DocumentCode :
1117350
Title :
Temperature stable voltage controlled current source
Author :
Choma, J., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng.-Electrophys., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Volume :
41
Issue :
5
fYear :
1994
fDate :
5/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
405
Lastpage :
411
Abstract :
This paper proposes a complementary bipolar junction transistor circuit that supplies a nominally temperature invariant output current whose value is linearly related to a user defined static control voltage. The circuit developed herein is a true current source, as opposed to a current sink. It effectively functions as a static transconductor in that the controlling voltage is not limited to small signals, very little current is conducted by the controlling port, and very high static output resistance characterizes the controlled port. Moreover, the effective input-to-output transconductance is virtually independent of the absolute values of transistor parameters. Instead, its value is determined by a designable circuit resistance
Keywords :
active networks; bipolar integrated circuits; constant current sources; nonlinear network synthesis; complementary bipolar junction transistor circuit; controlling port; controlling voltage; designable circuit resistance; effective input-to-output transconductance; high static output resistance; linearly related; nominally temperature invariant output current; static transconductor; temperature stable voltage controlled current source; transistor parameters; true current source; user defined static control voltage; Bipolar transistor circuits; Communication system control; Iron; Temperature control; Temperature dependence; Temperature sensors; Transconductance; Transconductors; Uncertainty; Voltage control;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Circuits and Systems I: Fundamental Theory and Applications, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
1057-7122
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/81.296330
Filename :
296330
Link To Document :
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