Amplification circuit which includes an input-current compensation device
US5999045A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03F1/302
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An amplification circuit comprising a device for compensating for its input current. The amplification circuit includes an amplifier and a capacitor located on the input side of the amplifier. The input-current compensation device consists of a current generator, generating a current Ig, a switch and a device for measuring the average current charging or discharging the capacitor during the time that the switch is open. The current Ig is such that: Average current=Ia-Ig, where Ia is the input current of the amplifier. The value of the average current is close to zero. The value of the current Ig which the current generator must output, so as to make the average current close to zero, is calculated using the device for measuring the average current. The invention particularly applies to a circuit for restoring the DC component of a video signal.
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