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Constant current supply system for a variable resistance load

US5804957A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 13, 1997
Grant dateSep 8, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 13, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02M3/156
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A constant current supply system for a variable resistance load includes first and second output terminals for applying a predetermined current to a variable resistance load; a constant current circuit connected to the second output terminal for providing the predetermined current to the load; a voltage supply connected to the first terminal for providing a voltage across the terminal and constant current circuit; and a voltage supply control circuit for monitoring the voltage at the second terminal across the constant current circuit and adjusting the voltage supply to maintain the second terminal at a preselected voltage for maintaining the predetermined current to the variable resistance load.

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