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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2007
Applicants:
Thomas Bruce Meagher, Houston, TX (US);
Kenneth John Murphy, Henderson, NV (US);
Linda M Murphy, Legal Representative, Henderson, NV (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Bruce Meagher, Houston, TX (US);
Kenneth John Murphy, Henderson, NV (US);
Linda M Murphy, legal representative, Henderson, NV (US);
Assignee:
ICS Triplex Technology Limited, Essex, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/02 (2006.01); H02H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention relates to fault detection in electrical circuits. The invention provides a switch for a fault tolerant digital output module comprising: an output transistor pair for enabling and disabling an alternating output current; and a current limiter for clamping the output current to a predetermined maximum value.