a

Energy Metering IC
with On-Chip Fault Detection
ADE7751*

FEATURES
High Accuracy, Surpasses 50 Hz/60 Hz IEC 687/1036
Less than 0.1% Error over a Dynamic Range of 500 to 1
Supplies Average Real Power on the Frequency
Outputs F1 and F2
High-Frequency Output CF Is Intended for Calibration
and Supplies Instantaneous Real Power
Continuous Monitoring of the Phase and Neutral
Current Allows Fault Detection in 2-Wire
Distribution Systems
ADE7751 Uses the Larger of the Two Currents (Phase
or Neutral) to BillEven During a Fault Condition
Two Logic Outputs (FAULT and REVP) Can Be Used to
Indicate a Potential Miswiring or Fault Condition
Direct Drive for Electromechanical Counters and
2-Phase Stepper Motors (F1 and F2)
A PGA in the Current Channel Allows the Use of Small
Values of Shunt and Burden Resistance
Proprietary ADCs and DSP Provide High Accuracy over
Large Variations in Environmental Conditions and Time
On-Chip Power Supply Monitoring
On-Chip Creep Protection (No Load Threshold)
On-Chip Reference 2.5 V 8% (30 ppm/C Typical)
with External Overdrive Capability
Single 5 V Supply, Low Power (15 mW Typical)
Low-Cost CMOS Process

The only analog circuitry used in the ADE7751 is in the ADCs

and reference circuit. All other signal processing (e.g., multiplication and filtering) is carried out in the digital domain. This
approach provides superior stability and accuracy over extremes
in environmental conditions and over time.
The ADE7751 incorporates a novel fault detection scheme that
warns of fault conditions and allows the ADE7751 to continue
accurate billing during a fault event. The ADE7751 does this
by continuously monitoring both the phase and neutral (return)
currents. A fault is indicated when these currents differ by more
than 12.5%. Billing is continued using the larger of the two currents.
The ADE7751 supplies average real power information on the
low-frequency outputs F1 and F2. These logic outputs may be
used to directly drive an electromechanical counter or interface
to an MCU. The CF logic output gives instantaneous real power
information. This output is intended to be used for calibration purposes.
The ADE7751 includes a power supply monitoring circuit on the
AVDD supply pin. The ADE7751 will remain in a reset condition
until the supply voltage on AVDD reaches 4 V. If the supply falls
below 4 V, the ADE7751 will also be reset and no pulses will be
issued on F1, F2, and CF.
Internal phase matching circuitry ensures that the voltage and
current channels are matched whether the HPF in Channel 1 is
on or off. The ADE7751 also has anticreep protection.
The ADE7751 is available in 24-lead DIP and SSOP packages.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The ADE7751 is a high-accuracy, fault-tolerant electrical energy

measurement IC that is intended for use with 2-wire distribution
systems. The part specifications surpass the accuracy requirements as quoted in the IEC1036 standard.
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
G0 G1

FAULT

AVDD AGND

AC/DC

DVDD DGND

ADE7751
POWER
SUPPLY MONITOR
V1A
V1N
V1B

ADC
PGA
1, 2, 8, 16
ADC
PGA
1, 2, 8, 16

V2P

ADC

V2N

...110101...

SIGNAL
PROCESSING
BLOCK

A<>B
A
A>B

...110101... B
B>A

HPF

PHASE
CORRECTION

MULTIPLIER
LPF

...11011001...

4k
2.5V
REFERENCE

DIGITAL-TO-FREQUENCY
CONVERTER

REFIN/OUT CLKIN CLKOUT SCF S0 S1 REVP CF F1 F2 RESET

*US Patent 5,745,323; 5,760,617; 5,862,069; 5,872,469.

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ADE7751SPECIFICATIONS
Parameter
ACCURACY3
Measurement Error1 on Channels 1 and 2
Gain = 1
Gain = 2
Gain = 8
Gain = 16
Phase Error1 between Channels
V1 Phase Lead 37
(PF = 0.8 Capacitive)
V1 Phase Lag 60
(PF = 0.5 Inductive)
AC Power Supply Rejection1
Output Frequency Variation (CF)
DC Power Supply Rejection1
Output Frequency Variation (CF)
FAULT DETECTION1, 4
Fault Detection Threshold
Inactive i/p <> Active i/p
Input Swap Threshold
Inactive i/p > Active i/p
Accuracy Fault Mode Operation
V1A Active, V1B = AGND
V1B Active, V1A = AGND
Fault Detection Delay
Swap Delay

(AVDD = DVDD = 5 V 5%, AGND = DGND = 0 V, On-Chip Reference,

CLKIN = 3.58 MHz, TMIN to TMAX = 40C to +85C.)

Value

Unit

Test Conditions/Comments

0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

% Reading typ
% Reading typ
% Reading typ
% Reading typ

One Channel with Full-Scale Signal (660 mV)

Over a Dynamic Range 500 to 1
Over a Dynamic Range 500 to 1
Over a Dynamic Range 500 to 1
Over a Dynamic Range 500 to 1
Line Frequency = 45 Hz to 55 Hz

0.1

Degrees() max

AC/DC = 0 and AC/DC = 1

0.1

Degrees() max

0.2

% Reading typ

0.3

% Reading typ

AC/DC = 0 and AC/DC = 1

AC/DC = 1, S0 = S1 = 1, G0 = G1 = 0
V1 = 100 mV rms, V2 = 100 mV rms @ 50 Hz
Ripple on AVDD of 200 mV rms @ 100 Hz
AC/DC = 1, S0 = S1 = 1, G0 = G1 = 0
V1 = 100 mV rms, V2 = 100 mV rms,
AVDD = DVDD = 5 V 250 mV
See Fault Detection Section

12.5

% typ

(V1A or V1B Active)

14

% of Active typ

(V1A or V1B Active)

0.1
0.1
3
3

% Reading typ
% Reading typ
Second typ
Second typ

Over a Dynamic Range 500 to 1

Over a Dynamic Range 500 to 1

1
390
14
25

V max
k min
kHz typ
mV max

Gain Error1

10

% Ideal typ

Gain Error Match1

0.4

% Ideal typ

2.7
2.3
3.2
10

V max
V min
k min
pF max

200
30

mV max
ppm/C typ

4
1

MHz max
MHz min

2.4
0.8
3

V min
V max
A max

10

pF max

ANALOG INPUTS
Maximum Signal Levels
Input Impedance (DC)
Bandwidth
ADC Offset Error1

REFERENCE INPUT
REFIN/OUT Input Voltage Range
Input Impedance
Input Capacitance
ON-CHIP REFERENCE
Reference Error
Temperature Coefficient
CLKIN
Input Clock Frequency
LOGIC INPUTS4
SCF, S0, S1, AC/DC,
RESET, G0, and G1
Input High Voltage, V INH
Input Low Voltage, VINL
Input Current, IIN

