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes is electrically conducted when the first rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes is electrically conducted; one selected from the first rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes and the second rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes is electrically conducted when the second rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes is electrically conducted; the rectifier circuits with positive half wave control electrodes and the rectifier circuits with negative half wave control electrodes are connected by a plurality of loads provided therebetween; the loads selected from the plurality of the loads are fed by electric power of the power supply transformer; and the third rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes is electrically conducted when the third rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes is electrically conducted, so that a power feeding direction with respect to the loads is controlled. 
     Furthermore, a heating power supply apparatus of the present invention includes a plural number of bridge circuits, each having a rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes and a rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes, and each of the plural number of the bridge circuits being connected to one winding of a first power supply transformer; and a plural number of bridge circuits, each having a rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes and a rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes, and each of the plural number of the bridge circuits being connected to one winding of a second power supply transformer. The rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes selected from the plurality of the bridge circuits connected to the first power supply transformer is electrically conducted when a predetermined the rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes of the plurality of the bridge circuits connected to the first power supply transformer is electrically conducted; the rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes selected from the plurality of the bridge circuits connected to the second power supply transformer is electrically conducted when a predetermined the rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes of the plurality of the bridge circuits connected to the second power supply transformer is electrically conducted; the rectifier circuits with positive half wave control electrodes and the rectifier circuits with negative half wave control electrodes are connected by a plurality of loads provided therebetween; and the plurality of the loads are fed by electric power of the power supply transformer by selecting the number of series connections of the plurality of the loads. 
     Further, a heating power supply apparatus of the present invention includes two sets of bridge circuits, each having a rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes and a rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes, and each of the two sets of the bridge circuits being connected to one winding of a first power supply transformer; and two sets of bridge circuits, each having a rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes and a rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes, and each of the two sets of the bridge circuits being connected to one winding of a second power supply transformer. One of the bridge circuits connected to the first power supply transformer and one of the bridge circuits connected to the second power supply transformer are connected in series; the other of the bridge circuits connected to the first power supply transformer and the other of the bridge circuits connected to the second power supply transformer are connected in parallel by connecting each other&#39;s ends of the rectifier circuits with positive half wave control electrodes; the rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes selected from a plurality of the bridge circuits connected to the first power supply transformer is electrically conducted when a predetermined the rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes of the plurality of the bridge circuits connected to the first power supply transformer is electrically conducted; the rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes selected from a plurality of the bridge circuits connected to the second power supply transformer is electrically conducted when a predetermined the rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes of the plurality of the bridge circuits connected to the second power supply transformer is electrically conducted; the rectifier circuits with positive half wave control electrodes and the rectifier circuits with negative half wave control electrodes are connected by a plurality of loads provided therebetween; and the plurality of the loads are fed by electric power of the power supply transformer by selecting parallel or series or both. 
     EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION 
     According to the heating power supply apparatus of the present invention, the electric power of the power supply transformer can be fed to the loads selected from the plurality of loads, switching of selection of the loads or selection of the number of series of the loads can be performed by conductive/nonconductive control of the selected rectifier circuits with positive and negative half wave control electrodes, and electric power loss can be reduced. 
     In addition, according to the heating power supply apparatus of the present invention, the electric power of the power supply transformer can be fed to the loads selected from the plurality of the loads, a power feeding direction with respect to the loads can be controlled by electrically conducting the third rectifier circuit with negative-half wave control electrodes when the third rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes is electrically conducted, switching of selection of the loads or selection of the number of series of the loads can be performed by conductive/nonconductive control of the selected positive and negative rectifier circuits, and electric power loss can be reduced. 
     Furthermore, according to the heating power supply apparatus of the present invention, the electric power of the power supply transformer can be fed to the plurality of the loads by selecting the number of series connections of the plurality of the loads, switching of selection of the loads or selection of the number of series of the loads can be performed by conductive/nonconductive control of the selected positive and negative rectifier circuits, electric power loss can be reduced, and voltage and current to be applied to the loads can be changed. 
     Further, according to the heating power supply apparatus of the present invention, both the ones of the bridge circuits are connected in series, and both the others of the bridge circuits are connected in parallel; and therefore, the object can be achieved by a small number of bridge circuits, electric power of the power supply transformer can be fed to a plurality of loads by selecting parallel or series or both, switching of selection of the loads and selection of the number of series or parallel of the loads can be performed by conductive/nonconductive control of the selected positive and negative rectifier circuits, electric power loss can be reduced, and voltage and current to be applied to the loads can be changed. 
     BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION 
     Embodiment 1 
     A heating power supply apparatus according to an embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described on the basis of  FIG. 1 . Reference numerals  21  and  22  denote two-winding power supply transformers whose primary coils are connected to alternative current three phase lines  23 . A bridge circuit  26  having a three phase rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes (abbreviated as positive rectifier circuit)  24  and a three phase rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes (abbreviated as negative rectifier circuit)  25 , and a bridge circuit  29  having a three phase positive rectifier circuit  27  and a three phase negative rectifier circuit  28  are connected to a secondary coil (secondary winding) of the power supply transformer  21 , respectively. In addition, each of the three phase rectifier circuit with half wave control electrodes is configured by a thyristor rectifier with a control electrode, for example. Of course, it may be configured by connecting a plurality of thyristor rectifiers with control electrodes in parallel when capacity is short. The following respective embodiments are also the same. 
