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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2002
Sensor adapted for connection to a bus and method for supplying power to a sensor connected to a bus
Werner Nitschke, Ditzingen, DE;
Klaus-dieter Meier, Leonberg, DE;
Knut Balzer, Beilstein, DE;
Ewald Mauritz, Weissach, DE;
Heiko Buehring, Oldenburg, DE;
Hans Bogenrieder, Ingolstadt, DE;
Bernd Pfaffeneder, Lappersdorf, DE;
Holger Wulff, Ingolstadt, DE;
Werner Nitschke, Ditzingen, DE;
Klaus-Dieter Meier, Leonberg, DE;
Knut Balzer, Beilstein, DE;
Ewald Mauritz, Weissach, DE;
Heiko Buehring, Oldenburg, DE;
Hans Bogenrieder, Ingolstadt, DE;
Bernd Pfaffeneder, Lappersdorf, DE;
Holger Wulff, Ingolstadt, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A sensor adapted for connection to a bus and a method for supplying power to a sensor connected to a bus are described, which serve to minimize the power consumption of a sensor connected to the bus. To this end, power for a sensor is stored in an energy storage device in a first time period and is discharged in a second time period, that is, the measurement time, in order to supply the sensor element with power. A capacitor is used as the energy storage device, and the charging of the capacitor is monitored by a voltage monitoring device.