Current limiting battery feed arrangement
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1. A battery feed arrangement for a telephone subscriber loop comprising:
- inputs for connection to power supply terminals;
outputs for connection to a subscriber loop;
a first battery feed resistor connected between one input and one output;
a second battery feed resistor, having a value less than the first battery feed resistor, connected to the other output;
a power FET having a control terminal and a controllable DC resistive path series connected with the second battery feed resistor and coupled to the other input;
a capacitor connected between the control terminal and the resistive path of the power FET for a low impedance path for AC signals applied at the other output; and
a control circuit connected to the control terminal of the power FET and having a loop current sensing subcircuit and a biasing subcircuit for providing a control voltage to the power FET in dependence upon the loop current;
the control voltage having a first value for maintaining the controllable resistive path in a low resistance state when the loop current is below a predetermined threshold and a second value for increasing the controllable resistive path to a higher resistance state to maintain the loop current at the predetermined threshold.
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Abstract
A current limiting circuit in a battery feed arrangement provides a variable DC resistance for limiting subscriber loop current to a threshold value. The current limiting circuit also presents a low AC impedance so that no imbalance is introduced between tip and ring leads of the subscriber loop. The current limiting component is a low ON resistance power MOSFET in the ring side of the battery feed arrangement. The current limiting circuit is self protecting in the event of lightning strikes and AC power signals either induced or short-circuited.
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1. A battery feed arrangement for a telephone subscriber loop comprising:
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inputs for connection to power supply terminals; outputs for connection to a subscriber loop; a first battery feed resistor connected between one input and one output; a second battery feed resistor, having a value less than the first battery feed resistor, connected to the other output; a power FET having a control terminal and a controllable DC resistive path series connected with the second battery feed resistor and coupled to the other input; a capacitor connected between the control terminal and the resistive path of the power FET for a low impedance path for AC signals applied at the other output; and a control circuit connected to the control terminal of the power FET and having a loop current sensing subcircuit and a biasing subcircuit for providing a control voltage to the power FET in dependence upon the loop current; the control voltage having a first value for maintaining the controllable resistive path in a low resistance state when the loop current is below a predetermined threshold and a second value for increasing the controllable resistive path to a higher resistance state to maintain the loop current at the predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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