A drive circuit configured to drive a load. The drive circuit comprises a transformer. The transformer comprises a transformer primary comprising one or more primary windings connected to arms that pass through a magnetic material. The transformer also comprises a transformer secondary comprising secondary windings connected to planar secondary conductors which pass through the inside of the arms. The drive circuit also comprises a voltage source configured to apply a voltage across the transformer primary.

A drive circuit configured to drive a load. The drive circuit comprises a transformer. The transformer comprises a transformer primary comprising one or more primary windings connected to arms that pass through a magnetic material. The transformer also comprises a transformer secondary comprising secondary windings connected to planar secondary conductors which pass through the inside of the arms. The drive circuit also comprises a voltage source configured to apply a voltage across the transformer primary.

An electrical discharge machining device provided, using a floating capacitance to provide a machining target with improved surface roughness. An electrical discharge machining device 1 includes a current supply circuit 3 that supplies a current to a gap between an electrode 17 and a machining target 19 so as to provide electrical discharge machining. A floating capacitance portion 21 occurs between the electrode 17 and the machining target 19 in the electrical discharge machining. The floating capacitance portion 21 supplies its stored charge to the gap in the electrical discharge machining. A capacitor 11 stores a charge before the floating capacitance portion 21 is discharged. After the floating capacitance portion is discharged, the capacitor 11 charges the floating capacitance portion 21. The floating capacitance portion 21 is discharged again after it is charged. Such an operation generates a pulse current, thereby providing electrical discharge machining.

A drive circuit configured to drive a load. The drive circuit comprises a transformer. The transformer comprises a transformer primary comprising one or more primary windings connected to arms that pass through a magnetic material. The transformer also comprises a transformer secondary comprising secondary windings connected to planar secondary conductors which pass through the inside of the arms. The drive circuit also comprises a voltage source configured to apply a voltage across the transformer primary.

Circuitry for driving a variable capacitive load comprising: a variable capacitive load; a digital control circuit configured to generate a digital drive signal; and a drive circuit configured to convert the digital drive signal into an analogue drive signal, the analogue drive signal forming a drive waveform for charging the variable capacitive load, the drive circuit comprising a slewing circuit configured to drive a time dependent voltage component of the drive waveform; wherein the digital control circuit is configured to modify the digital drive signal for each charging cycle so as to match the time dependent voltage component of the drive waveform to the variable capacitive load.

An electrical discharge machining device provided, using a floating capacitance to provide a machining target with improved surface roughness. An electrical discharge machining device 1 includes a current supply circuit 3 that supplies a current to a gap between an electrode 17 and a machining target 19 so as to provide electrical discharge machining. A floating capacitance portion 21 occurs between the electrode 17 and the machining target 19 in the electrical discharge machining. The floating capacitance portion 21 supplies its stored charge to the gap in the electrical discharge machining. A capacitor 11 stores a charge before the floating capacitance portion 21 is discharged. After the floating capacitance portion is discharged, the capacitor 11 charges the floating capacitance portion 21. The floating capacitance portion 21 is discharged again after it is charged. Such an operation generates a pulse current, thereby providing electrical discharge machining.

An electrical discharge machining device is provided, using a floating capacitance to provide a machining target with improved surface roughness. An electrical discharge machining device 1 includes a current supply circuit 3 that supplies a current to a gap between an electrode 17 and a machining target 19 so as to provide electrical discharge machining. A floating capacitance portion 21 occurs between the electrode 17 and the machining target 19 in the electrical discharge machining. The floating capacitance portion 21 supplies its stored charge to the gap in the electrical discharge machining. A capacitor 11 stores a charge before the floating capacitance portion 21 is discharged. After the floating capacitance portion is discharged, the capacitor 11 charges the floating capacitance portion 21. The floating capacitance portion 21 is discharged again after it is charged. Such an operation generates a pulse current, thereby providing electrical discharge machining.

A method for electrical discharge machining a work piece using rectangular processing pulses includes forming the rectangular processing pulses by discharging one or multiple discrete delay lines that comprise multiple storage elements. The storage elements are arranged as part of a feed line to a spark gap on a section of the feed line near the spark gap. The discrete delay lines are connected to a guide head by an electrode-side contact unit and are connected to the work piece by a work piece-side contact unit.

A wire electrical discharge machine includes: a supporting member for relatively moving a wire electrode relative to a measurement target; servomotors for moving the supporting member; a setting changer for changing the setting of a directive speed; and a motor controller that controls the servomotors in performing move-and-contact detection for detecting contact between the wire electrode and the measurement target by moving the two relative to each other, so that the wire electrode is moved relative to the measurement target based on the directive speed changed and specified by the setting changer.

Circuitry for driving a variable capacitive load comprising: a variable capacitive load; a digital control circuit configured to generate a digital drive signal; and a drive circuit configured to convert the digital drive signal into an analogue drive signal, the analogue drive signal forming a drive waveform for charging the variable capacitive load, the drive circuit comprising a slewing circuit configured to drive a time dependent voltage component of the drive waveform; wherein the digital control circuit is configured to modify the digital drive signal for each charging cycle so as to match the time dependent voltage component of the drive waveform to the variable capacitive load.