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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2015
Applicant:
Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Michal Olsak, Sokolnice, CZ;
Pavel Horsky, Brno, CZ;
Assignee:
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/2006 (2013.01); G01D 5/2073 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for open circuit detection for inductive sensors includes coils coupled in a star configuration on a first side of each coil. The system further includes driving pins coupled to the coils on a second side of each coil and voltage sources coupled to the driving pins. The system further includes one or more comparators coupled to the driving pins that monitor the voltages of the driving pins to detect open circuits.