Amplifier arrangement with improved quiescent current control
US4857861A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 2, 1988 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03F2203/30045
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The first (T.sub.1) and the second (T.sub.2) output transistor of an amplifier arrangement are push-pull driven by means of a drive circuit (10) having two transistors (T.sub.11, T.sub.12) which are each loaded by a current source (T.sub.13, T.sub.14). Currents which are a measure of the currents flowing through the first (T.sub.1) and the second (T.sub.2) output transistor are generated by first (20) and second (30) current measuring means. These currents are applied to a control circuit (40) which controls the current intensity of the current sources (T.sub.13, T.sub.14) in such a way that the harmonic mean value of the currents flowing through the first (T.sub.1) and the second (T.sub.2) output transistor is substantially equal to a reference value.
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