Radiation induced fault self-protecting circuits and architectures

Circuit, adapted for recovery from and/preventing of radiation induced faults, comprising a main circuit;

• power supply means to connect said main circuit to power lines;
• and
• communication connect means to connect said main circuit to communication means, characterized in that the circuit further being provided with first protection means comprising:
• a means for detecting occurrence of such radiation induced faults;
• one or more switching means, provided in between either said power supply means or said communication connect means and said main circuit to disconnect therefrom and reconnect thereto respectively in case of occurrence of such radiation induced faults or action to prevent occurrence thereof upon reception of a control signal generated by use of said fault occurrence detection and maintained to ensure that said disconnection is sufficiently long for all the voltages, measured with respect to system ground, to drop to zero, while ensuring that no current flows through the device thereby removing said radiation induced faults.