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Field device charging power regulation

  • US 10,461,562 B2
  • Filed: 06/27/2017
  • Issued: 10/29/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A field device for an industrial process comprising:

  • device circuitry configured to receive power and communicate data over a two-wire process control loop;

    a shunt circuit configured to shunt an unused portion of the power to an electrical ground;

    a bulk supply;

    a charging power regulator configured to regulate an excess portion of the power to charge the bulk supply based on a magnitude of the unused portion; and

    a supplemental circuit powered by the bulk supply.

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