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Mini Power Monitor Reference Design

Renesas' quick solution for accurately measuring the power consumption of electric appliances features the RL78/L13

Image of Renesas' Mini Power Monitor Reference DesignRenesas' quick solutions feature a reference design for a mini power monitor designed for users to accurately measure the power consumption of electronics. Using the RL78/L13 low power consumption LCD MCU, a high-precision current and voltage sampling circuit, a dedicated energy metering chip, and an LCD enable monitoring a variety of electrical parameters in appliances. To prevent fires, an alarm will go off when the ambient temperature is higher than +60°C. The device can be used for home appliances such as LED lamps, air conditioners, refrigerators, microwave ovens, and more. The mini power monitor can be used as a measuring instrument in teaching.

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Features
  • Demonstration board includes the TL78/L13 MCU
  • Monitors a variety of electrical parameters including active power, voltage, current, and transparency
  • Records the total elasticity and time consumption
  • Calculates CO2 emissions
  • Detects the power factor
  • Sets the alarm threshold load
  • Displays data on an LCD

RL78/L13 MCU

ImageManufacturer Part NumberDescriptionCore SizeSpeedConnectivityAvailable QuantityPriceView Details
IC MCU 16BIT 128KB FLASH 80LQFPR5F10WMGAFB#30IC MCU 16BIT 128KB FLASH 80LQFP16-Bit24MHzCSI, I2C, LINbus, UART/USART1694 - Immediate$2.93View Details

Embedded Evaluation Board

ImageManufacturer Part NumberDescriptionCore ProcessorPlatformUtilized IC / PartAvailable QuantityPriceView Details
RL78/L13 R5F10W EVAL BRDYR0K5010WMS000BERL78/L13 R5F10W EVAL BRDRL78-RL78/L13, R5F10W0 - ImmediateSee Page for PricingView Details
Published: 2019-10-18

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