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Temperature compensation circuit for negative impedance driving apparatus

US5036228A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 9, 1990
Grant dateJul 30, 1991
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Expiry dateFeb 9, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R3/002
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A temperature compensation circuit used in a negative impedance driving apparatus such as an amplifier for driving a speaker as a load. A current flowing through the load is detected by a detection element connected to the load, and fed back therefrom, so that negative impedance driving is effected on the load. The detection element is set its temperature coefficient to be equal to or slightly larger than a temperature coefficient of the load, thereby the positive feedback gain is changed upon changing the temperature of the load so that negative impedance driving state is compensated. In another aspect of the invention, a temperature sensitive element or temperature detecting element for sensing or detecting the temperature of the detection element is arranged to change the positive feedback gain and compensate the negative impedance driving state.

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