Patent ID: 6687104
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: H02H

Abstract:
A method for detecting faults in an electrical system having a plurality of control lines and an error indicator line, wherein the error indicator line indicates that there is a fault present on at least one of the plurality of control lines, the method comprising:(a) determining whether the error indicator line is indicating that a fault is present; (b) deactivating one of the plurality of control lines when the error indicator line is indicating that a fault is present; (c) re-determining whether the error flag line is indicating a fault is present; (d) determining that a fault is present on the deactivated control line when the error flag line indicates that a fault is not present; (e) re-activating the deactivated control line when the error flag line indicates that the fault is still present; and (f) repeating steps (a) through (e) until the control line having a fault is identified.