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Current-regulating circuit having parallel control paths

US5285148A · kind A · utility

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20Claims
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Filing dateAug 20, 1992
Grant dateFeb 8, 1994
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Expiry dateAug 20, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K17/0822
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention is a circuit for regulating the current across an impedance load. This current regulating circuit is comprised of a main current path including a first control path, a reference-current path including a similar, second control path, and a control means including a pulse generator, a current source controller and an operational amplifier for controlling the first and second control paths in parallel.

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