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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takayuki Kifuku, Tokyo-to, JP;
Shunichi Wada, Tokyo-to, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340650 ; 340 73 ; 318332 ; 318432 ; 318343 ; 324546 ;
Abstract
A load short-circuit failure detection apparatus comprises load current drive means 8, load current control means 7, load current detection means 6 and load short-circuit failure judging means 9 and judges that a short-circuit failure occurs in a load when a state in which a load current detection value exceeds a predetermined value within a first predetermined time continues for a second predetermined time so that the load drive means can be protected, a short-circuit failure of the load can be detected, and the erroneous detection of a short-circuit failure caused by a transient overcurrent can be prevented.