Magnetic sensor integrated circuit, motor assembly and application device

• US 10,305,400 B2
• Filed: 04/19/2017
• Issued: 05/28/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2016
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Johnson Electric International AG (Johnson Electric Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Johnson Electric International AG (Johnson Electric Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Cai, Guang Jie, Wong, Chun Fai
• Primary Examiner(s): Santana, Eduardo Colon
• Assistant Examiner(s): Agared, Gabriel
• Application Number:
  US15/491,254
• Publication Number:
  US 20170310253A1
• Time in Patent Office: 769 Days
• Field of Search: 31840038
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 33/0082 Compensation, e.g. compensating for temperature changes
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 33/07 Hall effect devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 11/215 Magnetic effect devices, e.g. Hall-effect or magneto-resistive elements

Abstract

A magnetic sensor integrated circuit is provided, which includes: a magnetic sensing element to detect change in an external magnetic field to output a magnetic field sensing signal; a signal processor to process the magnetic field sensing signal and output a magnetic field detection signal; and a current source generator to output a constant current to the magnetic sensing element. The constant current is not influenced by a temperature.

Claims

1. A magnetic sensor integrated circuit, comprising:

a magnetic sensing element detecting a polarity of an external magnetic field and outputting a magnetic field sensing signal;

a signal processor processing the magnetic field sensing signal and outputting a magnetic field detection signal; and

a current source generator outputting a constant current, which is not influenced by a temperature, to the magnetic sensing element, wherein the current source generator comprises a voltage source, at least one ordinary resistor connected in series to the voltage source and a temperature compensating resistor connected to the voltage source, and the voltage source outputs the constant current to the magnetic sensing element via the temperature compensating resistor, and outputs at least one current to the signal processor via the at least one ordinary resistor;

wherein the at least one ordinary resistor is connected with the temperature compensating resistor in parallel;

wherein the sensitivity of the magnetic sensing element is substantially maintained as a temperature changes when being driven by the constant current.

2. The magnetic sensor integrated circuit according to claim 1, wherein the voltage source is a bandgap reference voltage source which converts a direct current voltage and output a reference voltage.

3. The magnetic sensor integrated circuit according to claim 1, wherein the temperature compensating resistor comprises a positive temperature coefficient compensating resistor and a negative temperature coefficient compensating resistor connected in series.

4. The magnetic sensor integrated circuit according to claim 3, wherein the positive temperature coefficient compensating resistor is a first doping type of polysilicon resistor, and the negative temperature coefficient compensating resistor is a second doping type of polysilicon resistor.

5. The magnetic sensor integrated circuit according to claim 2, wherein the bandgap reference voltage source is a bipolar junction transistor core circuit.

6. The magnetic sensor integrated circuit according to claim 5, wherein the bipolar junction transistor core circuit comprises at least two triodes.

7. The magnetic sensor integrated circuit according to claim 1, wherein the signal processor comprises:

an amplifier amplifying the magnetic field sensing signal;

a switched capacitor filter sampling and filtering the magnetic sensing signal to eliminate a deviation signal; and

an analog-to-digital converter converting a filtered signal processed by the switched capacitor filter into a switch-type detection signal.

8. The magnetic sensor integrated circuit according to claim 7, wherein the amplifier is a chopper amplifier.

9. The magnetic sensor integrated circuit according to claim 1, wherein the magnetic sensing element is a Hall element.

10. The magnetic sensor integrated circuit according to claim 1, further comprising:

an AC-DC converter converting an alternating current voltage into a direct current voltage and providing the direct current voltage for the current source generator.

11. A motor assembly, comprising the magnetic sensor integrated circuit according to claim 1.

12. An application device, comprising the motor assembly according to claim 11.

13. The application device according to claim 12, wherein the application device is a pump, a fan, a household appliance or a vehicle.

14. The magnetic sensor integrated circuit according to claim 1, wherein the first doping type of polysilicon resistor is an N+ type of polysilicon resistor, and the second doping type of polysilicon resistor is a P+ type polysilicon resistor.