Full-wave rectifiers based on operational transconductance amplifiers

被引:27
作者
Jongkunstidchai, Chaiwat
Fongsamut, Chalermpan
Kumwachara, Kiattisak [1 ]
Surakampontorn, Wanlop
机构
[1] King Mongkuts Inst Technol Ladkrabang, Fac Engn, Bangkok 10520, Thailand
[2] King Mongkuts Inst Technol Ladkrabang, Res Ctr Commun & Informat Technol, Bangkok 10520, Thailand
关键词
full-wave rectifier; bipolar-OTA; voltage-to-current; electronically tunable;
D O I
10.1016/j.aeue.2006.04.001
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The implementation of full-wave rectifiers using operational transconductance amplifiers (OTAs) as only main active circuit elements is presented in this paper. The proposed scheme makes use of the characteristic of the differential amplifier inside the OTA and avoids the use of diodes. The typical problems of the OTA circuit, the input voltage swing limitation and the temperature dependence of the OTA transconductance gain, have been improved. Simulation and experimental results demonstrate the performance of the proposed rectifier are included. (c) 2006 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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页码:195 / 201
页数:7
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