Term · Power & Discretes
Current sensing
Measuring the current in a power stage for regulation, protection or torque control, using a shunt, a current transformer, a Hall-effect or magnetoresistive sensor, or the on-resistance of the switch itself.
Bandwidth, isolation and accuracy drive the choice.
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- Power & Discretes, Gate drive and control
Notes
Traction inverters usually use isolated Hall or fluxgate sensors on the phase outputs and a shunt on the DC link.
Related terms
- Shunt resistor
- Hall sensor
- DCR sensing
- Overcurrent protection
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