WO2003107018A1 - 電流測定方法および電流測定装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for mounting a current sensor on a substrate and measuring a current flowing through a conductor to be measured on the substrate. In particular, it is easy to secure electrical insulation and to reduce the size of the current sensor.
- the present invention relates to a current measuring method and a current measuring device which can be achieved and are suitable for preventing heat generation and improving reliability. Background art
- Techniques for measuring current using a Hall element include, for example, a current detection unit disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-233865 (hereinafter referred to as a first conventional example) and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-267965. And a current measuring method using a current sensor disclosed in US Pat. No. 5,942,895 (hereinafter referred to as a third conventional example). ) Is known.
- a recess is formed on one side of a printed circuit board and a printed circuit board, and a hole communicating with the recess is provided from the other side, and the hole is disposed on or in the hole on one side.
- a magnetic sensor a first magnetic core provided above the printed circuit board, a first magnetic core provided above the coil, and provided with a protrusion on the side facing the magnetic sensor; and a first magnetic core facing the magnetic sensor.
- a second magnetic core provided in the recess.
- the second conventional example is composed of a conductor through which a current to be measured flows, a thin piece of magnetic material, and a magnetoelectric conversion element.
- a flat convex portion is provided in the middle portion of the conductor, and the lower portion is perpendicular to the current to be measured inside the lower portion.
- the magneto-electric conversion element and convert the magnetic field generated by the It is composed of a thin piece of magnetic material for focusing on the element.
- the current conductor provided in the current sensor (hereinafter referred to as the primary-side current conductor) and the current conductor provided on the printed circuit board to be measured (hereinafter referred to as the measured object)
- the method of measuring the current flowing in the conductor under measurement with high accuracy by connecting the conductor directly in series with the conductor and passing the current flowing through the conductor under measurement to the primary side current conductor has been widely used.
- the shunt resistor and the conductor to be measured are directly connected in series, the current flowing through the conductor to be measured flows through the shunt resistor, causing a voltage drop, and the potential difference By measuring the current, the current flowing through the conductor to be measured is measured with high accuracy.
- a method has been devised in which a high-sensitivity magnetic sensor such as a GMR is pasted on a current conducting wire, and the current is measured in a non-contact manner.
- a signal line (provided in the current sensor and for outputting a sensor signal) is provided.
- sufficient electrical insulation must be secured between the secondary current conductor and the conductor to be measured, and there is a problem in that there are certain restrictions in mounting the current sensor. If the electrical insulation is not sufficient, for example, excessive noise may be transmitted to the circuit that uses the sensor signal of the current sensor.
- the size of the primary side current conductor must be increased accordingly, and there is a problem that the current sensor becomes large.
- the primary current conductor and the conductor to be measured are directly connected, heat will flow due to the current flowing through the contact resistance at the connection, and if the amount of heat generated is large, the reliability of the current sensor may be impaired. There was also.
- the hysteresis of the magnetic sensor is large, so it is not possible to obtain sufficient accuracy, or it is necessary to use a bias magnet. There were problems such as severe conditions, limited mounting locations, and the inability to detect the direction of the current.
- the present invention has been made by focusing on such unresolved problems of the conventional technology, and it is easy to secure electrical insulation and to downsize the current sensor. It is another object of the present invention to provide a current measuring method and a current measuring device which are suitable for preventing heat generation and improving reliability. Disclosure of the invention
- a current sensor is mounted on a substrate having a conductor to be measured, and the current sensor flows through the conductor to be measured.
- a method for measuring current wherein the current sensor is mounted on a surface of the substrate surface opposite to a surface on which the conductor to be measured is provided, and the current sensor detects magnetism A Hall element; and a magnetic convergence means for converging magnetic flux in a predetermined direction, wherein the magnetic convergence means is provided so that a magnetic flux generated by a current flowing through the conductor to be measured converges on a magneto-sensitive surface of the Hall element.
- measuring the current includes obtaining the magnitude of the current flowing through the conductor under test, detecting the presence or absence of the current, and detecting whether the current ⁇ t has exceeded a predetermined value.
- the current measuring method according to claim 2 according to the present invention is the current measuring method according to claim 1, wherein the current sensor is provided with the conductor to be measured on the substrate surface.
- the surface to be measured is the surface opposite to the surface Mounted at a position symmetrical to the conductor.
- the current measuring method according to claim 3 according to the present invention is the current measuring method according to any one of claims 1 and 2, further comprising: A soft magnetic body is provided on the surface opposite to the surface facing the substrate surface.
- the current measuring method according to claim 4 according to the present invention is the same as the current measuring method according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein an external surface of the current sensor is provided.
- a soft magnetic material is provided on a surface opposite to a surface facing the substrate surface.
- the current measuring method according to claim 5 according to the present invention is characterized in that: According to the current measurement method described in any of the above, a plurality of soft magnetic bodies are provided between the current sensor and the substrate so as to be parallel to a direction of a current flowing through the conductor to be measured. .
- the current measuring method according to claim 6 according to the present invention is the current measuring method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the current sensor includes the Hall element and the magnetic element. Converging means is integrally incorporated, and the magnetic converging means is provided between the Hall element and the facing surface.
- the current measuring method according to claim 7 is the current measuring method according to claim 6, wherein the magnetic converging means includes a plurality of magnetic converging plates; At the time of mounting, the surface of the magnetic focusing plate was provided so as to face the substrate surface.
- the current measuring method according to claim 8 according to the present invention is the same as the current measuring method according to claim 7, wherein the surface of the magnetic converging plate is provided when the current sensor is mounted.
- the plurality of magnetic flux concentrators are provided at intervals so as to face the substrate surface and to be positioned on both sides of the center line of the conductor to be measured when viewed from the plane of the substrate.
- the current measuring method according to claim 9 according to the present invention is the same as the current measuring method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the tiff self-measured conductor is: , Printed wiring, and the board is a printed board.
- a current measuring device comprises a substrate having a conductor to be measured, and a current sensor mounted on the substrate surface.
- An apparatus for measuring a current flowing through the conductor to be measured, wherein the current sensor is mounted on a surface of the substrate opposite to a surface on which the conductor to be measured is provided.
