APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFICATION WITH TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT RESISTIVE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A temperature sensing circuit comprising:
- a temperature sensing element; and
a voltage clamping network connected in parallel to the temperature sensing element, the voltage clamping network configured to limit a voltage across the voltage clamping network to an identification voltage range when the voltage is greater than or equal to a lower voltage of the identification voltage range.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method provide device identification and temperature sensing of a device with a temperature sensing circuit (TSC) within the device. The TSC includes a temperature sensing element (TSE) connected in parallel with a voltage clamping network (VCN) that limits the voltage across the TSE to an identification voltage within an identification voltage range when the voltage is greater than or equal to a lower voltage of the identification voltage range. When a voltage below the lower range is applied to the TSC, the VCN appears as an open circuit and the resistance of the TSC corresponds to temperature. For cost or other concerns, a first TSC may omit the VCN to provide a maximum identification voltage and other TSCs may include VCNs with lower identification voltage ranges.
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20 Claims
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1. A temperature sensing circuit comprising:
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a temperature sensing element; and a voltage clamping network connected in parallel to the temperature sensing element, the voltage clamping network configured to limit a voltage across the voltage clamping network to an identification voltage range when the voltage is greater than or equal to a lower voltage of the identification voltage range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A temperature measuring and identification (TMID) device comprising:
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a voltage source connected to a detection port through a limiting resistor; a current source connected to the detection port; and a controller configured to identify a temperature measuring circuit connected to the detection port from a plurality of temperature measuring circuits based on a first measured voltage at the detection port when the voltage source provides an output voltage resulting in a first measured voltage above an upper voltage of a temperature measuring voltage range and configured to determine a temperature of the temperature sensing circuit based on a second measured voltage at the detection port when the voltage source is off. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device identification system comprising:
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a plurality of temperature sensing circuits, at least some of the temperature sensing circuits comprising a temperature sensing element and a voltage clamping network connected in parallel to the temperature sensing element, the voltage clamping network configured to limit a voltage at a connector to an identification voltage range when the voltage is greater than or equal to a lower voltage of the identification voltage range; and a temperature measuring and identification (TMID) device having a detection port configured to connect the connector of each of the plurality of temperature sensing circuits, the TMID device comprising; a voltage source connected to a detection port through a limiting resistor; a current source connected to the detection port; and a controller configured to identify a connected temperature measuring circuit connected to the detection port from the plurality of temperature measuring circuits based on a first measured voltage at the detection port when the voltage source provides an output voltage resulting in a first measured voltage above an upper voltage of a temperature measuring voltage range and configured to determine a temperature of the connected temperature sensing circuit based on a second measured voltage at the detection port when the voltage source is off. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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