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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2006
Ertugrul Berkcan, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Christopher James Kapusta, Duanesburg, NY (US);
Glenn Scott Claydon, Wynantskill, NY (US);
Anis Zribi, Rexford, NY (US);
Laura Jean Meyer, Schenectady, NY (US);
Wei-cheng Tian, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Ertugrul Berkcan, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Christopher James Kapusta, Duanesburg, NY (US);
Glenn Scott Claydon, Wynantskill, NY (US);
Anis Zribi, Rexford, NY (US);
Laura Jean Meyer, Schenectady, NY (US);
Wei-Cheng Tian, Clifton Park, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) current sensor is described as including a first conductor, a magnetic field shaping component for shaping a magnetic field produced by a current in the first conductor, and a MEMS-based magnetic field sensing component including a magneto-MEMS component for sensing the shaped magnetic field and, in response thereto, providing an indication of the current in the first conductor. A method for sensing a current using MEMS is also described as including shaping a magnetic field produced with a current in a first conductor, sensing the shaped magnetic field with a MEMS-based magnetic field sensing component having a magneto-MEMS component magnetic field sensing circuit, and providing an indication of the current in the first conductor.