Current Measurement
Current can be measured using an ammeter.
At the circuit level, there are various techniques that can be used to measure current:
- Shunt resistors
- Hall effect current sensor transducers
- Transformers (however DC cannot be measured)
- Magnetoresistive field sensors
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