Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Current sensing system and method
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Application No.: US14666326Application Date: 2015-03-24
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Publication No.: US09709603B2Publication Date: 2017-07-18
- Inventor: Bruce Ferguson
- Applicant: Microsemi Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Aliso Viejo
- Assignee: Microsemi Corporation
- Current Assignee: Microsemi Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Aliso Viejo
- Agent Simon Kahn
- Main IPC: G01R27/08
- IPC: G01R27/08 ; G01R27/26 ; G01R1/30 ; G01R19/00 ; G05G1/40 ; H03F3/45 ; H03F3/217 ; H03F3/343 ; H03F3/68

Abstract:
A current sensing system constituted of: an impedance element; a switching network arranged to alternately couple a first end of the impedance element between a supply voltage and return, the impedance element arranged to develop a voltage there across reflecting a current flow to a load coupled to the second end of the impedance element; a first stage amplifier, a first and second input thereof respectively coupled to the first and second end of the impedance element, a power supply input thereof coupled to a voltage greater than the supply voltage and a return thereof coupled to the first end of the impedance element, the amplifier having a first and second output, the potential difference reflecting the impedance element voltage times a first stage gain; and a second stage amplifier, a first and second input thereof respectively coupled to a first and second output of the first stage amplifier.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150276812A1 CURRENT SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2015-10-01
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