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US 2014/0369531 A1Published application
Self-bias emitter circuit
AssigneeTurtle Beach Corporation
InventorElwood G. Norris
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AssigneeTurtle Beach Corporation
InventorElwood G. Norris
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Self-bias emitter circuit configurations can use the amplitude of an input AC carrier signal to provide a DC bias voltage across an emitter for suitable operation. A self-bias emitter circuit can include a transductor with primary matched with an amplifier, while secondary can be matched to the emitter. Self-bias emitter circuit can also include a full-wave bridge rectifier or a center tap inductor in conjunction with two diodes to rectify the AC carrier signal into a corresponding DC voltage. This DC voltage can be subsequently filtered by a capacitor to provide a steady DC bias voltage across the emitter. Sufficiently small, decoupling capacitors can be installed at each side of the full-wave rectifier in order to decouple the DC bias voltage, while a sufficiently large capacitor can be installed between the emitter and secondary for preventing the applied DC bias voltage from flowing back to secondary.
An emitter circuit for providing a bias voltage, comprising:
An emitter circuit for providing a bias voltage, comprising;
A method for providing a bias voltage across an emitter, the method comprising:
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