- Patent Title: Bidirectional flat clamp device with shared voltage sensor circuit
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Application No.: US16178796Application Date: 2018-11-02
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Publication No.: US11196248B2Publication Date: 2021-12-07
- Inventor: Zhao Fang , Mark Benjamin Welty
- Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Applicant Address: US TX Dallas
- Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Dallas
- Agent Michelle F. Murray; Charles A. Brill; Frank D. Cimino
- Main IPC: H02H9/04
- IPC: H02H9/04 ; G01R19/165 ; H02H9/00

Abstract:
A bidirectional flat clamp device includes a first device node and a second device node. The bidirectional flat clamp device also includes a first switch and a second switch coupled in series between the first and second device nodes. The bidirectional flat clamp device also includes at least one switch driver coupled to the first and second switches. The bidirectional flat clamp device also includes a first current path between the first and second device nodes, the first current path having a first diode, a voltage sensor circuit, and a second diode. The bidirectional flat clamp device also includes a second current path between the first and second device nodes, the second current path having a third diode, the voltage sensor circuit, and a fourth diode.
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