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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2008
Applicants:
Jacobus Josephus Leijssen, Eindhoven, NL;
Harry Marinus, Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Jacobus Josephus Leijssen, Eindhoven, NL;
Harry Marinus, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03G 3/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A determination circuit for measuring a current is reset each time the integration value of the current exceeds a threshold until expiration of a predefined maximum integration time. This increases the accuracy of integrating a current and also increases the dynamic range of currents that can be integrated. To further increase the dynamic range of currents, the determination circuit may further include circuits having different gain factors.