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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2016
Astec International Limited, Kowloon, HK;
Mao Xi Xiang, Shenzhen, CN;
Jian Feng Lv, Shenzhen, CN;
Chen Chen Zheng, Shenzhen, CN;
Qian Feng, Shenzhen, CN;
Astec International Limited, Kowloon, HK;
Abstract
According to some aspects of the present disclosure, power modules having current sensing circuits, and corresponding sensing methods, are disclosed. Example power modules include a printed circuit board (PCB) having a PCB trace, an output choke inductor, and an output pin. The power module also includes a first sense terminal coupled to the PCB trace, a second sense terminal coupled to the output pin such that a resistance between the first sense terminal and the second sense terminal is defined by a resistance of the PCB trace and a resistance of the output pin, and a control coupled to the first sense terminal and the second sense terminal. The control is adapted to measure a voltage between the sense terminals, and to determine a current through the PCB trace and the output pin based on the measured voltage and the resistance between the sense terminals.