鈩?/div>
=
1.36
掳
C
For a real temperature of +85掳C (358.15K), the mea-
sured temperature is +82.91掳C (356.02K), which is an
error of -2.13掳C.
The effects of the ideality factor and series resistance
are additive. If the diode has an ideality factor of 1.002
and series resistance of 3鈩? the total offset can be cal-
culated by adding error due to series resistance with
error due to ideality factor:
1.36掳C - 2.13掳C = -0.77掳C
for a diode temperature of +85掳C.
In this example, the effect of the series resistance and
the ideality factor partially cancel each other.
For best accuracy, the discrete transistor should be a
small-signal device with its collector connected to GND
and base connected to DXN. Table 11 lists examples of
discrete transistors that are appropriate for use with the
MAX6640.
Effect of Series Resistance
Series resistance in a sense diode contributes addition-
al errors. For nominal diode currents of 10碌A and
100碌A, change in the measured voltage is:
鈭哣
M
= R
S
(100碌A - 10碌A) = 90碌A x R
S
Table 11. Remote-Sensor Transistor
Manufacturers
MANUFACTURER
Central Semiconductor (USA)
Rohm Semiconductor (USA)
Samsung (Korea)
Siemens (Germany)
MODEL NO.
CMPT3906
SST3906
KST3906-TF
SMBT3906
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