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Power supply circuit, telecommunication device and method for multiple DC slope power management

US6212411A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 21, 1998
Grant dateApr 3, 2001
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Expiry dateMay 21, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M19/08
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A power supply circuit includes a line voltage forming circuit and a supply voltage forming circuit. The line voltage forming circuit forms a voltage that is proportional to a line voltage provided by a telecommunication line, and the supply voltage forming circuit forms a second voltage from the first voltage. A sensing circuit senses the telecommunication line and provides a sensor signal that is representative of the power provided by the telecommunication line. The line voltage forming circuit is controlled by the sensor signal such that the slope of a load line characteristic of the line voltage forming circuit is modified when the sensor signal is above a predetermined threshold signal. The load line characteristic defines an increase of the line voltage with an increase of the line current provided by the telecommunication line.

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