Inductive distortion system and method
OwnerMichael Healyinventor
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Abstract
A distortion device includes a transconductance stage, a current amplifier stage electrically coupled to the transconductance stage, and a transformer portion electrically coupled to the current amplifier stage. The transconductance stage includes a first capacitor to provide a ground to a resistor, and voltage across the resistor develops a current through a second capacitor to the current amplifier stage. The current amplifier stage includes a positive half cycle and a negative half cycle. The positive half cycle and the negative half cycle amplify the current from the transconductance stage and supply the amplified current to a primary winding of a transformer in the transformer portion, and the output of the transformer portion includes a low-level signal.
Claims20
A distortion device, comprising:
- a transconductance stage;
- a current amplifier stage electrically coupled to the transconductance stage;
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- an inductor portion electrically coupled to the current amplifier stage,
- wherein the transconductance stage comprises a first capacitor to provide a ground to a resistor, and wherein voltage across the resistor develops a current through a second capacitor to the current amplifier stage,
- wherein the current amplifier stage comprises a positive half cycle and a negative half cycle, wherein the positive half cycle and the negative half cycle amplify the current from the transconductance stage and supply the amplified current into a resistor in the inductor portion,
- wherein the resistor provides a resistive load for an inductor in the inductor portion, and
- wherein an output of the inductor portion comprises a low-level signal.
An amplifier comprising a distortion device, wherein the distortion device comprises:
- a signal source;
- a transconductance stage coupled to the signal source, wherein the transconductance stage comprises a capacitor to provide a ground to a resistor, and wherein a voltage across the resistor develops a current through the capacitor to a current amplifier stage;
- the current amplifier stage, wherein the current amplifier stage comprises a positive half cycle and a negative half cycle, to amplify the current from the transconductance stage to supply the amplified current to a saturation portion;
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- the saturation portion, wherein the saturation portion comprises an inductor, and wherein the inductor is supplied amplified current by collectors of transistors in the current amplifier stage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.