摘要 |
This application discloses a linear class B transconductance power amplifier suited for use in driving an inductive load, such as a convergence control coil for a color television receiver or video monitor. A preferred form of the amplifier includes a first pair of transistors having their emitters connected together and to a reference potential, their collectors being connected together and to a voltage source; and a second pair of transistors connected to the bases of the first pair of transistors and connected together in the form of a differential amplifier. The amplifier circuit operates as a noninverting operational amplifier when an input voltage has a positive polarity, and it operates as an inverting operational amplifier when the input voltage has a negative polarity. The amplifier circuit may also include an emitter follower stage for decreasing the source impedance of the driving circuit for the output amplifier transistors, an anti-saturation circuit for clamping the collector potential of the output transistors, and a current limit circuit for establishing a maximum current in the output transistors.
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