Magnetic sensor apparatus and current sensor apparatus
First Claim
1. A current sensor apparatus comprising:
- a current path through which a current serving as a measurement target flows;
a magnetic sensor apparatus that is arranged corresponding to the current path and detects a magnetic field generated according to the current serving as the measurement target, the magnetic sensor apparatus comprising;
a magnetic sensor element;
an amplifying section that amplifies and outputs an output of the magnetic sensor element; and
a plurality of detecting sections,a threshold value generating circuit that generates an upper threshold value and a lower threshold value,wherein each of the plurality of detecting sections includes;
a set of (i) a comparing section that compares the output of the magnetic sensor element or an output of the amplifying section to a threshold value and (ii) a delaying section that delays and outputs a comparison result output by the comparing section, andthe comparing section of a first detecting section compares the output of the magnetic sensor element or the output of the amplifying section to a first threshold value,the comparing section of a second detecting section compares the output of the magnetic sensor element or the output of the amplifying section to a second threshold value that differs from the first threshold value, andthe delaying section of the first detecting section has a different delay amount than the delaying section of the second detecting section,wherein the comparing section of each detecting section includes;
a first comparing circuit that compares the output of the magnetic sensor element or the output of the amplifying section to the upper threshold value,a second comparing circuit that compares the output of the magnetic sensor element or the output of the amplifying section to the lower threshold value, and a logic circuit that is connected to the first comparing circuit and the second comparing circuit, and outputs a signal indicating whether the output of the magnetic sensor element or the output of the amplifying section exceeds the upper threshold value and whether the output of the magnetic sensor element or the output of the amplifying section is below the lower threshold value based on an output of the first comparing circuit and an output of the second comparing circuit, andwherein the magnetic sensor apparatus is implemented in a package that includes a first output terminal outputting an output signal of the amplifying section as a first output that is a magnetic field detection signal corresponding to a magnitude of the generated magnetic field, and one or more second output terminals that each output an output signal of a delaying section among the plurality of delaying sections as a second output that is a sensing signal that when the generated magnetic field is outside of a reference range provides notification to a control apparatus that detects an abnormality based on the sensing signal.
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Abstract
A sensor apparatus adjusts output timings of a detection signal and a sensing signal for sensing an abnormality in the detection signal. Provided is a magnetic sensor apparatus comprising a magnetic sensor element, an amplifying section that amplifies and outputs an output of the magnetic sensor element, a plurality of comparing sections that compare the output of the magnetic sensor element or an output of the amplifying section to a threshold value, and a plurality of delaying sections that each delay and output a comparison result output by a corresponding comparing section among the plurality of comparing sections. Also provided is a current sensor apparatus including a current path through which a current serving as a measurement target flows and a magnetic sensor apparatus that is arranged corresponding to the current path and detects a magnetic field generated according to the current serving as the measurement target.
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21 Claims
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1. A current sensor apparatus comprising:
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a current path through which a current serving as a measurement target flows; a magnetic sensor apparatus that is arranged corresponding to the current path and detects a magnetic field generated according to the current serving as the measurement target, the magnetic sensor apparatus comprising; a magnetic sensor element; an amplifying section that amplifies and outputs an output of the magnetic sensor element; and a plurality of detecting sections, a threshold value generating circuit that generates an upper threshold value and a lower threshold value, wherein each of the plurality of detecting sections includes; a set of (i) a comparing section that compares the output of the magnetic sensor element or an output of the amplifying section to a threshold value and (ii) a delaying section that delays and outputs a comparison result output by the comparing section, and the comparing section of a first detecting section compares the output of the magnetic sensor element or the output of the amplifying section to a first threshold value, the comparing section of a second detecting section compares the output of the magnetic sensor element or the output of the amplifying section to a second threshold value that differs from the first threshold value, and the delaying section of the first detecting section has a different delay amount than the delaying section of the second detecting section, wherein the comparing section of each detecting section includes; a first comparing circuit that compares the output of the magnetic sensor element or the output of the amplifying section to the upper threshold value, a second comparing circuit that compares the output of the magnetic sensor element or the output of the amplifying section to the lower threshold value, and a logic circuit that is connected to the first comparing circuit and the second comparing circuit, and outputs a signal indicating whether the output of the magnetic sensor element or the output of the amplifying section exceeds the upper threshold value and whether the output of the magnetic sensor element or the output of the amplifying section is below the lower threshold value based on an output of the first comparing circuit and an output of the second comparing circuit, and wherein the magnetic sensor apparatus is implemented in a package that includes a first output terminal outputting an output signal of the amplifying section as a first output that is a magnetic field detection signal corresponding to a magnitude of the generated magnetic field, and one or more second output terminals that each output an output signal of a delaying section among the plurality of delaying sections as a second output that is a sensing signal that when the generated magnetic field is outside of a reference range provides notification to a control apparatus that detects an abnormality based on the sensing signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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