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Monitoring method, circuit and system

US8743522B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5Claims

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Inventors

Ross E. Terratz · McKinney, US
Wayne T. Chen · Plano, US
Brett Smith · McKinney, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 29, 2012
Grant date	Jun 3, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 29, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH02H7/18
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A monitoring circuit for use with a monitored circuit having a power supply input and a load output. The monitoring circuit having a biasing module, a reference generator coupled to the power supply input and the biasing module, a comparator coupled to the monitored circuit and the reference generator and an output device coupled to the load output and activated at a predetermined signal threshold.

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