阅读说明：本技术 电流传感器 (Current sensor ) 是由 江坂卓马 酒井亮辅 杉户达明 于 2018-03-22 设计创作，主要内容包括：电流传感器,对流过电流路径的电流进行检测。电流传感器具备：电流路径(40)；磁检测部(10),与电流路径的一部分对置配置,具有检测通过在电流路径中流过电流而从电流路径产生的磁场并将其转换为电信号的磁检测元件(12)；以及成对的第1磁屏蔽部(31)和第2磁屏蔽部(32),抑制对于磁检测部的干扰磁场,将电流路径的一部分和磁检测部夹入而对置配置。电流传感器具备多个以第2磁屏蔽部、电流路径、磁检测部、第1磁屏蔽部的顺序层叠而成的传感器元件。多个传感器元件在与层叠方向正交的方向上相邻配置。电流路径具备磁检测部所对置的对置部(41)、以及从对置部向第2磁屏蔽部侧弯曲而不是向第1磁屏蔽部侧弯曲的第1弯曲部(42)。(and a current sensor for detecting a current flowing through the current path. The current sensor includes: a current path (40); a magnetic detection unit (10) which is disposed so as to face a part of the current path and has a magnetic detection element (12) which detects a magnetic field generated from the current path by a current flowing through the current path and converts the magnetic field into an electric signal; and a pair of a 1 st magnetic shield part (31) and a 2 nd magnetic shield part (32) which suppress an interfering magnetic field to the magnetic detection part and are disposed so as to face each other with a part of the current path and the magnetic detection part interposed therebetween. The current sensor includes a plurality of sensor elements in which a 2 nd magnetic shield, a current path, a magnetic detection unit, and a 1 st magnetic shield are stacked in this order. The plurality of sensor elements are disposed adjacent to each other in a direction orthogonal to the stacking direction. The current path includes an opposing portion (41) where the magnetic detection portion opposes, and a 1 st bent portion (42) which is bent from the opposing portion toward the 2 nd magnetic shield portion side, but not toward the 1 st magnetic shield portion side.)

1. A current sensor for detecting a current flowing through a current path,

The disclosed device is provided with:

The current path (40);

A magnetic detection unit (10) which is disposed so as to face a part of the current path and has a magnetic detection element (12) which detects a magnetic field generated from the current path by a current flowing in the current path and converts the magnetic field into an electric signal; and

A pair of a 1 st magnetic shield part (31) and a 2 nd magnetic shield part (32) which suppress an interfering magnetic field to the magnetic detection part and are disposed so as to face each other with a part of the current path and the magnetic detection part interposed therebetween;

The current sensor includes a plurality of sensor elements in which the 2 nd magnetic shielding part, the current path, the magnetic detection part, and the 1 st magnetic shielding part are stacked in this order;

A plurality of sensor elements arranged adjacent to each other in a direction orthogonal to a stacking direction in the order of the 2 nd magnetic shielding part, the current path, the magnetic detection part, and the 1 st magnetic shielding part;

The current path includes an opposing portion (41) where the magnetic detection portion opposes, and a 1 st bent portion (42) that is bent from the opposing portion toward the 2 nd magnetic shield portion instead of toward the 1 st magnetic shield portion.

2. The current sensor of claim 1,

The 1 st bent portion is bent at a right angle to the opposing portion.

3. the current sensor according to claim 1 or 2,

The current path includes the 1 st bent portion at one end of the opposing portion, and a 2 nd bent portion (43) bent from the opposing portion toward the 2 nd magnetic shield portion instead of toward the 1 st magnetic shield portion at the other end of the opposing portion.

4. The current sensor of claim 3,

the 2 nd bent portion is bent at a right angle to the opposing portion.

5. The current sensor according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

Further provided with:

An electromagnet (14) that generates a canceling magnetic field for canceling the magnetic field detected by the magnetic detection element; and

A supply unit (13) that supplies a cancellation current for forming the cancellation magnetic field to the electromagnet;

The current flowing through the current path is detected based on the offset current.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a current sensor.

Background

Conventionally, as an example of a current sensor, there is a current detection structure disclosed in patent document 1.

