Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Safety and protection of systems and devices – With specific current responsive fault sensor
Patent
1991-03-20
1992-03-17
Prenty, Mark
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Safety and protection of systems and devices
With specific current responsive fault sensor
357 41, 357 46, 357 51, 361 87, 361 93, H01L 2910, H01L 2702, H02H 318, H02H 902
Patent
active
050973029
ABSTRACT:
In a power MOS-type semiconductor device with a current detection terminal, a first number of main MOSFET elements are connected to one another in parallel, and a second number of detection MOSFET elements are similarly connected to one another. First and second terminals of the main and detection MOSFET elements are commonly connected. A third terminal of one of the detection MOSFET element is used as the current detection terminal. The current or voltage measured at this detection terminal is substantially proportional to the ratio of the first number to the second number. To this end, the parasitic resistance in the device is increased so as to inhibit a leak current from flowing therethrough. Moreover, the ON resistance of each of the detection MOSFET elements is designed to be lower than that of a main MOSFET element by an amount which is a function of the first number and the detection resistance connected to the current detection terminal.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4783690 (1988-11-01), Walden et al.
Fujihira Tatsuhiko
Nishimura Takeyoshi
Fuji Electric & Co., Ltd.
Prenty Mark
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