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Low-distortion transformer-coupled circuit

US4614914A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 12, 1985
Grant dateSep 30, 1986
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 12, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03F1/32
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A low-distortion transformer-coupled circuit. An amplifier is constructed to have a negative output impedance equal to the resistance of the primary winding of a coupling transformer to which the amplifier is connected thereby cancelling the distortion component produced by the transformer distortion current flowing through the primary winding resistance. The input to the amplifier is thus coupled to the secondary winding of the transformer. A low-frequency feedback circuit is provided between the amplifier output and a non-inverting input thereof. Means is provided for adjusting the negative output impedance of the amplifier to match circuit parameters. Alternatively, the coupling transformer employs two matched primary windings and one secondary winding, and the amplifier is constructed to provide a signal to each primary winding.

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