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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2003
Tery John Evans, Bufford, GA (US);
Elton C. Johnson, Decatur, GA (US);
Carlos Restrepo, Atlanta, GA (US);
Tery John Evans, Bufford, GA (US);
Elton C. Johnson, Decatur, GA (US);
Carlos Restrepo, Atlanta, GA (US);
Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for thermally compensating a voltage signal for a circuit protection device. The circuit protection device is coupled to a powered circuit and having current flowing through it. A bus carries the power therethrough. A sense resistor is electrically coupled to a bus for sensing the current flowing through the bus. A temperature sensitive circuit is coupled to the sense resistor for compensating ambient temperatures. The invention is useful for providing an accurate sense resistor that supplies a temperature independent current in a power line and the related voltage output of the sense resistor at varying ambient temperatures.