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Measuring PWM current?

Started by Spare Change April 29, 2019
Spare Change <noncompliant@notcompliant.zgq> wrote in
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> Can an RMS current clamp meter accurately measure the current of a > PWM voltage? > > How else to measure PWM current without a shunt or direct in-line > meter? > > Thanks. > >
A shunt is the best way. Then a scope probe will reveal all. The RMS clamp will yield RMS averaged current usage if the pulses are fast enough for it to resolve the average.