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Hall effect current sensor system packaging

US6426617B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 28, 1999
Grant dateJul 30, 2002
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Expiry dateSep 28, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K1/141
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A Hall effect current sensor system for use in, for example, a relay. The system also includes a core having a central opening for receiving the conductor therethrough. The core further includes a gap sized to receive a Hall generator. The Hall generator and the core are mounted to a first printed circuit board. This circuit board also has an opening to receive the conductor therethrough. The first printed circuit board is electrically and mechanically connected to a second printed circuit board by a board-in-board connection.

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