WSMS5515 Datasheet

WSMS5515
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Power Metal Strip® Meter Shunt Resistor,
Very Low Value (down to 0.00010 Ohms)
FEATURES
• High power to resistor size ratio
• 4-terminal (Kelvin) connection design
• Proprietary processing technique produces
extremely low resistance values
• All welded construction
• Very low inductance (< 0.5 nH)
• Low thermal EMF (< 3 μV/°C)
• Material categorization: for definitions of compliance
please see www.vishay.com/doc?99912
STANDARD ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
GLOBAL 
MODEL
SIZE
POWER RATING
P70 °C
W
TOLERANCE
%
RESISTANCE VALUE
RANGE

RESISTANCE VALUES
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE (1)

WEIGHT
(typical)
g/1000 pieces
WSMS5515
5515
3.0
5.0
50μ to 1000μ
100μ, 160μ, 200μ,
250μ, 300μ, 500μ
7800
Note
(1) Other values may be available, contact factory.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
PARAMETER
UNIT
RESISTOR CHARACTERISTICS
ppm/°C
± 325 for 100 μ, ± 225 for 160 μ, 200 μ, and 250 μ,
± 175 for 300 μ to 500 μ
Operating Temperature Range
°C
- 65 to + 170
Maximum Current Rating
A
(P/R)1/2
Temperature Coefficient
GLOBAL PART NUMBER INFORMATION
GLOBAL PART NUMBERING: WSMS5515L2500JK (WSMS5515, 0.00025 , ± 5 %)
W
S
M
S
5
5
1
5
L
2
5
0
0
J
K
GLOBAL MODEL
RESISTANCE VALUE
TOLERANCE CODE
PACKAGING CODE
SPECIAL
WSMS5515
L = m
L1000 = 0.00010 
L1600 = 0.00016 
L2000 = 0.00020 
L2500 = 0.00025 
L3000 = 0.00030 
L5000 = 0.00050 
J = ± 5.0 %
K = Bulk pack
(Dash number)
(Up to 2 digits)
From 1 to 99 as
applicable
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WSMS5515
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DIMENSIONS in inches
1.441
B
1.005
CALIBRATION CUT
0.142
0.724
0.488
0.156
0.079
0.079
0.142
0.079
0.138
0.295
0.056
0.590
1.575
2.165 ± 0.010
0.295
R 0.020 (2)
R 0.020 (2)
R 0.078 REF. (1)
Ø 0.244 THRU (2)
R 0.028 (4)
Rated Power in %
DERATING
TOLERANCES ON DECIMALS
XXX ± 0.005
120
100
80
60
RESISTANCE
VALUE
(μ)
RESISTOR
THICKNESS
(inches)
B
DIMENSION
(inches)
ELEMENT
MATERIAL
100
0.033
0.116
Mn-Cu
160
0.051
0.276
Mn-Cu
200
0.051
0.276
Mn-Cu
250
0.033
0.276
Mn-Cu
300
0.033
0.276
Mn-Cu
500
0.059
0.276
Fe-Cr
40
20
0
- 65 - 50 - 25
0
25
50
75
70
100 125 150 175
Ambient Temperature in °C
PERFORMANCE
TEST
Thermal Shock
CONDITIONS OF TEST
-55 °C to +150 °C, 1000 cycles, 15 min at each extreme
TEST LIMITS
± 0.5 % R
Short Time Overload
5x rated power for 5 s
± 0.5 % R
Low Temperature Operation
-65 °C for 45 min
± 0.5 % R
High Temperature Exposure
1000 h at +170 °C
± 1.0 % R
Bias Humidity
+85 °C, 85 % RH, 10 % bias, 1000 h
± 0.5 % R
Mechanical Shock
100 g’s for 6 ms, 5 pulses
± 0.5 % R
Vibration
Frequency varied 10 Hz to 2000 Hz in 1 min, 3 directions, 12 h
± 0.5 % R
Load Life
1000 h at +70 °C, 1.5 h “ON”, 0.5 h “OFF”
± 1.0 % R
Moisture Resistance
MIL-STD-202, method 106, 0 % power, 7b not required
± 0.5 % R
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