THERMAL SENSOR CIRCUIT
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210278287A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-09

    申请号:US17192438

    申请日:2021-03-04

    摘要: An electronic device includes a module that delivers a positive temperature coefficient output voltage at an output terminal. A thermistor includes a first MOS transistor operating in weak inversion mode and having a negative temperature coefficient drain-source resistance and whose source is coupled to the output terminal. A current source coupled to the output terminal operates to impose the drain-source current of the first transistor.

    Thermistor with tunable resistance

    公开(公告)号:US10663355B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-26

    申请号:US15639492

    申请日:2017-06-30

    摘要: A device having a first terminal region and a second terminal region. The first terminal region includes fine-tune (FT) metal stripes that are separated from each other by a first distance along the longitudinal direction. The second terminal region is spaced apart from the first terminal region by at least an inter-terminal distance. The second terminal region includes coarse-tune (CT) metal stripes that are separated from each other by a second distance along the longitudinal direction. The second distance is greater than the first distance, and the inter-terminal distance greater than the second distance. Each of the FT metal stripes may be selected as a first access location, and each of the CT metal stripes may be selected as a second access location. A pair of selected first and second access locations access a sheet resistance defined by a distance therebetween.

    THERMISTOR DRIVE CIRCUIT
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190242759A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-08

    申请号:US16387649

    申请日:2019-04-18

    申请人: DENSO CORPORATION

    发明人: Shogo HIKOSAKA

    摘要: A thermistor drive circuit includes a plurality of driving resistors, at least one current correction resistor, a voltage measurement unit and a controller. The driving resistors are selectively connected to a thermistor for correcting a temperature characteristic of the thermistor whose resistance value changes in accordance with a temperature to be detected. The current correction resistor is selectively connected between a power supply and a ground. The voltage measurement unit measures a terminal voltage of the thermistor. The controller switches connection states of the driving resistors according to the terminal voltage. When switching the connection states of the driving resistors, the controller also switches a connection state of the current correction resistor to suppress a fluctuation of a power supply current before and after the switching of the connection states of the driving resistors.

    TEMPERATURE DETECTION CIRCUIT
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190033142A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-31

    申请号:US16069589

    申请日:2017-01-27

    IPC分类号: G01K7/25 G03G15/20

    摘要: To provide a temperature detection circuit that can detect the high-temperature anomaly of a fuser roller or the like with high accuracy over a wider range of temperature. The temperature detection circuit includes a differential output detection circuit portion C1 having a detection thermistor and a compensation thermistor configured to amplify a difference between an output of the detection thermistor and an output of the compensation thermistor and to detect it as a first differential output; a second differential amplifier portion C2 configured to amplify a difference between the first differential output and the output of the compensation thermistor and to output it as a second differential output; and an AD converter portion C3 configured to convert the output of the compensation thermistor and the second differential output into digital values.

    THERMISTOR WITH TUNABLE RESISTANCE
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190003900A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-03

    申请号:US15639492

    申请日:2017-06-30

    IPC分类号: G01K7/25 G01K7/22 G01K7/02

    摘要: A device having a first terminal region and a second terminal region. The first terminal region includes fine-tune (FT) metal stripes that are separated from each other by a first distance along the longitudinal direction. The second terminal region is spaced apart from the first terminal region by at least an inter-terminal distance. The second terminal region includes coarse-tune (CT) metal stripes that are separated from each other by a second distance along the longitudinal direction. The second distance is greater than the first distance, and the inter-terminal distance greater than the second distance. Each of the FT metal stripes may be selected as a first access location, and each of the CT metal stripes may be selected as a second access location. A pair of selected first and second access locations access a sheet resistance defined by a distance therebetween.

    INTERFACE DEVICE AND INTERFACE TEMPERATURE MONITORING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20180307256A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-25

    申请号:US15925589

    申请日:2018-03-19

    IPC分类号: G05D23/24 G01K7/25 H01C7/04

    摘要: An interface device includes: at least one configuration channel terminal for communicating configuration information, wherein whether the interface device itself is in connection and whether the interface device itself is at a high voltage side or a low voltage side are determined according to a voltage or current status at the configuration channel terminal; a multi-functional transmission line, which includes a thermistor; and a temperature monitor circuit, coupled to the multi-functional transmission line, for sensing a temperature status to generate a temperature sensing signal. When two interface devices are connected with each other, the thermistor and the temperature monitor circuit can be located together in one of the interface devices or separately located in different interface devices.

    Temperature detecting circuit
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09618395B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-11

    申请号:US14072790

    申请日:2013-11-06

    IPC分类号: G01K7/22 G01K7/25

    CPC分类号: G01K7/22 G01K7/25

    摘要: A temperature detecting circuit includes a first thermistor, a second thermistor, a first pull-up resistor, a second pull-up resistor, and a controller. The controller is configured to sense a temperature based on a voltage signal from the first thermistor if a temperature corresponding to a voltage signal from one of the first thermistor and the second thermistor is below a threshold temperature. The controller is configured to sense a temperature based on a voltage signal from the second thermistor if a temperature corresponding to a voltage signal from one of the first thermistor and the second thermistor is higher than or equal to the threshold temperature. A resistance Ra of the first thermistor, a resistance Rb of the second thermistor, a resistance Rc of the first pull-up resistor, and a resistance Rd of the second pull-up resistor have a relationship expressed by Ra Rd.