WO2015011916A1 - 電流測定装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a current measuring apparatus capable of accurately measuring a minute current over a wide range in a short time.
- a current measuring device for measuring the output current of an ionization chamber radiation detector for example, a current / frequency conversion device described in Patent Document 1 has been proposed.
- the current / frequency conversion device stores an input current as a charge, outputs an voltage proportional to the accumulated charge, an integration amplifier circuit, a frequency proportional to the voltage output from the integration amplifier circuit, and a duty ratio.
- the current / frequency conversion device described in Patent Document 1 is used. Then, the output frequency at the minimum current is about 0.001 Hz, and the response time for obtaining the measurement result is 1000 seconds.
- the response time in order to set the response time to 1 second, for example, it is necessary to set the output frequency at the minimum current to 1 Hz or more, and the minimum current in the measurement current region is increased by three digits, so that the measurement current region is narrowed accordingly.
- the present invention has been made paying attention to the unsolved problems of the above-described conventional example, and has an object to provide a current measuring device capable of accurately measuring a wide range of minute currents in a short time. Yes.
- one aspect of a current measuring device is a current measuring device that divides a current measuring range of a current to be measured into at least a low range and a high range and performs current measurement in each range. It is.
- the current measuring device integrates the measured current and outputs an integration signal, and the integration signal output from the integration circuit is input, and the low range side current measurement value proportional to the rate of change of the integration signal.
- a low-range-side current measurement unit that calculates a high-range-side current measurement unit that calculates a high-range-side current measurement value based on a pulse signal corresponding to the cycle of the integration signal output from the integration circuit, and integration using the pulse signal
- a pumping circuit that discharges the electric charge accumulated in the circuit, a low range side current measurement value calculated by the low range side current measurement unit, and a high range side current measurement value calculated by the high range side current measurement unit
- a measurement value determining unit that determines the measurement value.
- the integrated signal of the current to be measured is supplied to both the low range side current measuring unit and the high range side current measuring unit, and is proportional to the rate of change of the integrated signal in the low range side current measuring unit.
- the current measurement value is calculated, and the current measurement value is calculated based on the pulse signal corresponding to the frequency of the integration signal in the high range side current measurement unit. Therefore, when the measured current is on the low range side, the current measurement value calculated by the low range side current measurement unit is adopted, and when the measured current is on the high range side, the current measurement calculated by the high range side current measurement unit is adopted.
- the measured current can be accurately measured in a short time in a wide range.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration of the current measuring device of FIG. 1. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the low range side electric current measurement process procedure performed with an arithmetic processing circuit. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the high range side electric current measurement process procedure performed with an arithmetic processing circuit. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the high range side electric current measured value storage area invalidation processing procedure performed with an arithmetic processing circuit. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the measurement value determination process procedure performed with an arithmetic processing circuit.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a first embodiment which is an aspect of the present invention.
- a current measuring apparatus 1 includes a current input terminal 2 to which a current to be measured Iin is input, and a charge integrating circuit 3 as an integrating circuit connected to the current input terminal 2. I have.
- the current measuring device 1 includes a low range side current measuring unit 4 and a high range side current measuring unit 5 to which an integrated voltage signal as an integrated signal output from the charge integrating circuit 3 is input, And a measurement value determination unit 6 that determines the measurement value based on the measurement value calculated in step 5.
- the current measuring device 1 includes a pumping circuit 7 that discharges a certain amount of the charge accumulated in the charge integration circuit 3.
- the current Iin to be measured has a measurement current region (up to 9 digits) in a wide range of 10 ⁇ 15 A (1 fA) to 10 ⁇ 6 A (1 ⁇ A) like the output current of the ionization chamber radiation detector, for example.
- Negative minute current As shown in FIG. 2, the specific configuration of the charge integrating circuit 3 includes an operational amplifier 31 in which the current Iin to be measured is supplied to the inverting input side and the non-inverting input side is grounded, and the output side and the inverting input side of the operational amplifier 31. And an integrating capacitor 32 connected therebetween. Therefore, in the charge integration circuit 3, when the capacitance of the integrating capacitor 32 is C, when a negative measured current Iin is input, a positive integration represented by the following equation (1) is integrated. A voltage signal Vo is output.
