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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2008
Filed:
May. 16, 2006
Hassan Ali Kojori, Mississauga, CA;
Yang YE, Mississauga, CA;
Hassan Ali Kojori, Mississauga, CA;
Yang Ye, Mississauga, CA;
Honeywell International, Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method and an apparatus are used for power supply input connection. The apparatus according to one embodiment comprises a first switch module (143_1) connected to a first power supply input (Vin); a first controller module (145_1) connected to the first power supply input (Vin) and to a secondary power connection (Vc), wherein the first controller module (145_1) puts the first switch module (143_1) in a first operating state when a parameter relating to the first power supply input (Vin) is larger than a parameter relating to the secondary power connection (Vc), and puts the first switch module (143_1) in a second operating state when the parameter relating to the first power supply input (Vin) is smaller than the parameter relating to the secondary power connection (Vc); and a first driver module (160_1) connected to the first controller module (145_1) and to the first switch module (143_1), wherein the first driver module (160_1) modifies a parameter relating to a drive characteristic of the first switch module (143_1).