SBOA629 April   2026 TMCS1143

 

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  2.   Abstract
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1Introduction
  5. 2Detailed Description
    1. 2.1  Hall-Effect In-Package Current Sensors
    2. 2.2  Current Transducers and Modules
    3. 2.3  Design Requirements
    4. 2.4  Current Capability
    5. 2.5  Accuracy
    6. 2.6  Transient Response
    7. 2.7  Ambient Field Rejection (AFR)
    8. 2.8  Package and Size
    9. 2.9  Price
    10. 2.10 Additional Features
  6. 3Summary
  7. 4References

Ambient Field Rejection (AFR)

Ambient field rejection (AFR) is crucial to ensure measurements are accurate by rejecting interference from external magnetic fields close to the device. Having a device that has good AFR ensures accurate measurements and simplifies main design challenges. To test the magnetic rejection ratio a Helmholtz coil and cryotronics probe were used. Helmholtz coils generate a uniform magnetic field by having two parallel coils with an equal current flowing through both coils in the same direction. A current was given to the Helmholtz coils to establish a desired uniform field; the probe was used to measure the magnetic field in the Z-orientation, and the devices compared were positioned in close proximity to the probe. V o u t was then measured for each device and recorded as shown on Figure 2-11. Testing the open-loop current transducer (Comp4) had some limitations as the component requires external cables to connect to the PCB which might interfere with the results. Figure 9 shows that TI TMCS1143 has the best AFR as the V o u t is not affected as much as the other components, especially the open-loop transducer (Comp2).

 Vout Across Magnetic
                    Fields Figure 2-11 Vout Across Magnetic Fields