- the current sensor includes a Hall element for detecting magnetism, and magnetic converging means for converging magnetic flux in a predetermined direction, and a magnetic flux generated by a current flowing through the conductor to be measured converges on a magneto-sensitive surface of the Horne element.
- the magnetic focusing means is provided as described above.
- the current sensor can be mounted on the opposite surface of the substrate with respect to the conductor to be measured, and the current can be measured from the opposite surface.
- the magnetic flux converged by the magnetic converging means converges the magnetic flux generated by the current flowing through the conductor to be measured on the magneto-sensitive surface of the Hall element, and the converged magnetic flux is converted into a voltage by the Hall element. Therefore, the current flowing through the conductor to be measured can be measured in a non-contact manner by the output voltage from the Hall element.
- the current measuring device is the current measuring device according to claim 10, wherein the current sensor comprises: The conductor was mounted on a surface opposite to the surface on which the conductor was provided, at a position symmetrical with the conductor to be measured with the substrate interposed therebetween.
- the magnetism generated by the current flowing through the conductor to be measured reaches the position opposite to the conductor to be measured at a position symmetrical to the conductor to be measured across the substrate. Since a current sensor is provided at that position, magnetism generated by the current flowing through the conductor to be measured can be detected by the current sensor.
- the current measuring device is the current measuring device according to any one of claims 10 and 11, wherein: Among them, a soft magnetic material was provided on the surface opposite to the surface facing the substrate surface. With such a configuration, since the soft magnetic material is provided on the surface of the exterior surface of the conductor to be measured which is opposite to the surface facing the substrate surface, the conductor to be measured flows through the soft magnetic material. The magnetic flux generated by the current is easily converged on the current sensor side.
- the current measuring device described on page 13 of the claims of the present invention is characterized in that: 12.
- a soft magnetic material is provided on a surface of the exterior surface of the current sensor opposite to a surface facing the substrate surface.
- the soft magnetic material is provided on the surface of the exterior surface of the current sensor opposite to the surface facing the substrate surface. The external magnetism arriving toward the surface is shielded at least.
- the current measuring device according to claim 14 of the present invention is the current measuring device according to any one of claims 10 and 11, wherein the current sensor, the substrate, In between, a plurality of soft magnets and living bodies were provided so as to be parallel to the direction of the current flowing through the conductor to be measured.
- the magnetic flux generated by the current flowing through the conductor to be measured by the plurality of soft magnetic materials is used for the current sensor. Converge to the side.
- the current measuring device according to claim 15 is the current measuring device according to any one of claims 10 and 11, wherein the current sensor is: The Hall element and the magnetic converging means are integrally incorporated, and the magnetic converging means is provided between the Hall element and the facing surface.
- the magnetic focusing means is provided between the Hall element and the facing surface, the magnetic flux generated by the current flowing through the conductor to be measured can be easily received by the magnetic focusing means. Therefore, the magnetic flux generated by the current flowing through the conductor to be measured can be effectively converged on the magneto-sensitive surface of the Hall element.
- the current measuring device according to claim 16 is the current measuring device according to claim 15, wherein the magnetic focusing means comprises a plurality of magnetic focusing plates.
- the surface of the magnetic focusing plate was provided so as to face the substrate surface.
- the magnetic focusing plate is provided so that the surface of the magnetic focusing plate faces the substrate surface, the magnetic flux generated by the current flowing through the conductor to be measured is easily received by the magnetic focusing plate. . Therefore, the magnetic flux generated by the current flowing through the conductor to be measured can be effectively converged on the magneto-sensitive surface of the Hall element.
- the current measuring device is characterized in that: 16.
- the current measuring device wherein the magnetic flux concentrator plate is configured to measure the magnetic flux concentrator plate so that a surface of the magnetic convergent plate faces the substrate surface when the current sensor is mounted and when viewed from a surface direction of the substrate.
- the plurality of magnetic flux concentrators were provided at intervals so as to be located on both sides of the center / line of the conductor.
- the magnetic convergence plates are spaced from each other so as to be located on both sides of the center line of the conductor to be measured when viewed from the plane of the substrate.
- the magnetic flux received by the plate can be effectively converged on the magneto-sensitive surface of the Hall element.
- the current measuring device according to claim 18 of the present invention is the current measuring device according to any one of claims 10 to 17, wherein the substrate comprises a plurality of the substrates.
- the current sensor was mounted at a position having a measurement conductor and a distance from each of the conductors to be measured having a predetermined relationship.
- the current sensor is mounted at a position where the distance to each of the conductors to be measured has a predetermined relationship. If the current sensor receives magnetism generated by the current flowing through each of the conductors to be measured, Based on the output value of the current sensor and the predetermined relationship, the current flowing through each measured conductor can be measured. The measurement of each current can be performed by, for example, calculation.
- the current measuring device is the current measuring device according to any one of claims 10 to 18, wherein the conductor to be measured is a printed circuit.
- the board is a printed board.
- the current measuring device according to claim 20 of the present invention is the current measuring device according to any one of claims 10 to 19, wherein the magnetic sensing unit of the Hall element is Consists of Si, GaAs, InAs or InSb. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
- FIG. 1 is a sectional view of the current sensor 100 in the thickness direction.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the current sensor 100 in the thickness direction.
- FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA ′ in FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a case where the current sensor 100 is mounted on the printed circuit board 3.
- FIG. 5 is a graph showing how the sensor sensitivity of the current sensor 100 changes when the distance between the current sensor 100 and the conductor 4 to be measured changes.
- Figure 6 shows 5 is a graph showing how the sensor sensitivity of the current sensor 100 changes when the length of the conductor 4 to be measured changes.
- FIG. 7 shows the current sensor when the current sensor 100 is moved in the width direction of the conductor 4 to be measured with reference to the center position of the conductor 4 to be measured when viewed from the plane of the substrate. It is a rough showing how the sensor sensitivity of 100 changes.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the relationship between the current sensor 100 and the sensitivity when the conductor 4 to be measured having a width of 2 [mm] is used.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the relationship between the mounting position of the current sensor 100 and the sensitivity when the conductor 4 to be measured having a width of 15 [mm] is used.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the relationship between the current sensor 100 and the sensitivity when the conductor 4 to be measured having a width of 2 [mm] is used.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the relationship between the mounting position of the current sensor 100 and the sensitivity when the conductor 4 to be measured having a width of 15 [mm] is used.
