Difference between revisions of "Electricity Meter(Analog)"

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Overview

Electronic brick of electricity sensor is based on TA12-100 current transformer, which can transform AC signals of large current into small amplitude signals. The maximum current that can be detected can reach 5A, and the present current signal can be read via analog I / O port.

Features

1. Plug and play, easy to use. Compatible with the mainstream 2.54 interfaces and 4-Pin Grove interfaces in the market.

2. With use of M4 standard fixed holes, compatible with M4-standard kits such as Lego and Makeblock.

Specifications

Note 1: S for analog output port, G for ground, and N for not used pin.

Electrical Characteristics

Demo

Connect S port of electronic brick of electricity sensor to A0 port of Arduino board, and we will use the following program to read the analog value, and the send it to computer for display via serial port.

 #define ELECTRICITY_SENSOR A0 // Analog input pin that sensor is attached to

 float amplitude_current;               //amplitude current
 float effective_value;       //effective current 

 void setup() 
 {
   Serial.begin(9600); 
   pins_init();
 }
 void loop() 
 {
   int sensor_max;
   sensor_max = getMaxValue();
   Serial.print("sensor_max = ");
   Serial.println(sensor_max);
   //the VCC on the Grove interface of the sensor is 5v
   amplitude_current=(float)sensor_max/1024*5/200*1000000;
   effective_value=amplitude_current/1.414;
   //minimum_current=1/1024*5/200*1000000/1.414=24.4(mA)
   //Only for sinusoidal alternating current   
   Serial.println("The amplitude of the current is(in mA)");
   Serial.println(amplitude_current,1);//Only one number after the decimal point
   Serial.println("The effective value of the current is(in mA)");
   Serial.println(effective_value,1);
 }
 void pins_init()
 {
   pinMode(ELECTRICITY_SENSOR, INPUT);
 }
 /*Function: Sample for 1000ms and get the maximum value from the SIG pin*/
 int getMaxValue()
 {
   int sensorValue;             //value read from the sensor
   int sensorMax = 0;
   uint32_t start_time = millis();
   while((millis()-start_time) < 1000)//sample for 1000ms
   {
       sensorValue = analogRead(ELECTRICITY_SENSOR);
       if (sensorValue > sensorMax) 
       {
           /*record the maximum sensor value*/
           sensorMax = sensorValue;
       }
   }
   return sensorMax;
 }

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