Saturating series clipper
US7868480B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05F1/56
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A clipper circuit for regulating an unregulated or semi-regulated output of a power supply unit. The circuit includes a gate element between the load and the input voltage from the power supply unit. The gate is activated by a comparing circuit, which turns the gate on or off based on the feedback voltage of the circuit output, compared with a reference voltage. The gate is in saturation mode during normal and heavy loading and in linear mode during light loading.
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