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New WSMS5515 Power Metal Strip® Meter Shunt Resistor

The Key Benefits:

  • Provides high power-to-size ratio
    • 3-W power capability in 5515 size package
  • Offers 4-terminal (Kelvin) connection design
  • Proprietary processing technique produces extremely low resistance values from 100 µΩ to 500 µΩ
  • Features all-welded construction
  • Offers very low inductance values of <5 nH
  • Excellent frequency response to 50 MHz
  • Low thermal EMF of <3 µV/°C

The Key Applications:

  • Current meter shunt applications for industrial (three-phase and polyphase) and residential (single-phase and polyphase) electronic power meters

The News:

Vishay's New WSMS5515 Power Metal Strip® Meter Shunt Resistor Offers 3-W Power Capability With Low Resistance Values of 500 µΩ to 100 µΩ, Low Inductance of <5 nH, and Low Thermal EMF of <3 µV/°C

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) announces a new Power Metal Strip® meter shunt resistor that offers 3-W power capability in the 5515 size package, with extremely low resistance values down to 100 µΩ.

  • Provides increased accuracy to help designers meet specific customer requirements
  • Lead (Pb)-free and RoHS compliant

Key Device Specifications:

  • Temperature range of -65 °C to +170 °C
  • 100-µΩ to 500-µΩ resistance value range
  • 3-W power rating
  • 5515 package size
  • Inductance values of <5 nH
  • Thermal EMF of <3 µV/°C

The Perspective:

Vishay's new WSMS5515 Power Metal Strip° 3-W meter shunt resistor features a proprietary processing technique that produces very low resistance values from 100 µΩ to 500 µΩ for increased accuracy in industrial and residential electronic power meters.

Availability:

Samples and production quantities of the new meter shunt resistor are available now with a lead time of six to eight weeks for larger orders.

Power Metal Strip is a registered trademark of Vishay Intertechnology

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