发明名称 |
Circuit with a temperature protected electronic switch |
摘要 |
A method can be used for driving an electronic switch integrated in a semiconductor body. A first temperature is measured at a first position of the semiconductor body. A temperature propagation is detected in the semiconductor body. The electronic switch is switched off when the temperature at the first position rises above a first threshold that is set dependent on the detected temperature propagation. |
申请公布号 |
US8848330(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.09.30 |
申请号 |
US201113194604 |
申请日期 |
2011.07.29 |
申请人 |
Infineon Technologies Austria AG |
发明人 |
Illing Robert |
分类号 |
H02H5/04;H02H7/22;H03K17/082;H03K17/08 |
主分类号 |
H02H5/04 |
代理机构 |
Slater & Matsil, L.L.P. |
代理人 |
Slater & Matsil, L.L.P. |
主权项 |
1. An electronic circuit, comprising:
an electronic switch integrated in a semiconductor body and having a control terminal; and a drive circuit coupled to the control terminal and comprising a temperature protection circuit, the temperature protection circuit comprising:
a first temperature sensor having a first sensor element located at a first position on the semiconductor body, the first temperature sensor configured to provide a first temperature signal that is representative of a temperature at the first position; anda temperature propagation detection circuit that is configured to continuously detect a temperature difference between two regions in the semiconductor body and that is configured to provide a temperature propagation signal based on the temperature difference; wherein
the temperature protection circuit is configured to switch the electronic switch off, when the temperature at the first position rises above a first threshold;the first threshold is dependent on the temperature propagation signal based on the temperature difference;the temperature propagation detection circuit further comprises a second temperature sensor, the second temperature sensor having a second sensor element located at a second position remote to the first position and the second temperature sensor configured to provide a second temperature signal that is representative of a temperature at the second position;the temperature propagation detection circuit is configured to generate the temperature propagation signal dependent on a difference between the first temperature signal and the second temperature signal; and the temperature protection circuit is configured to decrease the first threshold when the difference between the first temperature signal and the second temperature signal increases and/or when the difference between the first temperature signal and the second temperature signal rises above a temperature difference threshold. |
地址 |
Villach AT |