Temperature measuring circuit and measuring method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11604101-B2
Application number	US-201716652332-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 27, 2017
Priority date	Oct 11, 2017
Publication date	Mar 14, 2023
Grant date	Mar 14, 2023

Abstract

A temperature measuring circuit, measuring apparatus and a measuring method thereof relating to the field of electronic circuits. The temperature measuring circuit includes control unit, wherein the control unit includes a first current output interface, a second current output interface, a first input/output interface, a second input/output interface, and a third input/output interface. Further, the first current output interface and the first input/output interface of the control unit are respectively electrically connected to a first interface of a temperature sensor; the second current output interface and the second input/output interface of the control unit are respectively electrically connected to a second interface of the temperature sensor; and the third input/output interface of the control unit is electrically connected to a third interface of the temperature sensor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A temperature measuring circuit, comprising:
a control unit, comprising a first current output interface, a second current output interface, a first input/output interface, a second input/output interface, and a third input/output interface;
wherein the first current output interface and the first input/output interface of the control unit are respectively electrically connected to a first interface of a temperature sensor; the second current output interface and the second input/output interface of the control unit are respectively electrically connected to a second interface of the temperature sensor; and the third input/output interface of the control unit is electrically connected to a third interface of the temperature sensor;
a second filter capacitor electrically connected between the second input/output interface and the ground, and
a third filter capacitor electrically connected between the third input/output interface and the ground.

2. The temperature measuring circuit according to claim 1 , wherein
the control unit further comprises an output interface for outputting a differential signal sampling value between the first input/output interface and the third input/output interface;
the temperature measuring circuit further comprises a temperature conversion unit capable of converting the differential signal sampling value into a temperature, the temperature conversion unit being electrically connected to the output interface of the control unit.

3. The temperature measuring circuit according to claim 1 , wherein
the control unit further comprises a positive internal reference output interface and a negative internal reference output interface, the negative internal reference output interface being grounded;
the temperature measuring circuit further comprises a capacitor connected in series between the positive internal reference output interface and negative internal reference output interface.

4. The temperature measuring circuit according to claim 1 , wherein
the control unit further comprises a positive external reference input interface and a negative external reference input interface, the positive external reference input interface being electrically connected to the third input/output interface;
the temperature measuring circuit further comprises a resistance network with an accuracy higher than a preset value, the resistance network being disposed on a connection line between the positive external reference input interface and the negative external reference input interface.

5. The temperature measuring circuit according to claim 4 , wherein
the temperature measuring circuit further comprises a first filter circuit and a second filter circuit, each of the first filter circuit and the second filter circuit comprising a resistor and a capacitor;
the capacitor in the first filter circuit is disposed on a circuit line between the positive external reference input interface of the control unit and a ground; the resistor in the first filter circuit is disposed on a circuit line between the capacitor in the first filter circuit and the resistance network;
the capacitor in the second filter circuit is disposed on a circuit line between the negative external reference input interface of the control unit and the ground; the resistor in the second filter circuit is disposed on a circuit line between the capacitor in the second filter circuit and the resistance network.

6. The temperature measuring circuit according to claim 1 , wherein
the first current output interface and the second current output interface of the control unit are constant current source interfaces.

7. The temperature measuring circuit according to claim 6 , wherein
the control unit further comprises a constant current source and a configurable register;
the first current output interface and the second current output interface of the control unit are respectively electrically connected to the constant current source, the constant current source being electrically connected to the configurable register, the configurable register outputting different control signals to the constant current source to excite the constant current source to output currents of different levels.

8. The temperature measuring circuit according to claim 1 , wherein
the temperature measuring circuit further comprises
a first filter capacitor electrically connected between the first input/output interface of the control unit and the ground;
a fourth filter capacitor electrically connected between the first input/output interface and the second input/output interface; and
a fifth filter capacitor electrically connected between the first input/output interface and the third input/output interface.

9. The temperature measuring circuit according to claim 1 , wherein
the control unit further comprises several other input/output interfaces than the first input/output interface, the second input/output interface, and the third input/output interface, the other input/output interfaces being electrically connected to other temperature sensors than the temperature sensor.

10. The temperature measuring circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the temperature sensor is a platinum thermal resistance temperature sensor.

11. A measuring method of the temperature measuring circuit according to claim 1 , comprising:
controlling the first current output interface and the second current output interface of the control unit to respectively output currents of the same level at the same time;
detecting a differential signal between the second input/output interface and the third input/output interface of the control unit;
if the differential signal is at a high level, determining that the temperature sensor through which the currents flows is a temperature sensor in a two-wire connection;
if the differential signal is at a low level, determining that the temperature sensor through which the currents flows is a temperature sensor in a three-wire connection.

12. The measuring method according to claim 11 , further comprising:
if the temperature sensor is a temperature sensor in a two-wire connection, controlling the first current output interface of the control unit to provide an excitation current for the temperature sensor in a two-wire connection, and performing temperature conversion based on an outputted differential signal sampling value between the first input/output interface and the third input/output interface of the control unit;
if the temperature sensor is a temperature sensor in a three-wire connection, controlling the first current output interface and the second current output interface of the control unit to provide two currents that are identical to each other to the temperature sensor in a three-wire connection, and performing temperature conversion based on an outputted differential signal sampling value between the first input/output interface and the third input/output interface of the control unit.

13. A measuring apparatus of a temperature measuring circuit, comprising:
memory; and
a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to carry out the measuring method of a temperature measuring circuit according to claim 11 based on instructions stored in the memory.

14. A measuring apparatus of the temperature measuring circuit according to claim 1 , comprising:
the control module, configured to control the first current output interface and the second current output interface of the control unit to respectively output currents of the same level at the same time;
a detection module, configured to detect a differential

Assignees

• Gree Electric Appliances Wuhan Co Ltd
• Gree Electric Appliances Inc Zhuhai

Inventors

• Qian Pei
• Zhu Xiantao
• Liu Wenbo
• Zhou Baolin
• Chen Wanxing
• Guo Shuanglin
• Liu Haibin
• Liang Zifeng
• Hu Guohui
• Zhong Luping
• Peng Yanjun

Classifications

• G01K7/20 Primary

  in a specially-adapted circuit, e.g. bridge circuit · CPC title

• G01K7/34

  using capacitative elements (capacitors per se H01G) · CPC title