Input Capacitance, CIN

See Analog Inputs Section

V1A, V1B, V1N, V2N, and V2P to AGND
CLKIN = 3.58 MHz
CLKIN/256, CLKIN = 3.58 MHz
See Terminology and Typical Performance
Characteristics
External 2.5 V Reference, Gain = 1,
V1 = V2 = 660 mV dc
External 2.5 V Reference
2.5 V + 8%
2.5 V 8%

Nominal 2.5 V

Note All Specifications for CLKIN of 3.58 MHz

DVDD = 5 V 5%
DVDD = 5 V 5%
Typically 10 nA, VIN = 0 V to DVDD

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Parameter

Value

Unit

Test Conditions/Comments

4.5

V min

0.5

V max

V min

0.5

V max

ISOURCE = 5 mA
DVDD = 5 V
ISINK = 5 mA
DVDD = 5 V

4.75
5.25
4.75
5.25
3
2.5

V min
V max
V min
V max
mA max
mA max

For Specified Performance

5 V 5%
5 V + 5%
5 V 5%
5 V + 5%
Typically 2 mA
Typically 1.5 mA

LOGIC OUTPUTS
F1 and F2
Output High Voltage, VOH

ISOURCE = 10 mA
DVDD = 5 V
ISINK = 10 mA
DVDD = 5 V

Output Low Voltage, VOL

CF, FAULT, and REVP
Output High Voltage, VOH
Output Low Voltage, VOL
POWER SUPPLY
AVDD
DVDD
AIDD
DIDD

NOTES
1
See Terminology section for explanation of specifications.
2
See plots in Typical Performance Characteristics graphs.
3
See Fault Detection section of data sheet for explanation of fault detection functionality.
4
Sample tested during initial release and after any redesign or process change that may affect this parameter.
Specifications subject to change without notice.

(AVDD = DVDD = 5 V 5%, AGND = DGND = 0 V, On-Chip Reference, CLKIN = 3.58 MHz,
TMIN to TMAX = 40C to +85C.)

TIMING CHARACTERISTICS1, 2
Parameter
3

t1
t2
t3
t4 3
t5
t6

Value

Unit

Test Conditions/Comments

275
See Table III
1/2 t2
90
See Table IV
CLKIN/4

ms
sec
sec
ms
sec
sec

F1 and F2 Pulsewidth (Logic Low)

Output Pulse Period. See Transfer Function section.
Time Between F1 Falling Edge and F2 Falling Edge
CF Pulsewidth (Logic High)
CF Pulse Period. See Transfer Function section.
Minimum Time Between F1 and F2 Pulse

NOTES
1
Sample tested during initial release and after any redesign or process change that may affect this parameter.
2
See Figure 1.
3
The pulsewidths of F1, F2, and CF are not fixed for higher output frequencies. See Frequency Outputs F1 and F2 section.
Specifications subject to change without notice.

t1

F1
.t 6

.t2
F2

.t 3
t4

.t 5

CF

Figure 1. Timing Diagram for Frequency Outputs

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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS*

ORDERING GUIDE

(TA = 25C, unless otherwise noted.)

AVDD to AGND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.3 V to +7 V

DVDD to DGND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.3 V to +7 V
DVDD to AVDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.3 V to +0.3 V
Analog Input Voltage to AGND
V1A, V1B, V1N, V2P, and V2N . . . . . . . . . . 6 V to +6 V
Reference Input Voltage to AGND . . 0.3 V to AVDD + 0.3 V
Digital Input Voltage to DGND . . . . 0.3 V to DVDD + 0.3 V
Digital Output Voltage to DGND . . . 0.3 V to DVDD + 0.3 V
Operating Temperature Range
Industrial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40C to +85C
Storage Temperature Range . . . . . . . . . . . . 65C to +150C
Junction Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150C
24-Lead Plastic DIP, Power Dissipation . . . . . . . . . . 450 mW
JA Thermal Impedance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105C/W
Lead Temperature, (Soldering 10 sec) . . . . . . . . . . . 260C
24-Lead SSOP, Power Dissipation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 mW
JA Thermal Impedance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112C/W
Lead Temperature, Soldering
Vapor Phase (60 sec) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215C
Infrared (15 sec) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220C

Package
Option

Model

Package Description

ADE7751AN
ADE7751ARS
ADE7751ARSRL

Plastic DIP
Shrink Small Outline Package
Shrink Small Outline Package
in Reel

N-24
RS-24
RSRL-24

EVAL-ADE7751EB ADE7751 Evaluation Board

ADE7751AAN-REF ADE7751 Reference Design
PCB (See AN-563)

*Stresses above those listed under Absolute Maximum Ratings may cause permanent damage to the device. This is a stress rating only; functional operation of the
device at these or any other conditions above those listed in the operational sections
of this specification is not implied. Exposure to absolute maximum rating conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability.

CAUTION
ESD (electrostatic discharge) sensitive device. Electrostatic charges as high as 4000 V readily
accumulate on the human body and test equipment and can discharge without detection. Although
the ADE7751 features proprietary ESD protection circuitry, permanent damage may occur on
devices subjected to high-energy electrostatic discharges. Therefore, proper ESD precautions are
recommended to avoid performance degradation or loss of functionality.

WARNING!
ESD SENSITIVE DEVICE

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PIN CONFIGURATION

24

F1

AC/DC 2

23

F2

22

CF

V1A 4

21

DGND

V1B 5

20

REVP

DVDD
AVDD

ADE7751

TOP VIEW 19 FAULT

V2N 7 (Not to Scale) 18 CLKOUT
V1N 6

V2P 8

17

CLKIN

RESET 9

16

G0

REFIN/OUT 10

15

G1

AGND 11

14

S0

SCF 12

13

S1

PIN FUNCTION DESCRIPTIONS

Pin No.

