Driving circuit for capacitive load
US6043570A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 11, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2330/021
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A driving circuit for a capacitive load includes an amplifier for applying voltage with large amplitude to the capacitive load in order to reduce the power consumption of the amplifier is disclosed. The driving circuit for the capacitive load applies the voltages Vout, Vout' amplified by a first amplifier and a second amplifier Q.sub.2, Q.sub.3, Q.sub.2 ', Q.sub.3 ' to a first capacitive load C, and a second capacitive load C'. The applied voltages Vout and Vout' have the opposite phase to each other. The driving circuit for the capacitive load includes a first emitter follower circuit Q.sub.1 and a second emitter follower circuit Q.sub.1 ' for converting the supplied voltage Vcc from the power supply source of the driving circuit to the voltage which is higher by predetermined voltages E.sub.1, E.sub.1 ' than the output voltage Vout, Vout' of the first amplifier and the second amplifier respectively. The driving circuit for the capacitive load includes a switching part using diodes D.sub.1 and D.sub.2 (D.sub.1 ' and D.sub.2 ') for switching automatically to connect the power supply terminal of the first amplifier (second amplifier) with either the output of the emitter follower ci…
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