Method of improving the temperature stability of a voltage source, and a stabilized voltage source for carrying out the method
First Claim
1. In a stabilized voltage source of the type having a temperature-dependent actual voltage gauge which senses the output voltage of the voltage source, a reference value circuit providing a reference value voltage, said reference value circuit comprising a temperature-stable first voltage source and a second voltage source which is strongly dependent on temperature, means for summing the voltage outputs of said first and second voltage source of said reference value circuit, and means for regulating the output voltage of at least one of said first and second voltage sources to control the reference value voltage for regulating the temperature coefficient of the reference value voltage to compensate for temperature dependence of the actual value voltage.
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Abstract
In a stabilized voltage source having an actual-value voltage gauge which is temperature dependent, the overall temperature stability of the voltage source is improved by providing a reference-value voltage with an adjustable temperature coefficient, said temperature coefficient being so adjusted that it substantially compensates for the temperature dependence of the actual-value voltage gauge within the temperature range used. The reference voltage having an adjustable temperature coefficient is preferably obtained by combining a first voltage which is essentially independent of temperature with a second voltage being strongly dependent on temperature, the degree of mutual influence of said combined voltages being regulated to adjust said temperature coefficient.
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- 1. In a stabilized voltage source of the type having a temperature-dependent actual voltage gauge which senses the output voltage of the voltage source, a reference value circuit providing a reference value voltage, said reference value circuit comprising a temperature-stable first voltage source and a second voltage source which is strongly dependent on temperature, means for summing the voltage outputs of said first and second voltage source of said reference value circuit, and means for regulating the output voltage of at least one of said first and second voltage sources to control the reference value voltage for regulating the temperature coefficient of the reference value voltage to compensate for temperature dependence of the actual value voltage.
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3. A method of improving the temperature stability of a voltage source having a temperature-dependent actual-value voltage gauge, which comprises:
- providing a reference-value voltage for said voltage source by means of a reference-value voltage circuit having an adjustable temperature coefficient; and
adjusting said adjustable temperature coefficient to produce a reference-value voltage which compensates for the temperature dependence of said actual-value voltage gauge, said reference value voltage being produced by summing the voltage outputs of a first voltage source independent of temperature and a second voltage source strongly dependent on temperature, and including regulating the output voltage of at least one of said first and second voltage sources before said summing to adjust the reference-value voltage.
- providing a reference-value voltage for said voltage source by means of a reference-value voltage circuit having an adjustable temperature coefficient; and
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