A measurement circuit device for a vehicle includes a power transistor and a voltage measurement circuit coupled to the power transistor that measures a voltage across the power transistor. The measurement circuit device also includes a microcontroller that determines a junction temperature using the measured voltage and adjusts a capacity of the power transistor based on the determined junction temperature. In some embodiments, the measurement circuit device may include a clamping device that clamps the voltage across the transistor when the transistor is off. The measurement circuit device may also include an analog-to-digital converter that converts the measured voltage from an analog value to a digital value.


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    Title :

    POWER TRANSISTOR JUNCTION TEMPERATURE DETERMINATION USING A DESATURATION VOLTAGE SENSING CIRCUIT


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    Publication date :

    2021-03-04


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / G01R Messen elektrischer Größen , MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES / H03K PULSE TECHNIQUE , Impulstechnik / H03M Codieren, Decodieren oder Codeumsetzung allgemein , CODING, DECODING OR CODE CONVERSION, IN GENERAL



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