Patent ID: 11899047
Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 17:
18. A current sensor system, comprising:
a magnetic field sensor comprising a chip plane, a first set of sensor elements sensitive to a first magnetic field component that is aligned in a first direction that is parallel to the chip plane, and a second set of sensor elements sensitive to a second magnetic field component that is aligned in a second direction that is perpendicular to the chip plane, wherein the first set of sensor elements comprise a first sensor element and a second sensor element, and wherein the second set of sensor elements comprise a third sensor element and a fourth sensor element;
a first conductor structure that traverses a first part of the current sensor system in a third direction that is perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction, wherein the first conductor structure is configured to carry a current parallel to the third direction;
a second conductor structure electrically connected to the first conductor structure, wherein the second conductor structure traverses a second part of the current sensor system in the first direction, wherein the second conductor structure is configured to carry the current parallel to the first direction; and
a third conductor structure electrically connected to the second conductor structure, wherein the third conductor structure traverses a third part of the current sensor system in the third direction, wherein the third conductor structure is configured to carry the current antiparallel to the third direction,
wherein the first conductor structure produces a first magnetic field based on the current flowing therethrough, the second conductor structure produces a second magnetic field based on the current flowing therethrough, the third conductor structure produces a third magnetic field based on the current flowing therethrough, and
wherein the first magnetic field, the second magnetic field, and the third magnetic field produce a first magnetic field distribution of the first magnetic field component and a second magnetic field distribution of the second magnetic field component.