Hi all,
I am trying to make a circuit that supplies a high current (maybe as high as 60A) and i want to monitor that current consumption and isolate the output in an overcurrent situation. but i would like to make the cut off point adjustable with a microprocessor. so effectively what it would be is a programmable virtual circuit breaker.
i have been looking at hall effect current sensors as well as shunt resistors, but i am trying to design something that uses minimal components, as well as being consistently reliable and fully solid state and maintaining a high efficiency.
the idea is that in the end the design can be multiplied to make a multi output programmable power distribution module
anyone have any useful pointers?
I am trying to make a circuit that supplies a high current (maybe as high as 60A) and i want to monitor that current consumption and isolate the output in an overcurrent situation. but i would like to make the cut off point adjustable with a microprocessor. so effectively what it would be is a programmable virtual circuit breaker.
i have been looking at hall effect current sensors as well as shunt resistors, but i am trying to design something that uses minimal components, as well as being consistently reliable and fully solid state and maintaining a high efficiency.
the idea is that in the end the design can be multiplied to make a multi output programmable power distribution module
anyone have any useful pointers?