Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Temperature detection of a power switch based on paired measurements of current and voltage
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Application No.: US17009685Application Date: 2020-09-01
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Publication No.: US10972088B1Publication Date: 2021-04-06
- Inventor: Jens Barrenscheen , Andre Arens
- Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
- Applicant Address: DE Neubiberg
- Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
- Current Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
- Current Assignee Address: DE Neubiberg
- Agency: Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A.
- Main IPC: G01K7/16
- IPC: G01K7/16 ; H03K17/082 ; G01R27/16 ; H03K17/08

Abstract:
This disclosure is directed to circuits and techniques for detecting or responding to temperature of a power switch based on paired measurements of current and voltage. A driver circuit for a power switch may be configured to perform a current measurement and a voltage measurement associated with a temperature-dependent circuit element and control the power switch based at least in part on the current measurement and the voltage measurement. In some examples, the current and voltage measurements may be used to determine the temperature of the power switch.
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