Current Sensors
A current sensor is a device that detects and converts current to an easily measurable output voltage, which is proportional to the current through the measured path. There are a wide variety of sensors, and each sensor is suitable for a specific current range and environmental condition. Among these sensors, a current sensing resistor is the most commonly used. It can be considered a current-to-voltage converter, where inserting a resistor into the current path, the current is converted to voltage in a linear way. The technology used by the current sensor is important because different sensors can have different characteristics for a variety of applications.
Current sensors are based on either open or closed loop hall effect technology. A closed-loop sensor has a coil that is actively driven to produce a magnetic field that opposes the field produced by the current being sensed. The hall sensor is used as a null-detecting device, and the output signal is proportional to the current being driven into the coil, which is proportional to the current being measured.
In an open loop current sensor, the magnetic flux created by the primary current is concentrated in a magnetic circuit and measured using a hall device. The output from the hall device is the signal conditioned to provide an exact (instantaneous) representation of the primary current.
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ACS712ELCTR-05B-T
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1329623 |
Linear Current Sensor, Hall Effect, +/- 5A, SOIC-8 ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS
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EMC1701-2-AIZL-TR
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2361959 |
Current Sensor, High Side, MSOP, 10 Pins MICROCHIP
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ACS711KLCTR-12AB-T
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2057423 |
Current Sensor, Overcurrent Fault, Bidirectional, ± 5%, SOIC, 8 Pins ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS
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CSLW6B200M
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Current Sensor, CSLW Series, Open Loop-200mA to 200mA, Sink, Source Output, 4.5 Vdc to 10.5 Vdc HONEYWELL
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ACS758LCB-050B-PFF-T
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1791392 |
Current Sensor, Current Conductor, Bidirectional, - 1.2%, PFF, 5 Pins ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS
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