Optically coupled bias circuit for complementary output circuit

Details Optically coupled bias circuit for complementary output circuit Optically coupled bias circuit for complementary output circuit

1977-08-24

1978-10-17

Mullins, James B.

Amplifiers

With semiconductor amplifying device

Including push-pull amplifier

330 59, 330268, H03F 321

Patent

active

041211685

ABSTRACT:
A complementary transistor output circuit and method incorporates an optical coupler including a light emitting diode and a phototransistor connected between the base electrodes of a complementary pair of output transistors including a PNP transistor and an NPN transistor. The emitter of each of the output transistors is connected to an output of the output circuit. The base electrodes of the PNP output transistor and the NPN output transistor are connected, respectively, to first and second current source circuits. The collector electrode of the NPN output transistor is coupled by means of a first feedback circuit including a first resistor and a PNP transistor to the anode of a light emitting diode. The collector electrode of the PNP output transistor is coupled by means of a second feedback circuit to include a second resistor and an NPN transistor to the cathode of the light emitting diode. A phototransistor operates to effectively shunt base drive current supplied by the two current source circuits to the PNP and NPN output transistors to establish a bias voltage, and to maintain a constant quiescent bias current through the output transistors. The magnitude of the quiescent bias current is determined by the resistances of the first and second resistors and by the base-to-emitter voltages of the transistors in the first and second feedback circuits. The method of the invention includes sensing an increase in the bias current in one of the output transistors, increasing the current through the light emitting diode in response to the increase in the bias current, and directing the emitted light to the base of the phototransistor to decrease the bias current.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3434066 (1969-03-01), Huntley
patent: 3529252 (1970-09-01), Long
patent: 3529254 (1970-09-01), Hill
patent: 3553599 (1971-01-01), Hayamizu
patent: 3629717 (1971-12-01), Bisgaard

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