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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1992
Filed:
Mar. 23, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Pietro Menniti, Milan, IT;
Antonella Baiocchi, Vigevano, IT;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
363 98 ; 363132 ;
Abstract
An electronic circuit for measuring and controlling an electric current flowing through an inductive electric load, being of a type which comprises a first, field-effect power transistor connected to the load and a second, sensing transistor having its source electrode connected to the source electrode of the first transistor, further comprises a voltage comparator having respective inputs connected to the corresponding drain electrodes of said transistors, and an electronic switch connected in ahead of the gate electrode of the power transistor and linked to the comparator output.