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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2011
Susan Lee Roush, Gardnerville, NV (US);
Nathan Andrew Weller, Gardnerville, NV (US);
Michael Lee Kidd, Gardnerville, NV (US);
Mike Evans, Gardnerville, NV (US);
Susan Lee Roush, Gardnerville, NV (US);
Robert Donald Hayashida, Stateline, NV (US);
Nathan Andrew Weller, Gardnerville, NV (US);
Michael Lee Kidd, Gardnerville, NV (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A communication system includes a host device and a peripheral device. The host device includes a data terminal and a power terminal. A data conductor extends between the host device and the peripheral device. The data conductor is configured to channel data between the data terminal and the peripheral device. A power conductor extends between the host device and the peripheral device. The power conductor is configured to channel power between the power terminal and the peripheral device. A zener diode couples the data conductor to the power conductor. The zener diode is configured to control a voltage channeled between the host device and the peripheral device while data is channeled through the data conductor at a desired speed that is greater than a predetermined threshold.