Electricity: measuring and testing – Measuring – testing – or sensing electricity – per se – Magnetic saturation
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-30
2006-05-30
Smith, Zandra V. (Department: 2829)
Electricity: measuring and testing
Measuring, testing, or sensing electricity, per se
Magnetic saturation
Reexamination Certificate
active
07053600
ABSTRACT:
A current sensor has a Hall element, a differential amplifier that amplifying an output voltage of the Hall element, thus producing a sensor output voltage, and a compensation circuit that compensates for variation in offset voltage of the current sensor. The compensation circuit has a plurality of series-connected diodes each exhibiting specific temperature characteristics based on a gradient of an approximated straight line given by a relationship between a residual Hall voltage of the Hall element at a given temperature and a rate of change in the residual Hall voltage due to temperature change, to produce a compensation voltage in accordance with the temperature characteristics. The compensation voltage is added to the output voltage of the Hall element and input to the differential amplifier.
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Jacobson & Holman PLLC
Smith Zandra V.
Velez Roberto
Victor Company of Japan, LTD
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