<p>A reverse battery and loss of positive supply voltage detector circuit includes a power field effect transistor (14) for switching a stored inductive energy to the ground supply voltage terminal (3) if there is a disruption in the power supply. A detector circuit (4-8, 11-13) senses a reversal of the supply voltage connections as would happen if the battery were connected backwards and enables the power field effect transistor (14) for discharging a negative voltage that may have developed across an inductive load (17). The detector circuit (4-8, 11-13) further senses a loss of the positive supply voltage (1) and enables the power field effect transistor (14) for discharging a negative voltage that may have developed across an inductive load (17) due to the disruption of applied power.</p>
申请公布号
DE68911582(D1)
申请公布日期
1994.02.03
申请号
DE1989611582
申请日期
1989.04.20
申请人
MOTOROLA, INC., SCHAUMBURG, ILL., US
发明人
SOO, DAVID HENRY, MESA ARIZONA 85202, US;DUNN, WILLIAM CHARLES, SCOTTSDALE ARIZONA 85260, US