ACS713

ACS713
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ACS713

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Overview: The Allegro ACS713 is a Hall Effect-based linear current sensor IC designed for DC current sensing in industrial, commercial, and communications systems. It provides a precise analog output voltage proportional to the current flowing through its primary conductor path.
Specifications:
  • Supply Voltage: 5V single supply operation.
  • Output Sensitivity: 133 to 185 mV/A depending on the model.
  • Bandwidth: 80 kHz with a 5 μs output rise time.
  • Isolation Voltage: 2.1 kVRMS minimum between pins 1-4 and 5-8.
  • Internal Conductor Resistance: 1.2 mΩ for low power loss.
  • Operating Temperature Range: -40°C to 85°C.
Features and Benefits:
  • Low-noise analog signal path with a FILTER pin for bandwidth adjustment.
  • Small footprint, low-profile SOIC8 package.
  • Factory-trimmed for accuracy with stable output offset voltage.
  • Ratiometric output from supply voltage and nearly zero magnetic hysteresis.
Applications: The ACS713 is suitable for motor control, load detection and management, switch-mode power supplies, and overcurrent fault protection. It is not intended for automotive applications.
Absolute Maximum Ratings:
  • Supply Voltage: 8V max.
  • Output Voltage: 8V max.
  • Overcurrent Transient Tolerance: 100A for 100 ms.
  • Storage Temperature: -65°C to 170°C.
Performance Characteristics:
  • For 20A model: Sensitivity of 185 mV/A with a total output error of ±1.5% at 25°C.
  • For 30A model: Sensitivity of 133 mV/A with a total output error of ±1.5% at 25°C.
Isolation Characteristics: The device provides basic and reinforced isolation per UL standard 60950-1, with dielectric strength tested at 2100 VAC.
Thermal Characteristics: The device has a junction-to-ambient thermal resistance of 23°C/W when mounted on the Allegro evaluation board.
Functional Block Diagram: The ACS713 includes a Hall current drive, dynamic offset cancellation, and signal recovery components, with terminals for input current, output voltage, and filtering.
Conclusion: The ACS713 offers a reliable and precise solution for current sensing with high isolation and low power loss, suitable for various industrial applications.
Key Specifications:
  • Noise Floor: Derived from thermal and shot noise in Hall elements. The smallest resolvable current is determined by dividing noise (mV) by sensitivity (mV/A).
  • Linearity (ELIN): Measures how the voltage output varies proportionally with the primary current. Nonlinearity is due to flux concentrator saturation.
  • Quiescent Output Voltage (VIOUT(Q)): Output when primary current is zero, typically VCC × 0.1. Variations are due to voltage trim and thermal drift.
  • Electrical Offset Voltage (VOE): Deviation from ideal quiescent value due to non-magnetic causes, convertible to amperes by dividing by sensitivity.
  • Accuracy (ETOT): Maximum deviation from ideal output, divided into four areas: 0 A at 25°C, 0 A over temperature, full-scale current at 25°C, and full-scale current over temperature.
  • Ratiometry: 0 A output and sensitivity are proportional to supply voltage, VCC.
Dynamic Response Characteristics:
  • Rise Time (tr): Time between 10% and 90% of full-scale value, used to derive bandwidth.
  • Power-On Time (tPO): Time for output voltage to settle within ±10% of steady state after power supply reaches minimum operating voltage.
Chopper Stabilization Technique: Minimizes offset voltage of Hall element and amplifier, reducing output drift due to temperature or stress. Utilizes BiCMOS process for low-offset, low-noise amplifiers.
Applications:
  • Overcurrent fault latch and MOSFET ORing control circuits.
  • Improving sensing system accuracy using the FILTER pin to add an RC filter, enhancing signal-to-noise ratio without attenuation.
Package Details: 8-pin SOIC package with specific dimensions and layout guidelines.
Legal and Revision Information: The document includes patent information and cautions against use in life support devices. Revision history notes updates to rise time, isolation, and IOUT reference data.
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ACS713 Fully Integrated, Hall Effect-Based Linear Current Sensor IC with 2.1 kVRMS Isolation and a Low-Resistance Current Conductor Features and Benefits The Allegro™ ACS713 provides economical and precise solutions for DC current sensing in industrial, commercial, and communications systems. The device package allows for easy implementation by the customer. Typical applications include motor control, load detection and management, switch-mode power supplies, and overcurrent fault protection. The device is not intended for automotive applications. Low-noise analog signal path Device bandwidth is set via the new FILTER pin 5 μs output rise time in response to step input current 80 kHz bandwidth Total output error 1.5% at TA = 25°C Small footprint, low-profile SOIC8 package 1.2 mΩ internal conductor resistance 2.1 kVRMS minimum isolation voltage from pins 1-4 to pins 5-8 5.0 V, single supply operation 133 to 185 mV/A output sensitivity Output voltage proportional to DC currents Factory-trimmed for accuracy Extremely stable output offset voltage Nearly zero magnetic hysteresis Ratiometric output from supply voltage The device consists of a precise, low-offset, linear Hall circuit with a copper conduction path located near the surface of the die. Applied current flowing through this copper conduction path generates a magnetic field which the Hall IC converts into a proportional voltage. Device accuracy is optimized through the close proximity of the magnetic signal to the Hall transducer. A precise, proportional voltage is provided by the low-offset, chopper-stabilized BiCMOS Hall IC, which is programmed for accuracy after packaging. The output of the device has a positive slope (>VIOUT(Q)) when an increasing current flows through the primary copper conduction path (from pins 1 and 2, to pins 3 and 4), which is the path used for current sampling. The internal resistance of this conductive path is 1.2 mΩ typical, providing low power loss. The thickness of the copper conductor allows survival of Package: 8 Lead SOIC (suffix LC) Continued on the next page… Typical Application Application 1. The ACS713 outputs an analog signal, VOUT . that varies linearly with the unidirectional DC primary sampled current, IP , within the range specified. CF is recommended for noise management, with values that depend on the application. ACS713-DS, Rev. 12

