Multiplier using hall element

Claim 2

A multiplier using a Hall element comprising: at least one Hall element having a pair of control current input terminals and a pair of Hall output voltage terminals; at least one electromagnet means for converting load current into magnetic field and applying the magnetic field to said Hall element; means for converting load voltage into constant control current and then for feeding the constant control current to said control current input terminals; said Hall element producing across the Hall output terminals Hall output voltage corresponding to the product of the load current and the load voltage; wherein said control current supplying means includes a transformer with primary winding and with secondary winding for boosting single phase AC load voltage, and at least one high resistive means coupled with the secondary winding, and means for feeding the current fed through said high resistive means to the control current terminals of said Hall element.

Claim 3

A multiplier according to claim 1, in which said high resistive means is a variable resistor.

Claim 4

A multiplier according to claim 1, in which said control current supplying means including terminals for receiving single-phase AC load voltage, and said at least one high resistive means is coupled between said terminals and the control current input terminals of said Hall element.

Claim 5

A multiplier using a Hall element comprising: at least one Hall element having a pair of control current input terminals and a pair of Hall output voltage terminals; at least one electromagnet means for converting load current into magnetic field and applying the magnetic field to said Hall element; means for converting load voltage into constant control current and then for feeding the constant control current to said control current input terminals; said Hall element producing across the Hall output terminals Hall output voltage corresponding to the product of the load current and the load voltage; wherein said multiplier including first and second Hall elements of which Hall output terminals are connected in series, said electromagnet means includes first and second electromagnets for applying magnetic fields to said first and second Hall elements, and said control current supplying means includes a boosting transformer with primary winding for receiving single-phase AC load voltage and with first and second windings, first and second variable resistors connected with said first and second secondary windings, respectively, and means for feeding control currents fed from said first and second variable resistors to the control current input terminals of first and second Hall elements, respectively.

Claim 6

A multiplier using a Hall element comprising: at least one Hall element having a pair of control current input terminals and a pair of Hall output voltage terminals; at least one electromagnet means for converting load current into magnetic field and applying the magnetic field to said Hall element; means for converting load voltage into constant control current and then for feeding the constant control current to said control current input terminals; said Hall element producing across the Hall output terminals Hall output voltage corresponding to the product of the load current and the load voltage; wherein said multiplier including first and second Hall elements of which Hall output terminals are connected in series, said electromagnet means includes first and second electromagnets for applying magnetic fields to said first and second Hall elements, and said control current supplying means includes a boosting transformer with primary winding for receiving single-phase AC load voltage and with first and second windings, first and second variable resistors connected with said first and second secondary windings, respectively, and means for feeding control currents fed from said first and second variable resistors to the control current input terminals of first and second Hall elements, respectively.

Claim 7

A multiplier using a Hall element comprising: at least one Hall element having a pair of control current input terminals and a pair of Hall output voltage terminals; at least one electromagnet means for converting load current into magnetic field and applying the magnetic field to said Hall element; means for converting load voltage into constant control current and then for feeding the constant control current to said control current input terminals; said Hall element producing across the Hall output terminals Hall output voltage corresponding to the product of the load current and the load voltage; wherein said multiplier including first and second Hall elements of which the Hall output terminals are connected in series, said electromagnet means including first and second electromagnet means for applying magnet fields corresponding to current between two phases of three phases to said first and second Hall elements, and said control current supplying means including first and second boost transformer with primary windings for receiving the interphase voltages between two phases of three-phase voltage and secondary windings connected to the control current input terminals of said first and second Hall elements, and at least one variable resistor connected to the secondary winding of each of said first and second Hall element.

Claim 8

A multiplier using a Hall element comprising: at least one Hall element having a pair of control current input terminals and a pair of Hall output voltage terminals; at least one electromagnet means for converting load current into magnetic field and applying the magnetic field to said Hall element; means for converting load voltage into constant control current and then for feeding the constant control current to said control current input terminals; said Hall element producing across the Hall output terminals Hall output voltage corresponding to the product of the load current and the load voltage; wherein said multiplier including first and second Hall elements of which the Hall output terminals are connected in series, said electromagnet means including first and second electromagnet means for applying magnet fields corresponding to current between two phases of three phases to said first and second Hall elements, and said control current supplying means including first and second boost transformer with primary windings for receiving the interphase voltages between two phases of three-phase voltage and secondary windings connected to the control current input terminals of said first and second Hall elements, and at least one variable resistor connected to the secondary winding of each of said first and second Hall element.

Claim 9

A multiplier using a Hall element comprising: at least one Hall element having a pair of control current input terminals and a pair of Hall output voltage terminals; at least one electromagnet means for converting load current into magnetic field and applying the magnetic field to said Hall element; means for converting load voltage into constant control current and then for feeding the constant control current to said control current input terminals; said Hall element producing across the Hall output terminals Hall output voltage corresponding to the product of the load current and the load voltage; wherein said control current supplying means comprises: a transformer with primary and secondary windings for reducing single-phase AC load voltage; a variable resistor connected at one end to one end of the secondary winding of said transformer, an operational amplifier with the non-inverted input terminal connected to the other end of said variable resistor, the output terminal and the inverted input terminal connected to the output terminal; a resistor connected between the output terminal and the other end of the secondary winding; a capacitor connected between the non-inverted input terminal of said operational amplifier and the other end of the secondary winding; and means for coupling the node between the resistor and the other end of the secondary winding to one of said control current input terminals of said Hall element.

