Electronic – What does “(+5V=5, +/-5V=10)” mean in the context of op amp supply voltage

There are two solutions for this problem -

1)Use two transformers - one for 60VAC and other for 9VAC

2)Make a custom transformer having two secondary coils - one for 60VAC and other for 9VAC. This is a single transformer with 2 wires on primary side and 4 wires on secondary side(two for 60VAC and two for 9VAC)

There are solutions for splitting AC. But are costly. Best solution is to use transformers.

I have also faced a similar situation in building audio amplifiers where the power amplifier needs 22V and the filter circuit needs 12 volts and the solution was to build a custom transformer (since 22V was not a standard transformer rating).

First, you should use a comparator if you want to do comparisons.

Choose one with a switching time substantially less than what you want the overall switching time of the circuit to be (with 1 ms spec, you should be able to choose almost any of them).

Second, choose one that can drive enough output current to pull the FET gate full swing quickly enough. On chat, you mentioned the DMG9M65CT, whose datasheet gives a gate capacitance of 2.3 nF. To switch this by 5 V in 1 ms requires about 10 uA of current. Again, you should have no problems finding a comparator that can do this. (Your problem would be harder if you wanted to switch in less than a microsecond, for example).

Third, choose whichever comparator has the lowest price, is available for immediate delivery, has the package you want, comes from a vendor you trust, etc.

Final note, remember that many comparators have open drain outputs. That means they can only pull their output low. You'll need to have a pull-up resistor to pull the output high when it should be high. Choose the highest-value pull-up resistor that gives an adequately fast switching time for the low-high transitions. With a 15 V positive supply available, this could be as high as 50 kohms, but if your available supply is not very much above 5 V, you might need a much lower value.