- the integrated voltage signal Vo of the operational amplifier 31 rises in proportion to the elapsed time T.
- the specific configuration of the low-range side current measuring unit 4 reads the integrated voltage signal Vo output from the charge integrating circuit 3 at a predetermined sampling period (for example, about 1 s) and converts it into a digital signal.
- a / D conversion circuit 41 and an arithmetic processing circuit 42 composed of, for example, a microcomputer as a low range measurement value calculation unit to which a digital signal output from the A / D conversion circuit 41 is input.
- the arithmetic processing circuit 42 has a low range side measurement value calculation unit 42a that executes low range side current measurement processing based on at least the digital signal Vod output from the A / D conversion circuit 41, and a predetermined time (for example, 125 ms). ) And a high range side measurement value calculation unit 42b that executes a high range side current measurement process as a timer interrupt process.
- the arithmetic processing circuit 42 is a low range side measurement value calculation unit 42a that executes low range side current measurement processing based on the digital signal Vod output from the A / D conversion circuit 41, and unit time of the integrated voltage signal Vo.
- This low-range side current measurement process is executed as a timer interrupt process (for example, 1 second) every predetermined time set equal to the sampling period of the A / D conversion circuit 41, for example.
- a pulse signal P1 is output from a pulse signal forming circuit 52, which will be described later, and the charge accumulated in the integrating capacitor 32 of the charge integrating circuit 3 is pumped out. If the sampling is performed in the middle, the integration voltage signal Vo of the operational amplifier 31 of the charge integration circuit 3 changes abruptly, and the proportionality between the rate of change Rc per unit time of the integration voltage signal Vo and the measured current Iin is Discarded because it is damaged and cannot be used to calculate the measured current Iin.
- the number of digital signals Vod (n) to be discarded is a signal sampled while the charge is being pumped.
- the next sampling timing is determined. Since it is always after the electric charge is pumped, a maximum of one is sufficient. If sampling is being performed a plurality of times while the charge is being pumped, the digital signal Vod (n) for that number of times may be discarded.
- the low-range side current measurement processing is first determined in step S31 with reference to the flag FP1 indicating whether the digital signal Vod (n) is to be discarded, as shown in FIG. If FP1 is “0”, the process proceeds to step S32.
- step S34 the difference (Vod (n) ⁇ Vod (n ⁇ 1)) between the digital signal Vod (n) read in step S33 and the digital signal Vod (n ⁇ 1) read in the previous time is calculated by the timer interrupt period Tt.
- the process proceeds to step S35.
- the previously read digital signal Vod (n-1) includes the digital signal Vod read in step S38 immediately before the end of the discarding process described later.
- Kc for example, “1”
- step S32 Judgment of the transition to the discarding process is performed in step S32.
- the digital signal Vod (n) of the A / D conversion circuit 41 whose proportionality to the input current is lost is discarded without being read, and the process proceeds to step S40.
- step S40 the process proceeds to the discarding process.
- step S38 the rate of change is calculated so that the change rate can be calculated in step S34 of the next main process.
- the flag FP1 is set to “0” in step S39, and the process proceeds to step S37.
- step S37 the counter circuit sets the pulse signal P1 input flag CNF to “0” so that it can be detected that the counter circuit 53 has received the pulse signal P1 after the current low-range side current measurement processing. Ends the interrupt process and returns to the predetermined main program.
- the high range side current measuring unit 5 includes a voltage comparison circuit 51, a pulse signal forming circuit 52, and a counter circuit 53.
- the voltage comparison circuit 51 outputs, for example, a low-level comparison signal Sc when the integration voltage signal Vo output from the above-described charge integration circuit 3 is less than the reference voltage V1.
- the voltage comparison circuit 51 outputs a high-level comparison signal Sc when the integrated voltage signal Vo reaches the reference voltage V1.
- the pulse signal forming circuit 52 is configured by, for example, a monostable multivibrator that outputs a pulse signal P1 having a predetermined pulse width and a predetermined pulse wave height when the comparison signal Sc is inverted from a low level to a high level.
- the counter circuit 53 counts clock pulses from when one pulse signal P1 (n) output from the pulse signal forming circuit 52 is input to when the next pulse signal P1 (n + 1) is input.
- the period T of the pulse signal P1 is calculated.
