Method for measuring current and measurement apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11656252B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-23

    申请号:US17518720

    申请日:2021-11-04

    CPC classification number: G01R19/22 G01R19/25

    Abstract: A measurement apparatus has a current sensor and at least one A/D converter, which current sensor has at least two channels (CH1, CH2), via which channels (CH1, CH2) the current sensor (30) respectively provides a measurement signal (CH1_SIG, CH2_SIG) characterizing the current. The at least two channels (CH1, CH2) include a first channel (CH1) and a second channel (CH2), which second channel (CH2) is designed to measure a greater maximum current than the first channel (CH1). Also described is a method for measuring a current flowing through a conductor by way of the measurement apparatus.

    Intelligent lighting control power measurement apparatuses, systems, and methods

    公开(公告)号:US11445592B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-13

    申请号:US16092915

    申请日:2017-04-11

    Abstract: The present disclosure provides apparatuses and methods for measuring power for a lighting control system. The present disclosure provides apparatuses and methods for measuring power for a lighting control system. The includes a lighting control module configured to cause a transmission of a quantity of electrical power to a lighting circuit of a light fixture electrically connected to the lighting control module, a detector circuit positioned in the lighting control module, and a controller in electrical communication with the detector circuit. The controller is specially programmed to correlate a quantity of electrical power transmitted to the lighting circuit to the response of the lighting circuit. The controller is further programmed to determine a power correction factor based on the correlation between the quantity of electrical power transmitted and the response. The power correction factor is configured to alter the response of the lighting circuit to a predetermined value.

    DC SIGNAL MEASUREMENT AND BATTERY FORMATION/TESTING

    公开(公告)号:US20220099714A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-31

    申请号:US17483106

    申请日:2021-09-23

    Abstract: The disclosure relates to accurately determining a DC energy signal, such as a DC current or DC voltage, which may be particularly useful when controlling a formation/testing current of a battery cell during formation and/or testing. In the battery formation/testing context, a current sensor is used to measure the current of the battery cell, which is used as a feedback signal for controlling the current to achieve a target current. The transfer function of the current sensor is used to improve the accuracy of the current measurement. Because the transfer function can be regularly determined during formation/testing, a lower-cost current sensor with relatively poor temperature coefficient may be used. Any change in the gain of the current sensor may be detected by the transfer function determination and corrected for. Therefore, high current control accuracy may be achieved at lower cost.

    DETECTION APPARATUS FOR UNBALANCED DC LINK CAPACITOR VOLTAGE

    公开(公告)号:US20210373058A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-02

    申请号:US17181662

    申请日:2021-02-22

    Abstract: A detection apparatus for unbalanced DC link capacitor voltage, the DC link provides a DC voltage and includes a plurality of capacitors coupled in series to two ends of the DC link and a plurality of balanced resistors coupled in series to two ends of the DC link and corresponding to the capacitors. The detection apparatus includes a plurality of sense resistors and a current sensor. One end of each sense resistor is coupled to a common-connected node of two capacitors, and the other end thereof is coupled to a common-connected node of two balanced resistors. The current sensor is coupled to one of the sense resistors and measures a current value of a current flowing through the sense resistor coupled to the current sensor.

    CURRENT MEASUREMENT IN POWER-GATED MICROPROCESSORS

    公开(公告)号:US20210215785A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-15

    申请号:US16738096

    申请日:2020-01-09

    Abstract: Aspects of the invention include a circuit having a power header configured to couple to a power supply and to provide an output voltage. A sense circuit is coupled to the power header to receive the output voltage, the sense circuit including a replica voltage circuit coupled to a replica power header circuit and a transistor, the replica voltage circuit being configured to provide a replicated output voltage in accordance with the output voltage, the replica power header circuit being configured to couple to the power supply and the replicated output voltage to generate a replica current, the transistor being configured to deliver the replica current.

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