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IC wherein a chopper-type buck regulator PNP switch supplies base current to the load

US5838147A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 13, 1997
Grant dateNov 17, 1998
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Expiry dateMay 13, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02M3/156
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A chopper-type regulator circuit includes an output transistor composed of a PNP-type transistor, and a control section for controlling switching of the output transistor based upon a voltage difference between a reference voltage and an output voltage. The control section is provided with a base current output terminal for supplying a base current of the output transistor to a load connected to the chopper-type regulator circuit.

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