BL0937
FEATURES
Single Phase Energy Meter IC
with Integrated Oscillator
for plug
DESCRIPTION
High accuracy, less than ± 0.5% error
over a dynamic range of 2500: 1
High stability of large signal, in the
condition of signal 300mA, less than ±
0.2% error in the output frequency
fluctuation (CF).
High stability of small signal, in the
condition of signal 50mA, less than ±
0.3% error in the output frequency
fluctuation (CF).
Current and voltage RMS, current
measurement range (4mA ~ 30A) @
1mohm
On-Chip anti-creep protection
On-Chip power supply detector
On-Chip voltage reference of 1.2V
On-chip oscillator as clock source, 2MHz
Single 3.3V supply, low power (6 mW
typical)
SOP8
BL0937 is a wide range of single-phase
multi-function energy meter IC for
single-phase plug, Smart Appliance, with a
low cost and high accuracy.
BL0937 integrates two high-accuracy
Sigma-Delta ADC, voltage reference, power
management and other analog circuit modules,
and digital signal processing circuit to
calculate active power, IRMS, VRMS etc.
High frequency CF1 is provided for indicating
IRMS/VRMS and high frequency CF for
energy metering.
BL0937 can measure the single-phase
active energy, active power, current and
voltage RMS and other parameters to fully
meet the needs of the socket, plug row, smart
appliances and others.
Interrelated patents are pending.
BLOCK DIAGRAM
VDD
Power On/Reset
Internal Clock
1
IP
2
IN
3
VP
4
BL0937
VDD
8
SEL
7
CF1
6
CF
5
GND
IP
IN
PGA
ADC
RMS
DSP
VP
PGA
Reference
Voltage
SOP8
WATT
ADC
Voltage to
Frequency
Converter
SEL
CF1
CF
1.25V
BL0937
GND
PIN DESCRIPTIONS
Pin
Symbol
DESCRIPTIONS
1
VDD
Power Supply (+3.3V). Provides the supply voltage for BL0937 It should be
maintained at 3.0V~3.6V when IC is working
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BL0937
Single Phase Energy Meter IC
with Integrated Oscillator
for plug
IP,IN
Inputs for Current Channel. These inputs are fully differential voltage inputs with a
maximum signal range of ±50 mV. Because of the internal ESD protection circuit, If
the voltage exceeds ±1.5V the IC will not be damaged badly.
4
VP
Positive Input for Voltage Channel. The Voltage Inputs is differential voltage inputs
with a maximum signal range of ±200 mV. Because of the internal ESD protection
circuit, If the voltage exceeds ±1.5V the IC will not be damaged badly.
5
GND
2,3
Ground Reference.
CF
High frequency pulse output for active power, the pulse width is fixed to 38uS; the
frequency is proportional to the active power value.
Over-current indication pin; If over-current occurs, the pin output 6.78KHz pulse.
7
CF1
SEL=0, the output is current RMS, pulse width is fixed to 38uS, The frequency is
proportional to the current RMS value;
SEL=1, the output is voltage RMS, pulse width is fixed to 38uS, The frequency is
proportional to the voltage RMS value;
8
SEL
RMS output select.
6
Package Dimensions
SOP8
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
( T = 25 ℃ )
Parameter
Symbol
Value
Unit
Power Voltage VDD
VDD
-0.3 ~ +4
V
Analog Input Voltage to GND
IP、IN、VP
-4 ~ +4
V
Digital Input Voltage to GND
SEL
-0.3 ~ VDD+0.3
V
Digital Output Voltage to GND
CF、CF1
-0.3 ~ VDD+0.3
V
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Single Phase Energy Meter IC
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BL0937
Operating Temperature Range
Topr
-40 ~ +85
℃
Storage Temperature Range
Tstr
-55~+150
℃
Power Dissipation(SOP8)
P
10
mW
ELECTRONIC CHARACTERISTIC PARAMETER
(VDD=3.3V,GND=0V,On-Chip voltage reference, 2MHz crystal oscillator, Room temperature)
Parameter
Power Supply
Power Dissipation
Symbol
Test Condition
Measure
Pin
Typical
Value
3.0
VDD
Iop
Min
Value
VDD=3.3V
Max
Value
Unit
3.6
V
3
mA
Measure Error on
Active Power(Absolute error)
WATTerr
a dynamic range
2500 to 1
CF
0.3
0.5
%
Measure fluctuation error on
Active Power(Large signal)
Δ@6%Ib,
300mA@1mohm,
CF
0.1
0.2
%
Measure fluctuation error on
Active Power(Small signal)
Δ@1%Ib,
50mA@1mohm,
CF
0.15
0.3
%
0.5
%
0.5
%
Ib=5A
Ib=5A
Phase error when
PF=0.8 Capacitive
PF08err
Phase error when
PF=0.5Inductive
PF05err
Current lead
37°(PF=0.8)
Current lags
60°(PF=0.5)
AC PSRR
ACPSRR
IP/N=100mV
0.1
%
DC PSRR
DCPSRR
VP/N=100mV
0.1
%
Vrms measurement
Error
VRMSerr
CF1
0.3
%
Irms measurement
Error
IRMSer
CF1
0.3
%
Analog Input Voltage(current)
Current differential
50
mV
200
mV
input (peak)
Analog Input Voltage(voltage)
voltage differential
input (peak)
Analog Input Impedance
VP/IP/IN
370
kΩ
SEL pull-down resistance
SEL(pull-down)
80
kΩ
Input Signal Bandwidth
(-3dB)
3.5
kHz
1.218
V
On-chip voltage reference
VREF
Vref
Input High Voltage
VDD=3.3V± 5%
Input Low Voltage
VDD=3.3V± 5%
Output High Voltage
VDD=3.3V± 5%
2.6
V
0.8
V
V
VDD-0.5
IOH=5mA
Output Low Voltage
VDD=3.3V± 5%
0.5
V
IOH=5mA
Over-current threshold
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Single Phase Energy Meter IC
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resistor 1mΩ
