ARD00330: Single Phase, 110 ~ 240VAC, USB GUI

Summary

The Energy Monitoring PICtail™ Plus Daughter Board is a power monitor circuit that uses the highly integrated PIC18F87J72 single chip energy meter IC. This low-cost design does not use any transformers and requires few external components. It includes both an isolated USB connection for meter calibration and access to the device power calculation, and an isolated PICtail Plus connection for Explorer 16 Development Board and other board developments.

The system calculates the Active Energy, Reactive Energy (both forward and reverse), Active Power, Reactive Power, Apparent Power, Root Mean Square Voltage (VRMS), Root Mean Square Current (IRMS), and other typical power quantities.

The Microchip Energy Meter 1-Phase Software used with this board calibrates and monitors the system. It can also be used to create custom calibration setups. For some accuracy requirements only a single point calibration may be required. The software offers an automated step by step calibration process that can be used to quickly calibrate energy meters.

Specifications

Manufacturer Microchip Technology
Category Power Management
Sub-Category Energy Metering for AC
Eval Board Part Number ARD00330-ND
Eval Board Supplier Microchip Technology
Eval Board Board not Stocked
Sensing Method Shunt
Features Active Energy Measurement
Active Power Measurement
Apparent Power Measurement
GUI / Design Software
Reactive Energy Measurement
Reactive Power Measurement
Re-calibration Capable
Reverse Energy Detection
RMS Current Measurement
RMS Voltage Measurement
SPI Interface
USB Interface
AC Voltage 110 ~ 240 VAC
Max AC Current 15 A (2A Nom)
Component Count + Extras 89 + 7
Design Author Microchip Technology
Main I.C. Base Part MCP2200
PIC18F87J72
Date Created By Author 2011-02
Date Added To Library 2011-07

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