Clipping device with a negative resistance

• Main Authors: PEZZANI ROBERT, BERNIER ERIC
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 14.09.2004
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY; CONTROL OF AMPLIFICATION; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

A clipping device intended for absorbing current peaks from 1 to 10 amperes, formed of a vertical NPN transistor, having an unconnected base, an emitter connected to a terminal on which positive voltage peaks are likely to appear, and a grounded collector, the transistor parameters being set so that...