Method and apparatus for high current measurement
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1. An apparatus comprises:
- a printed circuit board (PCB);
a current sensor coupled to the printed circuit board, the current sensor including a first conductor portion to carry a first current to be measured by the current sensor;
a second conductor portion to carry a second current;
wherein the first conductor portion and the second conductor portion form a current divider to divide a third current;
wherein the current sensor includes one or more input terminals to receive the first current from the PCB and one or more output terminals to supply the first current to the PCB; and
wherein the second conductor is directly electrically connected to at least one of the one or more input terminals and at least one of the one or more output terminals.
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Abstract
In order to extend the measurement range of a current sensor, a current divider is formed by a first conductor formed in a current sensor that is mounted on a printed circuit board and a second conductor on the printed circuit board that electrically shorts at least one input terminal of the current sensor to at least one output terminal of the current sensor. The input terminal of the current sensor supplies the current to be measured to the first conductor and the output terminal supplies the measured current back to the printed circuit board.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprises:
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a printed circuit board (PCB); a current sensor coupled to the printed circuit board, the current sensor including a first conductor portion to carry a first current to be measured by the current sensor; a second conductor portion to carry a second current; wherein the first conductor portion and the second conductor portion form a current divider to divide a third current; wherein the current sensor includes one or more input terminals to receive the first current from the PCB and one or more output terminals to supply the first current to the PCB; and wherein the second conductor is directly electrically connected to at least one of the one or more input terminals and at least one of the one or more output terminals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for measuring a current comprising:
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dividing a first current in a current divider formed by a first conductor of a current sensor and a second conductor of a printed circuit board, the second conductor being directly connected to at least one input terminal of the current sensor and at least one output terminal of the current sensor, the dividing forming a second and third current, the first conductor receiving the second current from the at least one input terminal and supplying the second current to the at least one output terminal of the current sensor, the second conductor receiving the third current; and measuring in the current sensor, the second current in the first conductor. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a current divider formed by a first conductor in a package of a current sensor and a second conductor on a printed circuit board that electrically shorts at least one input terminal of the current sensor to at least one output terminal of the current sensor, the second conductor being directly electrically connected to the at least one input terminal and the at least one output terminal; wherein the at least one input terminal of the current sensor is coupled to supply current to be measured to the first conductor and the at least one output terminal is coupled to supply the measured current to the printed circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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