- the period T which is the count value of the counter circuit 53 is input to the arithmetic processing circuit 42 described above.
- the high range side measured value calculation unit 42b executes the high range side current measurement process shown in FIG.
- This high-range-side current measurement process is executed as a timer interrupt process every predetermined time (for example, 125 ms), and the high-range-side current measurement value calculated in this process is used for a predetermined period of time (for example, one second for 8 seconds). Are updated in the following order.
- step S41 it is determined whether or not the cycle T of the integrated voltage signal Vo, which is a count value, is input from the counter circuit 53.
- the timer interrupt process is terminated as it is, and the process returns to a predetermined main program.
- the process proceeds to step S42.
- step S43 the calculated frequency f is multiplied by a conversion coefficient Kf (for example, “1”) to calculate the high range side current measurement value Im H , and then the process proceeds to step S44 to calculate the calculated high
- the range side current measurement value Im H is updated and stored in the high range side current measurement value storage area Im H (Nh) of the memory.
- Nh is a numerical value that discriminates the storage location of the high-range-side current measurement values for the past predetermined time in the high-range-side current measurement value storage area. In this embodiment, Nh is divided into eight for one second. 7.
- step S45 the pulse signal P1 input presence flag CNF is set to "1" in the counter circuit, and then the process proceeds to step S46.
- Steps S46 to S48 are processes for updating a numerical value (Nh of ImH (Nh)) for classifying a place where the high range side current measurement value is stored in the next main process or high range side current measurement value area invalidation process.
- Nh is incremented by 1
- the high range side current measurement value storage area Im H (0 to 7) is not updated even after a predetermined time (for example, 2 seconds), the high range side current measurement value storage area Im H ( Write “0” to Nh) to make it invalid data. After that, update determination of the high range side current measurement value storage area Im H (0 to 7) is performed every second, and if not updated, “0” is sequentially set to the high range side current measurement value storage area Im H (Nh). Write to invalid data.
- a predetermined time for example, 2 seconds
- the cycle T from the counter circuit 53 is 2 seconds to 8 seconds
- the measured value of the input current is obtained.
- the calculation is performed using both the low range side current measurement value Im L and the high range side current measurement value Im H.
- Increase the invalid data in the high range side current measurement value storage area Im H (Nh) the discontinuity of the measurement value due to the sensitivity difference between the low range side current measurement value Im L and the high range side current measurement value Im H It is to ease.
- the arithmetic processing circuit 42 executes the high range side current measurement value storage area Im H (Nh) invalidation process shown in FIG.
- This process is executed as a timer interrupt process every predetermined time (for example, 1 second).
- step S50 the count value of the clock counted by the counter circuit 53 is read, and it is determined whether or not two seconds or more have elapsed since the previous period T was input from the count value. If it is less than 2 seconds after the previous period T is input, the timer interrupt process is terminated as it is, and the process returns to the predetermined main program. If 2 seconds or more have elapsed since the previous period T is input, the process proceeds to step S51. Transition.
- step S51 “0” is written in the high range side current measurement value storage area Im H (Nh) to be updated next time to make invalid data, and the process proceeds to step S52.
- Steps S52 to S54 are processes for updating a numerical value (Nh of Im H (Nh)) that classifies a place where eight high range side current measurement values are stored in the next main process or high range side current measurement process.
- step S53 and Nh ⁇ 8 the timer interruption process is terminated as it is, and the process returns to the predetermined main program. Since the series of processing shown in FIG. 5 is executed by interrupt processing with a cycle of 1 second, when the pulse signal P1 from the pulse signal forming circuit 52 continues for 2 seconds or more and 8 seconds elapse, 8 high-range side currents The values in all the high range side current measurement value storage areas (Im H (Nh)) for storing the measurement values become invalid “0”.
- the pumping circuit 7 includes a pumping capacitor 71 to which the pulse signal P1 output from the pulse signal forming circuit 52 of the high range side current measuring unit 5 is input, and the cathode forms the current input terminal 2 and the charge integrating circuit 3.
