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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2011
Shreesha Adiga-manoor, York, PA (US);
Harold R. Schnetzka, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Shreesha Adiga-Manoor, York, PA (US);
Harold R. Schnetzka, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
An optocoupler circuit includes a switch connected in parallel with a photo LED, the photo LED having an anode and a cathode. The anode is connected to a power supply via a decoupling capacitor. The optocoupler circuit is arranged so that the switch turns on the photo LED when in the open position. When closed, the switch directs current flow through a series resistor to ground and shunts current flow away from the photo LED to turn off the photo LED. A second capacitor is connected to the cathode of the photo LED. The second capacitor is wired in series with a second switch and a current limiting resistor connected to ground. The first switch and second switch operate in complementary states to prevent the cathode connected capacitor from discharging. The disclosed optocoupler circuit provides the ability to function at increased levels of common mode voltage transients.