     Bridge circuits  30 ,  31 , and  32  are connected to a secondary coil (secondary winding) of the power supply transformer  22 , respectively. The bridge circuit  30  has a three phase positive rectifier circuit  33  and a three phase negative rectifier circuit  34 . Similarly, the bridge circuit  31  has a three phase positive rectifier circuit  35  and a three phase negative rectifier circuit  36 . The bridge circuit  32  has a three phase positive rectifier circuit  37  and a three phase negative rectifier circuit  38 . The positive rectifier circuits  24 ,  27 ,  33 ,  35 , and  37  and the negative rectifier circuits  25 ,  28 ,  34 ,  36 , and  38  are performed by on/off (conductive/nonconductive) control and current control during conductive state by a current control circuit  39 . In addition, arrow lines drawn from the current control circuit  39  are connected to arrow lines of the positive rectifier circuits and the negative rectifier circuits, respectively. Reference numerals  40  to  43  denote negative resistance loads (for example, polycrystalline semiconductor), which are connected to power supplies of the power supply transformers in a state of one in series (and four in parallel), two in series (and two in parallel), or four in series by switching modes to be described later. 
     Next, an operation will be described using  FIG. 2 ,  FIG. 3 , and  FIG. 4 . In addition, in the same drawings, a dotted line represents a current direction; a black (painted out) thyristor rectifier of the thyristor rectifiers represents an energized state, and a white (not painted) thyristor rectifier represents a de-energized state. The current control circuit  39  is omitted. 
     The loads  40  to  43  have negative resistance characteristics; and therefore, a small current at high voltage is required at initial energization, and a large current at low voltage is required at final stage energization. Therefore, if the loads are connected in parallel at the initial energization, and the loads are connected in series at the final stage energization; the loads seen from the power supply sides of the power supply transformers  21  and  22  become substantially constant. 
     First, at the initial energization (initial mode), the positive rectifier circuits  24 ,  27 ,  33 , and  35  and the negative rectifier circuits  25  and  34  are electrically conducted at the same time. A small current at high voltage is energized to the loads  40  to  43  in energized loops shown by dotted lines in  FIG. 2 . That is, the current returns from the positive rectifier circuit  24  being through the load  40  to the negative rectifier circuit  25 . The current returns from the positive rectifier circuit  27  being through the load  41  to the negative rectifier circuit  25 . Similarly, the current returns from the positive rectifier circuit  33  being through the load  43  to the negative rectifier circuit  34 . The current returns from the positive rectifier circuit  35  being through the load  42  to the negative rectifier circuit  34 . At this time, the loads  40  to  43  are connected one in series and four in parallel with respect to the power supply. 
     With a decrease in resistance due to growth of polycrystalline semiconductors of the loads  40  to  43 , electrically-conducting positive and negative rectifier circuits are controlled by the current control circuit  39  to control current, and a current commensurate with the loads  40  to  43  is energized. Then, the energization is shifted to medium-term energization at a time when a power factor becomes a certain value. In the medium-term energization (medium-term mode), the positive rectifier circuits  27  and  35  and the negative rectifier circuits  28  and  36  are electrically conducted at the same time. A medium current at medium voltage is energized to the loads  40  to  43  in energized loops shown by dotted lines in  FIG. 3 . That is, the current returns from the positive rectifier circuit  27  being through a series body of the loads  42  and  43  to the negative rectifier circuit  28 . The current returns from the positive rectifier circuit  35  being through a series body of the loads  41  and  40  to the negative rectifier circuit  36 . 
     At this time, the loads  40  to  43  are connected two in series and two in parallel to the power supply. Therefore, direct current output voltage of the positive rectifier circuit and the negative rectifier circuit becomes two times as large as a voltage at the end of the initial energization, and the power factor is improved. Thus, with the decrease in resistance due to further growth of the polycrystalline semiconductors of the loads  40  to  43 , electrically-conducting positive and negative rectifier circuits are controlled by the current control circuit  39  to control current, and a current commensurate with the loads  40  to  43  is energized, as in at the initial energization. Then, the direct current voltage lowers; and therefore, the power factor is degraded. Consequently, the energization is shifted to final stage energization at a time when the power factor becomes a certain value. 
     In the final stage energization (final stage mode), the positive rectifier circuits  24  and  37  and the negative rectifier circuits  28  and  38  are electrically conducted at the same time. A large current at low voltage is energized to the loads  40  to  43  in energized loops as shown by dotted lines in  FIG. 4 . That is, the current returns from the positive rectifier circuit  24  being through a series body of the loads  40  to  43  to the negative rectifier circuit  28 . The current returns from the positive rectifier circuit  37  being through the series body of the loads  40  to  43  to the negative rectifier circuit  38 . At this time, currents flowing in the same direction are controlled so as to be energized to the series body of the loads  40  to  43  from both positive and negative rectifier circuits. The loads  40  to  43  are connected four in series with respect to the power supply; and therefore, the direct current output voltage becomes two times as large as a voltage at the end of the medium-term energization, and the power factor is improved. In addition, the positive and negative rectifier circuits  24  and  28 , and the positive and negative rectifier circuits  37  and  38  are performed in the parallel run; and therefore, a current two times as large as the current at the medium-term energization can be outputted. 
     As described above, the positive rectifier circuit and the negative rectifier circuit of the bridge circuit have the function of switching modes in addition to electric power conversion to direct current. The large current at low voltage is generated from the small current at high voltage via the medium current at medium voltage while making three stage energization modes, increasing the number of series connections of the loads, and improving the power factor in response to a decrease in resistance value due to energization heating of the negative resistance load; and the polycrystalline semiconductor can be thermally grown. In addition, switching of the energization modes is performed by selectively switching operation of the respective positive rectifier circuits and the respective negative rectifier circuits; and therefore, switching speed is fast, and there is not a case where the loads are cooled because the switching takes a long time. 