- the pumping circuit 7 when the pulse signal P1 output from the pulse signal forming circuit 52 is at a low level, the electric charge accumulated in the pumping capacitor 71 is discharged through the resistor 73, and the pumping diode 72 is turned off. Thus, the integrating capacitor 32 of the charge integrating circuit 3 maintains the charge accumulation state. In this state, when the pulse signal P1 output from the pulse signal forming circuit 52 becomes a high level, the charge charged in the pumping capacitor 71 flows to the ground through the resistor 73 at the rise, and the pumping capacitor 71 and the resistor A positive voltage is generated at a connection point with 73. Since this voltage is applied as a forward voltage to the pumping diode 72, the pumping diode 72 is turned on and a current flows, and the charge accumulated in the integrating capacitor 32 of the charge integrating circuit 3 is pumped out.
- the arithmetic processing circuit 42 executes a measurement value determination process shown in FIG.
- This measurement value determination process is executed as a timer interrupt process executed every predetermined time (for example, 1 second) set in advance.
- step S61 it is determined whether or not 2 seconds or more have elapsed since the previous period T was input from the counter circuit 53 as described above.
- the process proceeds to step S64.
- System of this step S64 is to weight the high range side current measurement value Im H by the frequency of the pulse signal P1, the measured value of the measured current Iin and the average value of the low-range side current measurement value Im L
- step S68 1 is added to the pointer i designating the location of the high range side current measurement value storage area (Im H (i)), and in step S69, the pointer i is 8 or more (in the high range side current measurement value storage area).
- Step S65 is repeated until the upper limit is reached, and the total Ims of the number j of valid data and valid high-range side current measurement values is obtained, and then the process proceeds to step S70.
- step S70 the measurement by dividing the effective value obtained by adding the low-range side current measurement value Im L total Ims of high range side current measurement value previously obtained by the value obtained by adding 1 to the number j of the valid data in these An average value is obtained, the current measurement value Im is updated, the timer interrupt process is terminated, and the process returns to a predetermined main program.
- step S61 determines whether the determination result in step S61 indicates that 2 seconds or more have not elapsed since the previous period T was input.
- step S62 the same processing as in steps S64 to S69 is executed to calculate an addition value Ims of valid data ( ⁇ 0) of the high range side current measurement value Im H (0 to 7) and the number j of valid data, Control goes to step S63.
- step S63 the total Ims of the effective high-range side current measurement values obtained previously is divided by the number j of valid data to obtain the average value of the measurement values, and the current measurement value Im is updated to complete the timer interrupt process. Then, the program returns to the predetermined main program.
- the low range side current measurement unit 4 corresponds to the low range side current measurement value calculation processing executed by the A / D conversion circuit 41 and the arithmetic processing circuit 42.
- the high range side current measurement unit includes the high range side current measurement value calculation process and the high range side current measurement value storage area invalidation process of the voltage comparison circuit 51, the pulse signal forming circuit 52, the counter circuit 53, and the arithmetic processing circuit 42. 5 is supported. Further, the measurement value determination process of the arithmetic processing circuit 42 corresponds to the measurement value determination unit 6.
- the measured current Iin input to the current input terminal 2 is not input at time t0, and the integration capacitor 32 of the charge integration circuit 3 is discharged and output. Assume that the integrated voltage signal Vo is “0” and the count value N of the counter circuit 53 of the high range side current measuring unit 5 is cleared to “0”.
- the integrated voltage signal Vo output from the charge integrating circuit 3 is a value obtained by dividing the integrated value of the measured current Iin by the electrostatic capacitance C of the integrating capacitor 32 as represented by the equation (1). It becomes. Therefore, the integrated voltage signal Vo rises in proportion to the elapsed time T as shown in FIG. 7B when the measured current Iin is a constant value.
- the integrated voltage signal Vo is lower than the reference voltage V1, so that the comparison signal Sc output from the voltage comparison circuit 51 is maintained at a low level as shown in FIG.
- the measured current Iin maintains a constant value as shown in FIG. 7A, so that the integrated voltage signal Vo output from the charge integration circuit 3 continues to rise as shown in FIG. 7B. .
- the comparison signal Sc output from the voltage comparison circuit 51 is inverted from the low level to the high level as shown in FIG. 7C. Since this high level comparison signal Sc is supplied to the pulse signal forming circuit 52, the pulse signal forming circuit 52 outputs a pulse signal P1 having a predetermined pulse width as shown in FIG. Since the pulse signal P1 is input to the counter circuit 53, the counter circuit 53 starts counting clock pulses, and the count value N increases.
