DE3855506T2 - Differenzverstärker und Strommessschaltung mit einem solchen Verstärker - Google Patents

Differenzverstärker und Strommessschaltung mit einem solchen Verstärker

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DE3855506T2
DE3855506T2 DE3855506T DE3855506T DE3855506T2 DE 3855506 T2 DE3855506 T2 DE 3855506T2 DE 3855506 T DE3855506 T DE 3855506T DE 3855506 T DE3855506 T DE 3855506T DE 3855506 T2 DE3855506 T2 DE 3855506T2
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measuring circuit
current measuring
differential amplifier
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Philip Harvey Bird
Desmond Ross Armstrong
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Koninklijke Philips NV
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H03ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03FAMPLIFIERS
    • H03F3/00Amplifiers with only discharge tubes or only semiconductor devices as amplifying elements
    • H03F3/45Differential amplifiers
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H03ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03FAMPLIFIERS
    • H03F3/00Amplifiers with only discharge tubes or only semiconductor devices as amplifying elements
    • H03F3/45Differential amplifiers
    • H03F3/45071Differential amplifiers with semiconductor devices only
    • H03F3/45076Differential amplifiers with semiconductor devices only characterised by the way of implementation of the active amplifying circuit in the differential amplifier

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  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Amplifiers (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Current Or Voltage (AREA)
DE3855506T 1987-06-08 1988-06-06 Differenzverstärker und Strommessschaltung mit einem solchen Verstärker Expired - Fee Related DE3855506T2 (de)

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GB08713387A GB2206010A (en) 1987-06-08 1987-06-08 Differential amplifier and current sensing circuit including such an amplifier

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EP (1) EP0294880B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2628694B2 (de)
KR (1) KR0128731B1 (de)
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GB2206010A (en) 1988-12-21
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EP0294880A2 (de) 1988-12-14
KR0128731B1 (ko) 1998-04-22
EP0294880A3 (en) 1989-06-07
GB8713387D0 (en) 1987-07-15
JP2628694B2 (ja) 1997-07-09
EP0294880B1 (de) 1996-09-04
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