project
Adom Custom Electronic Load
Public Made by Adomby adom
Independent compact digitally controlled load design for 3rdPartyFab; research and AIFlow evidence in progress
main
John Lauer
R0 engineering checkpoint: checked schematic, sourcing, servo evidence and safety-policy code; PCB and qualification incomplete
10054d3
1h ago
{
"status": "preliminary calculations; hardware unverified",
"envelope": {
"max_V": 24,
"max_A": 3,
"max_W": 25,
"I_at_max_V_A": 1.0416666666666667
},
"shunt": {
"ohm": 0.02,
"V_at_max_A": 0.06,
"W_at_max_A": 0.18,
"INA226_fullscale_V": 0.08192,
"range_margin_V": 0.02192000000000001
},
"dac": {
"bits": 12,
"reference_V": 2.5,
"divider_top_ohm": 38600,
"divider_bottom_ohm": 1000,
"full_scale_A": 3.1565656565656566,
"LSB_A": 0.0007706459122474747,
"note": "0.1% selected divider; DAC gain/reference, resistor tracking and shunt tolerance still require a complete error budget. Full-scale formula denotes ideal span; maximum code is 4095/4096 of span."
},
"offset_error": {
"OPA189_25C_max_A": 0.00015000000000000001,
"INA226_max_A": 0.0005,
"note": "Offset only; not complete error budget"
},
"thermal": {
"ambient_C": 40,
"case_limit_C": 75,
"interface_assumed_C_W": 0.5,
"thetaJC_max_C_W": 0.42,
"allowable_sink_C_W": 0.8999999999999999,
"junction_C_at_case_limit": 85.5,
"note": "Worst-case all load power placed in MOSFET; interface is an assumption, must verify actual insulator and spreading. Fan free-air CFM is not installed airflow."
},
"initial_DUT": {
"V": 5,
"A": 1,
"W": 5
},
"open_items": [
"Selected sink with local TO-220 heat spreading",
"Actual contact current ratings",
"Loop stability with vendor transistor model",
"Temperature sensor lag and trip margin",
"Complete error budget and calibration",
"Independent power and reverse polarity protection"
]
}