-
公开(公告)号:US20230400537A1
公开(公告)日:2023-12-14
申请号:US17806336
申请日:2022-06-10
Applicant: Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
Inventor: Rémy Lassalle-Balier , Alexander Latham
CPC classification number: G01R33/098 , G01R15/205 , G01R33/091
Abstract: In one aspect, a magnetic field current sensor includes an annihilation detector. The annihilation detector includes an annihilation bridge that includes magnetoresistance elements. The annihilation detector also includes a current bridge that includes at least two of the magnetoresistance elements, a first comparator configured to compare an output signal from the annihilation bridge and a second comparator configured to compare an output signal from the current bridge. An output of the annihilation detector indicates whether an annihilation exists in one or more of the magnetoresistance elements using at least one of the outputs signals of the first and second comparators.
-
公开(公告)号:US20230375644A1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-23
申请号:US18366148
申请日:2023-08-07
Applicant: Allegro MicroSystems, LLC , Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
Inventor: Alexander Latham , Claude Fermon , Jason Boudreau , Myriam Pannetier-Lecoeur , Bryan Cadugan , Hernán D. Romero
Abstract: A magnetic field sensor includes a first coil responsive to a first AC coil drive signal having a first frequency, a magnetic field sensing element responsive to a sensing element drive signal and configured to simultaneously detect a directly coupled magnetic field generated by the first coil and a reflected magnetic field generated by an eddy current induced in a conductive target by the first coil, the conductive target disposed proximate to the magnetic field sensing element, the magnetic field sensing element further configured to generate a magnetic field signal, a second coil responsive to a second AC coil drive signal having a second frequency that is the same as the first frequency and current sensing circuitry configured to measure a magnitude of the second AC coil drive signal that causes the magnetic field signal to be approximately zero.
-
公开(公告)号:US11800813B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-24
申请号:US16887045
申请日:2020-05-29
Applicant: Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
Inventor: Alexander Latham , Natasha Healey
CPC classification number: H10N50/80 , G01R15/207 , G01R19/0092 , G01R33/06 , H01L25/16
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing a high isolation current sensor. In embodiments, a current sensor includes a leadframe having a current conductor first portion and a second portion, a magnetic field sensing element positioned in relation to the current conductor for detecting a magnetic generated by current flow through the current conductor, and a die supported by at least a portion of the first and/or second portions of the leadframe, wherein the first portion of the lead frame includes an isolation region aligned with a first edge of the die. In embodiments, a current sensor includes SOI processing and features to enhance active layer isolation.
-
公开(公告)号:US20230258515A1
公开(公告)日:2023-08-17
申请号:US17651265
申请日:2022-02-16
Applicant: Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
Inventor: Till-Jonas Ostermann , Alexander Latham
Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for differential magnetic field torque sensors that include first and second magnetic targets for coupling to one or more rotatable shafts. The magnetic targets can include multipole ring magnets having a plurality of alternating magnetic domains. First and second differential magnetic field angular position sensors positioned proximate to the magnetic targets produce angular position of the targets and a processing unit is operative to receive an angular position from each of the first and second differential magnetic field angular position sensors and determine a difference between the angular positions. The difference corresponds to an angle between the targets, and the processing unit is operative to calculate, based on the angle, a torque applied to the one or more rotatable shafts.
-
公开(公告)号:US11662260B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-30
申请号:US17466202
申请日:2021-09-03
Applicant: Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
Inventor: Alexander Latham , Hernán D. Romero
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for linear inductive torque sensing that may include transmitting an AC magnetic field with a transmit coil toward a conductive target and receiving a field reflected by the conductive target with a receive coil, wherein the conductive target comprises first and second targets positioned with respect to each other and each shaped to linearly increase or decrease an amount of conductive area of the conductive target due to relative movement of the first and second targets which changes an amount of the field reflected by the conductive target. A signal from the receive coil can be processed to determine a relative position of the first and second targets corresponding to an amount of torque on an elongate member connected to the first and second targets. In other embodiments, a change in inductance of the transmit coil is measured to determine relative target position.
