Clock line over-current protector and industrial control system

Details Clock line over-current protector and industrial control system Clock line over-current protector and industrial control system

1997-12-23

1999-01-26

Gaffin, Jeffrey

Electricity: electrical systems and devices

Safety and protection of systems and devices

With specific current responsive fault sensor

361 78, 361 87, 327 72, 327380, H02H 300

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active

058644563

ABSTRACT:
A clock line over-protection circuit (28) carried on an interface card (16) for interfacing synchronous clock line (20), power line (22), DC common line (24) and data line (26) between a host computer (12) and a plurality of data link modules (14) with a plurality of associated controlled devices (18) including a series resistor (52) interconnected between a clock disable switch (52) and a clock signal generating amplifier (48) and a current sensor circuit (64, FIG. 3) connected across the series resistor (50) to produce a current sensor signal on an output (62). The current sensor signal is integrated by an over-current protection circuit (58, FIG. 4) to produce an over-current detection signal that varies with the difference in the clock line current magnitude during clock signal phases of opposite polarity. A clock switch control circuit (54) actuates the clock disable switch (52) to turn off and to protectively disconnect the clock line (20) and the data link modules (14) coupled therewith from the clock signal generating amplifier (48). A latch (170, FIG. 6) maintains the clock disable switch (52) in the protective off state until reset and a circuit (110, 126) provides hysteresis to the clock switch control circuit (54) to prevent resetting while the over-current condition persist.

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