Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Current measurement in a power transistor
- Patent Title (中): 功率晶体管中的电流测量
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Application No.: US13350601Application Date: 2012-01-13
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Publication No.: US08854065B2Publication Date: 2014-10-07
- Inventor: Anton Mauder , Franz Hirler
- Applicant: Anton Mauder , Franz Hirler
- Applicant Address: AT Villach
- Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
- Current Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
- Current Assignee Address: AT Villach
- Agency: Slater & Matsil, L.L.P.
- Main IPC: G01R27/08
- IPC: G01R27/08

Abstract:
A circuit arrangement includes a load transistor and a sense transistor. The first load terminal of the load transistor is coupled to the first load terminal of the sense transistor. A measurement circuit comprising a current source configured to provide a calibration current, the measurement circuit configured to measure a first voltage between the first load terminal and the second load terminal of the sense transistor in the on-state of the sense transistor, to determine a resistance of the sense transistor based on the calibration current and the first voltage, to measure a second voltage between the first load terminal and the second load terminal of the load transistor in the on-state of the load transistor, and to determine a load current through the load transistor based on the resistance of the sense transistor and the second voltage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130181723A1 Current Measurement in a Power Transistor Public/Granted day:2013-07-18
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