Electric power supply circuit capable of reducing a loss of electric power
US4644458A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 1985 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B3/44
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an electric power supply circuit comprising a plurality of constant current units each of which is controllable by a control voltage (V.sub.c) to keep a circuit output current (I.sub.OUT) substantially constant and which has no shunt resistor, the control voltage is supplied from a single current to voltage converter (44) operable in response to a control current (I.sub.c) corresponding to the circuit output current. A control unit (39) produces the control current in response to a detection signal supplied from a current detector (37) and representative of a result of detection of the circuit output current. A plurality of current detectors may be coupled to a plurality of control units coupled in common to the single current to voltage converter. The single current to voltage converter may be a saturable reactor, a resistor, or the like. Alternatively, each of the constant current units may comprise a shunt resistor when the shunt resistor is connected in series to a current restriction circuit coupled to an additional winding attached to the current detector.
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