Method and system for isolated current and voltage monitoring
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring an electrical characteristic on an electronic circuit board, the method comprising:
- receiving the electrical characteristic to be monitored, wherein the electrical characteristic is measured at a power input section operating at a first electrical potential, the power input section transferring a signal associated with the electrical characteristic through a the first DC path to a digital circuit section operating at a second electrical potential in a second location;
converting the electrical characteristic to a frequency, wherein the frequency indicates a magnitude of the electrical characteristic; and
sending the frequency via an optocoupler through a second path for monitoring at the second location by an environment-monitoring circuit section, wherein the second location is at a different electrical potential than the power input section, the environmental-monitoring circuit section using the frequency to monitor the electrical characteristic with regard to a function of the digital circuit section operating using the signal received through the first DC path.
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Abstract
An embodiment of the invention provides a method for monitoring electrical characteristic on an electronic circuit board. This electrical characteristic can be voltage or current. The electrical characteristic is measured at a first location. The first location is at a high voltage called primary potential. The electrical characteristic is converted to a proportional frequency. The frequency is sent through an isolation circuit to a second location for monitoring. The second location is at a low voltage called secondary potential. The frequency is provided as input to an environment monitoring circuit at the second location.
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1. A method for monitoring an electrical characteristic on an electronic circuit board, the method comprising:
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receiving the electrical characteristic to be monitored, wherein the electrical characteristic is measured at a power input section operating at a first electrical potential, the power input section transferring a signal associated with the electrical characteristic through a the first DC path to a digital circuit section operating at a second electrical potential in a second location; converting the electrical characteristic to a frequency, wherein the frequency indicates a magnitude of the electrical characteristic; and sending the frequency via an optocoupler through a second path for monitoring at the second location by an environment-monitoring circuit section, wherein the second location is at a different electrical potential than the power input section, the environmental-monitoring circuit section using the frequency to monitor the electrical characteristic with regard to a function of the digital circuit section operating using the signal received through the first DC path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for monitoring an electrical characteristic on an electronic circuit board, the system comprising:
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an active fuse logic on the electronic circuit board, the active fuse logic providing the electrical characteristic at a first location operating at a first electrical potential, the active fuse logic configured to transfer a signal associated with the electrical characteristic through a first DC path to a digital circuit section operating at a second electrical potential in a second location; an electrical characteristic-to-frequency converter, the electrical characteristic-to-frequency converter converting the electrical characteristic to a frequency, wherein the frequency is indicative of a magnitude of the electrical characteristic; an optocoupler, the optocoupler sending the frequency through a second path from the first location to a second location for monitoring; and an environment-monitoring circuit, the environment-monitoring circuit section monitoring the frequency at the second location, the environmental-monitoring circuit section using the frequency to monitor the electrical characteristic with regard to a function of the digital circuit section operating using the signal received through the first DC path. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for monitoring an electrical characteristic on an electronic circuit board, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving the electrical characteristic to be monitored, wherein the electrical characteristic is received at a power input section of the electronic circuit board, wherein the power input section is at a first potential, the power input section transferring a signal associated with the electrical characteristic through a first DC path to a digital circuit section operating at a second electrical potential in a second location; means for converting the electrical characteristic to a frequency, wherein the frequency indicates a magnitude of the electrical characteristic at the power input section of the electronic circuit board; means for sending the frequency to a second location through a second path for monitoring, wherein the frequency is transferred through an optocoupler, wherein the second location is at a second potential, wherein the second potential is an operation potential of digital circuitry that is substantially different from the first potential; and means for monitoring the frequency at the second location to monitor the electrical characteristic with regard to a function of the digital circuit section operating using the signal received through the first DC path. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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