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Electronic fuse

  • US 9,979,180 B2
  • Filed: 10/20/2014
  • Issued: 05/22/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device comprising:

  • a switching element,an integrated sensor arranged to provide a signal, anda separate electronic fuse that is arrangedto receive the signal from the integrated sensor,to determine a fuse condition based on the signal and based on at least one fuse characteristic, andto trigger a fuse event in case the fuse condition is met,wherein the electronic fuse comprises both a software entity and a hardware entity, and wherein the software entity and the hardware entity monitor each other and provide separate output signals to a processing logic that controls the switching element to safeguard a load in a redundant manner.

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