- FIG. 10 shows the current when the position of the current sensor 100 is changed in the length direction of the conductor 4 to be measured with reference to the center position of the conductor 4 to be measured when viewed from the plane of the substrate.
- 9 is a graph showing how the sensor sensitivity of the sensor 100 changes.
- FIG. 11 shows that the sensor sensitivity of the current sensor 100 is changed when the experiment of the current sensor 100 is changed in the width direction (X coordinate) and the thickness direction ( ⁇ coordinate) of the conductor 4 to be measured. It is a graph showing a state of change.
- FIG. 12 is a graph showing how the sensor sensitivity of the current sensor 100 changes when the current density of the conductor 4 to be measured changes.
- FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the current sensor 100 in the thickness direction.
- FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of the current sensor 100 in the thickness direction.
- FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of the current sensor 100 in the thickness direction.
- FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view of the current sensor 100 in the thickness direction.
- FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a case where the current sensor 100 is mounted on the back surface of the printed circuit board 3.
- FIGS. 1 to 12 are diagrams showing a first embodiment of a current measuring method and a current measuring device according to the present invention.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 are cross-sectional views of the current sensor 100 in the thickness direction.
- FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA ′ in FIG.
- the current measuring device as shown in FIGS.
- FIGS. A printed circuit board 3 and a current sensor 100 mounted on the surface of the printed circuit board 3, and the current sensor 100 is defined as the surface of the printed circuit board 3 on which the conductor 4 to be measured is provided. It is mounted on the opposite surface 9 2 (hereinafter simply referred to as the back surface).
- the current sensor 100 has a Hall ASIC 2 with a magnetic converging plate built in the mold package 1. Inside the mold package 1, a hole ASIC 2 with a magnetic converging plate is provided on the surface 90 (hereinafter simply referred to as the facing surface) of the exterior surface of the mold package 1 which will face the printed circuit board 3 during mounting. Have been.
- the mold package 1 is provided with a lead frame 6 for diving the Hornole ASIC 2 with the magnetic converging plate.
- the end of the lead frame 6 is bent so that it can be mounted on the printed circuit board 3.
- a hole A SIC 2 with a magnetic converging plate is adhered to a lead frame 6 provided in the mold package 1 with an adhesive paste 5.
- the Hall ASIC 2 with the magnetic concentrator has two Hall elements 9 on the surface of the signal processing circuit 10 that faces the printed circuit board 3 during mounting. And two magnetic converging plates 11 are provided between the signal processing circuit 10 and the facing surface 90.
- two or more Hall elements 9 may be provided as long as they are pairs of two.
- the magnetic convergence plate 11 is mounted so that the surface of the magnetic convergence plate 11 faces the surface of the printed circuit board 3 during mounting.
- An optimal position is provided on both sides of the center line of the projection on the surface, and a predetermined interval is provided at least so as to be close to the projection of the conductor to be measured 4 on the sensor mounting surface.
- the magnetic flux generated by the current flowing through the conductor 4 to be measured is converged by the magnetic flux concentrators 11 on both sides toward the magneto-sensitive surface of the Hall element 9 by providing an interval between the magnetic flux concentrators 11. .
- the structure of the hole A SIC 2 with the magnetic converging plate is described in detail in the third conventional example.
- the printed circuit board 3 is made of a material such as paper phenol, paper epoxy, or glass epoxy. Of course, the present invention is not limited to these, but the thickness of the printed circuit board 3 may be reduced if it is a polyimide-based material. The thickness of the printed board 3 may be any size, but the smaller the thickness, the smaller the thickness. Since the sensor sensitivity can be increased, it is preferable to minimize the sensor sensitivity. However, in order to obtain insulation and freedom of mounting position, the minimum required thickness is required.
- the conductor 4 to be measured is, for example, a current conducting wire made of a metal foil such as Cu, and can have an optimum shape according to a current value flowing through the conductor 4 to be measured and a required current sensitivity.
- the length of the conductor to be measured 4 may be longer than a predetermined length in order to make the sensor sensitivity almost constant.
- the width of the conductor 4 to be measured is a length along the surface direction of the printed circuit board 3 and perpendicular to the direction of the current flowing through the conductor 4 to be measured.
- the length of the direction of the current flowing through the conductor 4 to be measured having a length along the plane direction of the printed circuit board 3 and the thickness of the conductor 4 to be measured It refers to the length along the orthogonal direction. The same applies hereinafter.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a case where the current sensor 100 is mounted on the printed circuit board 3. .
- the current sensor 100 is mounted on the back surface 92 and at a position opposite to the conductor 4 to be measured with the printed circuit board 3 interposed therebetween.
- the state of the magnetic field generated by the current flowing through the conductor 4 to be measured is as shown by reference numerals 12 and 13 in FIG. 2 and reference numeral 13 in FIG.
- the magnetic flux concentrators 11 are arranged at predetermined intervals so as to be parallel to the Honolet element 9, and the current to be measured is directed from the back side of the drawing toward the front side of the drawing.
- the magnetic field generated by the current is as shown by reference numeral 13 in FIGS. 2 and 4, and in particular, the magnetic field near the Hall element 9 is as shown by reference numeral 12 by the magnetic converging plate 11. Converges. Thereby, the magnetic flux density on the magneto-sensitive surface of the Hall element 9 can be increased.
- the signal processing circuit 10 adds and amplifies the Hall electromotive force obtained by magnetoelectric conversion by the Hall element 9.
- the Hall element 9 and the signal processing circuit 10 do not necessarily need to be monolithically configured as the Hall ASIC 2 with the magnetic converging plate, and may be configured as a hybrid.
- the material of the magnetic sensing part of the Hall element 9 is made of a high-sensitivity compound semiconductor of ⁇ V group such as InSb, IiiAs, and GaAs in addition to Si, the current sensitivity can be further increased. Can be improved.
- the current sensor 100 is made by integrally processing the hole ASIC 2 with magnetic converging plate and the lead frame 6 with mono-red resin, and has a structure suitable for mass production by a general-purpose process. .
