Circuit, system and/or method for detecting an electrical connection between an electrical device and a power supply

A circuit, a system and/or a method detect a passive electrical connection and/or an active electrical connection between an electrical device and a power supply. An integrity of the electrical connection between the electrical device and the power supply is monitored to determine if the electrical...

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Hauptverfasser:	TY TRY, BERLAND KERRY, MARSZALEK CHRISTOPHER, GROTH JIM, KMIECIK MARK, HORVATH DANIEL
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ALARM SYSTEMS MEASURING MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES ORDER TELEGRAPHS PHYSICS SIGNALLING SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A circuit, a system and/or a method detect a passive electrical connection and/or an active electrical connection between an electrical device and a power supply. An integrity of the electrical connection between the electrical device and the power supply is monitored to determine if the electrical device may have access to power and/or to determine if the electrical device may be secure while on display. A high frequency AC signal is modulated onto a positive power rail between the electrical device and the power supply. Capacitance circuitry of the electrical device may remove the high frequency signal from the positive power rail. An absence of the high frequency signal on the positive power rail indicates that the electrical connection exists between the electrical device and the power supply. A presence of the high frequency signal on the positive power rail indicates that the electrical connection does not exist between the electrical device and the power supply.