Line powering of auxiliary equipment
View Patent ↗A remote assembly is provided. The remote assembly includes multiple line powered remote units, an input power sharing circuit adapted to receive power from each of the multiple line powered remote units and provide a variable output voltage to power auxiliary equipment and a control circuit coupled to the input power sharing circuit, wherein the control circuit is adapted to control the variable output voltage.
1. A remote assembly, comprising:
multiple line powered remote units;
an input power sharing circuit adapted to receive power from each of the multiple line powered remote units and provide a variable output voltage to power auxiliary equipment; and
a control circuit coupled to the input power sharing circuit, wherein the control circuit is adapted to control the variable output voltage;
wherein the control circuit includes a voltage control summer that receives a voltage select signal from each of the multiple line powered remote units.
2. The remote assembly of claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary equipment comprises a fan.
3. The remote assembly of claim 2 , wherein one or more of the multiple line powered remote units includes a temperature sensor.
4. The remote assembly of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit includes a fault monitoring circuit.
5. The remote assembly of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit includes a fan fail and alarm circuit and a fan test circuit.
6. The remote assembly of claim 1 . wherein the control circuit includes a turn on control circuit for each of the multiple line powered remote units.
7. The remote assembly of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit includes a current and inrush limiting control circuit for each of the multiple line powered remote units.
8. The remote assembly of claim 1 , wherein the input power sharing circuit includes an input switch and current limiter adapted to receive input voltage from each of the multiple line powered remote units.
9. The remote assembly of claim 8 , wherein the input switch and current limiter are further adapted to receive control signals from a current and inrush limiting control circuit.
10. A remote assembly, comprising:
multiple line powered remote units;
an input power sharing circuit adapted to receive power from each of the multiple remote units and provide an output voltage that exceeds the input voltage available from each of the multiple remote units;
a control circuit coupled to the input power sharing circuit; and
auxiliary equipment adapted to receive the output voltage from the input power sharing circuit;
wherein the control circuit includes a voltage control summer that receives a voltage select singal from each of the multiple line powered remote units.
11. The remote assembly of claim 10 , wherein the auxiliary equipment comprises a fan.
12. The remote assembly of claim 11 , wherein one or more of the multiple line powered remote units includes a temperature sensor.
13. The remote assembly of claim 10 , wherein the control circuit includes a fault monitoring circuit.
14. The remote assembly of claim 10 , wherein the control circuit includes a fan fail and alarm circuit and a fun test circuit.
15. The remote assembly of claim 10 , wherein the control circuit includes a turn on control circuit for each of the multiple line powered remote units.
16. The remote assembly of claim 10 , wherein the control circuit includes a current and inrush limiting control circuit for each of the multiple line powered remote units.
17. The remote assembly of claim 10 , wherein the input power sharing circuit includes an input switch and current limiter adapted to receive input voltage from each of the multiple line powered remote units.
18. The remote assembly of claim 17 , wherein the input switch and current limiter are further adapted to receive control signals from a current and inrush limiting control circuit.
19. An electronic module, comprising:
an input power sharing circuit adapted to receive power from multiple remote units and provide an output voltage that exceeds the input voltage available from each of the multiple line powered remote units; and
a control circuit coupled to the input power sharing circuit, wherein the control circuit provides fault monitoring for auxiliary equipment associated with the multiple line powered remote units;
wherein the control circuit includes a voltage control summer that receives a voltage select signal from each of the multiple line powered remote units.
20. The electronic module of claim 19 , wherein control circuit includes a turn on control circuit for each of the multiple line powered remote units.
21. The electronic module of claim 19 , wherein the control circuit includes a current and inrush limiting control circuit for each of the multiple line powered remote units.
22. The electronic module of claim 19 , wherein the input power sharing circuit includes an input switch and current limiter adapted to receive input voltages from each of the multiple line powered remote units.
23. The electronic module of claim 22 , wherein the input switch and current limited are farther adapted to receive control signals from a current and inrush limiting control circuit.
24. A remote assembly, comprising:
multiple line powered remote units;
an input power sharing circuit adapted to receive power from each of the multiple remote units and provide a variable output voltage based on the power received from each of the multiple remote units;
a control circuit coupled to the input power sharing circuit; and
auxiliary equipment adapted to receive the variable output voltage from the input power sharing circuit;
wherein the control circuit includes a voltage control summer that receives a voltage select signal from each of the multiple line powered remote units.
25. The remote assembly of claim 24 , wherein the variable output voltage exceeds the input voltage available from each of the multiple remote units.
26. The remote assembly of claim 24 , wherein the auxiliary equipment comprises a fan.
27. The remote assembly of claim 24 , wherein one or more of the multiple line powered remote units includes a temperature sensor.
28. The remote assembly of claim 24 , wherein the control circuit includes a fault monitoring circuit.
29. The remote assembly of claim 24 , wherein the control circuit includes a fan fail and alarm circuit and a fan test circuit.
30. The remote assembly of claim 24 , wherein the control circuit includes a turn on control circuit for each of the multiple line powered remote units.
31. The remote assembly of claim 24 , wherein the control circuit includes a current and inrush limiting control circuit for each of the multiple line powered remote units.
32. The remote assembly of claim 24 , wherein the input power sharing circuit includes an input switch and current limiter adapted to receive input voltage from each of the multiple line powered remote units.
33. The remote assembly of claim 32 , wherein the input switch and current limiter are further adapted to receive control signals from a current and inrush limiting control circuit.