Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for protecting against reverse current flow
- Patent Title (中): 防止反向电流流动的方法和装置
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Application No.: US12360225Application Date: 2009-01-27
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Publication No.: US08199448B2Publication Date: 2012-06-12
- Inventor: Thomas Bruce Meagher
- Applicant: Thomas Bruce Meagher
- Applicant Address: GB Maldon, Essex
- Assignee: Rockwell Automation Limited
- Current Assignee: Rockwell Automation Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Maldon, Essex
- Agency: Boyle Fredrickson, S.C.
- Agent William R. Walburn; John M. Miller
- Priority: EP08165291 20080926
- Main IPC: H02H3/18
- IPC: H02H3/18

Abstract:
A system for protecting against reverse current flow in an output module of an Industrial Process Control System includes a transistor that is driven by a control signal and a current monitor arranged to monitor a current through the transistor. The system includes a processor that is arranged to receive the monitored current and to generate the control signal in dependence upon the monitored current. The processor is configured to turn off the transistor if a reverse current is detected in the transistor. Extension of the system provides a power feed combiner that is protected against reverse current flow.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090195952A1 Method and Apparatus for Protecting Against Reverse Current Flow Public/Granted day:2009-08-06
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