Isolation Amplifier
Technical Data
HCPL-7840
Features
• 15 kV/µs Common-Mode
Rejection at VCM = 1000 V
• Compact, Auto-Insertable
Standard 8-pin DIP Package
• 0.00025 V/V/°C Gain Drift vs.
Temperature
• 0.3 mV Input Offset Voltage
• 100 kHz Bandwidth
• 0.004% Nonlinearity
• Worldwide Safety Approval:
UL 1577 (3750 Vrms/1 min.)
and CSA (pending), VDE
0884 (Option #060 only)
• Advanced Sigma-Delta (Σ−∆)
A/D Converter Technology
• Fully Differential Circuit
Topology
• 0.8 µm CMOS IC Technology
Description
ments, providing for smoother
control (less “torque ripple”) in
various types of motor control
applications.
The HCPL-7840 isolation amplifier
family was designed for current
sensing in electronic motor drives.
In a typical implementation, motor
currents flow through an external
resistor and the resulting analog
voltage drop is sensed by the
HCPL-7840. A differential output
voltage is created on the other
side of the HCPL-7840 optical
isolation barrier. This differential
output voltage is proportional to
the motor current and can be con-
verted to a single-ended signal by
using an op-amp as shown in the
recommended application circuit.
Since common-mode voltage
swings of several hundred volts in
tens of nanoseconds are common
in modern switching inverter
motor drives, the HCPL-7840
was designed to ignore very high
common-mode transient slew
rates (of at least 10 kV/µs).
Functional Diagram
I
I
DD2
DD1
V
8
7
V
V
DD1
1
2
DD2
V
+
IN+
OUT+
+
–
V
3
4
IN–
6
5
V
–
OUT–
GND1
GND2
SHIELD
The product can also be used for
general analog signal isolation
applications requiring high
Applications
• Motor Phase and Rail
Current Sensing
• Inverter Current Sensing
• Switched Mode Power
Supply Signal Isolation
• General Purpose Current
Sensing and Monitoring
• General Purpose Analog
Signal Isolation
accuracy, stability, and linearity
under similarly severe noise con-
ditions. For general applications,
we recommend the HCPL-7840
(gain tolerance of ± 5%). The
HCPL-7840 utilizes sigma delta
(∑-∆) analog-to-digital converter
technology, chopper stabilized
amplifiers, and a fully differential
circuit topology fabricated using
The high CMR capability of the
HCPL-7840 isolation amplifier
provides the precision and
stability needed to accurately
monitor motor current in high
noise motor control environ-
CAUTION: It is advised that normal static precautions be taken in handling and assembly of this component to
prevent damage and/or degradation which may be induced by ESD.