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Fig. 4. - Simplified fault detection circuit that monitors output voltage and current. The circuit detects faults even if the blocking diode shorts out. The load-sharing signal, which essentially determines which power supplies are providing current to the load, and how much, would be used for current monitoring in real-life N+1 systems
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