This technical note is about isolated voltage or current sensing with the use of Avago’s ACPL-K370 / K376 Optocouplers. This article gives an overview of the ACPL-K370 / K376 Optocouplers. This device ...
Vishay has introduced a precision isolation amplifier with 5kVrms isolation test voltage and 150kV/μs typical (100kV/μs min) common-mode transient immunity: VIA0050DD. “Isolation amplifiers in the VIA ...
From new software-oriented solutions like artificial intelligence to new hardware topologies to new semiconductor materials, we are in the middle of a disruptive period of demanding growth. The latest ...
The importance of voltage drop in current sensing. High-accuracy current sensing hinges on the ADC. Specs and other features of the new isolated ADC. Current sensing is critical for enabling overload ...
Sensing current by measuring voltage across a resistor is simple and elegant, but issues arise with the electrical interface, sizing and selection, and thermal/mechanical considerations. Measuring ...
High-side current sensing detects downstream shorts and avoids many sources of electrical noise and EMI. For over a century the standard method of measuring amperage has used a current-shunt ammeter ...
A range of manufacturing and production processes rely on current-operated relays to provide a continuously adjustable trip-current setting. They are able to protect mechanical apparatus from jam-up ...