- the lead frame 6 is used, but without using the lead frame 6, if the magneto-sensitive surface of the Hall element 9 can approach or contact the conductor 4 to be measured via the insulating layer, It may be configured as a flip chip and a flip chip bonding type. Further, in this case, the face does not have to be a face-down structure as shown in FIG. 1, and the order of the magnetic flux concentrator, the Hornet element, the substrate, and the current conductor may be sufficient. In this case, there is no need to integrally process with the mold resin. Further, the current sensor 100 can be used as long as it can detect a magnetic field parallel to the surface of the printed circuit board 3 with the same or better performance as the embodiment of the present invention.
- the printed circuit board 3 has a thickness of 1.6 [ ⁇ ], and a conductor 4 to be measured 4 made of copper foil having a thickness of 35 [ ⁇ ] and a width of 15 [thigh] is formed on the printed circuit board 3, and a current sensor is provided. 100 was mounted on the back surface 92 and at a position symmetrical with the conductor 4 to be measured with the printed circuit board 3 interposed therebetween. With this mounting, sufficient electrical insulation between the current sensor 100 and the conductor 4 to be measured can be ensured.
- the TSS0P-16 package which is generally widely used, was used as the monoredo package 1.
- the thickness of the mold package 1 is about 1 [ ⁇ ]
- the Hall element 9 is arranged at a position of about 300 [ ⁇ ] from the bottom surface, and is arranged as close as possible to the conductor 4 to be measured.
- a plurality of magnetic converging plates 11 made of soft magnetic material are arranged on the surface of the Hall element 9, and have a function of converging the magnetism parallel to the facing surface 90 to the Hall element 9.
- the standard current Use a sensor with a magnetic sensitivity of 160 [mV / mT] did.
- FIG. 5 is a graph showing how the sensor sensitivity of the current sensor 100 changes when the distance between the current sensor 100 and the conductor 4 to be measured changes.
- the thickness of the conductor 4 to be measured is 35 [ ⁇ ]
- the distance on the horizontal axis is the distance between the conductor 4 to be measured and the current sensor magnetic sensing unit.
- Fig. 5 shows the width W of the flagged conductor 4 as 2 [hidden], 4 [mm], 6 [mm], 10 [mm], 15 [mm], 20 [ram] s 25 [ mm], 40 [ram] s 50 [mm] and 60 [mm], and the change in sensor sensitivity was examined. According to the graph of FIG.
- the sensor sensitivity increases as the distance between the current sensor 100 and the conductor 4 to be measured decreases and the width W of the skin measurement conductor 4 decreases. Therefore, from the viewpoint of improving the sensor sensitivity, it is preferable to reduce the distance between the current sensor 100 and the conductor 4 to be measured and to reduce the width W of the conductor 4 to be measured. On the other hand, if the width of the conductor 4 to be measured is widened, the change in sensitivity is reduced even if the distance is changed, and there is an advantage that uniform sensitivity can be obtained with respect to the change in distance.
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing how the sensor sensitivity of the current sensor 100 changes when the length of the conductor 4 to be measured is changed.
- the thickness of the conductor 4 to be measured was 35 [m]
- the thickness of the printed circuit board 3 was 1.6 [mm].
- the sensor sensitivity is a value when the current sensor 100 is arranged at the center position of the conductor 4 to be measured when viewed from the plane direction of the substrate.
- Fig. 6 shows that the width W of the conductor 4 to be measured is 2 [ram], 4 [ram], 6 [ram], 10 [don't care], 15 [need], 20 [ram], 2 5 [ , 40 [mra], 50 [thigh], and 60 [mm], the change in sensor sensitivity was examined. According to the graph of FIG.
- the sensor sensitivity is improved as the length of the conductor 4 to be measured is increased and as the width W of the conductor 4 to be measured is reduced.
- the length of the conductor 4 to be measured even if the length of the conductor 4 to be measured is larger than 10 [W], there is almost no change in the sensor sensitivity. Therefore, from the viewpoint of improving the sensor sensitivity, it is preferable to make the length of the conductor 4 to be measured larger than 10 [mm] and to reduce the width W of the conductor 4 to be measured.
- Figure ⁇ shows the current sensor 100 when the mounting position of the current sensor 100 is changed in the width direction of the conductor 4 to be measured with reference to the center position of the conductor 4 to be measured when viewed from the plane of the substrate.
- 9 is a graph showing how the sensor sensitivity of 0 changes. However, the measured The thickness of the body 4 was 35 [m], and the thickness of the printed circuit board 3 was 1.6 [mm].
- Fig. 7 shows that the width W of the conductor 4 to be measured is 2 [ ⁇ ], 4 [ ⁇ ], 6 [mra], 10 [optional], 15 [bandit], 20 [ram], 25 [ram]. , 40 [mm], 50 [ ⁇ ], and 60 [ ⁇ ], the change in sensor sensitivity was examined. According to the graph of FIG.
- the sensor sensitivity is improved as the mounting position of the current sensor 100 approaches the center position in the width direction of the conductor 4 to be measured and as the width W of the conductor 4 to be measured becomes smaller. You can see that.
- the mounting position of the current sensor 100 the required measurement is performed if it is 1/2 of the width W of the conductor 4 to be measured, that is, if the conductor 4 to be measured is displaced to the vicinity of both ends in the width direction.
- a decrease in sensor sensitivity can be tolerated. This means that the current sensor 100 is not necessarily located directly below the conductor 4 to be measured, and the mounting position can be freely determined up to the vicinity of both ends of the conductor 4 to be measured when viewed in the width direction.
- the degree of freedom of the process improves. Therefore, from the viewpoint of improving the sensor sensitivity, it is preferable that the mounting position of the current sensor 100 be closer to the center position in the width direction of the conductor 4 to be measured and the width W of the conductor 4 to be measured be reduced. .
- the magnetic field generated by the conductor 4 to be measured on the printed circuit board 3 becomes more uniform as the width of the conductor 4 to be measured becomes wider, and the highly accurate current of the present invention is obtained.
- the change in sensitivity with respect to the displacement in the lateral (X) direction is extremely small.
- the force at which the width of the conductor 4 to be measured becomes several [ram] or more. Therefore, it is not necessary to worry about the displacement when the current sensor 100 is mounted.
