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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2003
Duo Deng, Canton, MI (US);
Kerry E. Grand, Chesterfield, MI (US);
Steven J. Kowalec, Plymouth, MI (US);
Duo Deng, Canton, MI (US);
Kerry E. Grand, Chesterfield, MI (US);
Steven J. Kowalec, Plymouth, MI (US);
Ballard Power Systems Corporation, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system including a current sensor to sense a current provided by an electronic power converter, the current sensor includes an output; an overcurrent detection circuit with an input coupled to an output of the current sensor; and a logic control circuit configurable to maintain the current provided by the electronic power converter in response to the sensed current having a short circuit magnitude, the logic control circuit including an input coupled to an output of the overcurrent detection circuit and at least one output coupled to at least one switch of the electronic power converter.