Circuit arrangement comprising multiplier circuits to find the sum of electrical power outputs for application in multi-phase electricity meters
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1. A circuit arrangement for finding a sum of electrical power outputs for use in a multi-phase electricity meter, said circuit arrangement comprising:
- a plurality of multiplier circuits arranged in sequence, said sequence of multiplier circuits having two poles which form the output poles of the circuit arrangement;
at least one multiplier circuit comprising a Hall element, an amplifier, and a polarity reversing switch associated with the amplifier, an output of said Hall element being connected to one input of said amplifier, a second output of said Hall element being connected to an output of said on multiplier circuit, an output of said amplifier being connected to one input of said Hall element, and an output of an adjacent multiplier circuit being connected to a second input of said amplifier.
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Abstract
A circuit arrangement for finding a sum of electrical power outputs for use in a multi-phase electricity meter is disclosed. The circuit arrangement comprises a plurality of multiplier circuits arranged in sequence. The sequence of multiplier circuits has two poles which form the output poles of the circuit arrangement. Each multiplier circuit comprises a Hall element, an amplifier, and a polarity reversing switch.
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1. A circuit arrangement for finding a sum of electrical power outputs for use in a multi-phase electricity meter, said circuit arrangement comprising:
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a plurality of multiplier circuits arranged in sequence, said sequence of multiplier circuits having two poles which form the output poles of the circuit arrangement; at least one multiplier circuit comprising a Hall element, an amplifier, and a polarity reversing switch associated with the amplifier, an output of said Hall element being connected to one input of said amplifier, a second output of said Hall element being connected to an output of said on multiplier circuit, an output of said amplifier being connected to one input of said Hall element, and an output of an adjacent multiplier circuit being connected to a second input of said amplifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A circuit arrangement for finding a sum of electrical power outputs for use in a multi-phase electricity meter, said circuit arrangement comprising:
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a plurality of multiplier circuits arranged in sequence, said sequence of multiplier circuits having two poles which form the output poles of said circuit arrangement, each multiplier circuit comprising a Hall element, an amplifier, and a polarity reversing switch associated with said amplifier, one output of said Hall element being connected to an input of said amplifier in the corresponding multiplier circuit, a second output of said Hall element being connected to an output of the corresponding multiplier circuit, and an output of said amplifier being connected to one input of said Hall element, wherein in each multiplier circuit, one output of said Hall element is connected to an input of said amplifier by way of one contact of said polarity reversing switch and a second output of said Hall element is connected to said output of the multiplier circuit by way of a second contact of said polarity reversing switch.
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