Switch-contact-cleaning circuit

Details Switch-contact-cleaning circuit Switch-contact-cleaning circuit

H - Electricity

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H05B 7/18 (2006.01) H01H 1/60 (2006.01) H01H 9/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2091605

ABSTRACT A precharged capacitor connected in parallel with the contacts of an open switch discharges through the switch upon closure. Oxides on the switch contacts are broken through upon closure of the switch to produce a good electrical connection. The capacitor provides sufficient voltage and transient current to clean the switch contacts. A microprocessor having signals of only 5 volts can interrogate a plurality of such switches by multiplexing same semiconductor switching circuits that energize the interrogated switches and by synchronously multiplexing some microprocessor input circuits. The microprocessor's input circuits therefore receive signals indicating the status of each switch in turn.

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