Linear regulator which provides stabilized current flow
First Claim
1. A linear regulator operable from a source voltage to provide a regulated voltage to a load, said linear regulator comprising:
- a bipolar device connected between the source voltage and the load, with an output of said bipolar device connected to output the regulated voltage;
a feedback amplifier connected in negative feedback between the output of said bipolar device and a reference voltage so as to provide a stabilized voltage; and
a capacitor amplification circuit connected between the stabilized voltage and the output of said bipolar device;
wherein said capacitor amplification circuit includes a first MOSFET device connected to a base of said bipolar device so as to stabilize current flow from the base to the output of said bipolar device, said first MOSFET device comprising a 1;
n current mirror wherein said capacitor amplification circuit includes an amplifier and a capacitor in a feedback relationship between an input of said amplifier and the output of the linear regulator, and wherein said capacitor amplification circuit includes a common-source amplifier communicating between said amplifier and the 1;
n current mirror.
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Abstract
A linear regulator operable from a source voltage provides a regulated voltage to a load. The linear regulator includes a bipolar device connected between the source voltage and the load with an output of the bipolar device connected to output the regulated voltage, a feedback amplifier connected in negative feedback relationship between the output of the bipolar device and a reference voltage so as to provide a stabilized voltage, and a capacitor amplification circuit connected between the stabilized voltage and the output of the bipolar device. The capacitive amplification circuit includes a MOSFET n-channel device connected to a base of the bipolar device so as to stabilize current flow from the base to the output of the bipolar device. The capacitor amplification circuit includes an amplifier and a capacitor connected in feedback relationship with the output of the linear regulator, with an output of the amplifier stage providing a reference signal to the gate of the MOSFET device. Most preferably, a 1:n current mirror provides even greater current independence for the frequency characteristics of the linear regulator.
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12 Claims
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1. A linear regulator operable from a source voltage to provide a regulated voltage to a load, said linear regulator comprising:
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a bipolar device connected between the source voltage and the load, with an output of said bipolar device connected to output the regulated voltage;
a feedback amplifier connected in negative feedback between the output of said bipolar device and a reference voltage so as to provide a stabilized voltage; and
a capacitor amplification circuit connected between the stabilized voltage and the output of said bipolar device;
wherein said capacitor amplification circuit includes a first MOSFET device connected to a base of said bipolar device so as to stabilize current flow from the base to the output of said bipolar device, said first MOSFET device comprising a 1;
n current mirrorwherein said capacitor amplification circuit includes an amplifier and a capacitor in a feedback relationship between an input of said amplifier and the output of the linear regulator, and wherein said capacitor amplification circuit includes a common-source amplifier communicating between said amplifier and the 1;
n current mirror.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 9)
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5. A linear regulator operable from a source voltage to provide a regulated voltage to a load, said linear regulator comprising:
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bipolar means connected between the source voltage and the load, with an output of said bipolar means connected to output the regulated voltage;
feedback amplifier means connected in negative feedback between the output of said bipolar means and a reference voltage for providing a stabilized voltage; and
capacitor amplification means connected between the stabilized voltage and the output of said bipolar means for stabilizing current flow;
wherein said capacitor amplification means includes a first MOSFET means connected to a base of said bipolar means for stabilizing current flow from the base to the output of said bipolar for stabilizing current flow, said first MOSFET means comprising a 1;
n current mirror means,wherein said capacitor amplification means includes amplifying means and capacitor means in a feedback relationship between an input of said amplifying means and the output of the linear regulator, and wherein said capacitor amplification means includes a common-source amplifying means communicating between said amplifying means and the 1;
n current mirror means.- View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 10)
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11. A linear regulator operable from a source voltage to provide a regulated voltage to a load through a bipolar device that is connected between the source voltage and the load, an output of the bipolar device being connected to output the regulated voltage, said linear regulator comprising:
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a feedback amplifier connected in negative feedback between the output of the bipolar device and a reference voltage so as to provide a stabilized voltage; and
a capacitor amplification circuit connected between the stabilized voltage and the output of the bipolar device;
wherein said capacitor amplification circuit includes a first MOSFET device connected to a base of the bipolar device so as to stabilize current flow from the base to the output of the bipolar device, said first MOSFET device comprising a 1;
n current mirrorwherein said capacitor amplification circuit includes an amplifier and a capacitor in a feedback relationship between an input of said amplifier and the output of the linear regulator, and wherein said capacitor amplification circuit includes a common-source amplifier communicating between said amplifier and the 1;
n current mirror.- View Dependent Claims (12)
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