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11/29/06 16:12
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#128680 - Power Unit
Responding to: ???'s previous message
It is a converter from CEE-32 (3x230/400 V) to 3x 230V power sockets like this( http://www.keraf.nl/ypsilon.htm)

On it wil be a display showing the V,I and f
No regulating is preformed, it is only to have a visual on the power distribution.

So my main problem has become, how to measure the volateg (and more) the current and freqency in a safe & easy way.

I know for current measurement one can put a resistor in line and measure the voltage across


	live 230V~
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	Ouput (lamp or so)
	
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	Neurtal


But I don't think it is safe for this current, even a 0.01Ohm resitor would develop P=I*I*R -> 32*32*0.01 = 10W of heat!

So does anyone have an other way of measuring the current. For the Voltage I can use a voltage divider (2 R's) and an ADC
the freq is also a guess for me, but I do have some plans:

Create a puls on every zero cross of the sine wave and measure the time between te pulses.

Can anyone help me out?

Regards

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TopicAuthorDate
sensing line voltage & current            01/01/70 00:00      
   Details?            01/01/70 00:00      
      Power Unit            01/01/70 00:00      
         A current transformer ...            01/01/70 00:00      
            Also Allegro            01/01/70 00:00      
   Frequenz            01/01/70 00:00      
      Current & Freq            01/01/70 00:00      
         Frequenz            01/01/70 00:00      
            internationalism            01/01/70 00:00      
               internationalism            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Standard            01/01/70 00:00      
                     we ARE international, aren't we :)            01/01/70 00:00      
                        >before<            01/01/70 00:00      
                           fau (German for \'v\')            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Not the only strange thing            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 The good thing about the exceptions in the German            01/01/70 00:00      
      All mistakes :-)            01/01/70 00:00      
         What frequency resolution do you need?            01/01/70 00:00      
   been there, done that            01/01/70 00:00      
   Link            01/01/70 00:00      

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