Apparatus, system, and method for limiting failures in redundant signals
US7337357B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 16, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2015
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for limiting failures in redundant signals. A coordination module generates a power status signal for each of a plurality of power modules. An input module receives a source signal. A signal generation module generates a plurality of output signals from the source signal and at least one power status signal. The output signals are not asserted if at least one power supply is operational. If a device of the signal generation module malfunctions, no more than one output signal is erroneously asserted.
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