     Furthermore, the switching of the three stage energization modes is performed by selectively switching operation of the respective positive rectifier circuits and the respective negative rectifier circuits; therefore, the thyristor switches are not required in the supplying circuits from the rectifier circuits to the loads as in the known way; and thus, electric power loss can be reduced. Particularly, there is a profound effect in the heating power supply apparatus with respect to the polycrystalline semiconductor which is heated by energization for days. To explain the final stage as an example, the three phase bridge circuit has two elements in series in total by the thyristor rectifier with control electrodes of the positive rectifier circuit and the thyristor rectifier with control electrodes of the negative rectifier circuit; and therefore, electric power loss of the element becomes ½ as large as the known electric power loss. In addition, two sets of the two-winding transformers are used in the above description; however, it is possible to configure by one unit of a three-winding transformer by putting the transformers together. This is also the same in other embodiments. 
     The loads to be heated, having negative resistance characteristics are described as an example in the embodiment 1; however, the embodiment 1 can be also applied to switching of selection of loads having no negative resistance characteristics. 
     Therefore, a heating power supply apparatus of the present invention includes a plural number of bridge circuits  26  and  29 , each having a rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes  24  ( 27 ) and a rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes  25  ( 28 ), and each of the plural number of the bridge circuits being connected to one winding of a power supply transformer  21 . The rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes  25  ( 28 ) selected from the plurality of the bridge circuits  26  and  29  is electrically conducted when a predetermined the rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes  24  ( 27 ) of the plurality of the bridge circuits  26  and  29  is electrically conducted; the rectifier circuits with positive half wave control electrodes  24  and  27  and the rectifier circuits with negative half wave control electrodes  25  and  28  are connected by a plurality of loads  40 ,  41 ,  42 , and  43  provided therebetween; and the loads selected from the plurality of loads  40 ,  41 ,  42 , and  43  are fed by electric power of the power supply transformer  21 . With this configuration, switching of selection of the loads or selection of the number of series of the loads can be performed by conductive/nonconductive control of the selected positive and negative rectifier circuits, and electric power loss can be reduced. 
     In addition, a heating power supply apparatus of the present invention includes a bridge circuit  26  having a first rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes  24  and a first rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes  25 , and a bridge circuit  29  having a second rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes  27  and a second rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes  28 , each of the bridge circuits being connected to one winding of a power supply transformer  21 . One selected from the first rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes  25  and the second rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes  28  is electrically conducted when the first rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes  24  is electrically conducted; one selected from the first rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes  25  and the second rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes  28  is electrically conducted when the second rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes  27  is electrically conducted; the rectifier circuits with positive half wave control electrodes  24  and  27  and the rectifier circuits with negative half wave control electrodes  25  and  28  are connected by a plurality of loads  40 ,  41 ,  42 , and  43  provided therebetween; and the loads selected from the plurality of loads  40 ,  41 ,  42 , and  43  are fed by electric power of the power supply transformer  21 . With this configuration, switching of selection of the loads or selection of the number of series of the loads can be performed by conductive/nonconductive control of the selected positive and negative rectifier circuits, and electric power loss can be reduced. 
     Furthermore, a heating power supply apparatus of the present invention includes a bridge circuit  30  having a first rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes  33  and a first rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes  34 , a bridge circuit  31  having a second rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes  35  and a second rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes  36 , and a bridge circuit  32  having a third rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes  37  and a third rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes  38 , each of the bridge circuits being connected to one winding of a power supply transformer  22 . One selected from the first rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes  34  and the second rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes  36  is electrically conducted when the first rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes  33  is electrically conducted; one selected from the first rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes  34  and the second rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes  36  is electrically conducted when the second rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes  35  is electrically conducted; the rectifier circuits with positive half wave control electrodes and the rectifier circuits with negative half wave control electrodes are connected by a plurality of loads  40 ,  41 ,  42 , and  43  provided therebetween; the loads selected from the plurality of loads  40 ,  41 ,  42 , and  43  are fed by electric power of the power supply transformer  22 ; and the third rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes  38  is electrically conducted when the third rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes  37  is electrically conducted, so that a power feeding direction with respect to the loads is controlled. 
     With this configuration, switching of selection of the loads or selection of the number of series of the loads can be performed by conductive/nonconductive control of the selected positive and negative rectifier circuits, and electric power loss can be reduced. Together with those effects, a power feeding direction with respect to the loads can be controlled by electrically conducting the third rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes  38  when the third rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes  37  is electrically conducted. 
     In addition, in the heating power supply apparatus of the present invention, the electric power of the power supply transformer can be fed by selecting parallel or series or both with respect to a plurality of the loads selected from the plurality of the loads  40 ,  41 ,  42 , and  43 . With this configuration, voltage and current to be applied to the loads can changed. 
     Furthermore, in the heating power supply apparatus of the present invention, the load is a negative resistance load, the number of series connections with respect to a plurality of the loads selected from the plurality of the loads is selected, and voltage of the power supply transformer is applied. With this configuration, a current of from a small current at high voltage to a large current at low voltage can be applied to the loads while switching energization modes, increasing the number of series connections of the loads, and improving the power factor in response to the decrease in resistance value due to the energization heating of the negative resistance load. 
     Further, a heating power supply apparatus of the present invention includes a plural number of bridge circuits  26  and  29 , each having a rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes and a rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes, and each of the plural number of the bridge circuits being connected to one winding of a first power supply transformer  21 ; and a plural number of bridge circuits  30 ,  31 , and  32 , each having a rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes and a rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes, and each of the plural number of the bridge circuits being connected to one winding of a second power supply transformer  22 . The rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes selected from the plurality of the bridge circuits  26  and  29  connected to the first power supply transformer  21  is electrically conducted when a predetermined the rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes of the plurality of the bridge circuits  26  and  29  connected to the first power supply transformer  21  is electrically conducted; the rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes selected from the plurality of the bridge circuits  30 ,  31 , and  32  connected to the second power supply transformer  22  is electrically conducted when a predetermined the rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes of the plurality of the bridge circuits  30 ,  31 , and  32  connected to the second power supply transformer  22  is electrically conducted; the rectifier circuits with positive half wave control electrodes and the rectifier circuits with negative half wave control electrodes are connected by a plurality of loads  40 ,  41 ,  42 , and  43  provided therebetween; the plurality of the loads are fed by electric power of the power supply transformer by selecting the number of series connections of the plurality of the loads. 
