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公开(公告)号:US10914789B2
公开(公告)日:2021-02-09
申请号:US16312125
申请日:2017-06-28
Inventor: Mark Alan Lemkin , Alain Pierre Levesque , Brett Warneke , David McLean Dwelley , Erik Soule , Lance Robert Doherty , Gordon Alexander Charles , Thor Nelson Juneau , Jonathan Noah Simon , Robert Dobkin
IPC: G01R31/00 , G01R31/396 , H01M10/42 , H01M10/48 , G01R31/3842 , G01R31/371
Abstract: A battery system monitor includes cell measurement circuits (CMCs) that each measure a voltage at or current through a pair of terminals of a respective associated battery module from among a plurality of plurality of battery modules in a battery system. Wireless communication transceivers (WCTs), each associated with a different CMC, transmit voltage or current measurement information of the associated CMC across a wireless communication link. A controller receives the voltage or current measurement information from the wireless communication transceivers for monitoring the state of operation of the battery system. Battery system monitoring is improved through synchronization of clocks in different CMCs or WCTs to enable synchronous sampling of multiple battery modules, through systems for determining relative positions of battery modules in a series coupling of battery modules between terminals of the battery system, and through improvements to the reliability of wireless communication.
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公开(公告)号:US10686412B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-16
申请号:US15473533
申请日:2017-03-29
Applicant: LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Inventor: Joseph Adut
Abstract: A high-speed low-noise trans-impedance amplifier (TIA) with fast overdrive recovery is suitable for use in light detection and ranging (LIDAR) receivers.
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公开(公告)号:US10468978B2
公开(公告)日:2019-11-05
申请号:US15465487
申请日:2017-03-21
Applicant: Linear Technology Corporation
Inventor: Xu Zhang , Jian Li , San Hwa Chee
Abstract: Methods and systems of pre-balancing a switched capacitor converter are provided. A first comparator includes a positive input configured to receive a voltage across an output capacitor and a negative input configured to receive a first hysteresis voltage. A second comparator includes a positive input configured to receive a voltage across an input capacitor of the switched capacitor converter and a negative input configured to receive a second hysteresis voltage. A first current source is coupled between the output capacitor and GND and is configured to discharge the output capacitor upon determining that the voltage across the output capacitor is above a tolerance provided by the first hysteresis voltage. A second current source is coupled between the input capacitor and GND and is configured to discharge the input capacitor upon determining that the voltage across the input capacitor is above a tolerance provided by the second hysteresis voltage.
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公开(公告)号:US20190242949A1
公开(公告)日:2019-08-08
申请号:US16312125
申请日:2017-06-28
Applicant: Linear Technology Corporation , Linear Technology LLC
Inventor: Mark Alan Lemkin , Alain Pierre Levesque , Brett Warneke , David McLean Dwelley , Erik Soule , Lance Robert Doherty , Gordon Charles , Thor Nelson Juneau , Jonathan Noah Simon , Robert Dobkin
IPC: G01R31/396 , G01R31/3842 , H01M10/42 , H01M10/48
CPC classification number: G01R31/396 , G01R31/371 , G01R31/3842 , H01M10/42 , H01M10/425 , H01M10/48 , H01M10/482 , H01M2010/4271 , H01M2010/4278
Abstract: A battery system monitor includes cell measurement circuits (CMCs) that each measure a voltage at or current through a pair of terminals of a respective associated battery module from among a plurality of plurality of battery modules in a battery system. Wireless communication transceivers (WCTs), each associated with a different CMC, transmit voltage or current measurement information of the associated CMC across a wireless communication link. A controller receives the voltage or current measurement information from the wireless communication transceivers for monitoring the state of operation of the battery system. Battery system monitoring is improved through synchronization of clocks in different CMCs or WCTs to enable synchronous sampling of multiple battery modules, through systems for determining relative positions of battery modules in a series coupling of battery modules between terminals of the battery system, and through improvements to the reliability of wireless communication.
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公开(公告)号:US10152111B2
公开(公告)日:2018-12-11
申请号:US15728453
申请日:2017-10-09
Applicant: Linear Technology Corporation
Inventor: Brett Warneke , Maxim Moiseev
IPC: G06F1/32 , G06F1/12 , G06F9/44 , H03L5/02 , H03L7/18 , H04W52/02 , H04B1/00 , G06F9/445 , G06F1/14
Abstract: A network device includes a network interface circuit, a microprocessor, a timing circuit, and a microsequencer. The timing circuit is configured to, based on a primary timing signal, generate a time signature and switch the network device from an inactive state to an active state when the time signature satisfies a predetermined threshold length of time for packet transmission. The microsequencer circuit is configured to, in response to the network device being switched to the active state, activate and configure the network interface circuit for the packet transmission, independent of the microprocessor and delays encountered by the microprocessor. The device also reduces energy consumption by using a lower frequency secondary oscillator to maintain timing information when a higher frequency primary oscillator is inactivated.
