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Level converter

US12308835B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Endress+Hauser SE+Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Christian Strittmatter · Geislehen, DE
Simon Gerwig · Schopfheim, DE
Harald Schäuble · Lörrach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 27, 2022
Grant date	May 20, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 28, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH03K19/017518
WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a level converter for adjusting a first reference potential and/or a first communication voltage of a first component to a second reference potential and/or a second communication voltage of a second component, wherein the level converter is arranged between the first component and the second component, wherein the level converter has a first transistor with a downstream first resistor, wherein the level converter is configured in such a way that the second reference potential drops at the first resistor in a blocked state of the first transistor and that the second communication voltage drops at the first resistor in an open state of the first transistor.

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