SLAA494B May   2011  – September 2023 MSP430AFE221 , MSP430AFE222 , MSP430AFE223 , MSP430AFE231 , MSP430AFE232 , MSP430AFE233 , MSP430AFE251 , MSP430AFE252 , MSP430AFE253

 

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  2.   Implementation of a Single-Phase Electronic Watt-Hour Meter Using the MSP430AFE2xx
  3. 1 Trademarks
  4. 2 Introduction
  5. 3 Block Diagram
  6. 4 Hardware Implementation
    1. 4.1 Power Supply
      1. 4.1.1 Resistor Capacitor (RC) Power Supply
      2. 4.1.2 Switching-Based Power Supply
    2. 4.2 Analog Inputs
      1. 4.2.1 Voltage Inputs
      2. 4.2.2 Current Inputs
  7. 5 Software Implementation
    1. 5.1 Peripherals Setup
      1. 5.1.1 SD24 Setup
    2. 5.2 Foreground Process
      1. 5.2.1 Formulas
        1. 5.2.1.1 Voltage and Current
        2. 5.2.1.2 Power and Energy
    3. 5.3 The Background Process
      1. 5.3.1 Voltage and Current Signals
      2. 5.3.2 Phase Compensation
      3. 5.3.3 Frequency Measurement and Cycle Tracking
      4. 5.3.4 LED Pulse Generation
    4. 5.4 Energy Meter Configuration
  8. 6 Energy Meter Demo
    1. 6.1 EVM Overview
      1. 6.1.1 Connections to the Test Setup or AC Voltages
      2. 6.1.2 Power Supply Options
    2. 6.2 Loading the Example Code
      1. 6.2.1 Opening the Project
  9. 7 Results
    1. 7.1 Viewing Results on PC
    2. 7.2 Viewing Results During Debug
  10. 8 Important Notes
  11. 9 Schematics
  12. 10References
  13. 11Revision History

5.3 The Background Process

The background process uses the SD24 interrupt as a trigger to collect voltage and current samples (three values in total). These samples are further processed and accumulated in dedicated 48-bit registers. The background function deals mainly with timing critical events in software. After sufficient samples (one second worth) have been accumulated, the foreground function is triggered to calculate the final values of VRMS, IRMS, power, and energy. The background process is also wholly responsible for energy proportional pulses, and frequency and power factor calculation for each phase. Figure 5-2 shows the flow diagram of the background process.

GUID-5443789E-0676-407E-9838-AE0EE0B4D6B0-low.gifFigure 5-2 Background Process

The following sections discuss the various elements of electricity measurement in the background process.