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Circuit and method for driving alternatively electric loads with low impedance

US5668494A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 31, 1995
Grant dateSep 16, 1997
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Expiry dateMay 31, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03F3/72
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic driver circuit for low-impedance loads, being of a type which comprises an input terminal (IN) to which a voltage signal (Vin) is applied for alternate transfer to an output, and a plurality of output terminals (OUTi), each connected to a corresponding electric load (2), further comprises, between the input terminal and the output terminals, a single operational amplifier (3) having multiple output stages (7), one for each output terminal (OUTi). The operational amplifier (3) is of the single-ended or fully differential multistage type and allows each load to be driven alternately by activation of the corresponding output stage (7i).

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