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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Brian R. Pelly, Palos Verdes Estates, CA (US);
Assignee:
International Rectifier Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 3/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 3/300 ;
Abstract
A combined filter inductor and Hall current sensor for a double inverter motor drive is formed on a unitary magnetic core. The magnetic core has a suitable winding and air gap to comprise an inductor. The Hall effect sensor is situated in the airgap to detect a Hall effect voltage created by the magnetic flux in the air gap.