{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "description": "An interface (100) for providing thermal overload protection includes a switching device (10), a temperature indicating device (Ds), a drive circuit (13) and a thermal monitoring circuit (14). The thermal monitoring circuit (14) is coupled across the temperature indicating device (Ds) and provides…",
  "path": "/patents/1074906",
  "publishedAt": "2005-08-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "at://did:plc:oql6ds5vnff4ugar6rruliwd/site.standard.publication/3mn3ohu7oxx5w",
  "tags": [
    "F02P3/055",
    "DELPHI TECH INC [US]"
  ],
  "textContent": "An interface (100) for providing thermal overload protection includes a switching device (10), a temperature indicating device (Ds), a drive circuit (13) and a thermal monitoring circuit (14). The thermal monitoring circuit (14) is coupled across the temperature indicating device (Ds) and provides a shutdown signal to the drive circuit (13) when the temperature of the switching device (10) is above a predetermined temperature level as indicated by a temperature signal provided by the temperature indicating device (Ds). The drive circuit (13) responds to the shutdown signal by removing current sources and current sinks from a control terminal of the switching device (10) at which point leakage currents cause the switching device (10) to reduce a drive current to an inductive load (18).",
  "title": "Automotive ignition system with sparkless soft shutdown as thermal overload protection"
}