Patent · US Expired

Enhanced line powered amplifier

US5504811A · kind A · utility

18Cited by
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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 29, 1994
Grant dateApr 2, 1996
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Expiry dateDec 29, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B3/36
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An enhanced amplifier for interconnecting a two-wire, bidirectional cable side transmission path and a two-wire bidirectional equipment side transmission path in a communication system includes a first splitter and a second splitter. The first splitter is formed of a cable-to-equipment voltage sense amplifier, a shunt current driver, and a series current compensator for generating a first simulated terminating impedance. The second splitter is formed of an equipment-to-cable voltage sense amplifier, the shunt current driver and the series current compensator for generating a second simulated terminating impedance. Other features disclosed include manual balancing circuitry for manually adjusting the cable side balance networks. Further, a loopback circuit is provided form facilitating remote testing and alignment of the amplifier from the cable side.

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