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Fully Integrated, Hall Effect-Based Linear Current Sensor IC with 2.1 kVRMS Isolation and a Low-Resistance Current Conductor Description (continued) the device at up to 5× overcurrent conditions. The terminals of the conductive path are electrically isolated from the signal leads (pins 5 through 8). This allows the ACS713 to be used in applications requiring electrical isolation without the use of opto-isolators or other costly isolation techniques. The ACS713 is provided in a small, surface mount SOIC8 package. The leadframe is plated with 100% matte tin, which is compatible with standard lead...

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Fully Integrated, Hall Effect-Based Linear Current Sensor IC with 2.1 kVRMS Isolation and a Low-Resistance Current Conductor Functional Block Diagram +5 V VCC (Pin 8) Hall Current Drive Sense Temperature Coefficient Trim Dynamic Offset Cancellation Signal Recovery Sense Trim 0 Ampere Offset Adjust Terminal List Table Number Input terminals for current being sampled; fused internally Output terminals for current being sampled; fused internally Terminal for external capacitor that sets bandwidth Analog output signal Signal ground terminal Device power supply terminal Allegro MicroSystems, LLC 115...

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Fully Integrated, Hall Effect-Based Linear Current Sensor IC with 2.1 kVRMS Isolation and a Low-Resistance Current Conductor COMMON OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS1 over full range of TA, and VCC = 5 V, unless otherwise specified Characteristic Test Conditions ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS Supply Voltage Supply Current Output Capacitance Load Output Resistive Load Primary Conductor Resistance Rise Time Frequency Bandwidth Nonlinearity Zero Current Output Voltage Power-On Time Over full range of IP , IP applied for 5 ms Output reaches 90% of steady-state level, no capacitor on FILTER pin; TJ = 25; 20 A...

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Fully Integrated, Hall Effect-Based Linear Current Sensor IC with 2.1 kVRMS Isolation and a Low-Resistance Current Conductor x20A PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS TA = –40°C to 85°C1; VCC = 5 V, unless otherwise specified Characteristic Optimized Accuracy Range Sensitivity Test Conditions Over full range of IP, TA = 25°C Peak-to-peak, TA = 25°C, 2 kHz external filter, 185 mV/A VNOISE(PP) programmed Sensitivity, CF = 47 nF, COUT = 10 nF, 2 kHz bandwidth Zero Current Output Slope Sensitivity Slope Total Output Error2 ∆Sens ETOT may be operated at higher primary current levels, IP, and ambient temperatures,...

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Fully Integrated, Hall Effect-Based Linear Current Sensor IC with 2.1 kVRMS Isolation and a Low-Resistance Current Conductor Characteristic Performance IP = 20 A, unless otherwise specified Mean Supply Current versus Ambient Temperature Supply Current versus Supply Voltage Magnetic Offset versus Ambient Temperature Mean Total Output Error versus Ambient Temperature Sensitivity versus Ambient Temperature Nonlinearity versus Ambient Temperature Output Voltage versus Sensed Current 4.5 Sens (mV/A) Sensitivity versus Sensed Current 0 A Output Voltage versus Ambient Temperature 0 A Output Voltage...

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Fully Integrated, Hall Effect-Based Linear Current Sensor IC with 2.1 kVRMS Isolation and a Low-Resistance Current Conductor Characteristic Performance IP = 30 A, unless otherwise specified Mean Supply Current versus Ambient Temperature Supply Current versus Supply Voltage Mean Total Output Error versus Ambient Temperature Sensitivity versus Ambient Temperature 133.5 Output Voltage versus Sensed Current 0 A Output Voltage versus Ambient Temperature 0 A Output Voltage Current versus Ambient Temperature Sensitivity versus Sensed Current Nonlinearity versus Ambient Temperature Magnetic Offset versus...

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