Patent ID: 6462531
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A current detector for detecting or measuring an electric current, comprising:(a) a Hall-effect device for generating a voltage proportional to magnetic field strength; (b) a first and a second current path terminal for the flow of a current to be detected or measured; (c) first conductor means connected between the first and the second current path terminal for providing a first current path therebetween, the first conductor means having a first resistance value; (d) second conductor means connected between the first and the second current path terminal for providing a second current path therebetween, and arranged in relation to the Hall-effect device so as to cause the Hall-effect device to generate an output voltage proportional to the strength of a magnetic field due to the current flowing through the second conductor means, the second conductor means having a second resistance value; and (e) an enclosure of electrically insulating material closely enveloping the first and the second conductor means.