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 ...

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 ...

Avago Technologies announces new precision optical isolation amplifiers for motor control and current sensing applications. Avago Technologies announces new precision optical isolation amplifiers for ...

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 ...

As power electronics switching techniques advance, there is an increased need to accurately measure current for feedback control and system monitoring. There are several methods to achieve this, and ...

Aceinna has announced a ±65A isolated current sensor that uses AMR (anisotropic magneto-resistive) technology. “AMR technology has significant advantages versus approaches such as Hall, current ...