The current detection structure includes a bus bar and a magnetic detection element that measures the intensity of a magnetic field generated by a current flowing through the bus bar. A part of the bus bar is formed in a concave shape in a cross-sectional view and is formed in a symmetrical shape with respect to a center in a width direction. The magnetic detection element is disposed in a space surrounded by the bus bar formed in a concave shape, and is disposed at the center in the width direction of the bus bar.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a current sensor capable of suppressing reduction of detection accuracy.

the current sensor according to one aspect of the present invention detects a current flowing through a current path. The current sensor includes: a current path; a magnetic detection unit having a magnetic detection element that is disposed so as to face a part of the current path, detects a magnetic field generated from the current path when a current flows through the current path, and converts the magnetic field into an electric signal; and a pair of a 1 st magnetic shield part and a 2 nd magnetic shield part, which suppress an interfering magnetic field to the magnetic detection part, and are disposed so as to face each other with a part of the current path and the magnetic detection part interposed therebetween. The current sensor includes a plurality of sensor elements in which a 2 nd magnetic shield, a current path, a magnetic detector, and a 1 st magnetic shield are stacked in this order. The plurality of sensor elements are disposed adjacent to each other in a direction orthogonal to the stacking direction. The current path includes an opposing portion where the magnetic detection portion opposes, and a 1 st bent portion that is bent from the opposing portion to the 2 nd magnetic shield portion side, but not to the 1 st magnetic shield portion side.

As described above, the present invention includes the current path including the opposing portion where the magnetic detection portion opposes, and the bent portion that is bent from the opposing portion toward the 2 nd magnetic shield portion side, instead of being bent toward the 1 st magnetic shield portion side. Therefore, in the present invention, in the region between the facing portion and the 1 st magnetic shield portion, the magnetic field generated from the facing portion by the current flowing through the current path and the magnetic field generated from the bent portion by the current flowing through the current path cancel each other out. Thus, in the present invention, it is possible to suppress the magnetic field generated in the region between the facing portion and the 1 st magnetic shielding portion from affecting the magnetic detection portion of the sensor element located next to it. Therefore, the present invention can suppress a decrease in detection accuracy due to a magnetic field flowing from a sensor element located next to the sensor element.

Drawings

The above object, other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a current sensor according to an embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a section along line II-II of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section along the line III-III of fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a circuit diagram showing a schematic configuration of a current sensor according to an embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a plan view for explaining a relationship between the bus bar and the magnetic field of the current sensor according to the embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a plan view from fig. 5 in the direction of arrow VI.

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a current sensor according to a modification.

Fig. 8 is a plan view for explaining the relationship between the bus bar and the magnetic field of the current sensor of the comparative example.

Fig. 9 is a plan view from fig. 8 in the direction of arrow IX.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, a plurality of embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In each of the embodiments, the same reference numerals are given to portions corresponding to the items described in the previous embodiment, and redundant description thereof may be omitted. In each embodiment, when only a part of the structure is described, another embodiment described in advance with respect to the other part of the structure can be referred to and adopted.

Hereinafter, 3 directions orthogonal to each other are referred to as an X direction, a Y direction, and a Z direction. Further, a plane defined by the X direction and the Y direction is represented as an XY plane, a plane defined by the X direction and the Z direction is represented as an XZ plane, and a plane defined by the Y direction and the Z direction is represented as a YZ plane. The Z direction corresponds to the stacking direction.

The current sensor 100 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 6. In fig. 5 and 6, the circuit board 20 and the case 50 are not shown to facilitate the drawing.

As shown in fig. 4, the current sensor 100 employs a magnetic balance type current sensor as an example. The current sensor 100 can be a coreless current sensor that does not require a core. The circuit configuration of the current sensor 100 will be described later.

the current sensor 100 can be applied to a system including a booster circuit, two inverters, and two motor generators (hereinafter, referred to as motors), as described in japanese patent application laid-open No. 2016-. That is, the current sensor 100 is mounted in the vehicle together with a booster circuit having a reactor, two inverters for converting direct current boosted by the booster circuit into three-phase alternating current, and two motors operated by applying the three-phase alternating current from each inverter.

the current sensor 100 is configured to detect a current flowing between the inverter and the motor and a reactor current flowing through the reactor. In detail, the current sensor 100 detects a current flowing through each of six bus bars 40 electrically connecting the inverter and the motor, and detects a reactor current flowing through the other bus bar 40.

