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Fault tolerant digital transmission system

US5898729A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 10, 1995
Grant dateApr 27, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 10, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L25/08
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a transmission system a transmitter (12) is coupled to a receiver (13) via a transmission line comprising two wires (1,2). The transmitter (12) generates on said wires two voltages with respect to a reference voltage being opposite in phase. To enable the transmission system to operate in case of a short circuit between the wires (1,2), said two voltages are generated by sources having different short circuit currents.

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