SBASAJ8A June 2022 – August 2022 AMC22C12
PRODUCTION DATA
The value of the shunt resistor in this example is 10 mΩ, determined by the linear input voltage range of the AMC1200 current-sensing amplifier (±250 mV) and the full-scale current of ±25 A.
At the desired 20-A overcurrent detection level, the voltage drop across the shunt resistor is 10 mΩ × 20 A = 200 mV. The positive-going trip threshold of the window comparator is VREF + VHYS, where VHYS is 4 mV as specified in the Electrical Characteristics table and VREF is the voltage across R1 that is connected between the REF and GND1 pins. R1 is calculated as (VTRIP – VHYS) / IREF = (200 mV – 4 mV) / 100 μA = 1.96 kΩ and matches a value from the E96 series (1% accuracy).
A 10-Ω, 1-nF RC filter (R5, C6) is placed at the input of the comparator to filter the input signal and reduce noise sensitivity. This filter adds 10 Ω × 1 nF = 10 ns of propagation delay that must be considered when calculating the overall response time of the protection circuit. Larger filter constants are preferable to increase noise immunity if the system can tolerate the additional delay.
Table 8-2 summarizes the key parameters of the design.
PARAMETER | VALUE |
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Reference resistor value (R1) | 1.96 kΩ |
Reference capacitor value (C5) | 100 nF |
Reference voltage | 196 mV |
Reference voltage settling time (to 90% of final value) | 470 μs |
Overcurrent trip threshold (rising) | 200 mV / 20.0 A |
Overcurrent trip threshold (falling) | 196 mV / 19.6 A |