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ON Semiconductor's portfolio of current sense amplifiers with common mode voltage up to 26 V.
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ON Semiconductor's portfolio of current sense amplifiers with common mode voltage up to 80 V.
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ON Semiconductor's portfolio of automtoive qualified current sense amplifiers.
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NCS7041: Current Sense Amplifier, 80 V Common-Mode Voltage, Bidirectional
- Gain Bandwidth: 100 kHz
- Input Offset Voltage: ±300 µV
- High CMRR of 90 dB
- Automotive qualified options are available under NCV prefix
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Product Resources
Application Note
Current Sense Amplifiers, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
The following questions are typical questions that ON Semiconductor’s application support team answers on the topic of current sense amplifiers.
Blog
Current Sense Amplifier Shunt Connections Part 1
Diagnosing Shunt Resistor Connection Errors. This blog is the first in a three part blog series where we will discuss how to make accurate shunt resistor connections for optimum performance with ON Semiconductor current sense amplifiers (CSAs), such as the NCS21xR series and the NCS199AxR series.
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Current Sense Amplifier Shunt Connections Part 2
Making Accurate Shunt Resistor Connections. This blog is the second in a three part series on the topic of making accurate shunt resistor connections. Today, we are going to discuss shunt resistor design architecture and shunt resistor manufacturer’s typical recommended guidelines for connecting to their shunts.
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Current Sense Amplifier Shunt Connections Part 3
Good vs Bad Shunt Resistor Connections. This blog is the last blog in a three part series on the topic of shunt resistor connections. Today, we are going to look at the shunt resistor connection of a PCB design and compare measurement accuracy data between a PCB with a good connection and a PCB with a bad connection.
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Current Sensing Solutions for Powertrain Systems
ON Semiconductor is well positioned to provide a complete system solution for vehicle electrification including electric charging and powertrain systems. As we continue to see success in this application space, we would like to shine the spotlight on some of the functions such as current and voltage sensing.
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Current Sensing Solutions
Today’s electronics incorporate a lot more functionality compared to ten years ago. Engineers are pushed to design sophisticated systems and often times get “creative” to meet stringent power budgets in order to remain energy efficient. Predictive system maintenance and protection require fast acting system responses.
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Current Sense Amplifiers: Remote Current Sensing Configuration
In this blog, we will discuss how to configure the NCS21xR and NCS199AxR current sense amplifiers so that they output a precision current. In some applications the system data readout board is remotely located from the circuit that monitors and measures the system current.
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Current Sense Amplifiers: Input and Output Filtering
Filtering at the input or output of a current sense amplifier may be required for several different reasons. Today we will focus on implementing filter circuits with the NCS21xR and NCS199AxR current sense amplifiers when really small shunt resistors are used, 1 mΩ or less.