Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ground fault detection circuit, abnormality detection circuit, light emitting device, vehicle
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Application No.: US15824315Application Date: 2017-11-28
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Publication No.: US10426013B2Publication Date: 2019-09-24
- Inventor: Yoshiyuki Nakatani , Shinsuke Takagimoto
- Applicant: Rohm Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: JP Kyoto
- Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kyoto
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Priority: JP2016-094818 20160510
- Main IPC: H05B33/08
- IPC: H05B33/08

Abstract:
A ground fault detection circuit includes an input portion, and a ground fault determination unit. The input portion inputs an anode voltage of a series connection unit constituted of a plurality of light emission elements. When an anode voltage of the series connection unit input by the input portion is lower than or equal to a predetermined value less than a product of an on-resistance of the short-circuit switch disposed in parallel to each of the light emission elements and current supplied to the series connection unit, the ground fault determination unit determines that a ground fault has occurred without the short-circuit switch in a ground fault path.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180146523A1 GROUND FAULT DETECTION CIRCUIT, ABNORMALITY DETECTION CIRCUIT, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2018-05-24
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