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US 5,847,593 AGranted
Voltage discharge circuit for a photovoltaic power source
AssigneeSiemens Microelectronics, Inc.
InventorJoseph Pernyeszi
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Abstract
A circuit for discharging of a photovoltaic power source has a first and a second terminal and the circuit comprises a discharge circuit which is connected between the first and second terminal of the power source which comprises a controllable current source which is controlled by a band gap reference.
Claims13
A circuit for discharging of a photovoltaic power source having a first and a second terminal, the circuit comprising:
- a photovoltaic power source having a first and a second terminal,
- a controllable discharge circuit being connected between the first and second terminal of the power source for discharging said power source and comprising a controllable current source being controlled by a band gap reference, whereby said controllable current source discharges said power source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.