Negative Resistance Or Reactance Networks Of The Active Type Patents (Class 333/213)
  • Patent number: 4551683
    Abstract: Disclosed is a switched capacitor filter circuit employing the equivalent resistance of a switched capacitor circuit as the resistive element in a frequency dependent impedance converting circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1985
    Assignee: Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenji Matsuo, Shouji Abou
  • Patent number: 4521750
    Abstract: A time constant circuit capable of switching the characteristic, which is realized by a combination of an equivalent resistor made up of a switched capacitor and an ordinary capacitor, comprises a capacitor of the switched capacitor or the time constant circuit connected in parallel to a series circuit including a switching device and an additional capacitor. The characteristic is switched by turning on and off the additional capacitor by the switching device. The direct connection of a plurality of equivalent resistors with a plurality of switched capacitors and ordinary capacitors makes up an equalizer. The capacitor making up a switched capacitor is connected with a switching device and an additional capacitor so that the frequency characteristic of the equalizer is switchable by turning on and off the switching device. Each of the capacitors making up the switched capacitors, the capacitors making up the time constant circuits and the additional capacitors has an end thereof grounded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1985
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Microcomputer Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Isao Fukushima, Kazuyoshi Kuwahara, Keiichi Itoigawa, Yasunori Kobori, Hideo Nishijima
  • Patent number: 4375625
    Abstract: An integratable circuit that simulates a source resistor comprises first and second nodes for connection to a voltage source and a virtual ground, respectively; a first integrated capacitor C1; and switch means operative for alternately electrically connecting C1's top and bottom plates to the first node and ground, respectively, and to ground and the second node, respectively, during first and second non-overlapping time periods in each time interval T for charging C1 to the source voltage and discharging C1 into the second node, respectively, where T is the time interval between adjacent second time periods and f=1/T is the switching frequency for C1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1983
    Assignee: GTE Automatic Electric Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: Man S. Lee
  • Patent number: 4363008
    Abstract: An electronic transformer is characterized by a pair of out of phase and bilateral current sources, the outputs from which are opposite in phase and control voltages across and currents through respective source and load impedances by combining the voltages in opposition through an amplifier that controls each current source. The electronic transformer has some properties which are essentially the same as those of a conventional magnetic transformer, except that there advantageously is no magnetic field and unwanted magnetic coupling with adjacent components, and the equivalents of leakage reactance, mutual reactance, turns ratio and/or impedance matching may be conveniently and accurately electronically controlled. In addition, the electronic transformer can readily be operated as a switched gain amplifier source, a negative impedance amplifier and/or a positive impedance network generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1982
    Assignee: Tellabs, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles W. Chambers, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4350964
    Abstract: An improved impedance generator circuit, for use with two-wire transmission systems of the type encountered in telephony, is adapted to be interfaced with the wires and operates in a manner to effectively generate a desired positive or negative impedance across the wires. The impedance generator includes a current source, and generates a positive impedance by drawing from the wires all of the current that would otherwise be required by the positive impedance, or a negative impedance by providing on the wires all of the current that would otherwise be provided by the negative impedance, in response to a metallic voltage applied across the wires by a signal source. At the same time, the impedance generator provides common mode rejection to longitudinal voltages on the wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1982
    Assignee: Tellabs, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles W. Chambers, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4331944
    Abstract: An integratable switched capacitor simulation circuit comprising an integrated capacitor C3 having bottom and top plates thereof electrically connected to first and second nodes, and a pair of integrated capacitors C1 and C2 having their top plates electrically connected together. The bottom plate of C2 is electrically connected to the output of a voltage follower that has its input terminal connected to the second node. A first switch means periodically connects the top plates of C1 and C2 to the first and second nodes at a prescribed rate. When the first node is connected to a voltage source and the bottom plate of C1 is connected to either ground or the first node, the circuit simulates a source resistor across the nodes. When the first node and bottom plate of C1 are connected to ground, the circuit simulates a grounded resistor. In alternate embodiments, the capacitances of C1 and/or C3 may be zero valued for presenting an open circuit across the terminals thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1982
    Assignee: GTE Automatic Electric Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: Man S. Lee
  • Patent number: 4296392
    Abstract: A two terminal circuit comprising a capacitive element (with a negative capacitance of value -C/2) connected between the terminals, and an integrated capacitor (with a positive capacitance C) having one and other sides thereof alternately or periodically connected to associated sides of the element and to ground for simulating a floating bilinear resistor having a resistance R=T/C across the terminals which satifies the bilinear transformation s=(2(z-1/T)z+1). This circuit is insensitive to both top and bottom plate parasitic capacitance effects assocated with the capacitance when one terminal is connected to a voltage source and the other to a virtual ground point on the input to an operational amplifier. In alternate embodiments, the circuit simulates a grounded bilinear resistor when only one of the terminals is connected to ground, and when one terminal and one side of the capacitor are grounded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1981
