Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Communication of fault event information between power supply devices
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Application No.: US16553966Application Date: 2019-08-28
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Publication No.: US11196286B2Publication Date: 2021-12-07
- Inventor: Sanjay Gurlahosur
- Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Applicant Address: US TX Dallas
- Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Dallas
- Agent Michelle F. Murray; Charles A. Brill; Frank D. Cimino
- Main IPC: H02J9/00
- IPC: H02J9/00 ; H02J9/06 ; H02M3/158

Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to communicating fault event information between power supply devices. In an example, a fault event communication system can include a comparator that can be coupled to a node that can have a shared bus voltage established by current sharing circuitry. The comparator can compare the shared bus voltage to a reference voltage and output a fault alert signal based on the comparison to alert a respective power supply device that another power supply device is experiencing a fault event. The system can include logic circuitry that can initiate a timer for a time interval in response to receiving the fault alert signal. The logic circuitry can determine a type of fault event at the respective power supply device based on the fault alert signal and duration of time that has elapsed since initiating the timer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200266657A1 COMMUNICATION OF FAULT EVENT INFORMATION BETWEEN POWER SUPPLY DEVICES Public/Granted day:2020-08-20
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