Technical Article

Solar Energy Systems – New Market Trends in Current Sensing

P0103 - As solar installations grow larger and more ambitious by the day, new trends in current sensing are emerging for this expanding energy market.

Technical Article

New 400 kHz Current Sensors Enable More Sustainable Designs in Switch-Mode Power Designs

Really Cool. Really Efficient. New 400 kHz current sensors enable more sustainable designs in switch-mode power designs.

Application Note

An Effective Method for Characterizing System Bandwidth in Complex Current Sensor Applications

This application note describes multiple methods for measuring and characterizing system bandwidth, with a focus on the impulse response method. Allegro’s ACS720 is the perfect device to validate the test methods outlined here.

FAQ

Current Sensors FAQ

Have questions about our industry-leading current sensor ICs? Check out our most frequently asked questions and answers.

Application Note

Achieving Closed-Loop Accuracy in Open-Loop Current Sensors

Closed-loop current sensing technology is employed in many industrial and automotive applications for accurate current sensing. Allegro MicroSystems has developed magnetic-based current sensor IC solutions that achieve near closed-loop accuracy using an open-loop topology.

Technical Article

Magnetic Current Sensing Drives Vehicle Electrification

Modern cars have become increasingly power hungry. Even the “least electrified” vehicles include advanced electronics for infotainment, safety, and engine control. Fully electric vehicles further add high-voltage power domains to charge and drive. Each of these systems shares the need for power monitoring and control, and this is where current sensors are used.

Application Note

New Approaches to High-Efficiency Current Sensing: Integrated Hall Sensor ICs Save Power and Space

AN296100: Allegro current sensor ICs allow design engineers to use Hall-effect based current sensor ICs in new applications where increased energy efficiency or new operating features are required. Wherever current sensing is needed, an integrated Hall-effect IC can provide a solution.

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Brochure: Integrated Power Monitoring with the ACS37800

Allegro’s ACS37800 offers its customers the capability to easily monitor and optimize the energy efficiency of power supplies, lighting, and motor control sub-systems in connected building automation solutions while simplifying the system design.

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Brochure: Innovative Current Sensor ICs

Allegro MicroSystems has been driving innovation in the current sensor industry for more than 17 years, with a history of first-to-market products that give our customers a competitive edge. Our advanced ICs help you achieve higher efficiency and power density in your designs.

Application Note

I2C Addressing and Fault Monitoring Using The ACS71020 or ACS37800 Power Monitoring IC Digital Input Output Pins

AN296172 - This application note describes methods of setting the I2C slave address of the ACS71020/ACS37800 and the added functionality of the digital input-output (DIO) pins when operating in I2C mode.

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Brochure: Current Sensing for Vehicle Electrification

Charge into the future of vehicle electrification with the world's #1 supplier of current sensor ICs for leading EV applications.

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Brochure: Solar Energy Harvesting

Allegro’s current sensor ICs are ideal for use with solar applications, which include electronic subsystems like solar combiner boxes, DC/DC converters for maximum power point tracking (MPPT), and DC-AC inverters.

Application Note

Convenient and Isolated Power Measurements via SPI or I2C using ACS71020 or ACS37800 Power Monitoring ICs

AN296180 - This application note describes the I2C and SPI interfaces on the ACS71020/ACS37800 Power Monitoring ICs from Allegro MicroSystems.

Application Note

Managing External Magnetic Field Interference When Using ACS71x Current Sensor ICs

AN26030 - In applications where large magnetic fields may be present, care must be taken in the alignment and spacing of the Hall element relative to those fields.

Application Note

DC and Transient Current Capability/Fuse Characteristics of Surface Mount Current Sensor ICs

AN269122 - Allegro Microsystems offers a broad product family of current sensor IC solutions with integrated conductors. For applications with normal operating currents up to 50 A, Allegro offers current sensor ICs in a number of standard surface-mount packages, such as SOIC-8, SOICW-16, QSOP-24, and QFN1.