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Managing pulse-width modulation trip signals from multiple sources

US10812060B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED · US

Inventors

Thomas Anton Leyrer · Geisenhausen, DE
Martin Staebler · Freising, DE
William Cronin Wallace · Richardson, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 29, 2019
Grant date	Oct 20, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 29, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH03K19/0016
WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An integrated communications subsystem (ICSS) includes a pulse-width modulator which drives a power stage, such as a motor. The pulse-width modulator is configured shut off the power stage when the pulse-width modulator receives a trip signal from a logic circuit of the ICSS. The logic circuit can easily be reprogrammed to send a trip signal only when certain error conditions are detected. Moreover, the ICSS contains one or more filters which can adjust the sensitivity of the logic circuit to error signals, enabling the ICSS to distinguish between true errors which require shutdown and glitches, which can be ignored during operation of the ICSS.

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