the frequency of over-current
6.7
kHz
response time of Over-current
200
THEORY OF OPERATION
Principle of Energy Measure
In energy measure, the power information varying with time is calculated by a direct
multiplication of the voltage signal and the current signal. Assume that the current signal and the
voltage signal are cosine functions; V and I are the peak values of the voltage signal and the
current signal; ω is the angle frequency of the input signals; the phase difference between the
current signal and the voltage signal is expressed asФ. Then the power is given as follows:
p(t ) V cos(wt ) I cos(wt )
=0:
p(t )
0:
VI
(1 c o s2(wt )
2
p(t ) V cos( wt ) I cos( wt )
V cos( wt ) I cos( wt ) cos() sin( wt ) sin()
VI
(1 cos(2wt )) cos() VI cos( wt ) sin( wt ) sin()
2
VI
VI
(1 cos(2wt )) cos() sin( 2wt ) sin()
2
2
p(t) is called as the instantaneous power signal. The ideal p(t) consists of the dc component
and ac component whose frequency is 2ω .
The current and voltage signals are sampled with high precision and converted from analog
signals to digital signals. The instantaneous power signal p(t) is obtained after the digital signals
are calculated by digital multiplier. In order to extract the real power component (i.e., the dc
component), the instantaneous power signal is low-pass filtered, and then accumulated (e.g., by a
counter) to generate real energy information. These information is sent to the digital-to-frequency
converter module, and converted to a pulse signal of the certain frequency which is proportional to
the real power.
Similarly, the voltage and current RMS are calculated and then sent to the
digital-to-frequency converter module, converted to a pulse signal of the certain frequency which
is proportional to the voltage and current RMS.
Power Supply Monitor
BL0937 contains an on-chip power supply monitor. The power supply (VDD) is continuously
monitored by BL0937. if the supply is less than 2.7V±5%, BL0937 will be reset. This is useful to
ensure correct device startup at power-up and power-down. The power supply monitor has built in
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BL0937
Single Phase Energy Meter IC
with Integrated Oscillator
for plug
hysteresis and filtering. This gives a high degree of immunity to false triggering due to noisy
supplies. Under normal circumstances, the decoupling part of power supply should ensure that the
ripple on VDD does not exceed 3.3V ±5%.
CHIP APPLICATIONS
Typical Application
BL0937 Typical application block diagram is shown below. Single 3.3V supply. The current
signal is sampled through the alloy resistor connected to the IP and IN pins of BL0937. The
voltage signal is sampled through the resistor divider network connected to the VP pin of BL0937.
CF, CF1, SEL directly access to the MCU pin. CF/CF1 pulse cycle is measured to calculate the
power, current RMS and voltage RMS.
N
L
220V 3.3V
DC
AC
510
VDD
IP
68nF
IN
510 68nF
VP
SEL
CF1
MCU
CF
GND
330k
6800P
330k
330k
22nF
330k
330k
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510
330k
LOAD
BL0937
Alloy resistor
1mΩ
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Single Phase Energy Meter IC
with Integrated Oscillator
for plug
CF、CF1 frequency
BL0937 calculates the product of two voltage signals (on current channel and voltage channel)
and then low-pass filters this product to extract real power information. This real power
information is then converted to a frequency. The frequency information is output on CF in the
form of active high pulses. At the same time current RMS and voltage RMS are calculated and
converted to a frequency, and output on CF1 in the form of active high pulses.
(1)active power pulse frequency formula:
FCF = 1721506 *
V(V)*V(I)
Vref2
(2)voltage RMS pulse frequency formula:
FCFU = 15397 *
V(V)
Vref
(3)current RMS pulse frequency formula:
FCFI = 94638 *
V(I)
Vref
V(V)——the voltage RMS of the voltage channel
V(I)——the voltage RMS of the current channel
Vref——reference voltage(1.218V)
Anti-creep
BL0937 has a patented anti-creep design with a reasonable external hardware design to
ensure that the noise power is not included in the energy pulse in the absence of current. The
anti-creep threshold is 0.0035% of the active power corresponding to the full-scale input signal.
Over-current detection
BL0937 has fast over-current detection function. BL0937 can detect the over-current within
200ms. The pin CF would output over-current signal when over-current occurs. This function
helps to design the over-current protection circuit.
Current/voltage RMS output
The current / voltage RMS is output from the pin CF1. When SEL = 0, the CF1 outputs a
high frequency pulse of the current RMS; When SEL = 1, the CF1 outputs a high frequency pulse
of the voltage RMS. The current and voltage RMS calculation modules of BL0937 are separate
internally. SEL switching time < 10uS.
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