     With this configuration, switching of selection of the loads and selection of the number of series of the loads can be performed by conductive/nonconductive control of the selected positive and negative rectifier circuits, electric power loss can be reduced, and voltage and current to be applied to the loads can be changed. 
     Embodiment 2 
     A heating power supply apparatus according to an embodiment 2 will be described on the basis of  FIG. 5 . In addition, the same reference numerals as those in the embodiment 1 are identical or equivalent portions, and their description in the embodiment 1 will be incorporated into this embodiment. The different points from the embodiment 1 will be mainly described. In the embodiment 2, as in the embodiment 1, there is shown an other example in which a load has negative resistance characteristics; and a large current at low voltage is generated from a small current at high voltage via a medium current at medium voltage while making three stage energization modes, increasing the number of series connections of the loads, and improving a power factor in response to a decrease in resistance value due to energization heating of the negative resistance load. 
     Reference numerals  51  and  52  denote two-winding power supply transformers whose primary coils are connected to alternative current three phase lines  23 . A bridge circuit  55  having a three phase rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes (abbreviated as positive rectifier circuit)  53  and a three phase rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes (abbreviated as negative rectifier circuit)  54  is connected to a secondary coil (secondary winding) of a power supply transformer  51 . Similarly, a bridge circuit  58  having a three phase positive rectifier circuit  56  and a three phase negative rectifier circuit  57  is connected to a secondary coil of a power supply transformer  52 . The respective positive rectifier circuits  53  and  56  and the respective negative rectifier circuits  54  and  57  are performed by conductive/nonconductive control and current control during a conductive state by a current control circuit  39 . Bridge circuits  26 ,  55 ,  58 , and  30  are connected inversely in series. Loads  40  to  43  are connected to power supplies of the power supply transformers in a state of one in series (and four in parallel), two in series (and two in parallel), or four in series by switching the modes. 
     Next, an operation will be described using  FIG. 6 ,  FIG. 7 , and  FIG. 8 . In the same drawings, the current control circuit  39  is omitted. First, at initial energization, the respective bridge circuits  26 ,  55 ,  58 , and  30  connected inversely in series are electrically conducted. That is, positive rectifier circuits  24 ,  53 ,  56 , and  33 , and negative rectifier circuits  25 ,  54 ,  57 , and  34  are electrically conducted at the same time. A small current at high voltage is energized to the respective loads  40  to  43  in energized loops as shown by dotted lines in  FIG. 6 . That is, the current returns from the positive rectifier circuit  24  being through the load  40  to the negative rectifier circuit  25 . The current returns from the positive rectifier circuit  53  being through the load  41  to the negative rectifier circuit  54 . Similarly, the current returns from the positive rectifier circuit  56  being through the load  42  to the negative rectifier circuit  57 . The current returns from the positive rectifier circuit  33  being through the load  43  to the negative rectifier circuit  34 . At this time, the loads  40  to  43  are connected one in series and four in parallel with respect to the power supply. 
     With a decrease in resistance due to growth of polycrystalline semiconductors of the loads  40  to  43 , electrically-conducting positive and negative rectifier circuits are controlled by the current control circuit  39  to control current, and a current commensurate with the loads  40  to  43  is energized. Then, the energization is shifted to medium-term energization at a time when the power factor becomes a certain value. In the medium-term energization, the positive rectifier circuits  27  and  35  and the negative rectifier circuits  28  and  36  are electrically conducted at the same time, as in the embodiment 1. A medium current at medium voltage is energized to the loads  40  to  43  in energized loops shown by dotted lines in  FIG. 7 . That is, the current returns from the positive rectifier circuit  27  being through a series body of the loads  42  and  43  to the negative rectifier circuit  28 . The current returns from the positive rectifier circuit  35  being through a series body of the loads  41  and  40  to the negative rectifier circuit  36 . 
     At this time, the loads  40  to  43  are connected two in series and two in parallel with respect to the power supply. Therefore, direct current output voltage of the positive rectifier circuit and the negative rectifier circuit becomes two times as large as a voltage at the end of the initial energization, and the power factor is improved. Thus, with the decrease in resistance due to further growth of the polycrystalline semiconductors of the loads  40  to  43 , electrically-conducting positive and negative rectifier circuits are controlled by the current control circuit  39  to control current, and a current commensurate with the loads  40  to  43  is energized, as in at the initial energization. Then, the direct current voltage lowers; and therefore, the power factor is degraded. Consequently, the energization is shifted to final stage energization at a time when the power factor becomes a certain value. 
     In the final stage energization, the positive rectifier circuits  24  and  37  and the negative rectifier circuits  28  and  38  are electrically conducted at the same time, as in the embodiment 1. A large current at low voltage is energized to the loads  40  to  43  in energized loops as shown by dotted lines in  FIG. 8 . That is, the current returns from the positive rectifier circuit  24  being through a series body of the loads  40  to  43  to the negative rectifier circuit  28 . The current returns from the positive rectifier circuit  37  being through the series body of the loads  40  to  43  to the negative rectifier circuit  38 . At this time, currents flowing in the same direction are controlled so as to be energized to the series body of the loads  40  to  43  from both positive and negative rectifier circuits. The loads  40  to  43  are connected four in series with respect to the power supply; and therefore, the direct current output voltage becomes two times as large as a voltage at the end of the medium-term energization, and the power factor is improved. In addition, the positive and negative rectifier circuits  24  and  28 , and the positive and negative rectifier circuits  37  and  38  are performed in the parallel run; and therefore, a current two times as large as the current at the medium-term energization can be outputted. 
