发明名称 Electronic circuit and method for measuring a load current
摘要 An electronic circuit is described comprising a load, a power supply node, a first transistor coupled between the supply node and the load such that the input at a control terminal of the first transistor controls current flow from the supply node to the load through the first transistor, a current source, a second transistor coupled between the current source and the load such that the input at a control terminal of the second transistor controls current flow from the current source to the load through the second transistor, a control node coupled to the control terminal of the first transistor and the control terminal of the second transistor and a measuring circuit connected to the point of coupling between the current source and the second transistor configured to measure the difference between the current provided by the current source and the current consumed by the second transistor.
申请公布号 US9465055(B2) 申请公布日期 2016.10.11
申请号 US201314037491 申请日期 2013.09.26
申请人 INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 发明人 Hofer Maximilian;Boehm Christoph
分类号 G01R19/00 主分类号 G01R19/00
代理机构 代理人
主权项 1. An electronic circuit comprising a load; a power supply node; a first transistor coupled between the power supply node and the load such that an input at a control terminal of the first transistor controls current flow from the power supply node to the load through the first transistor; a current source; a second transistor coupled between the current source and the load such that the input at a control terminal of the second transistor controls current flow from the current source to the load through the second transistor; a control node coupled to the control terminal of the first transistor and the control terminal of the second transistor; and an amperemeter connected to a point of coupling between the current source and the second transistor configured to measure a difference between a current provided by the current source and the current consumed by the second transistor; and wherein the amperemeter is a comparator configured to compare the difference with a reference current and output a signal indicating whether the difference is higher than the reference current.
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