摘要 |
A sensor circuit for monitoring the operation of a fan in an electronic device includes a current sensor that produces a voltage signal proportional to the magnitude of the current flowing through the fan. The proportional voltage signal is filtered to extract an rms dc signal that then is compared with a minimum and maximum voltage threshold in two voltage comparators. If the voltage of the filtered signal exceeds the maximum threshold value, or is less than the minimum threshold value, a fan failure signal is generated and transmitted to an external monitoring unit. The sensor circuit can be implemented with a standard two-wire fan and interface connector. |