The current sensor 100 includes a 1 st sensor phase P1, a 2 nd sensor phase P2, and a 3 rd sensor phase P3 corresponding to one set of the inverter and the motor, and a 4 th sensor phase P4, a 5 th sensor phase P5, and a 6 th sensor phase P6 corresponding to the other set of the inverter and the motor. Further, the current sensor 100 includes a reactor current phase IL for detecting a reactor current. The sensor phases P1 to P6 correspond to sensor elements, respectively. Thus, the reactor current phase IL may not be provided in the present invention.

The 1 st to 3 rd sensor phases P1 to P3 are provided corresponding to V-phase, U-phase, and W-phase of a set of inverter and motor, and are provided to detect currents flowing through the respective phases between the inverter and the motor. Similarly, the 4 th to 6 th sensor phases P4 to P6 are provided corresponding to the V-phase, U-phase, and W-phase of another set of the inverter and the motor, and are provided to detect the currents flowing through the respective phases between the inverter and the motor. In this way, the current sensor 100 is a sensor that detects a current flowing through the bus bar 40 as a current path.

In the system used in the present embodiment, even when an error occurs in the result of current detection in any one of the three sensor phases P1 to P3, the operation is not easily affected as long as no error occurs in the result of current detection in the other two phases. The same applies to the three sensor phases P4 to P6. Therefore, in the three sensor phases P1 to P3 and the three sensor phases P4 to P6, it is not necessary to redundantly dispose two magnetic sensing units 10 for one bus bar.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the current sensor 100 including the reactor current phase IL in addition to the six sensor phases P1 to P6 is used as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be provided with a plurality of sensor phases, that is, at least two sensor phases.

As shown in fig. 1, 2, and 3, the current sensor 100 includes a magnetic detection unit 10, a 1 st magnetic shield unit 31, a 2 nd magnetic shield unit 32, a bus bar 40, a circuit board 20, a case 50, and the like. The current sensor 100 includes a bus bar 40, a magnetic detector 10, a 1 st magnetic shield 31, and a 2 nd magnetic shield 32, and includes a plurality of sensor phases stacked in the order of the 2 nd magnetic shield 32, the bus bar 40, the magnetic detector 10, and the 1 st magnetic shield 31. In the present embodiment, as an example, the current sensor 100 including the reactor current phase IL in addition to the six sensor phases P1 to P6 is used. Therefore, the current sensor 100 includes eight magnetic detection portions 10, eight 1 st magnetic shield portions 31, and eight 2 nd magnetic shield portions 32.

In the current sensor 100, one bus bar 40 is provided for each of the sensor phases P1 to P6. Further, the current sensor 100 is provided with one bus bar 40 in a U shape, for example, in the reactor current phase IL. The bus bars 40 of the sensor phases P1 to P6 correspond to current paths.

as shown in fig. 2, the sensor phases P1 to P6 are arranged adjacent to each other in a direction orthogonal to the stacking direction. Here, an example is adopted in which the sensor phases P1 to P6 are arranged in the X direction. In other words, the sensor phases P1 to P6 are arranged such that the directions of currents flowing in the facing portions 41 (Y directions) described later are parallel to each other. The 1 st magnetic shield 31 of each of the sensor phases P1 to P6 has the same position in the Z direction and the same position in the Y direction, and has a different position in the X direction. The same applies to the magnetic detection unit 10, the 2 nd magnetic shield unit 32, and the bus bar 40. In the bus bar 40, the Z-direction position and the Y-direction position of each portion of the bus bar 40 are the same, and the X-direction position of each portion of the bus bar 40 is different.

The sensor phases P1 to P6 have the same structure. Thus, fig. 3 typically employs the 3 rd sensor phase P3. The 3 rd sensor phase P3 includes the magnetic detection section 10, the 1 st magnetic shield section 31, the 2 nd magnetic shield section 32, and the bus bar 40. The magnetism detection unit 10 is disposed to face a part of the bus bar 40, and includes a magnetism detection element 12, and the magnetism detection element 12 detects a magnetic field generated from the bus bar 40 by a current flowing through the bus bar 40 and converts the magnetic field into an electric signal. The magnetic detection unit 10 will be described in detail later with respect to its circuit configuration.

