Current-controlled current source

Ideal elements (theory) · Iout = β · Ic

Ideal CCCS (SPICE F): I out of out+ = 100 × the current through the sense pair (in at the first pin). The sense pair is a perfect ammeter. It models a transistor's β or a current mirror. An element for circuit theory, not a part you can buy.

Try it on the benchThe lab drops it on an empty bench and opens its datasheet card.

Pins

• sense in (current flows in here)
• sense out
• out + (current flows out here)
• out −

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