Electrical circuit for driving an inductive load

An electrical circuit for driving an inductive load, comprising:

• a first output transistor having a base, an emitter and a collector;
• a second output transistor formed of the same conductivity type as said first output transistor and having a base connected to the emitter of the first output transistor, an emitter connected to a first power source, and a collector connected to the collector of the first output transistor and to a second power source through the inductive load;
• a first detector transistor formed of a conductivity type opposite that of said first output transistor and having an emitter connected to the collector of the first output transistor, a base, and a collector connected to the base of the first output transistor;
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• a second detector transistor formed of a conductivity type opposite that of said first output transistor and having an emitter connected to the base of the first detector transistor, a base connected to the second power source, and a collector connected to the collector of the first detector transistor.

An electrical circuit for driving an inductive load, comprising:

• a first output transistor having a base, an emitter and a collector;
• a second output transistor having a base connected to the emitter of the first output transistor, an emitter connected to a first power source, and a collector connected to the collector of the first output transistor and to a second power source through the inductive load;
• a first detector transistor having an emitter connected to the collector of the first output transistor, a base, and a collector connected to the base of the first output transistor through a first resistor;
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• a second detector transistor having an emitter connected to the base of the first detector transistor, a base connected to the second power source through a second resistor, and a collector connected to the collector of the first detector transistor.

An electrical circuit for driving an inductive load comprising:

• a first output transistor having a base, an emitter and a collector;
• a second output transistor formed of the same conductivity type as said first output transistor and having a base connected to the emitter of the first transistor, an emitter connected to a first power source, and a collector connected to the collector of the first output transistor and to a second power source through the inductive load;
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• a detector transistor formed of a conductivity type opposite that of said first output transistor and having an emitter connected to the collector of the first output transistor, a base connected to the second power source through a first resistor, and a collector connected to the base of the first output transistor through a second resistor.

An electrical circuit for driving an inductive load, comprising:

• an output transistor having a base, an emitter connected to a first power source, and a collector connected to a second power source through the inductive load;
• a first detector transistor formed of a conductivity type opposite that of said first output transistor and having an emitter connected to the collector of the output transistor, a base, and a collector connected to the base of the output transistor;
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• a second detector transistor formed of a conductivity type opposite that of said first output transistor and having an emitter connected to the base of the first detector transistor, a base connected to the second power source, and a collector connected to the collector of the first detector transistor.

An electrical circuit for driving an inductive load, comprising:

• an output transistor having a base, an emitter connected to a first power source, and a collector connected to a second power source through the inductive load;
• a first detector transistor formed of a conductivity type opposite that of said first output transistor and having an emitter connected to the collector of the output transistor, a base, and a collector connected to the base of the output transistor through a first resistor;
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• a second detector transistor formed of a conductivity type opposite that of said first output transistor and having an emitter connected to the base of the first detector transistor, a base connected to the second power source through a second resistor, and a collector connected to the collector of the first detector transistor.

An electrical circuit for driving an inductive load comprising:

• a first output transistor having a base, an emitter and a collector;
• a second output transistor formed of the same conductivity type as said first output transistor and having a base connected to the emitter of the first transistor, an emitter connected to a first power source, and a collector connected to the collector of the first output transistor and to a second power source through the inductive load;
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• a detector transistor formed of a conductivity type opposite that of said first output transistor and having an emitter connected to the collector of the first output transistor, a base connected to the second power source, and a collector connected to the base of the first output transistor.

An electrical circuit for driving an inductive load comprising:

• a switching circuit having a first terminal to which an input signal is supplied, a second terminal connected to a first power source, and a third terminal connected to a second power source through the inductive load;
• said third terminal connected to the second terminal when the input signal has one voltage potential and disconnected from the second terminal when the input signal has another voltage potential;
• a detecting circuit having a first terminal connected to the third terminal of the switching circuit, a second terminal connected to said second power source and a third terminal connected to the first power source;
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• said detecting circuit operable to connect the second terminal of the switching circuit to the third terminal of the switching circuit in accordance with counter electromotive force induced between both ends of the inductive load when the third terminal of the switching circuit is disconnected from the second terminal of the switching circuit.