I have to measure voltage (0- 500v) and current (0 to 5a) using a PIC microcontroller.
Since it takes 0 to 5v, how do i bring the voltage and current down linearly such that.. if i measure 5v, it is equal to 500v , 4=400v, 3=300v etc..
n the same goes for the current.
plz help

thanks in advance..

 

Please post your question only once. Posting the same question over several forums results in confusion and mixed answers.

All your other identical threads have been deleted.

 

And also good questions draw good answers. Try to be as descriptive as you can in your first post.
As a start I will give you some pointers to elaborate on
Is it 500 Volt AC, or DC?
If it is AC, what is the frequency? Why not post some picture of this voltage. And to avoid any confusing. Please specify RMS or peak value.

 

its a 400V AC Supply at 50 hz from a 150kva/120kw generator with a current of 216A.
Since the voltage can go to even 415V , I was looking for something in 500V.

 

I would think you'd need to accommodate up to 600V peak.

 

I would use a potential divider for most cases where I need to measure voltage on an ADC but would also be looking into some sort of isolation for this one as well.

Are you wanting to measure the instantaneous or RMS voltage?

 

its a 400V AC Supply at 50 hz from a 150kva/120kw generator with a current of 216A.
Since the voltage can go to even 415V , I was looking for something in 500V.

The 400 AC is probably RMS voltage. So the peak value will be (square root(2)) higher. The only safe method of doing this is by using a transformer. Discussing any other method will close this thread. For current measurement Google current transformer

 

Many small transformers will distort the waveform considerably, because they run close to saturation. Make sure to compensate for this; either as a calibration factor or by using a bigger transformer.