Electrical transmission or interconnection systems – Plural supply circuits or sources – Substitute or emergency source
Patent
1997-12-12
2000-01-18
Gaffin, Jeffrey
Electrical transmission or interconnection systems
Plural supply circuits or sources
Substitute or emergency source
307 80, H02J 700
Patent
active
060160179
ABSTRACT:
A system (200) comprises a regulator (250), a battery unit (220), a voltage sensitive circuit (210, e.g., memory circuit) and a switchable sensor (280). The battery unit (220), the memory circuit (210) and the switchable sensor (280) are parallel coupled to terminals (266 and 264) of the regulator (250). The switchable sensor (280) itself has a serially coupled voltage sensor (230) and switch (240). In a first operating mode, the regulator (250) provides a voltage V.sub.2 to the memory circuit (210) and to the switchable sensor (280). The switch (240) is closed. The voltage sensor (230) measures the voltage V.sub.2 and communicates the result to the regulator (250) via a signal input (267). In a second operating mode, the regulator (250) does not provide the voltage V.sub.2. The switch (240) is open. The battery unit (220) provides a voltage V.sub.4 to the memory circuit (210), but not to the voltage sensor (230). Parasitic current backflow from the battery unit (220) to the voltage sensor (230) is thereby substantially avoided.
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Kadanka Petr
Rozsypal Antonin
Atkins Robert
Dover Rennie W.
Gaffin Jeffrey
Motorola Inc.
Zura Peter
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