Linear rectifier with polarity detector
Abstract
Abstract A LINEAR RECTIFIER WITH AN INPUT SIGNAL POLARITY INDICATOR AND COMPRISING A DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIER WITH FIRST AND SECOND FEEDBACK MEANS EXTENDING FROM THE OUTPUT TERMINAL THEREOF BACK TO THE INPUT TERMINAL THEREOF. THE FIRST FEEDBACK MEANS IS CONDUCTIVE ONLY IN RESPONSE TO A FIRST POLARITY OF THE INPUT SIGNAL TO CAUSE GENERATION OF A PORTION OF THE OUTPUT SIGNAL, AND THE SECOND FEEDBACK MEANS IS CONDUCTIVE ONLY IN RESPONSE TO THE SECOND POLARITY OF THE INPUT SIGNAL TO CAUSE GENERATION OF THE REMAINDER OF THE OUTPUT SIGNAL. THE SECOND FEEDBACK MEANS COMPRISES MEANS WHICH BECOMES CONDUCTIVE OR NONCONDUCTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLARITY OF THE INPUT SIGNAL, THEREBY INDICATING THE IN- PUT SIGNAL POLARITY AS WELL AS CONTROLLING THE STATE OF CONDUCTIVITY OF THE FEEDBACK CIRCUIT.
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- 👤 Leif P Brudevold
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