- the pulse signal P1 output from the pulse signal forming circuit 52 is supplied to the pumping capacitor 71 of the pumping circuit 7. Therefore, when the pulse signal P1 becomes high level, the charge charged in the pumping capacitor 71 flows to the ground through the resistor 73 at the rising edge, and a positive voltage is generated at the connection point between the pumping capacitor 71 and the resistor 73. To do. Since this voltage is applied as a forward voltage to the pumping diode 72, the pumping diode 72 is turned on and a current flows, and the charge accumulated in the integrating capacitor 32 of the charge integrating circuit 3 is discharged.
- the integrated voltage signal Vo output from the charge integrating circuit 3 rapidly decreases to near “0” while the pulse signal P1 continues to be at the high level. Thereafter, when the pulse signal P1 returns from the high level to the low level at the time t3, the discharging of the integrating capacitor 32 by the pumping circuit 7 is stopped, and the integration processing is started again by the charge integrating circuit 3, and the integrated voltage signal Vo is shown in FIG. It rises again as shown in 7 (b).
- the high-level comparison signal Sc is output from the voltage comparison circuit 51, whereby the pulse signal formation circuit 52 is output.
- a pulse signal P1 having a predetermined width is formed.
- the counter circuit 53 transfers the count value of the clock from the previous pulse signal P1 input to the internal memory, clears the count value to “0”, and continues counting the clock. Like to do. For this reason, every time the pulse signal P1 is supplied except when the pulse signal P1 is input immediately after activation, a period measurement value T of the pulse signal P1 is obtained, and each time represents the period T of the integrated voltage signal Vo at that time.
- the count value N is input to the arithmetic processing circuit 42.
- the arithmetic processing circuit 42 executes the high range side current measurement process shown in FIG. 4 as a timer interrupt process, when the execution of the high range side current measurement process is started, the counter circuit 53 outputs an integrated voltage signal.
- the period T of Vo is input.
- the frequency f of the integrated voltage signal Vo is calculated based on the period T (step S42), and the calculated frequency f is multiplied by the conversion coefficient Kf to calculate the high range side current measurement value Im. H is calculated (step S43).
- the high-range side current measurement process the calculated high range side current measurement value Im H and updated and stored in the high range side current measurement value storage area of the memory (step S44), then the pulse signal P1 input to the counter circuit The presence flag CNF is set to “1”.
- the numerical value Nh for distinguishing the location where the high range side current measurement value is stored is incremented by +1, that is, Nh (step S46).
- Nh the timer interrupt process is performed as it is.
- Nh 0 is set in step S48, and then the timer interrupt process is terminated to return to a predetermined main program.
- the cycle T of the integrated voltage signal Vo is 1 second or less. For this reason, when the measurement value determination process of FIG. 6 executed as a timer interruption process, for example, every second is executed in the arithmetic processing circuit 42, the process proceeds from step S61 to step S62, and the high range side current measurement value is obtained.
- the addition value Ims of valid data ( ⁇ 0) of Im H (0 to 7) is calculated, and the number j of valid data ( ⁇ 0) is calculated.
- step S63 the average value is calculated by dividing the added value Ims by the number j of valid data, and this is determined as the current measurement value Im of the current Iin to be measured, and the determined current measurement value Im is stored in the memory. It is updated and stored in the current measurement value storage area and output to the outside (step S63).
- the cycle T of the integrated voltage signal Vo output from the charge integration circuit 3 becomes longer than 1 second.
- the minimum measurable current value is ⁇ 10 ⁇ 15 A
- the cycle T of the integrated voltage signal Vo becomes 1000 seconds. Therefore, it takes 1000 seconds for the period T to be output from the counter circuit 53. If the current measurement request is every second, the high-range side current measurement unit 5 cannot cope with it at all.
- the low range side current measurement unit 4 performs current measurement in a short time of 1 second or less. That is, in the low range side current measuring unit 4, the integrated voltage signal Vo output from the charge integration circuit 3 is always input to the A / D conversion circuit 41, and the A / D conversion circuit 41 4, 5 per second. The integrated voltage signal Vo is converted into a digital signal Vod at a sampling period of about times. The digital signal Vod output from the A / D conversion circuit 41 is supplied to the arithmetic processing circuit 42.