The 1 st magnetic shield portion 31 and the 2 nd magnetic shield portion 32 are composed of a magnetic material. The 1 st magnetic shield 31 and the 2 nd magnetic shield 32 form a pair and shield the magnetic detection unit 10 from an external magnetic field. The 1 st magnetic shield 31 and the 2 nd magnetic shield 32 are disposed so as to face each other while sandwiching the facing portion 41, which is a part of the bus bar 40, and the magnetic detection portion 10. That is, the 1 st magnetic shield 31 and the 2 nd magnetic shield 32 are disposed to face each other with a space therebetween in the Z direction, and are disposed so as to sandwich the magnetic detection unit 10 and the facing unit 41. Thus, at least a part of the opposing portion 41 and the magnetic detection portion 10 can be said to be arranged in the opposing region of the 1 st magnetic shield portion 31 and the 2 nd magnetic shield portion 32.

In the present embodiment, the 1 st magnetic shield part 31 and the 2 nd magnetic shield part 32 having a thickness in the Z direction and being rectangular in the XY plane are employed. That is, the magnetic shield portions 31 and 32 can be said to be plate-like members. Each of the magnetic shield portions 31 and 32 is formed by laminating plate-shaped magnetic materials, for example. Further, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the magnetic shield portions 31 and 32 are large enough to cover the facing region of the magnetic detection portion 10 and the facing region of the opposing portion 41.

The magnetic shield portions 31 and 32 are flat along the XY plane and are disposed parallel to the XY plane. Since the magnetic shielding portions 31 and 32 are arranged in parallel, they can be said to be parallel flat plate shielding portions. However, the magnetic shields 31 and 32 are not limited to the configuration described here.

The outer portion is an outer side of a region where the 1 st magnetic shield portion 31 and the 2 nd magnetic shield portion 32 face each other. In other words, the 1 st magnetic shield part 31 and the 2 nd magnetic shield part 32 serve to suppress the application of the disturbing magnetic field to the magnetic detection part 10. Of course, the 1 st magnetic shield portion 31 and the 2 nd magnetic shield portion 32 do not shield the magnetic field between the magnetic detection portion 10 and the bus bar 40 sandwiched therebetween. Thus, the 1 st magnetic shield 31 and the 2 nd magnetic shield 32 do not shield the magnetic field to be detected by the magnetic detector 10.

The magnetic detectors 10 and the 1 st magnetic shield 31 are mounted on the circuit board 20. Specifically, the circuit board 20 is a substrate in which a conductor wiring is formed on an electrically insulating base material such as resin or ceramic. The circuit board 20 has, for example, a rectangular parallelepiped shape. The circuit board 20 has, for example, a through hole formed as a portion for fixing to the case 50. The fixing portion 51 provided in the case 50 is inserted into the through hole, and the circuit board 20 and the case 50 are fixed. However, the engineering structure of the circuit board 20 and the case 50 is not limited to this.

The circuit board 20 has the magnetic sensing units 10 formed on one surface thereof and the 1 st magnetic shielding units 31 formed on the opposite surface thereof. That is, each magnetic detection portion 10 is formed on a surface of the circuit board 20 facing the case 50 on which each bus bar 40 is formed. The magnetic detectors 10 and the 1 st magnetic shields 31 are also arranged in a positional relationship so as to face each other with the circuit board 20 interposed therebetween.

in the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, a magnetic detection unit 10 including a 1 st resistor 11, a magnetic detection element 12, an operational amplifier 13, a feedback coil 14, a 2 nd resistor 15, and the like is used. The circuit board 20 is provided with circuits shown in fig. 4 corresponding to the sensor phases P1 to P6 and the reactor current phase IL, respectively. As described above, in the present embodiment, the current sensor 100 of the magnetic balance system is employed.

The magnetic detection unit 10 is connected in series between a power supply Vdd and ground to a 1 st resistor 11 and a magnetic detection element 12. The magnetic detection element 12 detects a magnetic field (induced magnetic field) generated from the bus bar 40 by the current flowing in the bus bar 40 and converts it into an electric signal. The magnetic detection element 12 can be, for example, a giant magnetoresistive element (GMR), an anisotropic magnetoresistive element (AMR), a tunneling magnetoresistive element (TMR), a hall element, or the like.

