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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2008
Bruce M Davis, Westminster, CO (US);
Raymond Druce, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
James Holden, Sandy, UT (US);
Bruce M Davis, Westminster, CO (US);
Raymond Druce, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
James Holden, Sandy, UT (US);
Moog Inc., East Aurora, NY (US);
Abstract
A power supply () for providing a desired current to an electric load () broadly comprises: a current limiter () for providing a desired current; a current sensor () for determining the actual current supplied by the current limiter and providing a feedback signal () to the current limiter for causing the current limiter to reduce the error between the desired and the actual currents; and a test circuit () for temporarily changing the actual current sensed by the current sensor to a level different from the desired current for causing the current limiter to adjust the magnitude of the current provided thereby; whereby the operation of the power supply may be tested. The invention also provides an improved method of operating such a power supply.