1 MHz Bandwidth Current Sensor ICs with 3600 Vrms Isolation

Allegro MicroSystems adds a new generation of high bandwidth current sensor ICs to their existing family of devices. The Allegro’s ACS732 and ACS733 current sensor ICs provide a compact, fast, and accurate solution for measuring high-frequency currents in DC/DC converters and other switching power applications. These devices are the first 1 MHz offerings from Allegro to offer 3600 Vrms galvanic isolation ratings. The current sensor ICs are Hall-effect-based and include user-configurable overcurrent fault detection. These features make them ideally suited for high-frequency transformer and current transformer replacement in applications running at high voltages.

The fully integrated wide body SOIC-16 package has a typical resistance of 1 mΩ, providing low power loss and reduced bill of materials that allows for easy implementation. Applied current flowing through the copper conduction path generates a magnetic field that is sensed by the IC and converted to a proportional voltage. Current is sensed differentially in order to reject external common-mode fields. The current-carrying pins (pins 1 through 8) are electrically isolated from the sensor leads (pins 9 through 16, more info).