The operational amplifier 13 corresponds to a supply unit. The operational amplifier 13 is applied with a voltage V2 between the 1 st resistor 11 and the magnetic detection element 12 and a reference voltage V1. When the reference voltage V1 and the voltage V2 are applied, the operational amplifier 13 supplies a feedback current Ifb for forming a cancel magnetic field by the feedback coil 14 to the feedback coil 14. The feedback current Ifb corresponds to a cancel current.

the feedback coil 14 corresponds to an electromagnet. Between the output of the operational amplifier 13 and ground, the feedback coil 14 is connected in series with the 2 nd resistor 15. The feedback coil 14 is disposed to face the bus bar 40, and generates a canceling magnetic field for canceling the magnetic field detected by the magnetic detection element 12. That is, the feedback coil 14 generates a canceling magnetic field by flowing the feedback current Ifb. The magnetic field detected by the magnetic detection element 12 is an induced magnetic field generated from the bus bar 40 by a current flowing through the bus bar 40.

the operational amplifier 13 controls the feedback current Ifb so that the cancel magnetic field generated from the feedback coil 14 and the induced magnetic field generated from the bus bar 40 cancel each other, and the reference voltage V1 becomes equal to the voltage V2. The current sensor 100 can detect the current flowing through the bus bar 40 based on the feedback current Ifb. That is, the current sensor 100 can detect the current flowing through the bus bar 40 based on the output voltage Vout between the feedback coil 14 and the 2 nd resistor 15 in the magnetic detection unit 10.

as described above, in the present embodiment, the magnetic detection unit 10, the 1 st magnetic shield unit 31, the 2 nd magnetic shield unit 32, and the bus bar 40 are integrally configured by the circuit board 20 and the case 50. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

The case 50 is made of, for example, resin, and integrally holds the 2 nd magnetic shield portions 32 and the bus bars 40 as shown in fig. 1, 2, and 3. The housing 50 can be configured to integrally hold the 2 nd magnetic shield portions 32 and the bus bars 40 by insert molding or the like. As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the 2 nd magnetic shield portions 32 are arranged in the following positional relationship: each magnetic detection portion 10 is opposed to each opposed portion 41 which is a part of the bus bar 40 via a part of the case 50.

The bus bar 40 connects the inverter with the motor. As shown in fig. 1, 2, 3, and the like, the bus bar 40 is, for example, a plate-shaped conductive member bent in shape. The facing portion 41, the 1 st terminal portion 42, and the 2 nd terminal portion 43 of the bus bar 40 are formed as an integral body, and for example, the 1 st terminal portion 42 is provided with a 1 st screw hole 44.

The opposing portion 41 is a portion opposing the magnetic detection portion 10, and is a portion sandwiched between the 1 st magnetic shield portion 31 and the 2 nd magnetic shield portion 32. The opposing portion 41 is a flat portion, and is disposed in parallel with respect to the XY plane. At least a part of the opposing portion 41 is built in the housing 50.

The opposing portion 41 has a 1 st terminal portion 42 at one end and a 2 nd terminal portion 43 at the other end. Therefore, the opposing portion 41 is a portion provided between the 1 st terminal portion 42 and the 2 nd terminal portion 43.

The 1 st terminal portion 42 corresponds to a bent portion. The 1 st terminal portion 42 is, for example, a motor-side terminal. As shown in fig. 3 and the like, the 1 st terminal portion 42 is a portion bent from the opposing portion 41 toward the 2 nd magnetic shield portion 32 side, not toward the 1 st magnetic shield portion 31 side. In the present embodiment, the 1 st terminal portion 42 bent at a right angle to the opposing portion 41 is used.

Therefore, the 1 st terminal portion 42 includes a portion facing one side surface of the 2 nd magnetic shield portion 32, that is, a portion overlapping the 2 nd magnetic shield portion 32 in a direction orthogonal to the stacking direction. That is, the 1 st terminal portion 42 does not include a portion overlapping the magnetic detection portion 10 in a direction orthogonal to the stacking direction. As shown in fig. 2, the 1 st terminal portions 42 of the sensor phases P1 to P6 are arranged in parallel in the XZ plane.

The 1 st terminal portion 42 is provided with a 1 st screw hole 44 penetrating in the thickness direction for electrical and mechanical connection with the motor. As shown in fig. 3, the 1 st terminal portion 42 is embedded in the housing 50 with its outer surface exposed from the housing 50, for example.

The housing 50 is provided with a 2 nd screw hole 52 at a position opposed to the 1 st screw hole 44. The current sensor 100 is electrically and mechanically connected to the motor by inserting bolts into the 1 st screw hole 44 and the 2 nd screw hole 52 and screwing the sensor to the motor.

