Inverter with Dual-Range Load Sensing
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorKrzysztof Klesyk
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Abstract
An inverter assembly includes an inverter and a load sensor. The inverter is configured to provide electrical power to a load. The load sensor has a first amplifier for sensing current of the load when the load is a low power load connected to the inverter and a second amplifier for sensing the load current when the load is a high power load connected to the inverter. Vehicle functionality such as start/stop functionality may be disabled while the load sensor senses that the load is connected to the inverter whereas the start/stop functionality may be disabled while the load sensor senses that the load is not connected to the inverter.
Claims20
An assembly comprising:
- an inverter configured to provide electrical power to a load;
- and
- a load sensor having a low-range amplifier for sensing current of the load when a voltage corresponding to the load current falls within a low range and a high-range amplifier for sensing the load current when the voltage corresponding to the load current falls within a high-range.
An assembly comprising:
- an inverter configured to provide electrical power to a load;
- and
- a load sensor having a first amplifier for sensing current of the load when the load is a low power load connected to the inverter and a second amplifier for sensing the load current when the load is a high power load connected to the inverter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.