IP Library Granted Patent US 10,809,283
Granted Patent B2
US 10,809,283 · App. 16/299,558 · Granted Oct 20, 2020

Circuit board

Inventor: Manabu Saitoh (Toyota, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G01R19/0023H01C7/10H02M3/1582H02M7/48H03F3/45H05K1/167H05K1/181
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Patent No.
US 10,809,283
App. No.
16/299,558
Granted
Oct 20, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A circuit board which includes a circuit that measures an input voltage and an output voltage in a voltage converter that converts the input voltage which is a difference between first and second voltages into the output voltage which is a difference between third and second voltages, may include: first to fourth resistor circuits respectively including first to fourth resistor element groups; a first differential amplifier circuit configured such that the first voltage is inputted via the first resistor element group and the second voltage is inputted via the second resistor element group; and a second differential amplifier circuit configured such that the third voltage is inputted via the third resistor element group and the second voltage is inputted via the fourth resistor element group. The second and fourth resistor element groups may be arranged to be adjacent to each other between the first and third resistor element groups.

Claims (44)

1. A circuit board comprising a circuit configured to measure both of an input voltage and an output voltage in a voltage converter that is configured to convert the input voltage which is a difference between a first voltage and a second voltage into the output voltage which is a difference between a third voltage and the second voltage, the circuit board comprising:

a first resistor circuit comprising a first resistor element group;

a second resistor circuit comprising a second resistor element group;

a third resistor circuit comprising a third resistor element group;

a fourth resistor circuit comprising a fourth resistor element group;

a first differential amplifier circuit comprising a pair of input terminals, and configured such that the first voltage is inputted to one of the pair of input terminals via the first resistor element group of the first resistor circuit and the second voltage is inputted to other one of the pair of input terminals via the second resistor element group of the second resistor circuit;

a second differential amplifier circuit comprising a pair of input terminals, and configured such that the third voltage is inputted to one of the pair of input terminals via the third resistor element group of the third resistor circuit and the second voltage is inputted to other one of the pair of input terminals via the fourth resistor element group of the fourth resistor circuit; and

a control circuit comprising an A/D conversion circuit configured to execute A/D conversion for each of an output from the first differential amplifier circuit and an output from the second differential amplifier circuit,

wherein:

the second resistor element group and the fourth resistor element group are arranged to be adjacent to each other between the first resistor element group and the third resistor element group,

the second resistor element group and the fourth resistor element group are located on a same surface of the circuit board,

the second resistor element group and the fourth resistor element group are located on a surface of the circuit board where the first resistor element group and the third resistor element group are located,

a first distance is a distance between a resistor element which is connected at a nearest side to the voltage converter among a plurality of resistor elements belonging to the first resistor element group and a resistor element which is connected at the nearest side to the voltage converter among a plurality of resistor elements belonging to the second resistor element group, a second distance is a distance between a resistor element which is connected at a nearest side to the first differential amplifier circuit among the plurality of resistor elements belonging to the first resistor element group and a resistor element which is connected at the nearest side to the first differential amplifier circuit among the plurality of resistor elements belonging to the second resistor element group, and the first distance is larger than the second distance, and

a third distance is a distance between a resistor element which is connected at the nearest side to the voltage converter among a plurality of resistor elements belonging to the third resistor element group and a resistor element which is connected at the nearest side to the voltage converter among a plurality of resistor elements belonging to the fourth resistor element group, a fourth distance is a distance between a resistor element which is connected at a nearest side to the second differential amplifier circuit among the plurality of resistor elements belonging to the third resistor element group and a resistor element which is connected at the nearest side to the second differential amplifier circuit among the plurality of resistor elements belonging to the fourth resistor element group, and the third distance is larger than the fourth distance.

2. A circuit board comprising a circuit configured to measure both of an input voltage and an output voltage in a voltage converter that is configured to convert the input voltage which is a difference between a first voltage and a second voltage into the output voltage which is a difference between a third voltage and the second voltage, the circuit board comprising:

a first resistor circuit comprising a first resistor element group;

a second resistor circuit comprising a second resistor element group;

a third resistor circuit comprising a third resistor element group;

a fourth resistor circuit comprising a fourth resistor element group;

a first differential amplifier circuit comprising a pair of input terminals, and configured such that the first voltage is inputted to one of the pair of input terminals via the first resistor element group of the first resistor circuit and the second voltage is inputted to other one of the pair of input terminals via the second resistor element group of the second resistor circuit;

a second differential amplifier circuit comprising a pair of input terminals, and configured such that the third voltage is inputted to one of the pair of input terminals via the third resistor element group of the third resistor circuit and the second voltage is inputted to other one of the pair of input terminals via the fourth resistor element group of the fourth resistor circuit; and

a control circuit comprising an A/D conversion circuit configured to execute A/D conversion for each of an output from the first differential amplifier circuit and an output from the second differential amplifier circuit,