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公开(公告)号:US20180317089A1
公开(公告)日:2018-11-01
申请号:US15963055
申请日:2018-04-25
Applicant: Linear Technology Corporation
Inventor: Alain Pierre LEVESQUE , Aleksandr LUSHIN , David Ramsay Hanson BACHER , Lance Robert DOHERTY
Abstract: In a wireless mesh network having multiple network managers, the network managers maintain network security through the use of encryption keys and packet counters. To ensure that each network manager can authenticate communications with any node of the network, the authentication data is replicated in a disjoint manner in all network managers. Advantageously, network reliability is assured by providing redundant managers that can seamlessly maintain network operation even if multiple network managers fail; newly joining managers can obtain full authentication data for the network upon joining; and network throughput is increased by ensuring that any of the multiple managers can authenticate the communications of any network node. The disjoint replication of the authentication data across all network managers is performed with low data-rate manager-to-manager packets propagated through the network. The disjoint security methods and systems can advantageously be used in wireless battery monitoring systems, for example.
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公开(公告)号:US20180275250A1
公开(公告)日:2018-09-27
申请号:US15465562
申请日:2017-03-21
Applicant: LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Inventor: Joseph Adut
CPC classification number: G01S7/4816 , G01S7/4863 , G01S7/4914 , G01S17/06 , H03F3/211 , H03F3/4508 , H03F3/45475 , H03F3/50 , H03F2203/45026 , H03F2203/45288 , H03F2203/45356
Abstract: A unity gain buffer provides an “ON” state in which the input signal is coupled to the output terminal and an “OFF” state in which the input signal is isolated from the output terminal. Multiple unity gain buffers may share the same load to form a voltage-mode maximum follower or a multiplexer.
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公开(公告)号:US20180248476A1
公开(公告)日:2018-08-30
申请号:US15445926
申请日:2017-02-28
Applicant: Linear Technology Corporation
Inventor: Barry Harvey
IPC: H02M3/07
Abstract: Methods and systems of reducing a substrate noise in a charge pump having a flying capacitor are provided. An input node of the flying capacitor is pre-charged at a first slew rate. The input node of the flying capacitor is charged at a second slew rate that is faster than the first slew rate. The input node of the flying capacitor is pre-discharged at a third slew rate. The input node of the flying capacitor is discharged at a fourth slew rate that is faster than the first slew rate.
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公开(公告)号:US20180129171A1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-10
申请号:US15863571
申请日:2018-01-05
Applicant: Linear Technology Corporation
Inventor: David Dwelley , Jeffrey Heath , Kirk Su , Ryan Huff
CPC classification number: G05B11/01 , H02J3/00 , H04L12/10 , Y10T307/858
Abstract: In a method performed by a PoE system, a PSE provides data and operating voltage over Ethernet wires to a PD. Before the full PoE voltage is supplied, the PSE generates a low current signal received by the PD. A circuit in the PD, connected across its input terminals, has a characteristic analog response to the PSE signal corresponding to the PD's PoE requirements, such as whether the PD is a Type 1 or Type 2 PD. The circuit may be a certain value capacitor, zener diode, resistor, or other circuit. The PSE may generate a fixed current, fixed voltage, or time varying signal. Upon the PSE sensing the magnitude of the analog signal response at a particular time, the PSE associates the response with the PoE requirements of the PD. The PSE then applies the full PoE voltage in accordance with the PD's PoE requirements.
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公开(公告)号:US09967104B2
公开(公告)日:2018-05-08
申请号:US14945260
申请日:2015-11-18
Applicant: Linear Technology Corporation
Inventor: Andrew J. Gardner , Jeffrey L. Heath
CPC classification number: H04L12/10 , B60L3/0069 , G01R31/024 , H02H3/16 , H04L12/40045 , H04L25/08 , H04L41/0681 , H04L43/0811 , Y04S40/166 , Y04S40/168
Abstract: Circuits and techniques are described for detecting a ground fault leak between the PSE and the PD. Prior to PoDL voltage being applied to the PD, a test switch is temporarily closed for sensing a voltage drop in a loop between the positive terminal of the PSE voltage source and any ground leakage path between the PSE and the PD. If the resistance of the ground leakage path is below a certain threshold, a fault is declared. A similar test may be performed without a test switch by supplying a known test current through the loop and sensing the voltage drop. Another test is to connect the positive terminal of the PSE voltage source to the loop and sense the resulting current. After the full PoDL voltage is applied to the PD, a ground fault may be detected by sensing the equivalence between the source and return PSE currents.
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