The 2 nd terminal portion 43 corresponds to the 2 nd bent portion. The 2 nd terminal portion 43 is, for example, an inverter-side terminal. As shown in fig. 3 and the like, the 2 nd terminal portion 43 is a portion bent from the opposing portion 41 toward the 2 nd magnetic shield portion 32 side, not toward the 1 st magnetic shield portion 31 side. In the present embodiment, the 2 nd terminal portion 43 bent at a right angle with respect to the opposing portion 41 is used.

Therefore, the 2 nd terminal portion 43 includes a portion facing one side surface of the 2 nd magnetic shield portion 32, that is, a portion overlapping the 2 nd magnetic shield portion 32 in a direction orthogonal to the stacking direction. That is, the 2 nd terminal portion 43 does not include a portion overlapping the magnetic detection portion 10 in the direction orthogonal to the stacking direction.

Thus, the 1 st terminal portion 42 and the 2 nd terminal portion 43 of the bus bar 40 are arranged in parallel. That is, the bus bar 40 has the 1 st terminal portion 42 and the 2 nd terminal portion 43 in the YZ plane in parallel.

As shown in fig. 3, the 2 nd terminal portion 43 is provided at an end of the facing portion 41 whose outer surface protrudes from the housing 50, for example. Therefore, the 2 nd terminal portion 43 is not embedded in the housing 50.

Here, the effect of the current sensor 100 will be described using a current sensor of a comparative example (hereinafter, simply referred to as a comparative example) shown in fig. 8 and 9. In the components of the comparative example, the same parts as those of the current sensor 100 are given the same reference numerals as those of the current sensor 100. The comparative example includes a plurality of sensor phases as in the current sensor 100, but the bus bar 40b is different in structure from the current sensor 100. Each sensor phase includes a magnetic detection unit 10, a 1 st magnetic shield unit 31, a 2 nd magnetic shield unit 32, and a bus bar 40 b.

The bus bar 40b includes a facing portion 41, a 1 st terminal portion 42b, and a 2 nd terminal portion 43 b. The 1 st terminal part 42b and the 2 nd terminal part 43b of the bus bar 40b are bent from the opposing part 41 toward the 1 st magnetic shield part 31 side rather than toward the 2 nd magnetic shield part 32 side.

Therefore, in the comparative example, as shown in the 3 rd magnetic field mf3 in fig. 8, the magnetic field generated from the facing portion 41 by the current flowing through the bus bar 40b and the magnetic field generated from the 1 st terminal portion 42b and the 2 nd terminal portion 43b by the current flowing through the bus bar 40b reinforce each other. That is, in the comparative example, the magnetic fields mutually reinforce in the region between the bus bar 40b and the 1 st magnetic shield portion. Therefore, in the comparative example, as shown by the arrow direction from left to right in fig. 9, the magnetic fields mutually intensified in the sensor phase on the left side flow into the sensor phase on the right side.

As a result, the sensor phase on the right side detects the magnetic field from the sensor phase on the left side in addition to the magnetic field generated from its own bus bar 40 b. As a result, the sensor phase on the right side is affected by the magnetic field from the sensor phase on the left side, and the detection accuracy is degraded. That is, in the sensor phase on the right side, an error occurs in the detection value.

In contrast, the current sensor 100 includes a bus bar 40, and the bus bar 40 includes an opposing portion 41 opposing the magnetic detection portion 10, and a 1 st terminal portion 42 bent from the opposing portion 41 toward the 2 nd magnetic shield portion 32 side instead of toward the 1 st magnetic shield portion 31 side. Therefore, in the current sensor 100, as shown in fig. 5, in the region between the facing portion 41 and the 1 st magnetic shield portion 31, the 1 st magnetic field mf1 is generated from the facing portion 41 by the current flowing through the bus bar 40. Further, in the current sensor 100, as shown in fig. 5, in the region between the facing portion 41 and the 1 st magnetic shielding portion 31, the 2 nd magnetic field mf2 is generated from the 1 st terminal portion 42 by the current flowing through the bus bar 40.

Thus, in the current sensor 100, in the region between the facing portion 41 and the 1 st magnetic shielding portion 31, the magnetic field generated from the facing portion 41 by the current flowing through the bus bar 40 and the magnetic field generated from the 1 st terminal portion 42 by the current flowing through the bus bar 40 cancel each other out. That is, in the current sensor 100, the two magnetic fields cancel each other in the cancellation region cf. The cancel area cf and the 1 st magnetic field mf1 to the 3 rd magnetic field mf4 are illustrated schematically.