     In addition, when there is a variation in characteristics of the loads  40  to  43  at the initial energization, in the aforementioned embodiment 1, the respective rectifier circuits with positive half wave control electrodes  24 ,  27 ,  33 , and  35 , and the rectifier circuits with negative half wave control electrodes  25  and  34  are in asymmetry control, and even-order harmonic current flows out to the alternative current three phase lines  23 . However, in the present embodiment 2, four bridge circuits  26 ,  55 ,  58 , and  30  are provided for four loads  40 ,  41 ,  42 , and  43  at the initial energization; and therefore, all of the circuits are in symmetry control, and it is possible to prevent the even-order harmonic current from flowing out to the alternative current three phase lines  23 . 
     The switching of the three stage energization modes is performed by selectively switching operation of the respective positive rectifier circuits and the respective negative rectifier circuits; therefore, the thyristor switches are not required in the supplying circuits from the rectifier circuits to the loads as in the known way, and thus, electric power loss can be reduced. In addition, when there is also a variation in characteristics of the loads  40  to  43  at the initial energization, it is possible to prevent the even-order harmonic current from flowing out to the alternative current three phase lines  23 . In addition, four sets of the two-winding transformers are used in the above description; however, it is possible to configure by one unit of a five-winding transformer, for example, by putting the transformers together. This is also the same in other embodiments. The loads to be heated, having negative resistance characteristics are described as an example in the embodiment 2; however, of course, the embodiment 2 can be also applied to switching of selection of loads having no negative resistance characteristics. 
     A heating power supply apparatus of the present invention includes a plural number of bridge circuits  26  and  29 , each having a rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes and a rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes, and each of the plural number of the bridge circuits being connected to one winding of a first power supply transformer  21 ; a plural number of bridge circuits  30 ,  31 , and  32 , each having a rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes and a rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes, and each of the plural number of the bridge circuits being connected to one winding of a second power supply transformer  22 ; a bridge circuit  55  having a rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes  53  and a rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes  54 , the bridge circuit being connected to a third power supply transformer  51 ; and a bridge circuit  58  having a rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes  56  and a rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes  57 , the bridge circuit being connected to a fourth power supply transformer  52 . The rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes selected from the plurality of the bridge circuits  26  and  29  connected to the first power supply transformer  21  is electrically conducted when a predetermined the rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes of the plurality of the bridge circuits  26  and  29  connected to the first power supply transformer  21  is electrically conducted; the rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes selected from the plurality of the bridge circuits  30 ,  31 , and  32  connected to the second power supply transformer  22  is electrically conducted when a predetermined the rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes of the plurality of the bridge circuits  30 ,  31 , and  32  connected to the second power supply transformer  22  is electrically conducted; the rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes  54  connected to the third power supply transformer  51  is electrically conducted when the rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes  53  connected to the third power supply transformer  51  is electrically conducted; the rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes  57  connected to the fourth power supply transformer  52  is electrically conducted when the rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes  56  connected to the fourth power supply transformer  52  is electrically conducted; the rectifier circuits with positive half wave control electrodes and the rectifier circuits with negative half wave control electrodes are connected by a plurality of loads  40 ,  41 ,  42 , and  43  provided therebetween; and the plurality of the loads are fed by electric power of the power supply transformer by selecting the number of series connections of the plurality of the loads. 
     With this configuration, switching of selection of the loads and selection of the number of series of the loads can be performed by conductive/nonconductive control of the selected positive and negative rectifier circuits, electric power loss can be reduced, the even-order harmonic current can be further prevented from flowing out to the alternative current three phase lines, and voltage and current to be applied to the loads can be changed. 
     Embodiment 3 
     A heating power supply apparatus according to an embodiment 3 will be described on the basis of  FIG. 9 . In addition, the same reference numerals as those in other embodiments are identical or equivalent portions, and their description in other embodiments will be incorporated into this embodiment. The different points from other embodiments will be mainly described. In the embodiment 3, as in the embodiment 1, there is shown an other example in which a load has negative resistance characteristics; and a large current at low voltage is generated from a small current at high voltage via a medium current at medium voltage while making three stage energization modes, increasing the number of series connections of the loads, and improving a power factor in response to a decrease in resistance value due to energization heating of the negative resistance load. 
     A bridge circuit  68  having a three phase rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes (abbreviated as positive rectifier circuit)  66  and a three phase rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes (abbreviated as negative rectifier circuit)  67  is connected to a secondary coil (secondary winding) of a power supply transformer  22 . Similarly, a bridge circuit  71  having a three phase positive rectifier circuit  69  and a three phase negative rectifier circuit  70  is connected to a secondary coil of a power supply transformer  22 . The respective positive rectifier circuits  66  and  69  and the respective negative rectifier circuits  67  and  70  are performed by conductive/nonconductive control and current control during a conductive state by a current control circuit  39 . A bridge circuit  26  and a bridge circuit  68  are connected in series. A bridge circuit  29  and the bridge circuit  71  have respective positive rectifier circuits  27  and  69  connected in parallel with each other. 
     Next, an operation will be described using  FIG. 10 ,  FIG. 11 , and  FIG. 12 . In the same drawings, the current control circuit  39  is omitted. First, at initial energization, positive rectifier circuits  24 ,  27 , and  66  and negative rectifier circuits  25 ,  67 , and  70  are electrically conducted at the same time. A small current at high voltage is energized to the respective loads  40  to  43  in energized loops as shown by dotted lines in  FIG. 10 . That is, the current returns from the positive rectifier circuit  27  being through the load  40  to the negative rectifier circuit  25 . The current returns from the positive rectifier circuit  66  being through the load  43  to the negative rectifier circuit  70 . The current returns from the positive rectifier circuit  66  being through a series body of the load  42  and the load  41 , and being through a negative rectifier circuit  25  and a positive rectifier circuit  24  to the negative rectifier circuit  67 . 
