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AMC1350: AMC1350 Vdd2 Current Draw Pulse at Positive Zero Crossing

Part Number: AMC1350

I am using an AMC1350 for AC Mains monitoring and have found that it draws a slug of current on VDD2 at the negative zero crossing of the input waveform at INP, with INN tied to GND1.

Is this to be expected?  There are 1uF decoupling caps from both VDD1-to-GND1 and VDD2-to-GND2 right next to the package.  This slug causes enough disturbance to the VDD2 supply to affect other circuits using the same 5V supply.

This seems unusual and I'd like to know if this should be expected, and how much variability can be expected?

Screenshots are attached and they were acquired on a prototype board.  I inserted 10 ohms between the GND connection of my proto board and the bench supply.  I referenced all the scope connections to the board GND connection and inverted the I_5VA measurement on Channel 4 to represent the current into the 5VA connection.  The ACV waveform on Channel 1 is from a diff-amp measuring OUTN-OUTP with a ~2.5V offset.

Thank you for your help!
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  • Hi Jeff, 

    We are not aware of this, please allow me some time to check this on our side. 

    I will try to get EVM running.

    Best regards,
    Jiri Panacek, Applications Engineer

  • Jeff, we repeated the test (big thanks to my colleague) and we do not observe this issue. Can you share the circuit diagram? Don't you have any diodes clamping on the input, or something similar? Could this part be damaged by ESD?

    Our waveforms (HGND, AGND conencted):

    Channel 1 (yellow): input sine wave
    Channel 2 (blue): OUTP
    Channel 3 (purple): OUTN
    Channel 4 (green): current probe (5A/V, wire looped through current clamp 3 times)

    We used DIYAMC-0-EVM Evaluation Module User's Guide EVMs for debug

    5Vpp

    10Vpp

    5-Vpp zero crossing

    10Vpp-zero crossing

    Slow signal - 50 Hz

    Slow signal - 50 Hz zero crossing

    All waveforms look good to me. Also, the current consumption matches the typical value.

    Best regards, Jiri Panacek, Applications Engineer, ISC