CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FAULTY DIODE
First Claim
1. A circuit for detecting faulty diode comprising:
- a diode, having an anode connecting to a voltage supply;
a first switch, having a first end connected to a cathode of the diode;
a testing current source, connected to a second end of the first switch;
an one-shot circuit, used to generated and transmitted an output signal to a control end of the first switch; and
a comparator, having two ends respectively connected to a reference voltage input terminal for receiving a reference voltage and connected to the second end of the first switch;
wherein when the one-shot circuit closes the first switch for a maintaining period to urge the comparator comparing the reference voltage with the voltage applied to the second end of the first switch, whereby a signal used to discriminate whether the diode is fail or not is generated.
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Abstract
A circuit for detecting faulty diode is disclosed, wherein the circuit for detecting faulty diode comprises a diode having an anode connecting to a voltage supply; a first switch having a first end connected to a cathode of the diode; a testing current source connected to the second end of the first switch; a one-shot circuit connected to a control end of the first switch, by which an output signal is generated and transmitted to the control end; and a comparator connected to a reference voltage input terminal for receiving a reference voltage and connected to the second end of the first switch. When the one-shot circuit closes the first switch for a maintaining period to urge the comparator comparing the reference voltage with the voltage applied to the second end of the first switch, whereby a signal used to discriminate whether the diode is fail or not is generated.
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1. A circuit for detecting faulty diode comprising:
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a diode, having an anode connecting to a voltage supply; a first switch, having a first end connected to a cathode of the diode; a testing current source, connected to a second end of the first switch; an one-shot circuit, used to generated and transmitted an output signal to a control end of the first switch; and a comparator, having two ends respectively connected to a reference voltage input terminal for receiving a reference voltage and connected to the second end of the first switch; wherein when the one-shot circuit closes the first switch for a maintaining period to urge the comparator comparing the reference voltage with the voltage applied to the second end of the first switch, whereby a signal used to discriminate whether the diode is fail or not is generated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for detecting faulty diode comprising:
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adopting a detecting mode to switch a testing current source connecting with a diode, so as to provide a testing current flowing through a diode, whereby the existence of any faulty diode can be discriminated in accordance with a bias voltage of the diode; and adopting an operating mode to switch a control current source connecting with the diode, so as to provide a control current flowing through the diode; wherein after the detecting mode is hold for a maintaining period, the operating mode regains its dominance, and the maintaining period is less than 1 ms. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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