Circuit control device, circuit system, switch state detection circuit and vehicle
US9461460B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 28, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02H5/04
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A circuit control device for controlling power consumption of a plurality of circuit units includes a monitoring unit configured to monitor whether a detection temperature of each of the circuit units meets a predetermined overheat condition, and an overheat protection unit configured to execute an overheat protection operation when the overheat condition is met in any one of the circuit units, wherein the overheat protection operation is an operation to reduce power consumption of an overheat unit meeting the overheat condition, among the circuit units, and a neighbor unit disposed near the overheat unit.
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