wireless energy meter

[Kick]

Hii friends,

Have anyone working on wireless energy meter (Wifi or BLE)? let say smart energy meter. dsPIC33 may be the microcontroller. Now I have completed block diagram, I need some suggestion/advice from you guys.

Thanks

 

[D.A.(Tony)Stewart]

Wireless E or H field depends on gap loss and coupling for current, frequency and Loaded Q of detector among other things.

it is best to use a good receiver and monitor RSSI signal.

 

[Kick]

Thanks for reply. This is my block diagram of circuit(3-phase). Is it right way to measure power?

 

[D.A.(Tony)Stewart]

There are many ways to multiplex inputs, ANalog or in your case digital with a single ADC per phase multiplexing SPI. The optimal, depends on accuracy specs, cost and reliability. Details in specs not shown can alter any outcome.

So start with a product design spec for everything.

 

[Kick]

Thanks SunnySkyguy

Actually I want better isolation (galvanic isolation) of DC part from high voltage AC part. I knows that Transformers and Opto isolators are better option for isolation. The thing is Transformers need lot of space in PCB(3 transformers for 3-phase) and also cost, so I am just thinking to use opto isolator to reduce PCB size. Can you guys suggest some opto isolator for 230V ac ? Project is power measurement of AC supply.

 

[FvM]

Nearly all electronic energy meters are connecting the analog front end galvanically to the power lines (usually circuit ground to neutral) and using voltage dividers to measure the line voltage.

Adding isolation transformers to th evoltage measuremet already affects the energy meter accuracy and any cheap opto coupler would dwart it completely.

In a wireless energy meter, you won't need any isolation means, except during development and test.

 

[Kick]

could you please briefly explain the second point??

 

[FvM]

With "second point" you mean transformer and optocoupler errors?

A transformer generates phase errors and nonlinear distortions.

An analog opto isolator suitable for energy meter input signals usually implements internal ADC/DAC conversion and digital isolation. Simple linearized analog couplers have typically several percent gain and linearity error.

 

[Kick]

This would be my circuit: AC main---> optocoupler(SFH series)---> AFE(MCP3911)-----SPI------> uC(dsPIC33F)---> RF circuit.

 

[FvM]

I'm not aware of a particular SFH optocoupler suitable for analog signals. Which do you consider?

Actually I want better isolation (galvanic isolation) of DC part from high voltage AC part.

I didn't yet hear a motivation for this statement. As said, analog isolation is unusual for 230/400V energy meters.

 

[Kick]

So are you saying in my circuit isolation(optocoupler) is not required? I think there should be protection part from shock .....confused :???::thinker: