Switch mode power converter current sensing apparatus and method
US10041982B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 30, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M3/1582
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are presented for sensing current flowing in a power transistor of a switch mode converter, in which a voltage is sensed across a first field effect transistor connected in a series circuit branch in parallel with the power transistor, and the sensed voltage is used to generate output signal to indicate the current flowing in the power transistor.
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