Electronic circuit with partitioned power transistor

An electronic circuit for use in controlling a flow of a total current, the electronic circuit comprising:

• a power transistor arrangement to which the total current is applied, the power transistor arrangement including at least two parallel-connected partial power transistors, each of the at least two parallel-connected partial power transistors receiving a corresponding partial current of the total current;
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• at least two temperature-dependent controlling elements, each being coupled to a control input of a corresponding one of the at least two parallel-connected partial power transistors, and each being adapted for coupling with a control circuit for controlling the total current, wherein:
• each of the at least two temperature-dependent controlling elements includes a temperature sensor for use in providing temperature-dependent regulation of each of the corresponding partial currents, each of the temperature sensors being thermally coupled with the corresponding one of the at least two parallel-connected partial power transistors so that each of the corresponding partial currents is based on a corresponding heat dissipation characteristic of the corresponding one of the at least two parallel-connected partial power transistors;
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• one of the corresponding partial currents based on the corresponding heat dissipation characteristic of the corresponding one of the at least two parallel-connected partial power transistors is greater than another corresponding partial current based on another corresponding heat dissipation characteristic of another corresponding one of the at least two parallel-connected partial power transistors if the corresponding heat dissipation characteristic is better than the another corresponding heat dissipation characteristic.