Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Short to ground protection and automatic recovery
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Application No.: US17517782Application Date: 2021-11-03
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Publication No.: US12003089B2Publication Date: 2024-06-04
- Inventor: Christopher Twigg , Zbigniew Lata , Fernando Gonzalez
- Applicant: Microchip Technology Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US AZ Chandler
- Assignee: Microchip Technology Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Microchip Technology Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US AZ Chandler
- Agency: SLAYDEN GRUBERT BEARD PLLC
- Main IPC: H02H9/00
- IPC: H02H9/00 ; H02H1/00 ; H02H3/06 ; H02H3/08

Abstract:
An apparatus includes a single sense pin connected to a line of a device connected to the apparatus, a gate pin configured to produce a gate signal to enable or disable a switch connected between the line of the device connected to the apparatus and a system ground, and control logic. The control logic is configured to at the single sense pin, determine a short between the device and the system ground, and, based upon the determination of the short, disable the switch.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220140595A1 Short to Ground Protection and Automatic Recovery Public/Granted day:2022-05-05
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