Analog maximum/minimum selector circuit

Electrical transmission or interconnection systems – Personnel safety or limit control features – Interlock

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307355, H03K 5153, H03K 522

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053048644

ABSTRACT:
An electronic circuit is provided for comparing a plurality of input signals and indicating and/or selecting the maximum or minimum signal from the input set. The plurality of input signals are amplified, logarithmically compressed, and buffered by a corresponding plurality of simple transistor circuits, which are substantially identical. The buffered input signals are provided to a high resolution multiple input comparator circuit. The comparator circuit comprises a two-stage emitter-coupled comparator and a single stage inverter-amplifier. In the first comparator stage, strong input signals share the bias current but all the weak signals drop out. The inverter-amplifier stage amplifies the differences between the strong signals that survive the first comparison stage. The second stage comparator determines the strongest of the few remaining signals. With fewer competing signals, and enlarged voltage differences between them, the second stage comparator can determine the strongest of the original input signals with a high degree of resolution.

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