Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Current-based temperature measurement devices and methods
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Application No.: US16176118Application Date: 2018-10-31
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Publication No.: US11187593B2Publication Date: 2021-11-30
- Inventor: James E. Bartling
- Applicant: Microchip Technology Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US AZ Chandler
- Assignee: Microchip Technology Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Microchip Technology Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US AZ Chandler
- Agency: Slayden Grubert Beard PLLC
- Main IPC: G01K7/00
- IPC: G01K7/00 ; G01K7/34 ; G01K1/02 ; G05F3/10

Abstract:
A Proportional-To-Absolute-Temperature (PTAT) current source is used for high-resolution temperature measurement. The PTAT current source is coupled to a capacitor for a fixed amount of time so as to charge the capacitor to a voltage which is proportional to the current applied to the capacitor, and thus proportional to the temperature. The voltage on the capacitor is measured, and a temperature is calculated or determined from the measured voltage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190128748A1 CURRENT-BASED TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT DEVICES AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2019-05-02
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