High-performance bus bar shunt resistors are helping electric vehicle (EV) designers meet the challenges of the market in new ways. This article reviews the basics of shunt-resistor technology and outlines several recent improvements, including a new metal-injection-molding process and a new form factor. These innovations are leading to breakthroughs in minimizing power loss, reducing physical…
Are you looking for highly flexible low-ohmic busbar shunts for current measurement in high power applications with outstanding long-term stability? The new Isabellenhütte BAx shunt product line provides the answer. The resistors are much more flexible and efficient in signal transmission than conventional shunts. Multiple connection options to the shunt in particular facilitate precise current…
Whether in a conventional car or in an electric car: As an integral component in applications such as battery management systems, steering and braking equipment, when opening the window or using fast charging stations, Isabellenhütte alloys, resistors and sensors guarantee a precise current measurement, thereby ensuring consistently high safety standards. AEC-Q200 qualified series SMx, CMx…
ISABELLENHÜTTE has developed new series of precision resistors in standard sizes with resistances ranging from 1,5 mOhm to 6 mOhm for applications that require small and low-ohmic shunts. In terms of the construction, the components are less complex than the current ISA-PLAN® resistance families. Nevertheless, they offer the same performance quality: very good long-term stability,…
ISA-WELD® Precision resistor for energy metering/bus bar mounting. Typical applications kWh-meters, energy metering, Battery current sensing, High current sensing in automotive applications, High current measurement in welding machines. Features: – 7 W power rating – Continuous current load up to 250 A – Heavy copper connectors – Excellent long-term stability – Low inductance value – Max. solder temperature up to…
After 16 years of trying, Belgian Agoria Solar Team (KU Leuven) have finally won their first World Solar Challenge from Darwin to Adelaide. Agoria spokesman Willem Jan Claes said the 3000-kilometre trek across Australia was much harder than he had ever imagined. “It’s crazy. I was prepared for a big challenge but it was way…
Isabellenhütte precision and power resistors application overview (video) Isabellenhütte is one of the world’s leading suppliers of high-quality precision and power resistors. Isabellenhütte produces these low-resistance resistors for a variety of applications. Watch the video to get an overview. Contact us for more information
Visitors who are interested in Ultracapacitors, DC and AC Power Contactors or High precision current and voltage measurement systems should visit the Nijkerk Electronics booth next week. At the first Energy Storage Event (12 februari 2019, Veldhoven NL) Nijkerk Electronics will present a wide range of power solutions suited for Energy Storage applications. In this article we…