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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
May. 13, 2015
Seiko Instruments Inc., Chiba-shi, Chiba, JP;
Takashi Ono, Chiba, JP;
Toshiyuki Koike, Chiba, JP;
Satoshi Abe, Chiba, JP;
Fumihiko Maetani, Chiba, JP;
Abstract
A short-circuit and overcurrent detecting circuit includes a reference voltage circuit including a constant current circuit, a first impedance element, a first transistor having a resistance value depending a voltage of a secondary battery, a second impedance element, and a second transistor having a resistance value depending the voltage of the secondary battery, which are connected in series. The reference voltage circuit outputs a first reference voltage from a node of the constant current circuit and the first impedance element, and outputs a second reference voltage from a node of the first transistor and the second impedance element. The short-circuit and overcurrent detecting circuit further includes: a first comparator circuit for comparing a voltage of an overcurrent detecting terminal with the first reference voltage; and a second comparator circuit for comparing the voltage of the overcurrent detecting terminal with the second reference voltage.