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Sender: "piclist-bounces@mit.edu" Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2021 21:07:00 -0700 Subject: Re: [EE] Redundant PSU for critical NAS server Thread-Topic: [EE] Redundant PSU for critical NAS server Thread-Index: Add4Z0ap8omYIo8hSSyYP1hlRiomZw== Message-ID: <164e949b-6790-2be1-db94-b3dca8454463@celestialaudio.com> References: <2fd4df00967f3c7f872cc7c87c6cc133.squirrel@mai.hallikainen.org> <20210712200859.60c4f038@raspberry> <0e7cd82f0e56339f242905e526fb401f.squirrel@mai.hallikainen.org> <570ef2ce-d4fe-1684-780e-b2c657d63016@rf-explorer.com> List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , In-Reply-To: <570ef2ce-d4fe-1684-780e-b2c657d63016@rf-explorer.com> Reply-To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. Accept-Language: en-US X-MS-Exchange-Organization-AuthAs: Anonymous X-MS-Exchange-Organization-AuthSource: TS500.efplus4.local X-MS-Has-Attach: X-Auto-Response-Suppress: All X-MS-Exchange-Organization-SenderIdResult: TempError X-MS-Exchange-Organization-PRD: mit.edu X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: received-spf: None (protection.outlook.com: celestialaudio.com does not designate permitted sender hosts) dkim-signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mitprod.onmicrosoft.com; s=selector2-mitprod-onmicrosoft-com; h=From:Date:Subject:Message-ID:Content-Type:MIME-Version:X-MS-Exchange-SenderADCheck; bh=ybpq/d8JloaWSpssEDXXgTwOMgX3gb2DlWtrjOMt5T4=; b=Y7f2JEXvWY/R4pStkjrwW+L/a3qId9uRJxOg48nWrTYlERRxwudI7o/ECfdPGtxcPJEw+aDghbvBkhBQ4d+ZS18WjggsXrLdWSScj6SNPvB6cpnn54MzW8rIkrTy1L/4yHoiBuvkJ0c3yoBFYewfaem0MNWFLh9CK3+V2Plkil4= authentication-results: spf=none (sender IP is 184.105.211.35) smtp.mailfrom=celestialaudio.com; mit.edu; dkim=none (message not signed) header.d=none; mit.edu; dmarc=none action=none header.from=celestialaudio.com; user-agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; WOW64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/60.0 SeaMonkey/2.53.8 errors-to: piclist-bounces@mit.edu list-id: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." list-post: x-beenthere: piclist@mit.edu x-mailman-version: 2.1.6 x-topics: [EE] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 I have always heard diodes used in schemes like this to be a "Diode-OR"=20 circuit for DC power combining. FWIW. J foros@arocholl.com wrote: > This is useful definition to know, I wasn't aware of the term > "auctioneering diodes". A few very relevant docs show a design > constraints to account for, just the kind of info I was after. >=20 > Thanks >=20 > Ariel >=20 > On 7/12/2021 10:35 PM, Harold Hallikainen wrote: >>> I've worked on a couple circuits that had multiple supplies. >>> The term I heard used was "auctioneering diodes". >>> A quick google gives ~10k hits and at least the first page seems releva= nt >>> to the discussion. >>> >>> -Denny >> Could the output diode in a typical flyback switcher serve as the >> "auctioneering diode?" >> >> Harold >> >> >> --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .