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Overvoltage protection for redundant power supplies

US5122726A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 31, 1990
Grant dateJun 16, 1992
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Expiry dateOct 31, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02J1/108
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Overvoltage and component failure protection for redundant current-mode controlled power supplies operating in parallel takes a supply off line when the supply drives the output bus to an overvoltage condition, without removing properly functioning supplies from the bus. The supply is also taken off line when either the error amplifier or the PWM fails.

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