Fan failure detector
US8421476B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 13, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R31/343
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A fan failure detector for detecting whether a fan is locked with a drive IC, a coil and an inspection circuit, the drive IC outputting a pulse signal, the coil is electrically connected to the drive IC and driven by the drive IC, the inspection circuit is electrically connected to the drive IC and the coil, the inspection circuit includes an RC charge/discharge circuit, a diode, a second capacitor, a voltage divider and a transistor having an output terminal, wherein the RC charge/discharge circuit, the diode, the voltage divider and the transistor are sequentially connected in series, the second capacitor is electrically connected with the diode and the voltage divider, when the fan operates normally, the output terminal provides a low voltage signal, when the fan locks, the output terminal provides a high voltage signal to avoid a wrong judgment that the fan still operates normally.
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