Load drive device
US5952740A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 30, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K2217/0081
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a circuit that controls the mean current flowing to a load 40 by turning ON or OFF in predetermined ratio the power source voltage VB applied to load 40 using for this purpose a switch means Sw1, a capacitor C1 is charged with the potential difference generated between the load 40 and power source whilst switch means Sw1 is OFF, and a voltage for control purposes which exceeds power source voltage VB is applied to drive circuit 20 using this stored voltage. A high side switch can thereby be implemented using N type semiconductor elements in a simple circuit.
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