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iXod:
For a PWM voltage, is using a shunt and observing voltage with oscilloscope the only way to get even a ballpark current measurement?

Thanks.

jmelson:

--- Quote from: iXod on April 28, 2019, 09:16:11 pm ---For a PWM voltage, is using a shunt and observing voltage with oscilloscope the only way to get even a ballpark current measurement?

Thanks.

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Well, in cases where you actually NEED to measure current, you can use an instrumentation amp.
I used the AD620 in a PWM servo drive to measure the voltage across a small resistor (fraction of an Ohm).
The actual voltage was above the ratings of the AD620, so I used a set of matched resistors to make a pair of voltage dividers.  So, both inputs of the voltage dividers was seeing a 60 V square wave, but the difference between them was less than 1 V.  It worked amazingly well, you needed to look VERY closely at the scope to see any trace of the common mode leaking through.

Jon

iXod:
But the output of the inst. amp will also be PWM, yes? Which will require... an oscilloscope to measure the current.

OM222O:
you must use a true rms to dc chip like this one:
https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/AD636.pdf

iXod:

--- Quote from: OM222O on April 29, 2019, 01:28:37 am ---you must use a true rms to dc chip like this one:
https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/AD636.pdf

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But PWM can't be accurately measured (or converted?) when using RMS means--the whole reason for my initial post.

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