    Assignee: GTE Automatic Electric Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: Man S. Lee
  • Patent number: 4257006
    Abstract: Integrable analog active filter suitable for MOS monolithic implementation. The filter utilizes only integrating amplifiers and ratioed capacitors thus being implementable in MOS technology and compatible for use in MOS digital systems. Filters of unlimited complexity and having arbitrary transfer functions can be implemented by the integrable analog active filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1981
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventor: Rolf Schaumann
  • Patent number: 4242656
    Abstract: A two-terminal active network which simulates a low noise-temperature resistor is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, a pair of operational amplifiers, each connected in the manner of a "current pump," comprises the active elements of the network. A resistive voltage divider network provides both positive and negative feedback to the operational amplifiers. Simulated resistors can be obtained with a wide range of equivalent resistance values and effective noise temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1980
    Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company
    Inventors: Robert L. Forward, Dale M. Sipma
  • Patent number: 4232280
    Abstract: A class of two-terminal active networks which simulate low-noise temperature resistors is disclosed. A single field effect transistor or other suitable amplifier comprises the active element of the network. A dual transformer feedback arrangement or a single transformer feedback arrangement comprises the remainder of the circuit. Either positive or negative simulated resistors can be obtained with a wide range of equivalent resistance values and effective noise temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1980
    Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company
    Inventor: Robert L. Forward
  • Patent number: 4208641
    Abstract: A hybrid integrated impedance converter circuit comprising a frequency dependent negative resistance circuit, in which two operational amplifiers are included. Each of the two operational amplifiers has an output terminal and an inverting input terminal, with a negative feedback capacitor being connected between these terminals. The negative feedback capacitor is formed by a stray capacitance which arises between conductors connected to the output and inverting input terminals, which conductors are placed in close proximity to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1978
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1980
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Denshi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Toshiro Suzuki
  • Patent number: 4185250
    Abstract: A voice-frequency RC-active filter comprising a plurality of resistors and generalized impedance converter networks for synthesizing the frequency response of a preselected LC filter. Each generalized impedance converter network includes a pair of operational amplifiers and a plurality of impedances Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4 and Z5 interconnected with the amplifiers to provide the network with a driving point impedance ##EQU1## in which at least one of the impedances in both the numerator and the denominator of Zi includes a film-type resistor. At least one of the film-type resistors included in the impedances Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4 and Z5 is functionally trimmed to tune the filter. The capacitors in the filter are preferably discrete polycarbonate capacitors with a capacitance tolerance of .+-.5%, and all having the same value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1980
    Assignee: Wescom Switching, Inc.
    Inventor: John F. Regan
  • Patent number: 4176331
    Abstract: A class of two-terminal active networks which simulate low-noise-temperature resistors is disclosed. A single differential-input operational amplifier connected with a feedback resistor in an inverting amplifier configuration comprises the active element of the network. A resistive voltage divider feedback arrangement comprises the remainder of the circuit. Either positive or negative simulated resistors can be obtained with a wide range of equivalent resistance values and effective noise temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1978
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1979
    Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company
    Inventors: Robert L. Forward, Gary D. Thurmond
  • Patent number: 4158824
    Abstract: A supercapacitance element is disclosed having the input signal applied to both the inverting and non-inverting inputs of a single operational amplifier via two respective potentiometers made up of resistors except for the branch between the inverting input and the ungrounded input terminal which is constituted by a capacitor. The amplifier output is resistively connected to the inverting input of the amplifier and capacitively connected to the ungrounded input terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1977
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1979
    Assignee: International Standard Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Joannes C. A. M. Wouters, Hugo F. J. Witters
  • Patent number: 4156859
    Abstract: A class of two-terminal active networks which simulate low-noise temperature resistors is disclosed. A single differential-input operational amplifier connected with a feedback resistor in an inverting amplifier configuration comprises the active element of the network. A dual-transformer feedback arrangement or a single transformer feedback arrangement comprises the remainder of the circuit. Either positive or negative simulated resistors can be obtained with a wide range of equivalent resistance values and effective noise temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1979
    Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company
    Inventors: Robert L. Forward, Gary D. Thurmond