Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bi-directional high side current sense measurement
- Patent Title (中): 双向高边电流检测测量
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Application No.: US12788896Application Date: 2010-05-27
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Publication No.: US08237449B2Publication Date: 2012-08-07
- Inventor: Madan G. Rallabandi , Scott C. McLeod
- Applicant: Madan G. Rallabandi , Scott C. McLeod
- Applicant Address: US NY Hauppauge
- Assignee: Standard Microsystems Corporation
- Current Assignee: Standard Microsystems Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Hauppauge
- Agency: Meyertons Hood Kivlin Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.
- Agent Jeffrey C. Hood; Mark K. Brightwell
- Main IPC: G01R31/08
- IPC: G01R31/08

Abstract:
A system for measuring a voltage drop between two nodes in an electrical circuit, comprising a switched capacitor integrator (SCI), a comparator and a counter. The SCI alternately (a) captures charge onto a set of sampling capacitors and (b) selectively accumulates/transfers the charge onto a pair of integration capacitors, where the charge includes a first portion that is based on the voltage drop and a second portion that depends on a digital indicator signal. The comparator generates the digital indicator signal based on whether an analog output of the SCI is positive or negative. The counter counts a number of ones occurring in the digital indicator signal during a measurement interval. At the end of the measurement interval, the count value represents a measure of the voltage drop. Knowing the resistance between the two nodes, the voltage drop may be converted into a current measurement.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110291675A1 Bi-Directional High Side Current Sense Measurement Public/Granted day:2011-12-01
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