Patent ID: 8493059
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. A current shunt sensor, comprising: first and second conductive mounting elements, each having respective first and second ends; a resistor between the respective first ends of the first and second conductive mounting elements, wherein first surfaces of each of the first and second conducting mounting elements and the resistor are coplanar, wherein second surfaces of each of the first and second conducting mounting elements and the resistor are coplanar, wherein the first and second surfaces are opposing surfaces and are defined in part by a central lengthwise axis, wherein the resistor is defined by a second axis substantially perpendicular to the central lengthwise axis and to third and fourth opposing surfaces of each of the first and second conducting mounting elements and the resistor, and wherein the respective first and second ends and the resistor are symmetric along the central lengthwise axis; first and second measurement connections on the third surfaces of the first and second mounting elements, respectively, on a first side of the central lengthwise axis, and on respective opposing sides of the second axis; and third and fourth measurement connections on the fourth surfaces of the first and second mounting elements, respectively, on a second side of the central lengthwise axis, and on the respective opposing sides of the second axis.