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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2024
Spindrift Innovations, Llc, Redwood City, CA (US);
Robert D. Zucker, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Robert P. Weber, Redwood City, CA (US);
Spindrift Innovations, LLC, Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
A dual differential contactless current sensor uses a pair of magnetic sensors placed adjacent to a conductor, such as a metallic trace on a printed circuit board, which is conducting electrical current. The ability to detect and measure a tampering magnetic field in such a sensor is provided by a circuit that sums the outputs of the pair of magnetic sensors. The circuit can output an alarm signal, such as a programmable one-bit alarm that indicates when the external magnetic field exceeds a programmed threshold, or an analog voltage proportional to the external field. The alarm signal can be polled by additional circuitry that indicates to the stakeholders that a party is attempting to alter the power measurement.