Mnemonic

Description

DVDD

AC/DC

AVDD

4, 5

V1A, V1B

V1N

7, 8

V2N, V2P

RESET

10

REFIN/OUT

11

AGND

12

SCF

Digital Power Supply. This pin provides the supply voltage for the digital circuitry in the ADE7751.
The supply voltage should be maintained at 5 V 5% for specified operation. This pin should be
decoupled with a 10 F capacitor in parallel with a ceramic 100 nF capacitor.
High-Pass Filter Select. This logic input is used to enable the HPF in Channel 1 (the current
channel). A Logic 1 on this pin enables the HPF. The associated phase response of this filter has
been internally compensated over a frequency range of 45 Hz to 1 kHz. The HPF filter should be
enabled in energy metering applications.
Analog Power Supply. This pin provides the supply voltage for the analog circuitry in the ADE7751.
The supply should be maintained at 5 V 5% for specified operation. Every effort should be made
to minimize power supply ripple and noise at this pin by the use of proper decoupling. This pin
should be decoupled to AGND with a 10 F capacitor in parallel with a ceramic 100 nF capacitor.
Analog Inputs for Channel 1 (Current Channel). These inputs are fully differential voltage inputs
with a maximum signal level of 660 mV with respect to pin V1N for specified operation. The
maximum signal level at these pins is 1 V with respect to AGND. Both inputs have internal ESD
protection circuitry and an overvoltage of 6 V can also be sustained on these inputs without risk of
permanent damage.
Negative Input Pin for Differential Voltage Inputs V1A and V1B. The maximum signal level at this
pin is 1 V with respect to AGND. The input has internal ESD protection circuitry and an overvoltage
of 6 V can also be sustained without risk of permanent damage. This input should be directly connected to the burden resistor and held at a fixed potential, i.e., AGND. See Analog Input section.
Negative and Positive Inputs for Channel 2 (Voltage Channel). These inputs provide a fully differential input pair. The maximum differential input voltage is 660 mV for specified operation. The
maximum signal level at these pins is 1 V with respect to AGND. Both inputs have internal ESD
protection circuitry and an overvoltage of 6 V can also be sustained on these inputs without risk of
permanent damage.
Reset Pin for the ADE7751. A logic low on this pin will hold the ADCs and digital circuitry in a
reset condition. Bringing this pin logic low will clear the ADE7751 internal registers.
Provides Access to the On-Chip Voltage Reference. The on-chip reference has a nominal value of
2.5 V 8% and a typical temperature coefficient of 30 ppm/C. An external reference source may also
be connected at this pin. In either case, this pin should be decoupled to AGND with a 1 F ceramic
capacitor and 100 nF ceramic capacitor.
Provides the Ground Reference for the Analog Circuitry in the ADE7751, i.e., ADCs and Reference. This pin should be tied to the analog ground plane of the PCB. The analog ground plane is
the ground reference for all analog circuitry, e.g., antialiasing filters, current and voltage transducers, and more. For good noise suppression, the analog ground plane should only be connected to
the digital ground plane at one point. A star ground configuration will help to keep noisy digital
return currents away from the analog circuits.
Select Calibration Frequency. This logic input is used to select the frequency on the calibration
output CF. Table IV shows how the calibration frequencies are selected.

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PIN FUNCTION DESCRIPTIONS (continued)

Pin No.

Mnemonic

Description

13, 14

S1, S0

15, 16

G1, G0

17

CLKIN

18

CLKOUT

19

FAULT

20

REVP

21

DGND

22

CF

23, 24

F2, F1

These logic inputs are used to select one of four possible frequencies for the digital-to-frequency
conversion. This offers the designer greater flexibility when designing the energy meter. See Selecting a Frequency for an Energy Meter Application section.
These logic inputs are used to select one of four possible gains for the analog inputs V1A and V1B.
The possible gains are 1, 2, 8, and 16. See Analog Inputs section.
An external clock can be provided at this logic input. Alternatively, a parallel resonant AT crystal can
be connected across CLKIN and CLKOUT to provide a clock source for the ADE7751. The clock
frequency for specified operation is 3.579545 MHz. Crystal load capacitors of between 22 pF
and 33 pF (ceramic) should be used with the gate oscillator circuit.
A crystal can be connected across this pin and CLKIN as described above to provide a clock source
for the ADE7751. The CLKOUT pin can drive one CMOS load when an external clock is supplied
at CLKIN or by the gate oscillator circuit.
This logic output will go active high when a fault condition occurs. A fault is defined as a condition
under which the signals on V1A and V1B differ by more than 12.5%. The logic output will be reset
to zero when a fault condition is no longer detected. See Fault Detection section.
This logic output will go logic high when negative power is detected, i.e., when the phase angle
between the voltage and current signals is greater that 90. This output is not latched and will be
reset when positive power is once again detected. The output will go high or low at the same time as
a pulse is issued on CF.
This provides the ground reference for the digital circuitry in the ADE7751, i.e., multiplier, filter,
and digital-to-frequency converter. This pin should be tied to the analog ground plane of the PCB.
The digital ground plane is the ground reference for all digital circuitry, e.g., counters (mechanical
and digital), MCUs, and indicator LEDs. For good noise suppression, the analog ground plane
should only be connected to the digital ground plane at one point, e.g., a star ground.
Calibration Frequency Logic Output. The CF logic output gives instantaneous real power information. This output is intended to be used for calibration purposes. Also see SCF pin description.
Low-Frequency Logic Outputs. F1 and F2 supply average real power information. The logic
outputs can be used to directly drive electromechanical counters and 2-phase stepper motors. See
Transfer Function section.

TERMINOLOGY

Measurement Error

ADC Offset Error

The error associated with the energy measurement made by the

ADE7751 is defined by the following formula:

This refers to the dc offset associated with the analog inputs to

the ADCs. It means that with the analog inputs connected to
AGND the ADCs still see an analog input signal of 1 mV to
10 mV. However, when the HPF is switched on, the offset is
removed from the current channel and the power calculation is
not affected by this offset.

Percentage Error =

Energy Registered by the ADE7751 True Energy

100%
True Energy
Phase Error Between Channels

The HPF (high-pass filter) in Channel 1 has a phase lead

response. To offset this phase response and equalize the phase
response between channels, a phase correction network is also
placed in Channel 1. The phase correction network matches the
phase to within 0.1 over a range of 45 Hz to 65 Hz and 0.2
over a range 40 Hz to 1 kHz (see Figures 10 and 11).

Gain Error

The gain error of the ADE7751 is defined as the difference between

the measured output frequency (minus the offset) and the ideal
output frequency. It is measured with a gain of 1 in Channel
V1A. The difference is expressed as a percentage of the ideal
frequency. The ideal frequency is obtained from the transfer
functionsee Transfer Function section.

Power Supply Rejection

This quantifies the ADE7751 measurement error as a percentage of reading when the power supplies are varied.

Gain Error Match

The gain error match is defined as the gain error (minus the
offset) obtained when switching between a gain of 1 and a gain
of 2, 8, or 16. It is expressed as a percentage of the output
frequency obtained under a gain of 1. This gives the gain
error observed when the gain selection is changed from
1 to 2, 8, or 16.

