Current Sensing Techniques and Biasing Methods for Smart Power Drivers

• Main Author: Easwaran, Sri Navaneethakrishnan (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Electronic circuits.; Energy systems.; Transportation.; Energy efficiency.; Circuits and Systems.; Energy Systems.; Energy Efficiency.

This book provides a detailed description of fault tolerant design techniques for smart power drivers and their application in the design of automotive airbag ICs to ensure correct deployment. The book begins with an introduction to the nature of electrical loads in the car, then moves on to describ...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• State of the Art: Current Sensing, Biasing Schemes and Voltage Reference
• Current Sensing Principles with Biasing Scheme
• High Side Current Regulation and Energy Limitation
• Low Side Current Regulation and Energy Limitation
• Biasing Schemes and Diagnostic Circuit
• Conclusions and Future Work
• Appendices.