Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dynamic sensitivity adjustment for ADC measurements
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Application No.: US14897465Application Date: 2013-06-12
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Publication No.: US10371727B2Publication Date: 2019-08-06
- Inventor: Steven M. Watson
- Applicant: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US RI West Kingston
- Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US RI West Kingston
- Agency: Lando & Anastasi, LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2013/045380 WO 20130612
- International Announcement: WO2014/200473 WO 20141218
- Main IPC: H02J3/00
- IPC: H02J3/00 ; G01R19/257 ; G06F1/26 ; G06F1/3296 ; G05F1/625 ; H02J1/00 ; G01R21/133 ; G01R35/00

Abstract:
Systems and methods of measuring dynamic signals for power distribution units. In one embodiment, a power distribution unit (PDU) includes an analog to digital converter (ADC) including a plurality of channels, each channel corresponding to a respective outlet of a plurality of outlets of the PDU. The PDU further includes a microprocessor coupled to the ADC and configured to measure a scale of a signal output from a first channel of the ADC, compare the scale of the signal to a sensitivity threshold, and select, for a first outlet corresponding to the first channel, a reference voltage of a plurality of reference voltages for input to the ADC based on a result of comparing. Various embodiments allow using an ADC to measure low level outlet currents of less than around 300 mA in addition to high level currents such as around 20 A.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160139185A1 DYNAMIC SENSITIVITY ADJUSTMENT FOR ADC MEASUREMENTS Public/Granted day:2016-05-19
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