Claim 10

A multiplier using a Hall element comprising: at least one Hall element having a pair of control current input terminals and a pair of Hall output voltage terminals; at least one electromagnet means for converting load current into magnetic field and applying the magnetic field to said Hall element; means for converting load voltage into constant control current and then for feeding the constant control current to said control current input terminals; said Hall element producing across the Hall output terminals Hall output voltage corresponding to the product of the load current and the load voltage; wherein said control current supplying means comprises: a transformer with primary and secondary windings for reducing single-phase AC load voltage; a variable resistor connected at one end to one end of the secondary winding of said transformer, an operational amplifier with the non-inverted input terminal connected to the other end of said variable resistor, the output terminal and the inverted input terminal connected to the output terminal; a resistor connected between the output terminal and the other end of the secondary winding; a capacitor connected between the non-inverted input terminal of said operational amplifier and the other end of the secondary winding; and means for coupling the node between the resistor and the other end of the secondary winding to one of said control current input terminals of said Hall element.

Claim 11

A multiplier using a Hall element comprising: at least one Hall element having a pair of control current input terminals and a pair of Hall output voltage terminals; at least one electromagnet means for converting load current into magnetic field and applying the magnetic field to said Hall element; means for converting load voltage into constant control current and then for feeding the constant control current to said control current input terminals; said Hall element producing across the Hall output terminals Hall output voltage corresponding to the product of the load current and the load voltage; wherein said control current supplying means comprises: load voltage supplying terminals, first and second resistors being connected in series between said terminal and the ground, an operational amplifier with the non-inverted input terminal connected to the node between said first and second resistors, the inverted input terminal connected to one of said control current input terminals of said Hall element and the output terminal connected to the other of said control current input terminal, and a third resistor connected between one of said control current input terminals and the ground.

Claim 12

A multiplier using a Hall element comprising: at least one Hall element having a pair of control current input terminals and a pair of Hall output voltage terminals; at least one electromagnet means for converting load current into magnetic field and applying the magnetic field to said Hall element; means for converting load voltage into constant control current and then for feeding the constant control current to said control current input terminals; said Hall element producing across the Hall output terminals Hall output voltage corresponding to the product of the load current and the load voltage; wherein said control current supplying means comprises: load voltage supplying terminals, first and second resistors being connected in series between said terminal and the ground, an operational amplifier with the non-inverted input terminal connected to the node between said first and second resistors, the inverted input terminal connected to one of said control current input terminals of said Hall element and the output terminal connected to the other of said control current input terminal, and a third resistor connected between one of said control current input terminals and the ground.

Claim 13

A multiplier using a Hall element comprising: at least one Hall element having a pair of control current input terminals and a pair of Hall output voltage terminals; at least one electromagnet means for converting load current into magnetic field and applying the magnetic field to said Hall element; means for converting load voltage into constant control current and then for feeding the constant control current to said control current input terminals; said Hall element producing across the Hall output terminals Hall output voltage corresponding to the product of the load current and the load voltage; wherein said multiplier includes first and second Hall elements of which the output terminals are connected in series, said electromagnet means includes first and second electromagnets for applying magnetic fields corresponding to currents flowing between two phases of three-phases to said first and second Hall elements, said control current supplying means includes first and second transformers each with primary winding for receiving the interphase voltage between two phases of the three-phases and secondary winding, first and second resistors each connected to one end of each of the secondary winding of each of said first and second transformer, first and second operational amplifiers with non-inverted input terminals connected to the other ends of said first and second variable resistors, output terminals and inverted input terminals connected to the output terminals, first and second resistors for coupling the outputs of said first and second operational amplifiers with one input terminals of said control current input terminals of said first and second Hall elements, and first and second capacitors between the one terminals of said control current input terminals and the non-inverted input terminals of said first and second operational amplifiers.

Claim 14

A multiplier using a Hall element comprising: at least one Hall element having a pair of control current input terminals and a pair of Hall output voltage terminals; at least one electromagnet means for converting load current into magnetic field and applying the magnetic field to said Hall element; means for converting load voltage into constant control current and then for feeding the constant control current to said control current input terminals; said Hall element producing across the Hall output terminals Hall output voltage corresponding to the product of the load current and the load voltage; wherein said multiplier includes first and second Hall elements of which the output terminals are connected in series, said electromagnet means includes first and second electromagnets for applying magnetic fields corresponding to currents flowing between two phases of three-phases to said first and second Hall elements, said control current supplying means includes first and second transformers each with primary winding for receiving the interphase voltage between two phases of the three-phases and secondary winding, first and second resistors each connected to one end of each of the secondary winding of each of said first and second transformer, first and second operational amplifiers with non-inverted input terminals connected to the other ends of said first and second variable resistors, output terminals and inverted input terminals connected to the output terminals, first and second resistors for coupling the outputs of said first and second operational amplifiers with one input terminals of said control current input terminals of said first and second Hall elements, and first and second capacitors between the one terminals of said control current input terminals and the non-inverted input terminals of said first and second operational amplifiers.

Claim 15

A multiplier according to claim 1, further comprising a differential amplifier circuit for removing the in-phase component of the Hall output voltage obtained from said Hall element and then for amplifying it.

Claim 16

A multiplier according to claim 9, further comprising a compensating circuit for removing AC component from the output signal of said differential amplifier to take only DC component therefrom.