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AC input cell for data acquisition circuits
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Inventors: Franckart, Jean-Pierre; Husson, Henri;
Assignee: GEC Alsthom Acec Transport S.A. (Charleroi, BE)
Primary Examiner: Lam; Tuan T.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Martens; Knobbe Olsen & Bear, LLP
The present invention relates to an AC input cell for data acquisition circuits, comprising at least one circuit for detecting a voltage greater than the reference for the positive half-cycle at the input voltage, and a device for detecting a voltage greater than the reference for the negative half-cycle of the input voltage. Each detection circuit comprises a Zener diode, an optocoupler including an emission LED, a diode and a resistor arranged in series. Each detection circuit is arranged on a branch, and the two branches are in parallel with the devices arranged in opposite directions so that the two circuits conduct on alternate half cycles of the input AC signal. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
An AC input cell, comprising: a first node; a second node; a first line coupled between said first node and said second node, said first line comprising a zener diode, an opto coupler comprising an LED diode, a diode and a resistor, each being arranged in series; and a second line coupled between said first node and said second node, said second line comprising a zener diode, an opto coupler comprising an LED diode, a diode and a resistor, each being arranged in series; wherein said first line and said second line are coupled in parallel between said first node and said second node and wherein the elements of said second line are in an order opposite to the order of the elements of said first line.
2.
The AC input cell of claim 1, wherein the opto coupler of said first line further comprises a further resistor arranged in parallel to the LED diode and the opto coupler of said second line further comprises a further resistor arranged in parallel to the LED diode.
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The AC input cell of claim 1, wherein at least one of the lines further comprises a buffer stage coupled to said optocoupler and comprising a transistor.
4.
An AC input cell, comprising: a first line, said first line comprising a zener diode, an opto coupler comprising an LED diode, a diode and a resistor, each being arranged in series, a second line, said second line comprising a zener diode, an opto coupler comprising an LED diode, a diode and a resistor, each being arranged in series, wherein said first line and said second line are coupled in series and wherein the elements of said second line are in an order opposite to the order of the elements of said first line.
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The AC input cell of claim 4, wherein another resistor is arranged in parallel to the LED diode of each of the optocouplers to limit any leakage current of the zener diode.
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The AC input cell of claim 4, wherein at least one of the lines further comprises a buffer stage coupled to said optocoupler and comprising a transistor
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