- the width of the conductor 4 to be measured should not be narrowed unnecessarily, but should be designed wider to increase the degree of freedom of the current sensor mounting position
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a relationship between the mounting position of the current sensor 100 and the sensitivity when the conductor 4 to be measured having a width of 2 [ram] is used.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the relationship between the actual standing of the current sensor 100 and the sensitivity when the conductor 4 to be measured having a width of 15 [mm] is used.
- the thickness of the conductor to be measured 4 was 35 [/ ⁇ ⁇ ]
- the thickness of the printed circuit board 3 was 1.6 [mm].
- Both of the displacements are displacements in the lateral direction of the conductor to be measured from the center position of the conductor to be measured 4 when viewed from the plane of the substrate. Furthermore, it can be said from FIG.
- the current in the conductor to be measured 4 on the surface opposite to the mounting surface of the printed circuit board 3 is measured in a non-contact manner with the printed circuit board 3 separated, so that the insulation property is ensured and the Since the uniformity of the magnetic field component is improved and the cap current sensor 100 can accurately measure a uniform magnetic field parallel to the three surfaces of the printed circuit board, the degree of freedom of the mounting position can be greatly improved.
- FIG. 10 shows the current sensor 10 when the mounting position of the current sensor 100 is changed in the length direction of the conductor 4 to be measured with reference to the center position of the conductor 4 to be measured when viewed from the plane of the substrate.
- 9 is a graph showing how the sensor sensitivity of 0 changes.
- the thickness of the conductor to be measured 4 was 35 [ra]
- the thickness of the printed circuit board 3 was 1.6 [band]
- the length of the conductor to be measured 4 was 20 [mm].
- Figure 10 shows that the width W of the conductor 4 to be measured is 2 [mm], 4 [mm], 6 [mm], 10 [mm], 15 [mm], 20 [mm], 25 [ [mm], 40 [ram], 50 [mm], and 60 [mm], the change in sensor sensitivity was examined.
- the sensor sensitivity increases. It can be seen that the degree has improved. Therefore, from the viewpoint of improving the sensor sensitivity, the mounting position of the current sensor 100 is brought closer to the center position in the length direction of the conductor 4 to be measured, and It is preferable to reduce the width W of the measurement conductor 4.
- the X coordinate at which the sensor sensitivity is maximized corresponds to the center position of the conductor 4 to be measured.
- FIGS. 5 and 7 show the graph of FIG. 11 viewed from the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction.
- the length of the conductor 4 to be measured necessary for measuring the amount of current is 20 [ ⁇ ] or more, the length of the conductor 4 is longer than that, and there is almost no effect on the sensor sensitivity. Therefore, referring to the graph of FIG. 6, it is sufficient that the length of the conductor to be measured 4 is about 20 [ ⁇ ].
- the sensor sensitivity is determined by the shape and relative position of the conductor 4 to be measured.
- the sensor when the conductor 4 to be measured having a width of 15 [ram] is measured by the current sensor 100 is used.
- the sensitivity was 5.6 [mV / A].
- As a general current switch it can function for + minutes, and if a high-sensitivity current sensor 100 is used, the sensor sensitivity can be improved by about 10 times, and it can be used sufficiently for control. .
- FIG. 12 is a graph showing how the sensor sensitivity of the current sensor 100 changes when the current density of the conductor 4 to be measured changes.
- the width W of the conductor 4 to be measured should be as small as possible, but in general, a copper foil plate with a thickness of 35 [ ⁇ ] is required.
- the measured conductor 4 is designed based on a maximum of 1 [A] as a current value per 1 [mm] in width. This is due to consideration of the problem due to heat generation. In other words, depending on the amount of current, the width of the conductor 4 to be measured cannot be reduced unnecessarily.
- the width W of the conductor 4 to be measured is reduced, it is necessary to increase the thickness of the conductor 4 to be measured in order to avoid the problem of heat generation. As shown in the results of FIG.
- the sensor sensitivity does not increase so much even if the current density is larger than 15 [A / mm] regardless of the measurement current range.
- the width of the conductor 4 to be measured should be I ⁇ / 15 [mm]. There is a need to.
- the width W of the conductor 4 to be measured may be approximately 4 [mm], but the thickness of the conductor 4 to be measured is 3 [5 / zm] to 1 [mm]. Must be 5 times or more. Set the thickness of the conductor to be measured 4 to about 500 [/ im]! If the current is about 1 [ram], the current W of about 60 [A] can be measured with good sensor sensitivity by setting the width W of the conductor 4 to be measured to 4 to 5 [mm]. If the width W of the conductor 4 to be measured is in such a range, the sensitivity of the sensor is improved, so that the current flowing through the conductor 4 to be measured can be measured with higher accuracy.
- the current sensor 100 in order to obtain a sensor sensitivity of 15 [mV / A], a current density of 15 [A / mm] is required as a current flowing through the conductor 4 to be measured. .
- the width of the conductor 4 to be measured should be I max / 15 [mm].
- the thickness of the conductor under test 4 must be at least 35 [m] XI 5 or more. Since the thickness is as small as possible, the lowering of the sensor sensitivity is reduced, the thickness is preferably 0.5 [mm] or more and 1 [mm] or less.
- the shape of the conductor 4 to be measured has a width of I max Zl 5 [ram] or less and a length of 10 [optional]. ] Therefore, it is appropriate to set the thickness to 1.0 [mm] or less.
- the printed circuit board 3 having the conductor 4 to be measured and the non-contact type current sensor 100 mounted on the printed circuit board 3 surface are provided. Mounted on back surface 92.
- the current sensor 100 is mounted on the back surface 92, so that electrical insulation between the secondary conductor of the current sensor 100 and the conductor 4 to be measured is relatively easy as compared with the conventional case. To Can be secured.
- the size of the current sensor 100 does not need to be increased even if the current flowing through the conductor 4 to be measured increases. 100 can be reduced in size.
- the reliability of the current sensor: L00 can be impaired compared to the past. Performance can be reduced.
- the current sensor when using a current sensor that does not incorporate the conductor 4 to be measured, if the current sensor is mounted on the same surface of the printed circuit board 3 as the surface on which the conductor 4 to be measured is If the width becomes large, the package size of the current sensor divided by the type of package (SOP, QFP, QFN, BGA, etc.) may cause a force that cannot be mounted on the pattern due to a problem, or the current sensitivity may be significantly changed by standing upright. Therefore, it was necessary to select a mounting location.
