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Title: A PARALLEL-TRANSISTOR CASCADED AMPLIFIER FOR CONTROLLING VERY LARGE CURRENTS

Abstract

A method for controlling large currents at low voltages by means of paralleled high-power switching transistors was developed. The output current from a 3.5-volt 1000ampere filtered Ge rectifier is made to flow through a lowimpedance load at any desired rate by means of a seriesregulator amplifier circuit consisting of three cascaded parallel-transistor amplifier stages. A relatively small control signal range is sufficient to sweep the output current from 0 to 1000 amperes. (W.D.M.)

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, N.Y.
OSTI Identifier:
4183146
Report Number(s):
BNL-4651; ADD-RHR-5
NSA Number:
NSA-14-011152
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English
Subject:
PHYSICS; AMPLIFIERS; CIRCUITS; CONTROL; CURRENTS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; FILTERS; GERMANIUM; INDUCTION; POWER; RECTIFIERS; RESISTORS; SIGNALS; SOLIDS; SWITCHES; TRANSISTORS

Citation Formats

Rheaume, R H. A PARALLEL-TRANSISTOR CASCADED AMPLIFIER FOR CONTROLLING VERY LARGE CURRENTS. Country unknown/Code not available: N. p., 1959. Web.
Rheaume, R H. A PARALLEL-TRANSISTOR CASCADED AMPLIFIER FOR CONTROLLING VERY LARGE CURRENTS. Country unknown/Code not available.
Rheaume, R H. 1959. "A PARALLEL-TRANSISTOR CASCADED AMPLIFIER FOR CONTROLLING VERY LARGE CURRENTS". Country unknown/Code not available.
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title = {A PARALLEL-TRANSISTOR CASCADED AMPLIFIER FOR CONTROLLING VERY LARGE CURRENTS},
author = {Rheaume, R H},
abstractNote = {A method for controlling large currents at low voltages by means of paralleled high-power switching transistors was developed. The output current from a 3.5-volt 1000ampere filtered Ge rectifier is made to flow through a lowimpedance load at any desired rate by means of a seriesregulator amplifier circuit consisting of three cascaded parallel-transistor amplifier stages. A relatively small control signal range is sufficient to sweep the output current from 0 to 1000 amperes. (W.D.M.)},
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place = {Country unknown/Code not available},
year = {Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1959},
month = {Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1959}
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