When tasked with a current sensing requirement, designers typically look first to using dedicated resistors designed for this task. Occasionally though there is the temptation to consider sensing ...

The temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR), also referred to as RTC, is a performance characteristic that is heavily influenced by resistor construction for very low resistance values and can be ...

The CSS/CSSH current-sensing resistors offer values down to 0.25 milliohms in a standard surface-mounted chip package. This resistor series is rated for full-power operation at up to 100°C, and has an ...

The ISL6545 and ISL6545A from Intersil are single-output PWM (pulse-width modulation) controllers. These devices integrate the MOSFET drivers, boot diode and current-sensing functions on a single chip ...

This article outlines how EV manufacturers integrate temperature monitoring, current sensing, and fault detection into ...