For the ac PSR measurement, a reading at nominal supplies

(5 V) is taken. A 200 mV rms/100 Hz signal is then introduced
onto the supplies and a second reading is obtained under the
same input signal levels. Any error introduced is expressed as a
percentage of the readingsee Measurement Error definition.
For the dc PSR measurement, a reading at nominal supplies
(5 V) is taken. The supplies are then varied 5% and a second
reading is obtained with the same input signal levels. Any error
introduced is again expressed as a percentage of the reading.
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0.50
0.40

0.60
PF = 1
GAIN = 16
0.40 ON-CHIP REFERENCE

PF = 1
GAIN = 1
ON-CHIP REFERENCE

+85C PF = 1

0.30
+85C

0.20

0.10

ERROR %

ERROR %

0.20

40C
0.00
0.10

+25C

0.20

+25C PF = 1
0.00
0.20
0.40
40C PF = 1

0.30
0.60

0.40
0.50
0.01

0.80

0.10

1.00
AMPS

10.0

0.01

100

10

100

AMPS

TPC 1. Error as a % of Reading (Gain = 1)

TPC 4. Error as a % of Reading (Gain = 16)

0.25

0.20

0.1

0.40

PF = 0.5
GAIN = 1
0.30 ON-CHIP REFERENCE

PF = 1
GAIN = 2
ON-CHIP REFERENCE
+85C

0.20
+25C PF = 0.5
ERROR %

ERROR %

0.15

0.10
40C
0.05

0.10

40C PF = 0.5

0.00

+25C
0.10

0.00

+85C PF = 0.5

+25C PF = 1

0.20

0.05

0.30
0.01

0.1

10

100

0.01

0.1

AMPS

10

100

AMPS

TPC 5. Error as a % of Reading (PF = 0.5, Gain = 1)

TPC 2. Error as a % of Reading (Gain = 2)

0.30

0.20
0.15

0.20

PF = 0.5
GAIN = 2
ON-CHIP REFERENCE

+85C PF = 0.5

+85C
0.10
ERROR %

ERROR %

0.10
0.05

+25C

0.00

+25C PF = 1

0.00

0.10

+25C PF = 0.5

0.05

40C PF = 0.5
40C

0.10
0.15

0.20

PF = 1
GAIN = 8
ON-CHIP REFERENCE
0.01

0.1

0.30
1

10

0.01

100

10

TPC 6. Error as a % of Reading (Gain = 2)

TPC 3. Error as a % of Reading (Gain = 8)

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0.1

AMPS

AMPS

100

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0.30

0.20

PF = 1
GAIN = 8
0.20 EXTERNAL REFERENCE

+25C PF=1
0.10
+85C PF=0.5

0.10

0.10

ERROR %

ERROR %

0.00

0.20
+25C PF=0.5
0.30

+25C
0.00
+85C
0.10
0.20

0.40

0.30

0.50 PF = 0.5
GAIN = 8
0.60 ON-CHIP REFERENCE
0.01

40C PF=0.5

0.1

40C
0.40

10

0.01

100

0.1

10

100

AMPS

AMPS

TPC 7. Error as a % of Reading (PF = 0.5, Gain = 8)

TPC 10. Error as a % of Reading over Temperature with

an External Reference (Gain = 8)

0.60

0.60

PF = 0.5
GAIN = 16
0.40 ON-CHIP REFERENCE

PF = 1
GAIN = 16
0.40 EXTERNAL REFERENCE

+85C PF = 0.5

+85C PF = 0.5
0.20

0.20
ERROR %

ERROR %

+25C PF = 1
0.00
+25C PF = 0.5

0.20
0.40

+25C PF = 1
0.00
0.20
0.40

0.60
40C PF = 0.5

0.60

0.80
1.00

40C PF = 1

0.80
0.01

0.1

0.01

100

10

0.1

10

TPC 11. Error as a % of Reading over Temperature with

an External Reference (Gain = 16)

TPC 8. Error as a % of Reading (Gain = 16)

0.20
PF = 1
0.15 GAIN = 2
EXTERNAL REFERENCE

DISTRIBUTION
CHARACTERISTICS
NUMBER OF PTS: 138
MINIMUM: 11.1367
MAXIMUM: +10.1775
MEAN: 1.44576
STD DEV: 4.6670
GAIN = 1
TEMP = 25C

16
+85C

0.10

14

0.05
ERROR %

100

AMPS

AMPS

12

0.00
10
0.05
+25C

0.10
6

0.15
40C
0.20

0.25

0.30

0
0.01

0.1

10

100

15

10

10

15

AMPS

TPC 9. Error as a % of Reading over Temperature with

an External Reference (Gain = 2)

TPC 12. Channel 1 Offset Distribution (Gain = 1)

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DISTRIBUTION
CHARACTERISTICS
NUMBER OF PTS: 138
MINIMUM: 7.01774
MAXIMUM: +6.65068
MEAN: 0.421358
STD DEV: 2.974
GAIN = 2
TEMP = 25C

21
18
15

DISTRIBUTION
CHARACTERISTICS
NUMBER OF PTS: 138
MINIMUM: +4.37379
MAXIMUM: 5.08496
MEAN: 0.47494
STD DEV: 1.71819
GAIN = 16
TEMP = 25 C

35
30
25
20

12
15
9
10

3
0

15

10

0
0

10

15

15

TPC 13. Channel 1 Offset Distribution (Gain = 2)

30
25

100nF
RB

1k

15

33nF
RB

10

1k
33nF

931 33nF
930k
5

10

15

220V

931

33nF

100nF

10F

AVDD AC/DC DVDD

V1A
F1

K9

U3

U1
ADE7751 F2

1k

10

15

10

10F

33nF

15

VDD

40A TO
40mA

20

TPC 15. Channel 1 Offset Distribution (Gain = 16)

DISTRIBUTION
CHARACTERISTICS
NUMBER OF PTS: 138
MINIMUM: 5.36107
MAXIMUM: +4.30413
MEAN: 0.346894
STD DEV: 1.86651
GAIN = 8
TEMP = 25C

35

10

V1B
V1N

CF
REVP
PS2501-1

FAULT
CLKOUT
V2N

Y1
22pF
3.58MHz

CLKIN
V2P

G0
G1

VDD

22pF
GAIN
SELECT

10k

S0

TPC 14. Channel 1 Offset Distribution (Gain = 8)

REFIN/OUT
10F

100nF

GAIN RB
1
18.2
2
8.2
8
2.2
16 0.68

S1

SCF
RESET AGND DGND

100nF
100nF

100nF

VDD

TPC 16. Test Circuit for Performance Curves

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THEORY OF OPERATION

The two ADCs digitize the voltage and current signals from the
current and voltage transducers. These ADCs are 16-bit second
order sigma-delta converters with an oversampling rate of 900 kHz.
This analog input structure greatly simplifies transducer interfacing
by providing a wide dynamic range for direct connection to the
transducer and also by simplifying the antialiasing filter design.
A programmable gain stage in the current channel further
facilitates easy transducer interfacing. A high-pass filter in the
current channel removes any dc component from the current
signal. This eliminates any inaccuracies in the real power calculation due to offsets in the voltage or current signalssee
HPF and Offset Effects section.

are sinusoidal, the real power component of the instantaneous

power signal (i.e., the dc term) is given by:
V I

cos (60)
2
This is the correct real power calculation.
INSTANTANEOUS
POWER SIGNAL

CH1

PGA

ADC

VI

p(t) = i(t)v(t)
WHERE:
v(t) = Vcos(t)
i(t) = Icos(t)
p(t) = VI {1+cos(2t)}
2

VI
2

INSTANTANEOUS
POWER SIGNAL

INSTANTANEOUS
REAL POWER SIGNAL

VI
cos(60)
2
0V

CURRENT
60

Figure 3. DC Component of Instantaneous Power Signal

Conveys Real Power Information PF < 1

DIGITAL-TOFREQUENCY

ADC

INSTANTANEOUS
POWER SIGNAL p(t)

CURRENT
VOLTAGE

VOLTAGE
F1
F2

MULTIPLIER
CH2

0V

DIGITAL-TOFREQUENCY
LPF

INSTANTANEOUS
REAL POWER SIGNAL

VI
2

The real power calculation is derived from the instantaneous

power signal. The instantaneous power signal is generated by a
direct multiplication of the current and voltage signals. In order
to extract the real power component (i.e., the dc component), the
instantaneous power signal is low-pass filtered. Figure 2 illustrates
the instantaneous real power signal and shows how the real power
information can be extracted by low-pass filtering the instantaneous
power signal. This scheme correctly calculates real power for
nonsinusoidal current and voltage waveforms at all power factors.
All signal processing is carried out in the digital domain for
superior stability over temperature and time.

