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Shunt regulator

US11994892B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 17, 2022
Grant dateMay 28, 2024
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 27, 2043

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K17/063
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Provided is a shunt regulator including: multiple resistors, connected in series between an output terminal and a ground terminal and constituting a voltage divider circuit; an output transistor, connected between the output terminal and the ground terminal; a first drive circuit, including a first reference voltage circuit which outputs a first reference voltage and an error amplifier, and controlling the output transistor based on a voltage of a first output terminal of the voltage divider circuit; a second drive circuit, controlling the output transistor based on a voltage of a second output terminal of the voltage divider circuit; and an activation control circuit, switching operation of the first drive circuit and the second drive circuit based on the first reference voltage. The second drive circuit has a shorter activation time than the first drive circuit.

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