Power latch circuit with overvoltage protection

Details Power latch circuit with overvoltage protection Power latch circuit with overvoltage protection

1996-10-03

1998-05-05

Young, Brian K.

Electricity: electrical systems and devices

Safety and protection of systems and devices

Voltage regulator protective circuits

361101, H02H 700

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057484228

ABSTRACT:
A power latch circuit for a computer is improved by the expansion of an activate control circuit to include overvoltage protection circuitry. The activate control circuit is responsive to either an activate input circuit or a feedback latch circuit to activate an activating transistor which in turn activates a series transistor providing power from a DC electric power source through a voltage regulating circuit to the computer, which is programmed to turn itself off by activating a deactivate transistor to deactivate the activating and series transistors. In the improved circuit, the activate control circuit includes elements for activating the activating transistor and series transistor in a switching mode when the output voltage of the series transistor does not exceed a fixed limit voltage and in a voltage regulating mode when the output voltage of the series transistor exceeds the fixed limit voltage, whereby an increase in the output voltage of the series transistor beyond the fixed limit voltage is reduced. The activate control circuit further deactivates a hold-off transistor during activation of the activating and series transistors, regardless of the mode of operation.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4685023 (1987-08-01), Heaston
patent: 4899098 (1990-02-01), Gariboldi

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