HPF

(1)

Nonsinusoidal Voltage and Current

CF

The real power calculation method also holds true for nonsinusoidal current and voltage waveforms. All voltage and current
waveforms in practical applications will have some harmonic
content. Using the Fourier Transform, instantaneous voltage
and current waveforms can be expressed in terms of their
harmonic content.

v(t ) = VO + 2 Vh sin(ht + h )
(2)
h0
where:

INSTANTANEOUS REAL
POWER SIGNAL

VI
2

TIME

Figure 2. Signal Processing Block Diagram

The low-frequency output of the ADE7751 is generated by

accumulating this real power information. This low frequency
inherently means a long accumulation time between output
pulses. The output frequency is therefore proportional to the
average real power. This average real power information can in
turn be accumulated (e.g., by a counter) to generate real-energy
information. Because of its high output frequency, and hence
shorter integration time, the CF output is proportional to the
instantaneous real power. This is useful for system calibration
purposes that would take place under steady load conditions.

v(t)
VO
Vh
and
h

= The instantaneous voltage

= The average value
= The rms value of voltage harmonic h
= The phase angle of the voltage harmonic

i(t ) = IO + 2 I h sin( ht + h )
h0

(3)

where:

Power Factor Considerations

The method used to extract the real power information from the
instantaneous power signal (i.e., by low-pass filtering) is still
valid even when the voltage and current signals are not in phase.
Figure 3 displays the unity power factor condition and a DPF
(displacement power factor) = 0.5, i.e., current signal lagging
the voltage by 60. If we assume the voltage and current waveforms

10

i(t)
IO
Ih
and
h

= The instantaneous current

= The dc component
= The rms value of current harmonic h
= The phase angle of the current harmonic

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Using Equations 2 and 3, the real power P can be expressed in
terms of its fundamental real power (P1) and harmonic real
power (PH).
P = P1 + PH
where:

P1 = V1 I1 cos( 1 )

(4)

1 = 1 1

and PH = Vh I h cos( h )

(5)

h1

The analog inputs V1A, V1B, and V1N have the same maximum
signal level restrictions as V2P and V2N. However, Channel 1
has a programmable gain amplifier (PGA) with user-selectable
gains of 1, 2, 8, or 16see Table I. These gains facilitate easy
transducer interfacing.
Figure 5 illustrates the maximum signal levels on V1A, V1B,
and V1N. The maximum differential voltage is 660 mV divided
by the gain selection. Again, the differential voltage signal on the
inputs must be referenced to a common mode, e.g., AGND. The
maximum common-mode signal is 100 mV as shown in Figure 5.

h = h h

V1A

V1A, V1B

DIFFERENTIAL INPUT A
660mV/GAIN MAX PEAK

+660mV
GAIN

As shown in Equation 5 above, a harmonic real power component is generated for every harmonic, provided that harmonic is
present in both the voltage and current waveforms. The power
factor calculation has been shown previously to be accurate in
the case of a pure sinusoid, therefore the harmonic real power
must also correctly account for the power factor since it is made
up of a series of pure sinusoids.

COMMON MODE
100mV MAX

V1
V1N

VCM
AGND

VCM

DIFFERENTIAL INPUT B
660mV/GAIN MAX PEAK

V1

V1B

660mV
GAIN

Note that the input bandwidth of the analog inputs is 14 kHz

with a master clock frequency of 3.5795 MHz.

Figure 5. Maximum Signal Levels, Channel 1

Table I.

ANALOG INPUTS
Channel V2 (Voltage Channel)

The output of the line voltage transducer is connected to the

ADE7751 at this analog input. Channel V2 is a fully differential voltage input. The maximum peak differential signal on
Channel 2 is 660 mV. Figure 4 illustrates the maximum
signal levels that can be connected to the ADE7751 Channel 2.

G1

G0

Gain

Maximum
Differential Signal

0
0
1
1

0
1
0
1

1
2
8
16

660 mV
330 mV
82 mV
41 mV

V2

Typical Connection Diagrams

+600mV
V2P
DIFFERENTIAL INPUT
600mV MAX PEAK
VCM

COMMON MODE
100mV MAX

600mV

V2

V2N

VCM

AGND

Figure 4. Maximum Signal Levels, Channel 2

Channel 2 must be driven from a common-mode voltage, i.e.,

the differential voltage signal on the input must be referenced to
a common mode (usually AGND). The analog inputs of the
ADE7751 can be driven with common-mode voltages of up to
100 mV with respect to AGND. However, best results are
achieved using a common mode equal to AGND.

Figure 6 shows a typical connection diagram for Channel V1.

Here the analog inputs are being used to monitor both the
phase and neutral currents. Because of the large potential
difference between the phase and neutral, two CTs (current
transformers) must be used to provide the isolation. Notice
both CTs are referenced to AGND (analog ground), hence
the common-mode voltage is 0 V. The CT turns ratio and
burden resistor (Rb) are selected to give a peak differential
voltage of 660 mV/gain.

IP

IN

The voltage outputs from the current transducers are connected

to the ADE7751 here. Channel V1 has two voltage inputs, namely
V1A and V1B. These inputs are fully differential with respect to
V1N. However, at any one time, only one is selected to perform
the power calculationsee Fault Detection section.

V1A

Rb

660mV
GAIN

Cf

Rb

660mV
GAIN

Cf

AGND

V1N

Channel V1 (Current Channel)

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Rf

CT

CT

Rf

V1B

PHASE NEUTRAL

Figure 6. Typical Connection for Channel 1

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Figure 7 shows two typical connections for Channel V2. The first
option uses a PT (potential transformer) to provide complete isolation from the mains voltage. In the second option, the ADE7751
is biased around the neutral wire and a resistor divider is used to
provide a voltage signal that is proportional to the line voltage.
Adjusting the ratio of Ra and Rb is also a convenient way of
carrying out a gain calibration on the meter.
Rf

CT

V2P
Cf

660mV

V2N

Rf

HPF and Offset Effects

Figure 9 shows the effect of offsets on the real power calculation. As

shown in Figure 9, an offset on Channel 1 and Channel 2 will
contribute a dc component after multiplication. Since this dc
component is extracted by the LPF and used to generate the real
power information, the offsets will have contributed a constant
error to the real power calculation. This problem is easily avoided by
enabling the HPF (i.e., pin AC/DC is set logic high) in Channel 1.
By removing the offset from at least one channel, no error component
can be generated at dc by the multiplication. Error terms at cos(t)
are removed by the LPF and the digital-to-frequency conversion
see Digital-to-Frequency Conversion section.