-
公开(公告)号:US20220283200A1
公开(公告)日:2022-09-08
申请号:US17189480
申请日:2021-03-02
Applicant: Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
Inventor: Andreas P. Friedrich , Loïc André Messier , Alexander Latham
Abstract: According to some embodiments, a device includes: a magnetic field current sensor magnetically coupled to a conductor and configured to generate a magnetic field signal having a magnitude responsive to a current flowing through the conductor; a shunt interface having first and second input terminals electrically coupled to ends of a shunt disposed along the conductor, the shunt interface configured to generate a shunt signal having a magnitude responsive to the current flowing through the conductor; and a diagnostic circuit configured to receive the magnetic field signal and the shunt signal and to generate a fault signal based on a comparison between the magnitude of the magnetic field signal and the magnitude of the shunt signal.
-
公开(公告)号:US11320496B2
公开(公告)日:2022-05-03
申请号:US16827951
申请日:2020-03-24
Applicant: Allegro MicroSystems, LLC , COMMISSARIAT À L'ÉNERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ÉNERGIES ALTERNATIVES
Inventor: Alexander Latham , Claude Fermon , Gerardo A. Monreal , Alejandro Gabriel Milesi
IPC: G01R33/00 , G01R33/025 , G01R33/028 , G01R33/06 , G01R33/07 , G01D5/14 , G01D5/20 , G01B7/30 , H01F5/04
Abstract: Apparatus includes a first portion of conductive material having varying response to a generated magnetic field along a length of the conductive material, wherein the first portion of conductive material produces a varying eddy current and a varying reflected magnetic field, in response to the generated magnetic field. The apparatus further includes one or more reference portions of conductive material having a relatively invariable response to the generated magnetic field, wherein the reference portion of conductive material produces a relatively invariable eddy current and a relatively invariable reflected magnetic field in response to the generated magnetic field.
-
公开(公告)号:US20210376227A1
公开(公告)日:2021-12-02
申请号:US16887045
申请日:2020-05-29
Applicant: Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
Inventor: Alexander Latham , Natasha Healey
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing a high isolation current sensor. In embodiments, a current sensor includes a leadframe having a current conductor first portion and a second portion, a magnetic field sensing element positioned in relation to the current conductor for detecting a magnetic generated by current flow through the current conductor, and a die supported by at least a portion of the first and/or second portions of the leadframe, wherein the first portion of the lead frame includes an isolation region aligned with a first edge of the die. In embodiments, a current sensor includes SOI processing and features to enhance active layer isolation.
-
公开(公告)号:US11143732B2
公开(公告)日:2021-10-12
申请号:US15901135
申请日:2018-02-21
Applicant: Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
Inventor: Hernán D. Romero , Alexander Latham
Abstract: A magnetic field sensor comprises a first coil configured to generate a magnetic field having a first frequency and induce a reflected magnetic field from a target. A second coil configured to generate a diagnostic magnetic field having a second frequency is included. The diagnostic magnetic field is configured not to induce a reflected magnetic field from the target that is measurable by the magnetic field sensor. At least two magnetic field sensing elements detect the reflected magnetic field and the diagnostic magnetic field and generate a signal representing the reflected magnetic field and the diagnostic magnetic field. A processing circuit is coupled to the at least two magnetic field sensing elements and configured to receive the signal, extract a diagnostic magnetic field portion of the signal representing the diagnostic magnetic field, and generate an error signal if a fault is detected.
-
100.
公开(公告)号:US11085952B2
公开(公告)日:2021-08-10
申请号:US16578767
申请日:2019-09-23
Applicant: Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
Inventor: Bryan Cadugan , Rémy Lassalle-Balier , Alexander Latham , Paolo Campiglio , Noémie Belin
Abstract: A current sensor can indirectly measure a sensed current by directly measuring static perturbing AC magnetic fields with magnetoresistance elements, the perturbing magnetic fields generated by perturbing coils. The sensed current can be indirectly measured by modulating or changing sensitivities of the magnetoresistance elements in a way that is directly related to the sensed current.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-