     At this time, each of the load  40  and the load  43  is connected one in series to a voltage one time as large as the power supply transformer voltage (voltage at the end of the secondary winding of the power supply transformer) with respect to a power supply. Meanwhile, the series body of the load  42  and the load  41  are connected two in series to a voltage two times as large as a power supply voltage. Therefore, the same current value can be energized to each of the loads  40 ,  41 ,  42 , and  43 . 
     With a decrease in resistance due to growth of polycrystalline semiconductors of the loads  40  to  43 , electrically-conducting positive and negative rectifier circuits are controlled by the current control circuit  39  to control current, and a current commensurate with the loads  40  to  43  is energized. Then, the energization is shifted to medium-term energization at a time when the power factor becomes a certain value. In the medium-term energization, the positive rectifier circuits  24  and  69  and the negative rectifier circuits  28  and  67  are electrically conducted at the same time. A medium current at medium voltage is energized to the loads  40  to  43  in an energized loop shown by dotted lines in  FIG. 11 . That is, the current returns from the positive rectifier circuit  69  being through a series body of the loads  40 ,  41 ,  42 , and  43 , and being through the negative rectifier circuit  28  and the positive rectifier circuit  24  to the negative rectifier circuit  67 . 
     At this time, the loads  40  to  43  are connected four in series to a voltage two times as large as the power supply voltage. At this time, direct current output voltage to the series body of the loads  40  to  43  becomes two times as large as a voltage at the end of the initial energization, and the power factor is improved. Thus, with the decrease in resistance due to further growth of the polycrystalline semiconductors of the loads  40  to  43 , electrically-conducting positive and negative rectifier circuits are controlled by the current control circuit  39  to control current, and a current commensurate with the loads  40  to  43  is energized, as in at the initial energization. Then, the direct current voltage lowers; and therefore, the power factor is degraded. Consequently, the energization is shifted to final stage energization at a time when the power factor becomes a certain value. 
     In the final stage energization, the positive rectifier circuits  27  and  69 , and the negative rectifier circuits  28  and  70  are electrically conducted at the same time. A large current at low voltage is energized to the loads  40  to  43  in energized loops as shown by dotted lines in  FIG. 12 . That is, the current returns from the positive rectifier circuit  27  being through the series body of the loads  40  to  43  to the negative rectifier circuit  28 . In accordance with the current flow, the current returns from the positive rectifier circuit  69  being through a series body of the loads  40  to  43  to the negative rectifier circuit  70 . At this time, currents flowing in the same direction are energized to the series body of the loads  40  to  43 . The loads  40  to  43  are connected four in series to a voltage one time as large as the power supply voltage. The positive and negative rectifier circuits  27  and  28 , and the positive and negative rectifier circuits  69  and  67  are connected in parallel to the series body of the loads  40  to  43 ; and therefore, the direct current output voltage becomes ½ of the voltage at the end of the medium-term energization, the power factor is improved, and a current two times as large as the current at the medium-term energization can be outputted. 
     The switching of the three stage energization modes is performed by selectively switching operation of the respective positive rectifier circuits and the respective negative rectifier circuits; therefore, the thyristor switches are not required in the supplying circuits from the rectifier circuits to the loads as in the known way, and thus, electric power loss can be reduced. The embodiment 3 is composed of four block circuits  26 ,  29 ,  68 , and  71 ; and therefore, the object can be achieved by the minimum number in the embodiments. In addition, the loads to be heated, having negative resistance characteristics are described as an example in the embodiment 3; however, of course, the embodiment 3 can be also applied to switching of selection of loads having no negative resistance characteristics. 
     A heating power supply apparatus of the present invention includes two sets of bridge circuits  26  and  29 , each having a rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes and a rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes, and each of the two sets of the bridge circuits being connected to one winding of a first power supply transformer  21 ; and two sets of bridge circuits  68  and  71 , each having a rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes and a rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes, and each of the two sets of the bridge circuits being connected to one winding of a second power supply transformer  22 . One of the bridge circuits  26  connected to the first power supply transformer  21  and one of the bridge circuits  68  connected to the second power supply transformer  22  are connected in series; the other of the bridge circuits  29  connected to the first power supply transformer  21  and the other of the bridge circuits  71  connected to the second power supply transformer  22  are connected in parallel by connecting each other&#39;s ends of the rectifier circuits with positive half wave control electrodes  27  and  69 ; the rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes selected from a plurality of the bridge circuits  26  and  29  connected to the first power supply transformer  21  is electrically conducted when a predetermined the rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes of the plurality of the bridge circuits  26  and  29  connected to the first power supply transformer  21  is electrically conducted; the rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes selected from a plurality of the bridge circuits  68  and  71  connected to the second power supply transformer  22  is electrically conducted when a predetermined the rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes of the plurality of the bridge circuits  68  and  71  connected to the second power supply transformer  22  is electrically conducted; the rectifier circuits with positive half wave control electrodes and the rectifier circuits with negative half wave control electrodes are connected by a plurality of loads provided therebetween; and the plurality of the loads are fed by electric power of the power supply transformer by selecting parallel or series or both. 
     With this configuration, switching of selection of the loads and selection of the number of series or parallel of the loads can be performed by conductive/nonconductive control of the selected positive and negative rectifier circuits, electric power loss can be reduced, and voltage and current to be applied to the loads can be changed. 
     Embodiment 4 
     A heating power supply apparatus according to an embodiment 4 will be described on the basis of  FIG. 13 . In addition, the same reference numerals as those in other embodiments are identical or equivalent portions, and their description in other embodiments will be incorporated into this embodiment. The different points from other embodiments will be mainly described. In the embodiment 4, as in the embodiment 1, there is shown an other example in which a load has negative resistance characteristics; and a large current at low voltage is generated from a small current at high voltage via a medium current at medium voltage while making three stage energization modes, increasing the number of series connections of the loads, and improving a power factor in response to a decrease in resistance value due to energization heating of the negative resistance load. 