- SOP SOP, QFP, QFN, BGA, etc.
- the current measuring method and current measuring device have been found to be extremely effective in solving these problems.
- the package size is not limited by the package type and the position is not limited by the type of package.It also changes gently over a wide area to obtain relatively uniform current sensitivity.
- a current sensor that accurately detects the field without hysteresis, sufficient accuracy can be realized without calibration of current sensitivity.
- the degree of freedom regarding the mounting position is increased, and the user of the current sensor can be said to have increased the degree of freedom in designing a circuit on the printed circuit board 3.
- the current sensor 100 is mounted at a position symmetrical to the conductor 4 to be measured with the printed board 3 being sandwiched between the back surface 92 and the power sensor 100.
- the current sensor 100 is mounted on the back surface 92 and at a position symmetrical to the conductor 4 to be measured with the printed circuit board 3 interposed therebetween, so that the magnetism generated by the current flowing through the conductor 4 to be measured is If the current sensor 100 is mounted on the conductor 4 to be measured 4 from the opposite surface of the printed circuit board 3, the possibility of deteriorating the sensor sensitivity can be reduced.
- current sensor 100 includes Hall element 9 for detecting magnetism, and magnetic converging plate 11 for converging magnetic flux in a predetermined direction.
- a Hall element 9 is provided on the side that faces the printed circuit board 3 during mounting, and a magnetic flux concentrator 1 is provided so that the magnetic flux generated by the current flowing through the conductor 4 to be measured converges on the magneto-sensitive surface of the Hall element 9. 1 provided.
- the magnetic flux generated by the current flowing through the conductor to be measured 4 converges on the magneto-sensitive surface of the Hall element 9, so that the force ⁇ current sensor 100 on the opposite surface of the printed circuit board 3 with respect to the conductor to be measured 4 Even if it is mounted, the possibility that sensor sensitivity is impaired can be reduced.
- the current sensor 100 can be manufactured by the same technology as in a normal LSI process, and the current of the conductor 4 to be measured can be measured in a non-contact manner. While maintaining electrical insulation between the conductor 4 and the current sensor 100, the current of the conductor 4 to be measured can be measured with relatively high accuracy including the direction of the current.
- the Hall element 9 and the magnetic concentrator 11 can be manufactured by the same technology as in the ordinary LSI process, the production efficiency can be increased. Furthermore, since the primary-side conductor is not built into the same package, a space can be provided in the conductor pattern of the printed circuit board 3 so that there is no need to mount the conductor pattern in series, and the size can be made relatively small. In addition, since the current can be measured indirectly from the top of the conductor pattern, even if components are removed after design, no modification of the conductor pattern is required, and it is relatively easy to cancel mounting.
- current sensor 100 incorporates Hall element 9 and magnetic convergence plate 11 integrally, and has magnetic convergence plate 11 between Hall element 9 and facing surface 90. Was.
- the magnetic flux generated by the current flowing through the conductor to be measured 4 can be effectively converged on the magneto-sensitive surface of the Hall element 9, so that the magnetic flux is printed on the conductor to be measured 4. Even if the current sensor 100 is mounted from the opposite surface of the substrate 3, the possibility of impairing the sensor sensitivity can be further reduced.
- the magnetic converging plate 11 when the current sensor 100 is mounted, the magnetic converging plate 11 is measured so that the surface of the magnetic converging plate 11 faces the printed circuit board 3 and when viewed from the surface direction of the printed circuit board 3.
- a plurality of magnetic flux concentrators 11 were provided at intervals on both sides of the center line of the conductor 4.
- the magnetic flux generated by the current flowing through the conductor 4 to be measured can be more effectively converged on the magneto-sensitive surface of the Hall element 9. Even if the sensor 100 is mounted, the possibility that the sensor sensitivity is impaired can be further reduced.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a second embodiment of the current measuring method and the current measuring device according to the present invention.
- the same reference numerals are given and the description is omitted.
- FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the current sensor 100 in the thickness direction.
- the current measuring device includes a printed circuit board 3 having a conductor 4 to be measured, and a printed circuit board 3 having a back surface 92 and a position opposite to the conductor 4 to be measured with the printed circuit board 3 interposed therebetween.
- a thin-plate soft magnetic material 20 is provided on the outer surface of the conductor 4 to be measured, which is opposite to the surface facing the printed board 3. As the soft magnetic material 20, the smaller the residual magnetism, the better.
- the soft magnetic material 20 emits the magnetic field generated by the current flowing through the conductor 4 to be radiated to the opposite side of the current sensor 100 as viewed from the conductor 4 to be measured. It converges to the 100 side and becomes cheerful. Further, the soft magnetic material 20 has an effect of reducing the influence of a disturbance magnetic field other than the magnetic field created by the conductor 4 to be measured. As described above, in the present embodiment, the soft magnetic material 20 is provided on the surface of the exterior surface of the conductor 4 to be measured that is opposite to the surface facing the printed board 3. This allows the soft magnetic material 20 to effectively converge the magnetic flux generated by the current flowing through the conductor 4 to be measured to the current sensor 100 side. Even if the current sensor 100 is mounted from the opposite side, the sensor sensitivity can be improved and the magnetic disturbance can be reduced.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a third embodiment of the current measuring method and the current measuring device according to the present invention.
- the overlapping portions will be denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.
- FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of the current sensor 100 in the thickness direction.
- the current measuring device includes a printed circuit board 3 having a conductor 4 to be measured, and a printed circuit board 3 having a back surface 92 and a position opposite to the conductor 4 to be measured with the printed circuit board 3 interposed therebetween. It has a mounted current sensor 100, and a thin-plate soft magnetic material 20 is provided on the surface of the exterior surface of the conductor 4 to be measured opposite to the surface facing the printed board 3, and the current sensor The thin plate-shaped soft magnetic material 22 was provided on the surface of the 100 exterior surface opposite to the surface facing the printed circuit board 3. As the soft magnetic materials 20 and 22, the less the residual magnetism is, the smaller the amount is.