(V cos(t ) + VOS ) (I cos(t ) + IOS ) =

Cf

AGND
PHASE NEUTRAL

Rb
VR

660mV

V2P
Rf

PHASE NEUTRAL

V I
+ VOS IOS + VOS I cos(t )
2
V I
+V IOS cos(t ) +
cos(2t )
2

Cf

Ra

NOTE
Ra
Rf;
Rb + VR = R f

V2N
Cf

DC COMPONENT (INCLUDING ERROR TERM)

IS EXTRACTED BY THE LPF FOR REAL
POWER CALCULATION

VOS I OS

Figure 7. Typical Connections for Channel 2

VI
2

POWER SUPPLY MONITOR

The ADE7751 contains an on-chip power supply monitor. The

analog supply (AVDD) is continuously monitored by the ADE7751.
If the supply is less than 4 V 5%, the ADE7751 will be reset.
This is useful to ensure correct device start up at power-up and
power-down. The power supply monitor has built-in hysteresis
and filtering. This gives a high degree of immunity to false
triggering due to noisy supplies.
As can be seen in Figure 8, the trigger level is nominally set at 4 V.
The tolerance on this trigger level is about 5%. The power supply
and decoupling for the part should be such that the ripple at AVDD
does not exceed 5 V 5% as specified for normal operation.
AVDD
5V
4V

IOS V
VOS I

2
FREQUENCY RAD/S

Figure 9. Effect of Channel Offsets on the

Real Power Calculation

The HPF in Channel 1 has an associated phase response that is

compensated for on-chip. The phase compensation is activated
when the HPF is enabled and is disabled when the HPF is not
activated. Figures 10 and 11 show the phase error between channels with the compensation network activated. The ADE7751
is phase compensated up to 1 kHz as shown. This will ensure
correct active harmonic power calculation even at low-power factors.
0.30
0.25

0V
TIME

ACTIVE

PHASE Degrees

INTERNAL
RESET
RESET

0.20

RESET

Figure 8. On-Chip Power Supply Monitor

0.15
0.10
0.05
0

0.05
0.10

100

200

300

400 500 600 700

FREQUENCY Hz

800

900 1000

Figure 10. Phase Error Between Channels (0 Hz to 1 kHz)

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outputs F1 and F2 operate at a much lower frequency, a lot
more averaging of the instantaneous real power signal is carried
out. The result is a greatly attenuated sinusoidal content and a
virtually ripple-free frequency output.

0.30
0.25

0.15
0.10
0.05

LPF

TIME

MULTIPLIER

0.05
0.10
40

F1
F2

FREQUENCY

F1
DIGITAL-TOFREQUENCY

DIGITAL-TOFREQUENCY

45

50

55
60
FREQUENCY Hz

65

LPF TO EXTRACT
REAL POWER
(DC TERM)

70

VI
2

CF
CF

FREQUENCY

PHASE Degrees

0.20

TIME

Figure 11. Phase Error Between Channels (40 Hz to 70 Hz)

cos(2t)
ATTENUATED BY LPF

DIGITAL-TO-FREQUENCY CONVERSION

As previously described, the digital output of the low-pass filter

after multiplication contains the real power information. However,
since this LPF is not an ideal brick wall filter implementation,
the output signal also contains attenuated components at
the line frequency and its harmonics, i.e., cos(ht) where
h = 1, 2, 3, . . . and so on.
The magnitude response of the filter is given by:
1
H (f) =
1 + ( f / 8.9 Hz )

2
FREQUENCY RAD/S

INSTANTANEOUS REAL POWER SIGNAL

(FREQUENCY DOMAIN)

Figure 12. Real Power-to-Frequency Conversion

(6)

For a line frequency of 50 Hz, this would give an attenuation of

the 2 (100 Hz) component of approximately 22 dB. The
dominating harmonic will be at twice the line frequency, i.e.,
cos(2t), due to the instantaneous power signal.
Figure 12 shows the instantaneous real power signal output of LPF,
which still contains a significant amount of instantaneous power
information, i.e., cos(2t). This signal is then passed to the
digital-to-frequency converter where it is integrated (accumulated)
over time in order to produce an output frequency. This
accumulation of the signal will suppress or average out any
non-dc components in the instantaneous real power signal. The
average value of a sinusoidal signal is zero. Hence, the frequency
generated by the ADE7751 is proportional to the average real
power. Figure 12 shows the digital-to-frequency conversion
for steady load conditions, i.e., constant voltage and current.
As shown in the diagram, the frequency output CF varies over
time, even under steady load conditions. This frequency variation
is primarily due to the cos(2t) component in the instantaneous
real power signal. The output frequency on CF can be up to 128
times higher than the frequency on F1 and F2. This higher
output frequency is generated by accumulating the instantaneous
real power signal over a much shorter time while converting it to
a frequency. This shorter accumulation period means less averaging of the cos(2t) component. As a consequence, some of
this instantaneous power signal passes through the digital-tofrequency conversion. This will not be a problem in the application.
Where CF is used for calibration purposes, the frequency should
be averaged by the frequency counter. This will remove any ripple.
If CF is being used to measure energy, e.g., in a microprocessorbased application, the CF output should also be averaged to
calculate power. However, if an energy measurement is being
made by counting pulses, no averaging is required. Because the
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FAULT DETECTION

The ADE7751 incorporates a novel fault detection scheme that

warns of fault conditions and allows the ADE7751 to continue
accurate billing during a fault event. The fault detection function is
designed to work over a line frequency of 45 Hz to 55 Hz. The
ADE7751 does this by continuously monitoring both the phase
and neutral (return) currents. A fault is indicated when these
currents differ by more than 12.5%. However, even during a
fault, the output pulse rate on F1 and F2 is generated using the
larger of the two currents. Because the ADE7751 looks for a
difference between the signals on V1A and V1B, it is important
that both current transducers are closely matched.
On power-up the output pulse rate of the ADE7751 is proportional
to the product of the signals on Channel V1A and Channel 2. If
there is a difference of greater than 12.5% between V1A and
V1B on power-up, the fault indicator (FAULT) will go active
after about one second. In addition, if V1B is greater than V1A
the ADE7751 will select V1B as the input. The fault detection is
automatically disabled when the voltage signal on Channel 1 is less
than 0.5% of the full-scale input range. This will eliminate false
detection of a fault due to noise at light loads.
Fault with Active Input Greater than Inactive Input

If V1A is the active current input (i.e., is being used for billing),
and the signal on V1B (inactive input) falls by more than 12.5%
of V1A, the fault indicator will go active. Both analog inputs are
filtered and averaged to prevent false triggering of this logic
output. As a consequence of the filtering, there is a time delay of
approximately one second on the logic output FAULT after the
fault event. The FAULT logic output is independent of any activity on outputs F1 or F2. Figure 13 illustrates one condition under
which FAULT becomes active. Since V1A is the active input and it
is still greater than V1B, billing is maintained on VIA, i.e., no swap
to the V1B input will occur. V1A remains the active input.

