High Side Current Sensing with the MCP6V51 Zero-drift Opamp

High Side Current Sensing with the MCP6V51 Zero-drift Opamp

Showing a High Side Current Sensing Design Implementation for System Voltages up to 45 Volts. (Oct 2021)

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About this course

Many power applications require real-time monitoring of the load current (to maintain safe operation). For this, a high-side current sensing design implementation is shown here based on a simple op-amp circuit that allows operation on system voltages as high as 45 V.

Curriculum43 min

  • Syllabus
  • Introduction
  • Introduction 1 min
  • High-Side Current Sense Circuit (HSCS) 2 min
  • Circuit Options
  • Device Selection Criteria 3 min
  • Different Configurations 3 min
  • Design Steps and Considerations
  • System Parameters 4 min
  • Input Common-Mode Voltage Specification 5 min
  • Components Selection 5 min
  • Design Analysis
  • Simulations I 6 min
  • Simulations II 5 min
  • Simulations III 4 min
  • Simulations IV 3 min
  • Summary
  • Summary 2 min
  • Your Feedback
  • We need your Feedback!

About this course

Many power applications require real-time monitoring of the load current (to maintain safe operation). For this, a high-side current sensing design implementation is shown here based on a simple op-amp circuit that allows operation on system voltages as high as 45 V.

Curriculum43 min

  • Syllabus
  • Introduction
  • Introduction 1 min
  • High-Side Current Sense Circuit (HSCS) 2 min
  • Circuit Options
  • Device Selection Criteria 3 min
  • Different Configurations 3 min
  • Design Steps and Considerations
  • System Parameters 4 min
  • Input Common-Mode Voltage Specification 5 min
  • Components Selection 5 min
  • Design Analysis
  • Simulations I 6 min
  • Simulations II 5 min
  • Simulations III 4 min
  • Simulations IV 3 min
  • Summary
  • Summary 2 min
  • Your Feedback
  • We need your Feedback!