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Integrated protection devices with monitoring of electrical characteristics

  • US 10,559,559 B2
  • Filed: 05/17/2017
  • Issued: 02/11/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device comprising:

  • a switching mechanism capable of being coupled between a power supply and a device, the switching mechanism configured to have an on state in which the power supply is coupled to the device or an off state in which the power supply is de-coupled from the device, the on state allowing current to pass from the power supply to the device along a current path; and

    a controller including;

    a current measuring mechanism having one or more current sensing inputs coupled to sense a current at the current path, anda power measuring mechanism having;

    one or more current sensing inputs coupled to sense the current at the current path, and a voltage sensing input coupled to sense a voltage at a node between the switching mechanism and the device, the power measuring mechanism configured to measure a power based on the sensed current and the sensed voltage,the controller operatively coupled to cause the switching mechanism to have the off state in which the power supply is de-coupled from the device responsive to one or more events indicative of a system fault condition, the one or more events including the sensed current meeting or exceeding a current threshold and the measured power meeting or exceeding a designated power threshold, the current threshold being adjustable in relation to changes in the sensed voltage to maintain the designated power threshold, the controller integrated with the switching mechanism on a chip.

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