MEMS and Sensors

TI unveils accurate Hall-effect current sensors

22 August 2023
The Hall-effect sensors and shunt monitors are used in high voltage systems like EV chargers and solar inverters. Source: TI

Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced what it claims is the world’s most accurate Hall-effect sensors designed for high-voltage systems.

Additionally, the company has rolled out a portfolio of current shunt monitors that eliminate the need for external shunt resistors for non-isolated voltage rails.

Called TMCS1123, the Hall-effect current sensor has a reinforced isolation and accuracy over lifetime and temperature. The sensor offers accurate current measurements in high-voltage systems like electric vehicle (EV) chargers and solar inverters. Features of the TMCS1123 include:

  • Reinforced isolation working voltage of 1,100 V DC
  • Maximum sensitive error of ±0.75% with 50 ppm/° C drift over temperature
  • Low propagation delay of 600 ns and bandwidth of 250 kHz

The high precision over lifetime removes the need to recalibrate equipment that reduces time-consuming and often costly maintenance, TI said.

EZShunt

In non-isolated systems up to 85 V and 75 ARMS, the EZShunt portfolio of devices is designed to simplify and reduce the need for an external shunt resistor. The technology provides a current-sensing solution that fits in a 1206 shunt resistor.

Features of the EZShunt portfolio include:

  • Drift as low as 24 ppm/° C
  • Reduce size of sensing solution as much as 84%
  • High accuracy of 75-A
  • Supports common-mode voltages up to 85 V
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