Rev 0; 2/08
Low-Power, Multifunction, Polyphase AFE
MAXQ3180
♦ On-Chip User-Programmable Thresholds for Line
General Description
Voltage Undervoltage and Overvoltage Detection
The MAXQ3180 is a dedicated electricity measurement
front-end that collects and calculates polyphase volt-
age, current, power, energy, and many other metering
and power-quality parameters of a polyphase load. The
computed results can be retrieved by an external mas-
ter through the on-chip serial peripheral interface
(SPI™) bus. This bus is also used by the external mas-
ter to configure the operation of the MAXQ3180 and
monitor the status of operations.
♦ On-Chip Digital Integrator Enables Direct
Interface-to-Current Sensors with di/dt Output
♦ On-Chip Digital Temperature Sensor
♦ Precision Internal Voltage Reference 2.048V
(30ppm/°C Typical); Also Supports an External
Voltage Reference Input
♦ Active Energy of Each Phase and Combined
3-Phase (kWh), Positive and Negative
♦ Active Power of Each Phase and Combined
The MAXQ3180 performs voltage and current measure-
ments using an integrated ADC that can measure up to
seven external differential signal pairs. An eighth differ-
ential signal pair is used to measure the die tempera-
ture. An internal amplifier automatically adjusts the
current channel gain to compensate for low-current
channel-signal levels.
3-Phase (kW)
♦ Reactive Energy of Each Phase and Combined
3-Phase (kVarh), Quadrants 1 to 4
♦ Reactive Power of Each Phase and Combined
3-Phase (kVar)
♦ Apparent Energy of Each Phase and Combined
3-Phase (kVAh)
Applications
♦ Apparent Power of Each Phase and Combined
3-Phase Multifunction Electricity Meters
3-Phase (kVA)
♦ Line Frequency (Hz)
♦ Power Factor
Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) Applications for
Electric Load Management
♦ Overcurrent and Overvoltage Detection
♦ Voltage Sag Detection
♦ RMS Current and RMS Voltage
Features
♦ Supports IEC 60687, IEC 61036, and IEC 61268
Standards
♦ Line-Cycle-Wise Instant Current, Voltage, and
♦ Compatible with 3-Phase/3-Wire, 3-Phase/4-Wire,
Power
and Other 3-Phase Services
♦ Phase Sequence Error Detection
♦ Phase Voltage Absence Detection
♦ Supports Software Meter Calibration
♦ Calculates Active/Reactive/Apparent Energy, RMS
Voltage, RMS Current, Voltage Phasor Angle, and
Line Frequency
♦ Less Than 0.1% Active Energy Error Over a
♦ Up to 3-Point Multipoint Calibration to
Dynamic Range of 1000:1 at +25°C
Compensate for Transducer Nonlinearity
♦ Less Than 0.2% Reactive Energy Error Over a
♦ Power-Fail Detection
♦ Bidirectional Reset Input/Output
Dynamic Range of 1000:1 at +25°C
♦ Better Than 0.5% Accuracy for RMS Voltage and
RMS Current
♦ SPI-Compatible Serial Interface with Interrupt
Request (IRQ) Output
♦ Single 3.3V Supply, Low Power (10mW Typical)
♦ 28-Pin TSSOP Package
♦ Two Pulse Outputs: One for Active Power and
One Selectable Between Reactive and Apparent
Power
♦ Programmable Pulse Width
♦ Programmable Startup Current Threshold
♦ Programmable Meter Constant
♦ Up to 21st Harmonic Measurement
♦ Neutral Line Current Measurement
Ordering Information
PIN-
PACKAGE
PART
TEMP RANGE
MAXQ3180-RAN+
-40°C to +85°C
28 TSSOP
♦ Calculates Amp-Hours in the Absence of Voltage
+Denotes a Pb-free/RoHS-compliant package.
Signals
Pin Configuration and Typical Application Circuit appear at
end of data sheet.
MAXQ is a registered trademark of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
SPI is a trademark of Motorola, Inc.
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