Power transistor current limiter

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1994-08-11

1997-06-03

Tran, Toan

Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and

Specific identifiable device, circuit, or system

With specific source of supply or bias voltage

327108, 327427, 327478, G05F 110, H03K 1760, H03K 17687

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056358687

ABSTRACT:
A circuit to limit the maximum current passed from a power transistor (T'p) to a load (ZL) which is connected to an output terminal of the transistor. The circuit includes an error amplifier (1'), a driver circuit (P') for the transistor (T'p), and a current detector for detecting the current (IL) flowing through the load (ZL). The current detector is provided with at least first and second terminals, includes a circuit block (2) having an input terminal connected to the control terminal of (T'p) and an output terminal connected to the current generator internal to the amplifier (1'), one input (B') of the amplifier (1') being connected to the first terminal of (Rs) and the other input (A') connected to the second terminal of (Rs). The introduction of the circuit block lowers the open-loop system gain making it stable and producing a smooth reduction of any rise in the load current (IL).

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Patent Abstracts of Japan, vol. 9, No. 248 (E-347)(1971) 4 Oct. 1985 & JP-A-60 096 919 (Yamatake Honeywell K.K.) *abstract*.

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