发明名称 |
Generation of a diagnostic signal when the current through a power transistor reaches a level close to a limit current. |
摘要 |
<p>A diagnostic signal, indicative of the reaching of a predefined level, lower than a fixed maximum limit value, by the current flowing through a power transistor, is generated while employing a single comparator of a reference voltage with the voltage present across a sensing resistance, thus preventing problems arising from different offset characteristics of distinct comparators. By the use of current mirrors, the generation of a diagnostic signal when the current reaches a level that can be fixed very close to the limiting value, may be reliably triggered, irrespectively of the offset characteristic of the single comparator employed. <IMAGE></p> |
申请公布号 |
EP0655553(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
1995.05.31 |
申请号 |
EP19930830473 |
申请日期 |
1993.11.29 |
申请人 |
SGS-THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.;CONSORZIO PER LA RICERCA SULLA MICROELETTRONICA NEL MEZZOGIORNO |
发明人 |
PALARA, SERGIO;SUERI, STEFANO |
分类号 |
G01R31/26;F02P3/05;G01R19/165;H03K17/08;H03K17/64;(IPC1-7):F02P3/04 |
主分类号 |
G01R31/26 |
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