Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Diode voltage measurement systems
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Application No.: US17555199Application Date: 2021-12-17
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Publication No.: US11977102B2Publication Date: 2024-05-07
- Inventor: Scott R. Durkee
- Applicant: Simmonds Precision Products, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US VT Vergennes
- Assignee: Simmonds Precision Products, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Simmonds Precision Products, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US VT Vergennes
- Agency: Locke Lord LLP
- Agent Gabrielle L. Gelozin; Daniel J. Fiorello
- Main IPC: G01R19/00
- IPC: G01R19/00 ; G01R27/26

Abstract:
A diode voltage measurement system includes a plurality of diodes connected in series along a single line. The plurality of diodes include N diodes. The system includes a plurality of capacitors for at least N−1 of the diodes. Each capacitor is connected in parallel to the single line with a respective diode to form a respective diode-capacitor (DC) pair. Each DC pair is configured such that each DC pair reaches a steady state voltage at a different time. The system includes a current supply connected to the single line to supply a current to the line. The system includes a control module configured to sense a total voltage across the single line and to successively determine voltage of each diode from the total voltage based on the current, a known total steady state voltage, and known time-to-steady-state-voltages of each DC pair and/or diode.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230194575A1 DIODE VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS Public/Granted day:2023-06-22
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