A current sensing circuit for feedback bridging faults

In this paper, a supply current sensing circuit for detecting feedback bridging faults, which generates oscillations when a sensitized input is provided, is proposed. The circuit consists of an I-V transformer, a high-frequency amplifier and a demodulation circuit. It is shown by some experiments that such bridging faults can be detected with the circuit.

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