On infrequent occasions, I am asked to design a circuit to measure the RMS value of a current or voltage for some kind of power measurement. Since the work I do is hardly unique, I thought some of you ...

Jim Williams was always intrigued by RMS measurement. Implicit computing RMS-to-DC converters like the old Analog Devices modules, and later the monolithic devices, were interesting to him from a ...

Directional couplers are used in a wide variety of applications to sense RF power, and they may appear at multiple points in a signal chain. In this article, we will explore Analog Devices’ ADL5920, ...

Milpitas, CA. Linear Technology has introduced the LTC5596, a high-frequency, wideband and high dynamic-range RMS power detector that provides accurate, true power measurement of RF and microwave ...

AEMC's Sentinel Current Data Loggers are a new line of loggers that record true RMS measurements of current parameters. The current loggers include integral flexible current probes for three-phase ...

Energy efficiency is the most common discussion point in all forms of sustainable energy, and whenever this topic is discussed the importance of power measurement goes to the top of the priority list.