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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2014
Applicant:
Nxp B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventor:
Luc van Dijk, Nijmegen, NL;
Assignee:
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/00 (2006.01); H02H 9/02 (2006.01); G01R 19/00 (2006.01); H02H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/025 (2013.01); H02H 9/001 (2013.01); G01R 19/0092 (2013.01); H02H 1/0007 (2013.01);
Abstract
An inrush current limiter for electronic fuses detects the type of load connected to the electronic fuse at ignition. By detecting the type of load, the limiter prevents a large peak current from flowing through the fuse. When a short circuit occurs, the limiter ensures that the electronic fuse only operates once in linear mode.