Abstract:
An electrical, two-terminal, bidirectional amplifier circuit which senses the direction of flow of a signal current through an ancillary source-load loop in which current flow may be bidirectional, to insert a boost voltage additively in series aiding relationship with the signal current irrespective of the direction of current flow in that source-load loop and then senses the instantaneous state of the signal current to control the magnitude of the added power. The amplifier is insensitive to the direction of transmitted intelligence through the source-load loop by the signal current and inserts the boost voltage additively as required, in the face of the interchange of position of the sources and receivers of intelligence with respect to the amplifier terminals as, for instance, in telephone circuitry.
Abstract:
The respective proportionality constants of magnetic force by magnetic field producing portion for biasing the plug in the direction of insertion and resilient force by a spring mechanism for biasing the plug in the direction of extraction are adjusted in such a manner that the resilient force is greater than the magnetic force until the plug pin reaches an intermediate insertion position at which the plug pin comes into proximity to or separates from the socket contact, whereas the magnetic force is greater than the resilient force at a position at which the plug pin is inserted into a complete insertion position for a hot-line connection to the socket contact. The plug pin in the vicinity of the intermediate insertion position, at which there is a possibility of occurrence of an arc discharge, is ejected by the resilient force.
Abstract:
In a ground fault detector for long distance subscriber lines accommodated in a small capacity digital electronic exchange, a DC/DC converter for power supply is stopped during detection of ground fault. Upon reception of the stop signal, the DC/DC converter converts the power supply voltage for the subscribers to a voltage as the system power supply of the exchange, namely to a low voltage before voltage conversion of the DC/DC converter. The battery feed circuit can maintain the alarm condition, even if a current flows continuously to the battery feed resistor due to a ground fault, until the ground fault is recovered by the maintenance person without breaking the resistor.
Abstract:
The disclosure shows a telephone range extender which is automatically adaptable to the length of the connected subscriber loop. A loop resistance detector within the range extender discriminates between loops within a plurality of ranges of lengths. For extremely short loops not requiring range extension, the range extender circuits are disconnected from the loop. For intermediate length loops, the gain of a bidirectional voice frequency amplifier is set at a low value to provide just sufficient gain for these loops. For longer loops, the gain of the amplifier is increased to provide sufficient amplification for the longer range. For extremely long loops, the range extender is disconnected since such loops must be served by remote amplification facilities. An automatic range extender of this type is shown connected behind the first stage of the central office switch in order to concentrate range extenders on a large plurality of subscriber loops.
Abstract:
A telephone ringing extender is shown which includes a ringing signal detector and a switch. In response to ringing signals, the ringing extender grounds the tip conductor to operate telephone ringers bridged on the loop. Protection against excessive voltages and excessive currents is also provided.
Abstract:
In a voltage boost circuit, for telephone systems where reverse battery supervision is employed, optically coupled semiconductor devices are used to control both the polarity and the charge on a nonpolar capacitor. This capacitor is powered from a DC to DC converter and the capacitor serves the dual functions of a rectifier filter capacitor and a voice frequency (VF) bypass capacitor. The voltage boost circuit charges the capcitor so that it aids the central office battery, thus extending the normal operating range of the central office. Whenever the current in the loop drops below a predetermined threshold level, the voltage boost is removed by a rapid discharge of the aformentioned capacitor. When the loop is closed, the capacitor is quickly chared to the full boost voltage with a polarity so as to aid, or increase, the current in the loop.
Abstract:
A loop extender is used in conjunction with a pair of telephone lines extending from a telephone central office to a subscriber location in order to insert a booster DC potential on the telephone lines in such a manner as to aid the flow of DC current produced on the telephone lines by a telephone central office battery. A control circuit has one input terminal coupled to one of the telephone lines and a reference terminal, another input terminal coupled to the other telephone line and the reference terminal, and an output terminal coupled to a relay. Whenever the input terminals are supplied with a specified potential from the telephone lines, an output from the output terminal maintains the relay in a nonenergized condition so that contacts controlled by the relay couple a DC booster power supply in series relationship with one of the telephone lines. In response to different potentials on the input terminals, the output at the output terminal energizes the relay such that the contacts insert the DC booster power supply in series relationship with the other telephone line. The DC booster power supply has a current sensor such that the booster DC potential is only supplied to the telephone lines when DC current is present on the telephone lines. In addition, the DC booster power supply has a current limiter limiting the amount of DC current on the telephone lines.
Abstract:
A telephone transmission circuit in which a relay range extender has a balanced two-winding relay and a range-extending resistor, in which the relay windings are respectively connected to and in series with the conductors of a two-conductor telephone transmission line, in which the relay is operative to electrically connect the range-extending resistor in series with current-operated central office line equipment and in parallel with the circuit loop containing the transmission line conductors and a subscriber''s telephone.