Transformed current sensing relay for use in switched network modems and circuit incorporating same
First Claim
1. A transformed current sensing relay, comprising:
- a) a pair of relay contacts with at least one of said relay contacts being magnetically responsive;
b) a relay coil which closes said pair of contacts in response to a current passing through said relay coil;
c) a shorted secondary coil wrapped around said relay coil and inductively coupled to said relay coil such that said relay coil and said shorted secondary coil form a transformer; and
d) a magnetic shield wrapped around said secondary coil.
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Abstract
A transformed current sensing relay with reduced AC impedance of the operating coil is accomplished by adding a shorted secondary winding to an otherwise conventional current sensing reed relay. The shorted secondary winding is preferably implemented with a copper tube over the existing coil and inside the magnetic circuit. This transformed current sensing relay is particularly advantageous for the line current sensing function in switched network communications equipment such as high speed modems, where the transformed relay exhibits substantially lower impedance at high frequencies than the conventional current sensing relay. This transformed current sensing relay allows for the elimination of bypass capacitors and results in significant cost and space savings. Moreover, the transformer nature of the transformed current sensing relay allows for the elimination of suppression resistors from the interface resulting in additional cost and space savings.
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20 Claims
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1. A transformed current sensing relay, comprising:
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a) a pair of relay contacts with at least one of said relay contacts being magnetically responsive; b) a relay coil which closes said pair of contacts in response to a current passing through said relay coil; c) a shorted secondary coil wrapped around said relay coil and inductively coupled to said relay coil such that said relay coil and said shorted secondary coil form a transformer; and d) a magnetic shield wrapped around said secondary coil. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A switched network telecommunications interface for coupling a communication device to a switched network, said interface comprising:
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a) a network port; b) a communication device port; and c) a transformed current sensing relay in series between said network port and said communication device port, said transformed current sensing relay comprising, i) a pair of relay contacts, at least one of said relay contacts being magnetically responsive, ii) a relay coil which closes said contacts in response to a current passing through said relay coil, iii) a shorted secondary coil wrapped around said relay coil and inductively coupled to said relay coil such that said relay coil and said shorted secondary coil form a transformer, and iv) a magnetic shield wrapped around said secondary coil. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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