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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Linear Technology Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Inventors:
Joshua John Simonson, Sunol, CA (US);
David Henry Soo, Los Altos, CA (US);
Christopher Bruce Umminger, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Linear Technology Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/02 (2006.01); H02H 9/00 (2006.01); H03K 17/16 (2006.01); H02H 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/025 (2013.01); H02H 9/004 (2013.01); H03K 17/167 (2013.01); H02H 3/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A novel system is offered for supplying power from an input node to a load coupled to an output node. The system may have multiple switches coupled between the input node and the output node. One or more limiting circuits may be configured for controlling the switches so as to limit outputs of the switches. For example, the limiting circuits may limit current through the respective switches. One or more timers may set a delay period for indicating a fault condition after the limiting is initiated.