wherein:

the second resistor element group and the fourth resistor element group are arranged to be adjacent to each other between the first resistor element group and the third resistor element group,

the second resistor element group is located on one of surfaces of the circuit board and the fourth resistor element group is located on another one of the surfaces of the circuit board,

in a planar view of the circuit board, at least a part of a boarding area of a plurality of resistor elements belonging to the second resistor element group and at least a part of a boarding area of a plurality of resistor elements belonging to the fourth resistor element group are arranged to overlap each other,

the second resistor element group is located on a surface of the circuit board where the first resistor element group and the third resistor element group are located,

a first distance is a distance between a resistor element which is connected at a nearest side to the voltage converter among a plurality of resistor elements belonging to the first resistor element group and a resistor element which is connected at a nearest side to the voltage converter among the plurality of resistor elements belonging to the second resistor element group, a second distance is a distance between a resistor element which is connected at a nearest side to the first differential amplifier circuit among the plurality of resistor elements belonging to the first resistor element group and a resistor element which is connected at a nearest side to the first differential amplifier circuit among the plurality of resistor elements belonging to the second resistor element group, and the first distance is larger than the second distance, and

a third distance is a distance between a resistor element which is connected at a nearest side to the voltage converter among a plurality of resistor elements belonging to the third resistor element group and the resistor element which is connected at the nearest side to the voltage converter among the plurality of resistor elements belonging to the second resistor element group, a fourth distance is a distance between a resistor element which is connected at a nearest side to the second differential amplifier circuit among the plurality of resistor elements belonging to the third resistor element group and the resistor element which is connected at the nearest side to the first differential amplifier circuit among the plurality of resistor elements belonging to the second resistor element group, and the third distance is larger than the fourth distance.

3. A circuit board comprising a circuit configured to measure both of an input voltage and an output voltage in a voltage converter that is configured to convert the input voltage which is a difference between a first voltage and a second voltage into the output voltage which is a difference between a third voltage and the second voltage, the circuit board comprising:

a first resistor circuit comprising a first resistor element group;

a second resistor circuit comprising a second resistor element group;

a third resistor circuit comprising a third resistor element group;

a fourth resistor circuit comprising a fourth resistor element group;

a first differential amplifier circuit comprising a pair of input terminals, and configured such that the first voltage is inputted to one of the pair of input terminals via the first resistor element group of the first resistor circuit and the second voltage is inputted to other one of the pair of input terminals via the second resistor element group of the second resistor circuit;

a second differential amplifier circuit comprising a pair of input terminals, and configured such that the third voltage is inputted to one of the pair of input terminals via the third resistor element group of the third resistor circuit and the second voltage is inputted to other one of the pair of input terminals via the fourth resistor element group of the fourth resistor circuit; and

a control circuit comprising an A/D conversion circuit configured to execute A/D conversion for each of an output from the first differential amplifier circuit and an output from the second differential amplifier circuit,

wherein:

the second resistor element group and the fourth resistor element group are arranged to be adjacent to each other between the first resistor element group and the third resistor element group,

the second resistor element group is located on one of surfaces of the circuit board and the fourth resistor element group is located on another one of the surfaces of the circuit board,

in a planar view of the circuit board, at least a part of a boarding area of a plurality of resistor elements belonging to the second resistor element group and at least a part of a boarding area of a plurality of resistor elements belonging to the fourth resistor element group are arranged to overlap each other,

the fourth resistor element group is located on a surface of the circuit board where the first resistor element group and the third resistor element group are located,

a first distance is a distance between a resistor element which is connected at a nearest side to the voltage converter among a plurality of resistor elements belonging to the first resistor element group and a resistor element which is connected at a nearest side to the voltage converter among the plurality of resistor elements belonging to the fourth resistor element group, a second distance is a distance between a resistor element which is connected at a nearest side to the first differential amplifier circuit among the plurality of resistor elements belonging to the first resistor element group and a resistor element which is connected at a nearest side to the second differential amplifier circuit among the plurality of resistor elements belonging to the fourth resistor element group, and the first distance is larger than the second distance, and

a third distance is a distance between a resistor element which is connected at a nearest side to the voltage converter among a plurality of resistor elements belonging to the third resistor element group and the resistor element which is connected at the nearest side to the voltage converter among the plurality of resistor elements belonging to the fourth resistor element group, a fourth distance is a distance between a resistor element which is connected at a nearest side to the second differential amplifier circuit among the plurality of resistor elements belonging to the third resistor element group and a resistor element which is connected at the nearest side to the second differential amplifier circuit among the plurality of resistor elements belonging to the fourth resistor element group, and the third distance is larger than the fourth distance.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 25, 2020
From: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: DENSO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053892/0774 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2019
From: SAITOH, MANABU
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 048572/0642 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-078614 · Apr 16, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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