     A bridge circuit  79  having a three phase rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes (abbreviated as positive rectifier circuit)  77  and a three phase rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes (abbreviated as negative rectifier circuit)  78  is connected to a secondary coil (secondary winding) of a power supply transformer  76 . Similarly, a bridge circuit  83  having a three phase positive rectifier circuit  81  and a three phase negative rectifier circuit  82  is connected to a secondary coil of a power supply transformer  80 . The respective positive rectifier circuits  77  and  81  and the respective negative rectifier circuits  78  and  82  are performed by conductive/nonconductive control and current control during a conductive state by a current control circuit  39 . A bridge circuit  29  and a bridge circuit  71  are connected in series. A bridge circuit  79  and a bridge circuit  83  are connected in series. A bridge circuit  26 , a series body of the bridge circuits  79  and  83 , and a bridge circuit  68  are connected inversely in series. 
     Next, an operation will be described using  FIG. 14 ,  FIG. 15 , and  FIG. 16 . In the same drawings, the current control circuit  39  is omitted. First, at initial energization, positive rectifier circuits  24 ,  66 ,  77 , and  81  and negative rectifier circuits  25 ,  67 ,  78 , and  82  are electrically conducted at the same time. A small current at high voltage is energized to respective loads  40  to  43  in energized loops as shown by dotted lines in  FIG. 14 . That is, the current returns from the positive rectifier circuit  24  being through the load  40  to the negative rectifier circuit  25 . The current returns from the positive rectifier circuit  66  being through the load  43  to the negative rectifier circuit  67 . The current returns from the positive rectifier circuit  81  being through a series body of the load  42  and the load  41 , and being through the negative rectifier circuit  78  and the positive rectifier circuit  77  to the negative rectifier circuit  82 . 
     At this time, each of the load  40  and the load  43  is connected one in series to a voltage one time as large as the power supply transformer voltage (voltage at the end of the secondary winding of the power supply transformer) with respect to a power supply. Meanwhile, the series body of the load  42  and the load  41  are connected two in series to a voltage two times as large as a power supply voltage. Therefore, the same current value can be energized to each of the loads  40 ,  41 ,  42 , and  43 . 
     With a decrease in resistance due to growth of polycrystalline semiconductors of the loads  40  to  43 , electrically-conducting positive and negative rectifier circuits are controlled by the current control circuit  39  to control current, and a current commensurate with the loads  40  to  43  is energized. Then, the energization is shifted to medium-term energization at a time when the power factor becomes a certain value. In the medium-term energization, positive rectifier circuits  27  and  69 , and negative rectifier circuits  28  and  70  are electrically conducted at the same time. A medium current at medium voltage is energized to the loads  40  to  43  in an energized loop shown by dotted lines in  FIG. 15 . That is, the current returns from the positive rectifier circuit  27  being through the negative rectifier circuit  70  and the positive rectifier circuit  69 , and being through a series body of the loads  40 ,  41 ,  42 , and  43  to the negative rectifier circuit  28 . 
     At this time, the loads  40  to  43  are connected four in series to a voltage two times as large as the power supply voltage. At this time, direct current output voltage to the series body of the loads  40  to  43  becomes two times as large as a voltage at the end of the initial energization, and the power factor is improved. Thus, with the decrease in resistance due to further growth of the polycrystalline semiconductors of the loads  40  to  43 , electrically-conducting positive and negative rectifier circuits are controlled by the current control circuit  39  to control current, and a current commensurate with the loads  40  to  43  is energized, as in at the initial energization. Then, the direct current voltage lowers; and therefore, the power factor is degraded. Consequently, the energization is shifted to final stage energization at a time when the power factor becomes a certain value. 
     In the final stage energization, the positive rectifier circuits  24  and  69 , and the negative rectifier circuits  28  and  67  are electrically conducted at the same time. A large current at low voltage is energized to the loads  40  to  43  in energized loops as shown by dotted lines in  FIG. 16 . That is, the current returns from the positive rectifier circuit  24  being through the series body of the loads  40  to  43  to the negative rectifier circuit  28 . In accordance with the current flow, the current returns from the positive rectifier circuit  69  being through a series body of the loads  40  to  43  to the negative rectifier circuit  67 . At this time, currents flowing in the same direction are energized to the series body of the loads  40  to  43 . The loads  40  to  43  are connected four in series to a voltage one time as large as the power supply voltage. The positive and negative rectifier circuits  24  and  28 , and the positive and negative rectifier circuits  69  and  67  are connected in parallel to the series body of the loads  40  to  43 ; and therefore, the direct current output voltage becomes ½ of the voltage at the end of the medium-term energization, the power factor is improved, and a current two times as large as the current at the medium-term energization can be outputted. 
     In addition, when there is a variation in characteristics of the loads  40  to  43  at the initial energization, in the aforementioned embodiment 3, the respective rectifier circuits with positive half wave control electrodes  24 ,  27 , and  66 , and the rectifier circuits with negative half wave control electrodes  25 ,  67 , and  70  are in asymmetry control, and even-order harmonic current flows out to alternative current three phase lines  23 . However, in the present embodiment 4, four bridge circuits  26 ,  79 ,  83 , and  68  are provided for four loads  40 ,  41 ,  42 , and  43  at the initial energization; and therefore, all of the circuits are in symmetry control, and it is possible to prevent the even-order harmonic current from flowing out to the alternative current three phase lines  23 . 
