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Impedance generator for a telephone line interface circuit

US5258713A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 16, 1992
Grant dateNov 2, 1993
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Expiry dateApr 16, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/738
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An impedance generator, especially suitable for determining a terminating impedance of an active impedance telephone line interface circuit, comprises a subtracting circuit for forming a difference between an input voltage multiplied by a multiplier and a high pass filtered version of the difference multiplied by another multiplier, and a summing circuit for combining the input voltage multiplied by a further multiplier with a low pass filtered version of said difference to produce an output voltage. In one arrangement, the input voltage multiplied by the further multiplier constitutes a third input to the subtracting circuit. The high pass filtered version of the difference is produced by subtracting the output of a low pass filter from the difference. The multipliers are constituted by controllable gain elements, enabling the generated impedance to be easily programmed under digital control.

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