Back to results
US 2013/0257329 A1Published application
Junction temperature measurement of a power mosfet
OwnerChristoph OROU, Stefan Walzinventors
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A component used as a circuit breaker for a power inverter for actuating a drive motor of a steering support system of a vehicle comprises a MOSFET having a gate, a drain and a source, and a first diode having an anode and a cathode, wherein the diode is provided for measuring the junction temperature of the MOSFET, and wherein the MOSFET is of the n-channel type or p-channel type, and the source is connected to the cathode.
Claims8
A component used as a circuit breaker for a power inverter for actuating a drive motor of the steering support system of a vehicle, comprising:
- a MOSFET having a gate, a drain and a source, and
- a first diode having an anode and a cathode, wherein the diode is provided for measuring the junction temperature of the MOSFET, and wherein
- the MOSFET is of the n-channel type or p-channel type, and the source is connected to the cathode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.