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V1A

V1A

V1B
V1A

FILTER
FAULT
AND
COMPARE

Ib

Rb

PHASE

AGND
0V

Rf

CT

V1A

Cf

V1A

V1N
V1B

AGND

TO
MULTIPLIER

TEST
CURRENT

V1B

V1N
Rb

Ib

Cf

0V

NEUTRAL
CT

V1B < 87.5% OF V1A

Figure 13. Fault Conditions for Inactive Input

Less than Active Input

Rb

Fault with V1B Greater than V1A

V1A

V1A
V1A

FILTER
FAULT
AND
COMPARE

V1N

AGND
0V

V1B

V2P

Figure 14 illustrates another fault condition. If V1A is the active

input (i.e., is being used for billing) and the voltage signal on
V1B (inactive input) becomes greater than 114% of V1A, the
FAULT indicator goes active, and there is also a swap over to
the V1B input. The analog input V1B has now become the
active input. Again there is a time delay of about 1.2 seconds
associated with this swap. V1A will not swap back to being the
active channel until V1A becomes greater than 114% of V1B.
However, the FAULT indicator will become inactive as soon as
V1A is within 12.5% of V1B. This threshold eliminates potential chatter between V1A and V1B.

V1B

V1B

Rf
Cf

Ra

TO
MULTIPLIER

V1B
V1A < 87.5% OF V1B
OR
V1B > 114% OF V1A

Figure 14. Fault Conditions for Inactive Input

Greater than Active Input

240Vrms

If the neutral circuit is chosen for the current circuit in the

arrangement shown in Figure 15, it may have implications for
the calibration accuracy. The ADE7751 will power up with the
V1A input active as normal. However, since there is no current
in the phase circuit, the signal on V1A is zero. This will cause a
FAULT to be flagged and the active input to be swapped to V1B
(Neutral). The meter may be calibrated in this mode, but the
phase and neutral CTs may differ slightly. Since under no-fault
conditions all billing is carried out using the phase CT, the meter
should be calibrated using the phase circuit. Of course, both
phase and neutral circuits may be calibrated.

V2N
Cf

Figure 15. Fault Conditions for Inactive

Input Greater than Active Input
TRANSFER FUNCTION
Frequency Outputs F1 and F2

The ADE7751 calculates the product of two voltage signals (on

Channel 1 and Channel 2) and then low-pass filters this product
to extract real power information. This real power information
is then converted to a frequency. The frequency information is
output on F1 and F2 in the form of active low pulses. The pulse
rate at these outputs is relatively low, e.g., 0.34 Hz maximum for
ac signals with S0 = S1 = 0 (see Table III). This means that the
frequency at these outputs is generated from real power information accumulated over a relatively long period of time. The result is
an output frequency that is proportional to the average real
power. The averaging of the real power signal is implicit to the
digital-to-frequency conversion. The output frequency or pulse
rate is related to the input voltage signals by the following equation.
5.74 V 1 V 2 Gain F1 4
VREF

where,

Typically, when a meter is being calibrated, the voltage and current

circuits are separated as shown in Figure 15. This means that
current will only pass through the phase or neutral circuit. Figure 15
shows current being passed through the phase circuit. This is the
preferred option since the ADE7751 starts billing on the input
V1A on power-up. The phase circuit CT is connected to V1A in
the diagram. Since there is no current in the neutral circuit, the
FAULT indicator will come on under these conditions. However,
this does not affect the accuracy of the calibration and can be
used as a means to test the functionality of the fault detection.

Rf

NOTE
Rf;
Ra
Rb + VR = R f

Freq =

Calibration Concerns

VR

(7)

Freq

= Output frequency on F1 and F2 (Hz)

V1

= Differential rms voltage signal on Channel 1 (Volts)

V2

= Differential rms voltage signal on Channel 2 (Volts)

Gain = 1, 2, 8, or 16, depending on the PGA gain selection

made using logic inputs G0 and G1
VREF

= The reference voltage (2.5 V 8%) (Volts)

F14

= One of four possible frequencies selected by using the

logic inputs S0 and S1 (see Table II)
Table II.

S1

S0

F14 (Hz)

XTAL/CLKIN*

1.7

3.579 MHz/221

0
1
1

1
0
1

3.4
6.8
13.6

3.579 MHz/220
3.579 MHz/219
3.579 MHz/218

*F14 are a binary fraction of the master clock and will thus vary if the specified
CLKIN frequency is altered.

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Example 1

Table IV.

If full-scale differential dc voltages of +660 mV and 660 mV are

applied to V1 and V2 respectively (660 mV is the maximum
differential voltage that can be connected to Channel 1 and
Channel 2), the expected output frequency is calculated as follows.
Gain
F14
V1
V2
VREF

=
=
=
=
=

1, G0 = G1 = 0
1.7 Hz, S0 = S1 = 0
+660 mV dc = 0.66 V (rms of dc = dc)
660 mV dc = 0.66 V (rms of dc = |dc|)
2.5 V (nominal reference value)

Note: If the on-chip reference is used, actual output frequencies

may vary from device to device due to reference tolerance of 8%.
5.74 0.66 0.66 1 1.7 Hz
Freq =
= 0.68 Hz
(8)
2.52
Example 2
In this example, if ac voltages of 660 mV peak are applied to
V1 and V2, the expected output frequency is calculated as follows.
Gain
F14
V1
V2
VREF

=
=
=
=
=

1, G0 = G1 = 0
1.7 Hz, S0 = S1 = 0
rms of 660 mV peak ac = 0.66/2 V
rms of 660 mV peak ac = 0.66/2 V
2.5 V (nominal reference value)

Note: If the on-chip reference is used, actual output frequencies

may vary from device to device due to reference tolerance of 8%.
Freq =

5.74 0.66 0.66 1 1.7 Hz

2 2 2.52

= 0.34 Hz

SCF

S1

S0

F14
(Hz)

CF Max for AC Signals

(Hz)

1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0

0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1

0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1

1.7
1.7
3.4
3.4
6.8
6.8
13.6
13.6

128 F1, F2 = 43.52

64 F1, F2 = 21.76
64 F1, F2 = 43.52
32 F1, F2 = 21.76
32 F1, F2 = 43.52
16 F1, F2 = 21.76
16 F1, F2 = 43.52
8 F1, F2 = 21.76

SELECTING A FREQUENCY FOR AN ENERGY METER

APPLICATION

As shown in Table II, the user can select one of four frequencies.
This frequency selection determines the maximum frequency
on F1 and F2. These outputs are intended to be used to drive
the energy register (electromechanical or other). Since only four
different output frequencies can be selected, the available
frequency selection has been optimized for a meter constant of
100 imp/kWhr with a maximum current of between 10 A and
120 A. Table V shows the output frequency for several maximum
currents (IMAX) with a line voltage of 220 V. In all cases, the
meter constant is 100 imp/kWhr.
Table V.

