US5155648A
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Device for protecting a direct current electrical power supply from disturbances caused by connecting to it or disconnecting from it an electronic system
Assignee: Alcatel CIT SA
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Filing: 1991-02-27
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Granted: 1992-10-13
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Expires: 2011-02-27
Abstract
Abstract A device for protecting a direct current electrical power supply from disturbances caused by connecting to it or disconnecting from it an electronic system comprises at least one variable impedance component. The impedance of this component is controlled so that it has a very high first value when said electronic system is disconnected, a very low second value when said system is connected, a value varying slowly from said first value to said second value on changing from the disconnected state to the connected state and a value varying quickly from said second value to said first value on changing from the connected state to the disconnected state. The output current from said variable impedance component constitutes the supply current of said electronic system.
Inventors
- 👤 Claude Gauthier
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 09:35
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B15/00; H04B15/02; H02; H02H; H02H9/00; H02H9/001; H02H9/004; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S323/00; Y10S323/908
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
Device for protecting a direct current electrical power supply from disturbances caused by connecting to it or disconnecting from it an electronic system, said device comprising at least one variable impedance component and means for controlling said impedance so that it has a very high first value when said electronic system is disconnected, a very low second value when said system is connected, a value varying slowly from said first value to said second value on changing from the disconnected state to the connected state and a value varying quickly from said second value to said first value on changing from the connected state to the disconnected state, the output current from said variable impedance component constituting the supply current of said electronic system.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
Device for protecting a direct current electrical power supply from disturbances caused by connecting to it or disconnecting from it an electronic system, said device comprising at least one variable impedance component and means for controlling said impedance so that it has a very high first value when said electronic system is disconnected, a very low second value when said system is connected, a value varying slowly from said first value to said second value on changing from the disconnected state to the connected state and a value varying quickly from said second value to said first value on changing from the connected state to the disconnected state, the output current from said variable impedance component constituting the supply current of said electronic system.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
Device according to claim 1 wherein said variable impedance component comprises a field-effect power transistor whose source-gate voltage is provided by said control means and whose drain current constitutes the supply current of said electronic system.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
Device according to claim 1 wherein said control means comprise an RC integrator powered by the supply voltage delivered by said supply when said electronic system is connected and not powered when said system is disconnected, and a diode for discharging the capacitor of said RC integrator when said electronic system changes from the connected state to the disconnected state.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
139 words
Device for protecting a direct current electrical power supply from disturbances caused by connecting to it or disconnecting from it an electronic system, said electrical power supply being adapted to produce two voltages of opposite polarity, said device comprising for each polarity a respective variable impedance component and means for controlling said impedance so that it has a very high first value when said electronic system is disconnected, a very low second value when said system is connected, a value varying slowly from said first value to said second value on changing from the disconnected state to the connected state and a value varying quickly from said second value to said first value on changing from the connected state to the disconnected state, the output current from said variable impedance component constituting the supply current of said electronic system.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
139 words
Device for protecting a direct current electrical power supply from disturbances caused by connecting to it or disconnecting from it an electronic system, said electrical power supply being adapted to produce two voltages of opposite polarity, said device comprising for each polarity a respective variable impedance component and means for controlling said impedance so that it has a very high first value when said electronic system is disconnected, a very low second value when said system is connected, a value varying slowly from said first value to said second value on changing from the disconnected state to the connected state and a value varying quickly from said second value to said first value on changing from the connected state to the disconnected state, the output current from said variable impedance component constituting the supply current of said electronic system.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
Device according to claim 4 wherein each variable impedance component comprises a field-effect power transistor whose source-gate voltage is provided by said control means and whose drain current constitutes the supply current of said electronic system.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
59 words
Device according to claim 4 wherein each control means comprise an RC integrator powered by the supply voltage delivered by said supply when said electronic system is connected and not powered when said system is disconnected, and a diode for discharging the capacitor of said integrator when said electronic system changes from the connected state to the disconnected state.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
Device according to claim 6 wherein for each polarity the respective diode for discharging the respective capacitor of the respective integrator is connected to one side of said capacitor and to the output of said variable impedance component associated with the other polarity.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
Device according to claim 6 wherein the respective integrator for each polarity further comprises a high-value resistor connected in parallel with the variable impedance component associated with the other polarity.
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