Short circuit detection device and short circuit detection method
AssigneeHioki E.E. Corporation
InventorsKota Nishimura, Junji Iijima
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Abstract
A short circuit detection device for detecting a short circuit occurring in a detection target measures an electrostatic capacitance value of the detection target and determines, on the basis of the measured electrostatic capacitance value, a current value of a current to be supplied to the detection target. Furthermore, the short circuit detection device supplies the current having the determined current value to the detection target and detects a short circuit in the detection target while the current is being supplied to the detection target.
Claims7
A short circuit detection device for detecting a short circuit occurring in a detection target, the short circuit detection device comprising:
- a capacitance measurement circuit configured to measure an electrostatic capacitance value of the detection target;
- a current determinator configured to determine a current value of a current to be supplied to the detection target, on the basis of the electrostatic capacitance value measured by the capacitance measurement circuit;
- a current supply circuit configured to supply the current having the current value determined by the current determinator to the detection target;
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- a detection circuit configured to detect a short circuit in the detection target while the current is being supplied to the detection target by the current supply circuit.
A short circuit detection method of detecting a short circuit occurring in a detection target, the short circuit detection method comprising:
- measuring, by a capacitance measurement circuit, an electrostatic capacitance value of the detection target;
- determining, by a current determinator, a current value of a current to be supplied to the detection target, on the basis of the electrostatic capacitance value measured by the capacitance measurement circuit;
- supplying, by a current supply circuit, the current having the current value determined by the current determinator to the detection target;
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- detecting, by a detection circuit, a short circuit in the detection target while the current is being supplied to the detection target by the current supply circuit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.