(9)

As shown in these two example calculations, the maximum

output frequency for ac inputs is always half of that for dc
input signals. Table III shows a complete listing of all maximum output frequencies.
Table III.

S1

S0

Max Frequency
for DC Inputs (Hz)

Max Frequency
for AC Inputs (Hz)

0
0
1
1

0
1
0
1

0.68
1.36
2.72
5.44

0.34
0.68
1.36
2.72

Frequency Output CF

The pulse output CF (calibration frequency) is intended for use

during calibration. The output pulse rate on CF can be up to 128
times the pulse rate on F1 and F2. The lower the F14 frequency
selected the higher the CF scaling. Table IV shows how the two
frequencies are related depending on the states of the logic inputs
S0, S1, and SCF. Because of its relatively high-pulse rate, the
frequency at this logic output is proportional to the instantaneous
real power. As is the case with F1 and F2, the frequency is derived
from the output of the low-pass filter after multiplication. However,
because the output frequency is high, this real power information
is accumulated over a much shorter time. Hence, less averaging
is carried out in the digital-to-frequency conversion. With much
less averaging of the real power signal, the CF output is much
more responsive to power fluctuations (see Figure 2).

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F1 and F2 (Hz)

12.5 A
25 A
40 A
60 A
80 A
120 A

0.076
0.153
0.244
0.367
0.489
0.733

The F14 frequencies allow complete coverage of this range of

output frequencies on F1 and F2. When designing an energy
meter, the nominal design voltage on Channel 2 (voltage) should
be set to half scale to allow for calibration of the meter constant.
The current channel should also be no more than half scale when the
meter sees maximum load. This will allow overcurrent signals and
signals with high crest factors to be accommodated. Table VI
shows the output frequency on F1 and F2 when both analog
inputs are half scale. The frequencies listed in Table VI align very
well with those listed in Table V for maximum load.
Table VI.

S1

S0

F14

Frequency on F1 and F2
CH1 and CH2
Half-Scale AC Inputs

0
0
1
1

0
1
0
1

1.7
3.4
6.8
13.6

0.085 Hz
0.17 Hz
0.34 Hz
0.68 Hz

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When selecting a suitable F14 frequency for a meter design, the

frequency output at IMAX (maximum load) with a meter constant
of 100 imp/kWhr should be compared with Column 4 of Table VI.
The frequency that is closest in Table VI will determine the best
choice of frequency (F14). For example, if a meter with a maximum current of 25 A is being designed, the output frequency on F1
and F2, with a meter constant of 100 imp/kWhr, is 0.153 Hz at 25 A
and 220 V (from Table V). Looking at Table VI, the closest
frequency to 0.153 Hz in column four is 0.17 Hz. Therefore F2
(3.4 Hzsee Table II) is selected for this design.

The high-frequency CF output is intended to be used for

communications and calibration purposes. CF produces a
90 ms wide active high pulse (t4) at a frequency that is proportional to active power. The CF output frequencies are given in
Table IV. As in the case of F1 and F2, if the period of CF (t5)
falls below 180 ms, the CF pulsewidth is set to half the period.
For example, if the CF frequency is 20 Hz, the CF pulsewidth is 25 ms.

Frequency Outputs

The ADE7751 also includes a no load threshold and startup current feature that will eliminate any creep effects in the
meter. The ADE7751 is designed to issue a minimum output
frequency. Any load generating a frequency lower than this
minimum frequency will not cause a pulse to be issued on F1,
F2, or CF. The minimum output frequency is given as 0.0014%
of the full-scale output frequency for each of the F14 frequency
selections (see Table II). For example, for an energy meter with
a meter constant of 100 imp/kWhr on F1, F2 using F2 (3.4 Hz),
the maximum output frequency at F1 or F2 would be 0.0014%
of 3.4 Hz or 4.76 105 Hz. This would be 3.05 103 Hz at
CF (64 F1 Hz). In this example, the no load threshold would be
equivalent to 1.7 W of load or a start-up current of 8 mA at 220 V.
Compare this value to the IEC1036 specification, which states
that the meter must start up with a load equal to or less than
0.4% Ib. For a 5 A(Ib) meter, 0.4% of Ib is equivalent to 20 mA.

Figure 1 shows a timing diagram for the various frequency

outputs. The outputs F1 and F2 are the low-frequency outputs
that can be used to directly drive a stepper motor or electromechanical impulse counter. The F1 and F2 outputs provide two
alternating low-going pulses. The pulsewidth (t1) is set at 275 ms
and the time between the falling edges of F1 and F2 (t3) is
approximately half the period of F1 (t2).
If, however, the period of F1 and F2 falls below 550 ms (1.81 Hz),
the pulsewidth of F1 and F2 is set to half of their period. The maximum output frequencies for F1 and F2 are shown in Table III.

NO LOAD THRESHOLD

C0295305/02(0)

ADE7751

OUTLINE DIMENSIONS
Dimensions shown in inches and (mm).

24-Lead Plastic DIP

(N-24)

24-Shrink Small Outline Package

(RS-24)
0.328 (8.33)
0.318 (8.08)

1.275 (32.30)
1.125 (28.60)
13
12

0.280 (7.11)
0.240 (6.10)

PIN 1
0.060 (1.52)
0.015 (0.38)

0.210
(5.33)
MAX
0.200 (5.05)
0.125 (3.18)

0.150
(3.81)
MIN
0.022 (0.558)
0.014 (0.356)

0.100
(2.54)
BSC

0.070 (1.77) SEATING

0.045 (1.15) PLANE

24

0.325 (8.25)
0.300 (7.62)

13

0.311 (7.9)
0.301 (7.64)

0.195 (4.95)
0.115 (2.93)

0.212 (5.38)
0.205 (5.207)
1

0.015 (0.381)
0.008 (0.204)

0.078 (1.98) PIN 1

0.068 (1.73)

0.008 (0.203) 0.0256

(0.65)
0.002 (0.050) BSC

16

12

0.07 (1.78)
0.066 (1.67)

8
0.015 (0.38)
0
SEATING 0.009 (0.229)
0.010 (0.25) PLANE
0.005 (0.127)

0.037 (0.94)
0.022 (0.559)

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