Thus, the current sensor 100 can suppress the magnetic field generated in the region between the facing portion 41 and the 1 st magnetic shield portion 31 from affecting the magnetic detection portion 10 of the adjacent sensor phase, as compared with the comparative example. That is, the current sensor 100 can suppress the flow of the magnetic field of the sensor phase located further to the side as shown by the arrow direction from left to right in fig. 6, compared to the comparative example. Therefore, the current sensor 100 can suppress a decrease in detection accuracy due to a magnetic field flowing from a sensor phase located next to the current sensor 100, as compared with the comparative example. That is, in the sensor phase on the right side, the occurrence of errors in the detected values can be suppressed as compared with the comparative example. The current sensor 100 can be said to have a bus bar 40 having a shape that is less likely to receive the magnetic field from the sensor phase located next.

Further, in the present embodiment, the current sensor 100 including the bus bar 40 is adopted, and the bus bar 40 includes the 2 nd terminal portion 43 bent from the facing portion 41 toward the 2 nd magnetic shield portion 32 side rather than toward the 1 st magnetic shield portion 31 side. Therefore, in the current sensor 100, in the region between the facing portion 41 and the 1 st magnetic shielding portion 31, the 1 st magnetic field mf1 generated from the facing portion 41 by the current flowing through the bus bar 40 and the 2 nd magnetic field mf2 generated from the 2 nd terminal portion 43 by the current flowing through the bus bar 40 cancel each other out. That is, in the current sensor 100, the two magnetic fields cancel each other in the cancellation region cf. Therefore, the current sensor 100 can further suppress a decrease in detection accuracy.

In addition, the bus bar 40 may be formed by bending the 1 st terminal portion 42 and the 2 nd terminal portion 43 at not right angles to the opposing portion 41. The bus bar 40 may be formed by bending the 1 st terminal portion 42 and the 2 nd terminal portion 43 from the opposing portion 41 toward the 2 nd magnetic shield portion 32 instead of the 1 st magnetic shield portion 31. Thus, the current sensor 100 can suppress a decrease in detection accuracy as compared with the comparative example.

In the current sensor 100, the 1 st terminal portion 42 and the 2 nd terminal portion 43 are not bent toward the circuit board 20 and the magnetism detecting portion 10. Therefore, the current sensor 100 facilitates mounting of the circuit board 20 on which the magnetism detection portion 10 is formed on the case 50 on which the bus bar 40 is formed. That is, the current sensor 100 can mount the circuit board 20 on the case 50 without being affected by the gap between the 1 st terminal portion 42 and the 2 nd terminal portion 43. Further, in the current sensor 100, the circuit board 20 is not disposed between the 1 st terminal portion 42 and the 2 nd terminal portion 43, and therefore, the insulation distance between the bus bar 40 and the circuit board 20 is easily maintained.

Further, since the current sensor 100 is a magnetic balance type current sensor 100 and the inflow of the magnetic field from the adjacent phase is suppressed, the feedback current Ifb for generating the cancel magnetic field can be reduced. Thereby, the current sensor 100 can save power.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments at all, and various modifications can be made within the scope not departing from the gist of the present invention.

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Here, a current sensor 110 according to a modification will be described with reference to fig. 7. Here, a description will be given of points different from the current sensor 100 in the current sensor 100. The bus bar 40a of the current sensor 110 is different in shape from the current sensor 100. In addition, the same components as those of the current sensor 100 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those of the current sensor 100 in the components of the current sensor 110. Accordingly, the same reference numerals as those of the current sensor 100 can be applied to the above-described embodiment.

The 2 nd terminal portion 43a of the bus bar 40a is not bent with respect to the opposing portion 41. That is, the 2 nd terminal portion 43a is linearly provided with respect to the opposing portion 41. In such a configuration, in the current sensor 110, as in the current sensor 100, the magnetic field generated from the facing portion 41 and the magnetic field generated from the 1 st terminal portion 42 cancel each other out in the region between the facing portion 41 and the 1 st magnetic shielding portion 31.

Thus, as with the current sensor 100, the current sensor 110 can suppress a decrease in detection accuracy as compared with the comparative example, and can suppress an error in the detected value. That is, the current path of the present invention may be formed by bending at least one of the 1 st terminal portion and the 2 nd terminal portion. Thus, the present invention can suppress a decrease in detection accuracy and suppress an error in a detection value as compared with the comparative example.