Low/high voltage selector
View Patent ↗A voltage selector circuit is described. The voltage selector circuit includes a first voltage input, a second voltage input, and a voltage comparison input. The voltage selector circuit also includes a first voltage selector connected to an output. The first voltage selector is configured to compare the first voltage input and the second voltage input to the voltage comparison input. The voltage selector circuit also includes a second voltage selector connected to the output. The second voltage selector is configured to compare the first voltage input to the second voltage input using an early trigger, such that the second voltage selector is configured to switch on before the first voltage selector switches off.
1. A voltage selector circuit, comprising:
a first voltage input, a second voltage input, and a voltage comparison input;
a first voltage selector connected to an output, wherein the first voltage selector is configured to compare the first voltage input and the second voltage input to the voltage comparison input; and
a second voltage selector connected to the output, wherein the second voltage selector is configured to compare the first voltage input to the second voltage input using an early trigger, wherein the second voltage selector is configured to switch on before the first voltage selector switches off; and
wherein the second voltage selector further comprises a pair of diodes at the first voltage input and the second voltage input of a detection circuit, wherein the pair of diodes is configured to initiate the early trigger.
2. The circuit of claim 1 , wherein the first voltage selector and the second voltage selector are configured to determine a lowest voltage of the first voltage input, the second voltage input, and the voltage comparison input, wherein the voltage comparison input comprises a ground input.
3. The circuit of claim 1 , wherein the first voltage selector and the second voltage selector are configured to determine a highest voltage of the first voltage input, the second voltage input, and the voltage comparison input, wherein the voltage comparison input comprises a supply voltage input.
4. The circuit of claim 1 , wherein the first voltage selector comprises a first detection circuit and a second detection circuit, wherein the first detection circuit is configured to compare the first voltage input to the voltage comparison input, and the second detection circuit is configured to compare the second voltage input to the voltage comparison input.
5. A voltage selector circuit, comprising:
a first voltage input, a second voltage input, and a voltage comparison input;
a first voltage selector connected to an output, wherein the first voltage selector is configured to compare the first voltage input and the second voltage input to the voltage comparison input; and
a second voltage selector connected to the output, wherein the second voltage selector is configured to compare the first voltage input to the second voltage input using an early trigger, wherein the second voltage selector is configured to switch on before the first voltage selector switches off; and
a bleeder circuit connected to an output of the voltage selector circuit.
6. The circuit of claim 5 , wherein the early trigger is based on a capacitance of the second voltage selector, wherein the second voltage selector is further configured to operate in transient mode.
7. A method for selecting a voltage input, comprising:
receiving a first voltage input, a second voltage input, and a voltage comparison input;
comparing the first voltage input and the second voltage input to the voltage comparison input at a first voltage selector, wherein the first voltage selector is connected to an output; and
comparing the first voltage input to the second voltage input at a second voltage selector using an early trigger, wherein the second voltage selector is configured to switch on before the first voltage selector switches off, wherein the second voltage selector is connected to the output; and
wherein the second voltage selector further comprises a pair of diodes at the first voltage input and the second voltage input of a detection circuit, wherein the method further comprises initiating the early trigger using the pair of diodes.
8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising reducing a high impedance state of the output of the voltage selector circuit via a bleeder circuit connected to the output of a voltage selector circuit.
9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising determining a lowest voltage of the first voltage input, the second voltage input, and the voltage comparison input, wherein the voltage comparison input comprises a ground input.
10. The method of claim 7 , further comprising determining a highest voltage of the first voltage input, the second voltage input, and the voltage comparison input, wherein the voltage comparison input comprises a supply voltage input.
11. A method for selecting a voltage input, comprising:
receiving a first voltage input, a second voltage input, and a voltage comparison input;
comparing the first voltage input and the second voltage input to the voltage comparison input at a first voltage selector, wherein the first voltage selector is connected to an output; and
comparing the first voltage input to the second voltage input at a second voltage selector using an early trigger, wherein the second voltage selector is configured to switch on before the first voltage selector switches off, wherein the second voltage selector is connected to the output;
comparing the first voltage input to the voltage comparison input in a first detection circuit of the first voltage selector; and
comparing the second voltage input to the voltage comparison input in a second detection circuit of the first voltage selector.
12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising, operating the second voltage selector in transient mode, wherein the early trigger is based on a capacitance of the second voltage selector.
13. A system, comprising:
a first voltage generator configured to generate a first voltage input:
a second voltage generator configured to generate a second voltage input; and
a voltage selector circuit, comprising:
a first voltage selector connected to an output of the voltage selector circuit, wherein the first voltage selector is configured to compare the first voltage input and the second voltage input to a voltage comparison input; and
a second voltage selector connected to the output, wherein the second voltage selector is configured to compare the first voltage input to the second voltage input using an early trigger, wherein the second voltage selector is configured to switch on before the first voltage selector is switched off; and
wherein the second voltage selector further comprises a pair of diodes at the first voltage input and the second voltage input of a detection circuit, wherein the pair of diodes is configured to initiate the early trigger.
14. The device of claim 13 , wherein the first voltage selector and the second voltage selector are configured to determine a lowest voltage of the first voltage input, the second voltage input, and the voltage comparison input, wherein the voltage comparison input comprises a ground input.
15. The device of claim 13 , wherein the first voltage selector and the second voltage selector are configured to determine a highest voltage of the first voltage input, the second voltage input, and the voltage comparison input, wherein the voltage comparison input comprises a supply voltage input.
16. The device of claim 13 , wherein the first voltage selector comprises a first detection circuit and a second detection circuit, wherein the first detection circuit is configured to compare the first voltage input to the voltage comparison input, and the second detection circuit is configured to compare the second voltage input to the voltage comparison input.
17. A system, comprising:
a first voltage generator configured to generate a first voltage input;
a second voltage generator configured to generate a second voltage input; and
a voltage selector circuit, comprising:
a first voltage selector connected to an output of the voltage selector circuit, wherein the first voltage selector is configured to compare the first voltage input and the second voltage input to a voltage comparison input; and
a second voltage selector connected to the output, wherein the second voltage selector is configured to compare the first voltage input to the second voltage input using an early trigger, wherein the second voltage selector is configured to switch on before the first voltage selector is switched off; and
wherein the early trigger is based on a capacitance of the second voltage selector, wherein the second voltage selector is further configured to operate in transient mode.