     The switching of the three stage energization modes is performed by selectively switching operation of the respective positive rectifier circuits and the respective negative rectifier circuits; therefore, the thyristor switches are not required in the supplying circuits from the rectifier circuits to the loads as in the known way, and thus, electric power loss can be reduced. In addition, when there is also a variation in characteristics of the loads  40  to  43  at the initial energization, it is possible to prevent the even-order harmonic current from flowing out to the alternative current three phase lines  23 . In addition, the above case is configured by two sets of the power supply transformers  76  and  80 , and two sets of the bridge circuits  79  and  83 ; however, if one set of a power supply transformer has its secondary coil where a voltage two times as large as the voltage at the secondary coil of the power supply transformer  21  is generated, the above configuration can be put together into one bridge circuit. The loads to be heated, having negative resistance characteristics are described as an example in the embodiment 4; however, of course, the embodiment 4 can be also applied to switching of selection of loads having no negative resistance characteristics. 
     A heating power supply apparatus of the present invention includes two sets of bridge circuits  26  and  29 , each having a rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes and a rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes, and each of the two sets of the bridge circuits being connected to one winding of a first power supply transformer  21 ; two sets of bridge circuits  68  and  71 , each having a rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes and a rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes, and each of the two sets of the bridge circuits being connected to one winding of a second power supply transformer  22 ; and a bridge circuit having a rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes and a rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes, the bridge circuit being connected to a third power supply transformer. One set  29  of the bridge circuits  26  and  29  connected to the first power supply transformer  21  and one set  71  of the bridge circuits  68  and  71  connected the second power supply transformer are connected in series; the rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes selected from a plurality of the bridge circuits  26  and  29  connected to the first power supply transformer  21  is electrically conducted when a predetermined the rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes of the plurality of the bridge circuits  26  and  29  connected to the first power supply transformer  21  is electrically conducted; the rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes selected from the plurality of the bridge circuits  68  and  71  connected to the second power supply transformer  22  is electrically conducted when a predetermined the rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes of the plurality of the bridge circuits  68  and  71  connected to the second power supply transformer  22  is electrically conducted; the rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes connected to the third power supply transformer is electrically conducted when the rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes connected to the third power supply transformer is electrically conducted; the rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes and the rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes are connected by a plurality of loads provided therebetween; and the plurality of the loads are fed by electric power of the power supply transformer by selecting parallel or series or both. 
     With this configuration, switching of selection of the loads and selection of the number of series or parallel of the loads can be performed by conductive/nonconductive control of the selected positive and negative rectifier circuits, electric power loss can be reduced, the even-order harmonic current can be further prevented from flowing out to the alternative current three phase lines, and voltage and current to be applied to the loads can be changed. 
    
    
     
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         FIG. 1  is a configuration diagram showing a heating power supply apparatus according to an embodiment 1 of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is an operation diagram for explaining an operation in an initial mode of the embodiment 1; 
         FIG. 3  is an operation diagram for explaining an operation in a medium-term mode of the embodiment 1; 
         FIG. 4  is an operation diagram for explaining an operation in a final stage mode of the embodiment 1; 
         FIG. 5  is a configuration diagram showing a heating power supply apparatus according to an embodiment 2; 
         FIG. 6  is an operation diagram for explaining an operation in an initial mode of the embodiment 2; 
         FIG. 7  is an operation diagram for explaining an operation in a medium-term mode of the embodiment 2; 
         FIG. 8  is an operation diagram for explaining an operation in a final stage mode of the embodiment 2; 
         FIG. 9  is a configuration diagram showing a heating power supply apparatus according to an embodiment 3; 
         FIG. 10  is an operation diagram for explaining an operation in an initial mode of the embodiment 3; 
         FIG. 11  is an operation diagram for explaining an operation in a medium-term mode of the embodiment 3; 
         FIG. 12  is an operation diagram for explaining an operation in a final stage mode of the embodiment 3; 
         FIG. 13  is a configuration diagram showing a heating power supply apparatus according to an embodiment 4; 
         FIG. 14  is an operation diagram for explaining an operation in an initial mode of the embodiment 4; 
         FIG. 15  is an operation diagram for explaining an operation in a medium-term mode of the embodiment 4; 
         FIG. 16  is an operation diagram for explaining an operation in a final stage mode of the embodiment 4; 
         FIG. 17  is a configuration diagram showing a known heating power supply apparatus; and 
         FIG. 18  is an operation diagram for explaining an operation of the known heating power supply apparatus. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS 
       1  Four-winding transformer 
       2  to  5  Thyristor rectifier 
       6  to  13  Semiconductor switch 
       14  to  17  Load 
       21  and  22  Power supply transformer 
       23  Alternative current three phase lines 
       24  Rectifier circuit with positive half wave control electrodes (Positive rectifier circuit) 
       25  Rectifier circuit with negative half wave control electrodes (Negative rectifier circuit) 
       26  Bridge circuit 
       27  Positive rectifier circuit 
       28  Negative rectifier circuit 
       29  Bridge circuit 
       30 ,  31 , and  32  Bridge circuit 
       33  Positive rectifier circuit 
       34  Negative rectifier circuit 
       35  Positive rectifier circuit 
       36  Negative rectifier circuit 
       37  Positive rectifier circuit 
       38  Negative rectifier circuit 
       39  Current control circuit 
       40  to  43  Load 
       51  and  52  Power supply transformer 
       53  Positive rectifier circuit 
       54  Negative rectifier circuit 
       55  Bridge circuit 
       56  Positive rectifier circuit 
       57  Negative rectifier circuit 
       58  Bridge circuit 
       66  Positive rectifier circuit 
       67  Negative rectifier circuit 
       68  Bridge circuit 
       69  Positive rectifier circuit 
       70  Negative rectifier circuit 
       71  Bridge circuit 
       76  Power supply transformer 
       77  Positive rectifier circuit 
       78  Negative rectifier circuit 
       79  Bridge circuit 
       80  Power supply transformer 
       81  Positive rectifier circuit 
       82  Negative rectifier circuit 
       83  Bridge circuit