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Floating voltage reference having dual output voltage

US5146151A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 2, 1992
Grant dateSep 8, 1992
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Expiry dateMar 2, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05F1/585
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A voltage reference circuit maintains two nodes at constant voltages with respect to a reference by means of a tapped divider chain in parallel with a floating voltage reference circuit, both of which feed into the output node of a single differential amplifier. The reference circuit maintains a constant voltage across the divider chain and the amplifier floats the divider up or down to maintain a node in the chain at the reference voltage.

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