When tasked with a current sensing requirement, designers typically look first to using dedicated resistors designed for this task. Occasionally though there is the temptation to consider sensing ...
Current sensing devices are often desired in the power supply lines of various circuits, such as battery-powered computers, battery chargers or critical circuits requiring thermal forecasting. Figure ...
A voltage-to-frequency converter (VFC) can easily measure current flow and convert it to a digital signal understood by the timer/counter input of a microcomputer (µC) or microprocessor. It's a ...
An op amp-based amplifier design overcomes errors associated with resistive current sensing, particularly those resulting from high commonmode voltages. Many current-sensing ICs are available for ...
Würth Elektronik has expanded its free design tool REDEXPERT to include the Current Sense Transformer Selector. It allows developers to select the appropriate current sense transformers based on ...
Engineers who design circuits for automotive equipment, industrial devices, test-and-measurement instruments, and solar-power inverters often must measure supply currents and in most cases, they pass ...
Electrification has created a new paradigm in automotive power systems; whether the design is a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) or fully electric vehicle (EV), there are new design challenges to address ...
Resistors are fundamental components in electronic circuits. Despite their simplicity, they play a central role in ensuring ...