- the soft magnetic material 22 at least blocks external magnetism arriving toward the surface of the exterior surface of the current sensor 100 opposite to the surface facing the print substrate 3. You.
- the soft magnetic material 20 due to the soft magnetic material 20, of the magnetic flux generated by the current flowing through the conductor 4 to be measured, the magnetic flux radiated to the opposite side of the current sensor 100 as viewed from the conductor 4 to be measured is directed to the current sensor 100. It is easier to converge.
- a soft magnetic material 22 was mounted on the surface of a mold package 1 as shown in FIG.
- the magnetic shield converges the disturbance magnetism in the surface direction of the soft magnetic forest material 22 so that the influence of the disturbance magnetism on the Hall element 9 can be reduced.
- the used soft magnetic material 22 is 4 ⁇ 4 ⁇ 0.15 [mm] in size and 78.7 [%] Ni permalloy.
- the most problematic is the force due to the disturbance magnetism from the top of the mold package 1.
- Investigation of the effect of the current conductor on mold knock 1 to 5 [cm] showed that the effect of disturbance magnetism could be reduced to one-third compared to the case where no soft magnetic material 22 was provided.
- the effect of the current conductor on the mold package 1 to 8 [era] was examined, it was found that the effect of disturbance magnetism was reduced to 1/5 compared to the case where no soft magnetic material 22 was provided.
- the influence of disturbance magnetism can be reduced by magnetically shielding, but the mounting of the soft magnetic material 22 allows the sensor for the conductor 4 to be measured to be measured originally.
- the sensitivity itself is also reduced. Separating the soft magnetic material 2 2 from the Hall element 9 force by about 1 [image] or more can also reduce the decrease in sensor sensitivity, but the TSS0P-16 package was used to reduce the size, so the Hall element 9 and the soft magnetic material 2 were used. 2 is about 0.7 [ ⁇ ].
- the sensor sensitivity is reduced by about 50 [%] compared to the case where the soft magnetic material 22 is not provided. Met.
- the soft magnetic material 22 is brought close to the conductor 4 under test, and the magnetism is efficiently applied to the current sensor 100.
- the arrangement of the soft magnetic material 20 can be performed in the same manner as in the second embodiment. When the soft magnetic material 20 was provided, the sensor sensitivity could be improved by about 50 [%] compared to the initial sensor sensitivity.
- the sensor sensitivity was improved by 80 [%]. Even with the soft magnetic material 22, the sensor sensitivity was reduced from 50 [%] down to 10 [%] to 20 [%] down. '
- the soft magnetic material 22 is provided on the outer surface of the current sensor 100 that is opposite to the surface facing the print substrate 3.
- the soft magnetic material 22 causes at least external magnetism arriving toward the surface of the exterior surface of the current sensor 100 that is opposite to the surface facing the print substrate 3. Since it is shielded, the resistance to external magnetism can be improved as compared with the related art. Further, in the present embodiment, the soft magnetic material 20 is provided on the surface of the exterior surface of the conductor 4 to be measured that is opposite to the surface facing the printed circuit board 3.
- FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a fourth embodiment of the current measuring method and the current measuring device according to the present invention.
- the overlapping portions will be denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.
- FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of the current sensor 100 in the thickness direction.
- the current measuring device includes a printed circuit board 3 having a conductor 4 to be measured, and a back surface 92 and a position opposite to the conductor 4 to be measured with the printed circuit board 3 interposed therebetween. It has a mounted current sensor 100, and a plurality of soft magnetic materials 24 are provided between the current sensor 100 and the printed circuit board 3 so as to be parallel to the direction of the current flowing through the conductor 4 to be measured. .
- the soft magnetic material 24 a material having less residual magnetism is better.
- the magnetic flux generated by the current flowing through the conductor to be measured 4 converges toward the current sensor 100 due to the plurality of soft magnetic materials 24.
- a soft magnetic material 24 was mounted between the current sensor 100 and the printed circuit board 3 as shown in FIG.
- the soft magnetic material 22 used was 4 ⁇ 4 ⁇ 0.15 [mm] in size, and the material was 78.7 [%] Ni permalloy. Two of these were used. The gap between the two sheets was set to 2 [mm] and adhered under the mold package 1 with a width of 5 [mm]. As a result, the initial sensor sensitivity was improved by about 40 [%].
- a plurality of soft magnetic materials 24 are provided between the current sensor 100 and the printed circuit board 3 so as to be parallel to the direction of the current flowing through the conductor 4 to be measured. . ,
- the magnetic flux generated by the current flowing through the conductor to be measured 4 can be effectively converged to the current sensor 100 side by the soft magnetic material 24, so that the printed circuit board 3 Even if the current sensor 100 is mounted from the opposite side, the possibility that the sensor sensitivity is impaired can be reduced.
- FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a current measuring method and a current measuring device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a current measuring method and a current measuring device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- the overlapping portions will be denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.
- FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view of the current sensor 100 in the thickness direction.
- the current measuring device includes a printed circuit board 3 having a plurality of conductors 4 to be measured, And a current sensor 100 mounted at the position.
- the current sensor 100 is mounted at a position where the distance from each of the conductors 4 to be measured has a predetermined relationship.
- the printed circuit board 3 has a four-layer structure in which an insulating layer, a rooster layer, an insulating layer, and a rooster B spring layer are laminated in that order, and the conductor to be measured 4 is formed in parallel on each rooster line layer.
- the current sensor 100 is connected to an arithmetic circuit that measures the current flowing through each of the conductors 4 to be measured based on a sensor signal from the current sensor 100.
- the arithmetic circuit inputs a sensor signal from the current sensor 100 and flows through each measured conductor 4 based on the input sensor signal and a positional relationship between the current sensor 100 and each measured conductor 4.
- the current value is calculated by calculation.
- the current sensor 100 since the current sensor 100 is mounted at a position where the distance from each of the conductors 4 to be measured has a predetermined relationship, the magnetism generated by the current flowing through each of the conductors 4 to be measured is
- the arithmetic circuit uses the sensor signal from the current sensor 100 and the positional relationship between the current sensor 100 and each of the conductors 4 to be measured. Accordingly, the value of the current flowing through each of the conductors 4 to be measured can be calculated by calculation. Next, examples according to the present invention will be described.
