摘要:
Atypical active impedance line feed circuit includes tip and ring amplifiers (20, 40) being controlled to exhibit a.c. impedance and a.c. resistance characteristics for the purpose of supplying energizing current via tip and ring terminals (2, 3) for tip and ring leads of a two wire communication line. Protection from excessive heat generation in an instant of a ground fault on the communication line is provided by a d.c. amplifier (210) having an input resistively connected to the tip and ring leads and an output connected via a resistive unidirectional signal path (214) to an input of the ring amplifier. A ground fault occurrence causes the resistive unidirectional signal path to become conductive and reduces the current flow in the ring lead by causing the output voltage of the ring amplifier to vary in the direction of ground potential. The output of the d.c. amplifier is also useful for improving circuit tolerance of longitudinal interference.
摘要:
Atypical active impedance line feed circuit includes tip and ring amplifiers (20, 40) being controlled to exhibit a.c. impedance and a.c. resistance characteristics for the purpose of supplying energizing current via tip and ring terminals (2, 3) for tip and ring leads of a two wire communication line. Protection from excessive heat generation in an instant of a ground fault on the communication line is provided by a d.c. amplifier (210) having an input resistively connected to the tip and ring leads and an output connected via a resistive unidirectional signal path (214) to an input of the ring amplifier. A ground fault occurrence causes the resistive unidirectional signal path to become conductive and reduces the current flow in the ring lead by causing the output voltage of the ring amplifier to vary in the direction of ground potential. The output of the d.c. amplifier is also useful for improving circuit tolerance of longitudinal interference.
摘要:
A typical active impedance line feed circuit includes tip and ring amplifiers (20, 40) being controlled in response to signals at tip and ring voltage taps (6, 7) by a control circuit (60) to exhibit a.c. impedance and d.c. resistance characteristics for the purpose of supplying energizing current via tip and ring terminals (2, 3) for tip and ring leads of two wire communication line. In one example of the active impedance line feed circuit, improved operational tolerance of longitudinal interference and of a ground fault condition is provided by a d.c. amplifier (210a) being responsive to voltages at the tip and ring terminals. The circuit is characterized in that an inverting input of the d.c. amplifier is connected via resistors (212a, 313a) to the tip and ring voltage taps. In operation, the d.c. amplifier provides complete cancellation of all common mode signals at the tip and ring voltage taps. A compensation amplifier (235) is also connected between the tip and ring voltage taps and is responsive to the output of a control amplifier (231) for compensating for non-symmetrical current, the non-symmetrical current being introduced between the tip and the ring voltage taps by normal operation of the control circuit. Thereby, a threshold of ground fault current limiting action is substantially constant under all operating conditions. The d.c. amplifier is conveniently manufacturable in integrated circuit technology along with the remaining amplifiers in the active impedance line feed circuit.
摘要:
A typical active impedance line feed circuit includes tip and ring amplifiers (20, 40) being controlled in response to signals at tip and ring voltage taps (6, 7) by a control circuit (60) to exhibit a.c. impedance and d.c. resistance characteristics for the purpose of supplying energizing current via tip and ring terminals (2, 3) for tip and ring leads of two wire communication line. In one example of the active impedance line feed circuit, improved operational tolerance of longitudinal interference and of a ground fault condition is provided by a d.c. amplifier (210a) being responsive to voltages at the tip and ring terminals. The circuit is characterized in that an inverting input of the d.c. amplifier is connected via resistors (212a, 313a) to the tip and ring voltage taps. In operation, the d.c. amplifier provides complete cancellation of all common mode signals at the tip and ring voltage taps. A compensation amplifier (235) is also connected between the tip and ring voltage taps and is responsive to the output of a control amplifier (231) for compensating for non-symmetrical current, the non-symmetrical current being introduced between the tip and the ring voltage taps by normal operation of the control circuit. Thereby, a threshold of ground fault current limiting action is substantially constant under all operating conditions. The d.c. amplifier is conveniently manufacturable in integrated circuit technology along with the remaining amplifiers in the active impedance line feed circuit.