Differential comparator powered from signal input terminals for use in power switching applications
US5187396A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 22, 1991 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K17/693
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A differential comparator is provided for controlling two switches (40) and (42) to switch two supplies (10) and (12), respectively, to a common output node (22). The decision/control circuit (44) outputs two control signals (46) and (48), the logic state thereof being a function of whether supply (10) is higher than supply (12) or supply (12) is higher than supply (10). The operating power for the decision/control circuit (44) is derived from the supplies (10) and (12), and not from the common output node (22), such that when the switches (40) and (42) are closed and no power is being supplied by either of the supplies (10) and (12), the decision/control circuit (44) has sufficient power to make a decision.
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