- the current measuring method in the first to fourth embodiments measures the current by converting a weak magnetic field generated by the current flowing through the conductor 4 to be measured, and measures the current in addition to the current flowing through the conductor 4 to be measured.
- the current spread over a relatively large space of 10 [cm] can be measured. Focusing on this, a study was conducted in which one current sensor 100 measures currents flowing through a plurality of conductors 4 to be measured.
- the current sensor 100 is mounted at a position where the distance from each of the conductors 4 to be measured has a predetermined relationship.
- the distance to the Hall element 9 is about 1 [ ⁇ ] for one conductor 4 to be measured, and about 3.2 [mm] for the other conductor 4 to be measured.
- an alternating current having a frequency of 50 [Hz] and an amplitude of 10 [A] is applied to one conductor 4 to be measured, and the other conductor 4 to be measured has a frequency of 1 [Hz] and an amplitude of 1 [Hz].
- a square wave current of 0 [A] was applied.
- the two signals can be separated, so that the current sensor 100 can measure the current flowing through both conductors 4 to be measured.
- the printed circuit board 3 has the plurality of conductors 4 to be measured, and the current sensor 100 is mounted at a position where the distance from each of the conductors 4 to be measured has a predetermined relationship. .
- the current sensor 100 is mounted at a position where the distance from each of the conductors 4 to be measured has a predetermined relationship, and the magnetism generated by the current flowing through each of the conductors 4 to be measured is detected by the current sensor 100. If received, the arithmetic circuit calculates the current value flowing through each measured conductor 4 based on the sensor signal from the current sensor 100 and the positional relationship between the current sensor 100 and each measured conductor 4. Can be calculated. In the fifth embodiment, when two conductors 4 to be measured are formed in the thickness direction of the printed circuit board 3, the current sensor 100 is connected to the back surface 92 and the printed circuit board 3.
- Is mounted at a position opposite to the conductor 4 to be measured but is not limited to this. If a plurality of conductors 4 to be measured are formed in the surface direction of the printed circuit board 3 as shown in FIG. Alternatively, the current sensor 100 may be mounted so as to be located on the back surface 92 and near the conductor 4 to be measured.
- FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a case where the current sensor 100 is mounted on the back surface of the printed circuit board 3.
- a current sensor is provided. Since it is mounted on the surface of the board opposite to the surface on which the conductor to be measured is provided, the electrical insulation between the secondary conductor of the current sensor and the conductor to be measured is higher than before. Can be obtained relatively easily.
- the size of the current sensor does not need to be increased even if the current flowing through the conductor under test increases. The effect that can be obtained is also obtained.
- the current sensor is mounted on the surface of the substrate surface opposite to the surface on which the conductor to be measured is provided, uniform magnetism generated by the current flowing through the conductor to be measured can be detected by the current sensor.
- the magnetic convergence means causes the magnetic flux generated by the current flowing through the conductor to be measured to converge on the magneto-sensitive surface of the Hall element, so that mounting the current sensor on the conductor to be measured from the opposite side of the board will reduce the sensor sensitivity. If it can be improved, a ray effect can also be obtained.
- the current sensor is provided on the conductor to be measured on the substrate surface.
- the current sensor makes it easier to detect the magnetism generated by the current flowing through the conductor to be measured, and the sensor sensitivity is impaired even if the current sensor is mounted on the conductor to be measured from the opposite side of the board. The effect that the possibility can be further reduced is also obtained.
- the outer surface of the conductor to be measured faces the substrate surface.
- the soft magnetic material provided on the surface opposite to the surface allows the magnetic flux generated by the current flowing through the conductor to be measured to effectively converge on the current sensor side.
- the effect of reducing the possibility of deteriorating the sensor sensitivity can be obtained.
- the surface facing the substrate surface of the exterior surface of the current sensor is further provided.
- the external magnetic field arriving toward the opposite surface of the current sensor is at least shielded by the soft magnetic material provided on the surface on the opposite side of the current sensor. The effect that can be obtained is also obtained.
- a plurality of soft magnetic layers provided between the current sensor and the substrate are provided. Since the magnetic flux generated by the current flowing through the conductor to be measured by the living body can be effectively focused on the current sensor side, even if the current sensor is mounted on the conductor to be measured from the opposite side of the substrate, the sensor sensitivity Also, the effect of reducing the possibility of impairment can be obtained.
- the current flowing through the conductor to be measured is The generated magnetic flux can be effectively converged on the magneto-sensitive surface of the Hall element, further reducing the possibility that sensor sensitivity will be impaired even if a current sensor is mounted on the conductor to be measured from the opposite side of the board. The effect that it can be obtained is also obtained.
- the current flowing through the conductor to be measured is provided. More effectively converges the magnetic flux generated by the current to the magneto-sensitive surface of the Hall element Therefore, even if the current sensor is mounted on the conductor to be measured from the opposite side of the substrate, the possibility that the sensor sensitivity can be impaired can be further reduced.
- the magnetic flux generated by the current flowing through the conductor to be measured by the magnetic convergence means is provided on the magneto-sensitive surface of the Hall element. Therefore, even if the current sensor is mounted on the conductor to be measured from the opposite side of the substrate, the possibility that the sensor sensitivity is impaired can be reduced.
- the current sensor can be manufactured by the same technology as a normal LSI process, and the current of the conductor to be measured can be measured in a non-contact manner. This also has the effect of suppressing the heat generation while maintaining the electrical insulation of the conductor, and measuring the current of the conductor to be measured with relatively high accuracy including the direction of the current.
- the Hall element and the magnetic focusing means can be manufactured by the same technology as the ordinary LSI process, the effect of increasing the production efficiency can be obtained. Furthermore, since the primary-side conductor is not built into the same package, there is also an advantage that the space can be provided in the spring guide pattern of the substrate, and it is not necessary to mount the conductor in series, and the size can be relatively reduced. In addition, since the current can be measured indirectly from the top of the conductor pattern, even if components are removed after design, it is not necessary to modify and change the conductor pattern, and it is relatively easy to cancel mounting. The effect is also obtained.
- each of the conductors to be measured is When the magnetism generated by the flowing current is received by the current sensor, an effect is obtained that the current flowing through each of the conductors to be measured can be measured based on the output value of the current sensor and a predetermined relationship.
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