DRV421EVM: Sensor sensitivity

Marvn Arcangel

Part Number: DRV421EVM
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: DRV421

Hi Team,

Our customer would like to know the sensitivity of this sensor.

And in addition, the customer would also like to understand the point why the coil wires are connected to the PCB board as seen below.

I hope you can help.

Regards,

Marvin

over 2 years ago

0 Javier Contreras4 over 2 years ago

TI__Mastermind 29570 points

Hello Marvin,

Are you talking about for current? If so this would depend on the core design and the full system. Most of this information is in the datasheet on how this works. Do you have specific questions on the datasheet. The compensation coil is required as this closes the loop in the system. Not connecting the compensation coil is like operating in open loop and will not work.

0 Marvn Arcangel over 2 years ago in reply to Javier Contreras4

TI__Genius 10505 points

Hi Javier,

The customer has a follow-up question, if they use a normal ferrite ring which basically doesn’t have any coil wounded to it, how can they work with the evaluation board on closed-loop system?

Regards,

Marvin

0 Javier Contreras4 over 2 years ago in reply to Marvn Arcangel

TI__Mastermind 29570 points

Marvin,

It would not. The ferrite core would also need an air gap to capture the flux from core and got through the DRV421 so the DRV421 would need to be placed next to the air gap.

Javier

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DRV421EVM: Sensor sensitivity