- the low-range side current measurement processing shown in FIG. 3 is executed as a timer interrupt processing with a period corresponding to the sampling period of the A / D conversion circuit 41.
- the integration voltage signal Vo is subject to the rate of change Rc per unit time of the integration voltage signal Vo during the rising process from the time point t1 to the time point t2.
- the value is proportional to the measured current Iin.
- the rate of change Rc per unit time of the integrated voltage signal Vo does not become a value proportional to the measured current Iin, and the digital signal Vod (n) during this period is discarded. Yes.
- the low range side current measurement process is performed by dividing the deviation between the digital signal Vod (n) read in step S33 and the digital signal Vod (n-1) at the previous timer interruption by the timer interruption period. A rate of change Rc per unit time is calculated (step S34).
- the low range side measured current value Im L is updated and stored in the low range side measured current value storage area (step S36).
- the timer interrupt processing is terminated after the pulse signal P1 input flag CNF is set to “0” so that the counter circuit 53 can detect that the pulse signal P1 has been input. Return to the predetermined main program.
- step S32 when the pulse signal P1 is input to the counter circuit 53, the integrated voltage signal Vo falls rapidly, and thus the digital signal Vod (n) is discarded. .
- the process proceeds from step S32 to step S40, the flag FP1 is set to “1”, the process proceeds to step S37, and the flag CNF is reset to “0”.
- the arithmetic processing circuit 42 ends the timer interrupt process without returning to the predetermined main program without calculating the low range side current measurement value.
- step S38 the digital signal Vod (n) is read and held so that the rate of change can be calculated in step S34 of the next main processing, and then the flag FP1 is set to “0” in step S39, and the process proceeds to step S37. Then, the flag CNF is reset to “0”. For this reason, the arithmetic processing circuit 42 ends the timer interrupt process without returning to the predetermined main program without calculating the low range side current measurement value. In this way, when the pulse signal P1 is input to the counter circuit 53, the digital signal Vod (n) is discarded at least once without being read.
- step S61 When the low-range-side current measurement value Im L is stored in the low-range-side current measurement value storage area, when the above-described measurement value determination process in FIG. When 2 seconds or more have elapsed since the last pulse signal P1 was input to 53, the process proceeds from step S61 to step S64. Be Accordingly, with a weight to high range side current measurement value Im H by the frequency of the pulse signals P1, calculated weighted and high-range side current measurements Im H a mean value of the low-range side current measurement value Im L The process of setting the measured current Iin to the current measurement value Im is performed (steps S64 to S70).
- step S64 the numbers i and j are set to “0” and the addition value Ims is set to “0” (step S64).
- the high range side current measurement value Im H (i) is other than “0”
- the current addition is performed. by adding the high range side current measurement Im H to a value Ims as a new added value Ims (step S66), then the valid data number j "1" incremented (step S67), then the process proceeds to step S68.
- step S65 When the determination result in step S65 is that the high range side current measurement value Im H (i) is “0”, the process proceeds to step S68 without performing addition processing.
- step S68 the number of additions i is incremented by “1”, and then the process proceeds to step S69.
- i ⁇ 8 the process returns to step S65, and when i ⁇ 8, the process proceeds to step S70.
- step S70 the dividing by the average value in j + 1 by adding "1" to the number of valid data j an added value obtained by adding the addition value Ims and the low range side current measurement value Im L, the calculated average value Is stored as a current measurement value Im of the current Iin to be measured and output to the outside.
- step S65 to step S69 of the measurement value determination process is repeated 8 times, and when Im H (0) to Im H (7) are all “0”, the low range side current measurement value Im L is the current measurement. Determined as the value Im.
- the addition value Ims of the high range side current measurement value Im H and the low range side current measurement value Im L is effective.
- An average value is calculated by dividing the number of data j by a value obtained by adding “1”, and this is determined as the current measurement value Im.
- the high range side current measurement unit 5 when the high range side current measurement unit 5 can calculate the high range side current measurement value Im H according to the desired measurement value output request timing, the high range side current is measured.
- the measured value Im H is determined as the current measured value Im with respect to the measured current Iin.
- the low range side current measurement value Im L calculated by the low range side current measurement unit 4 is used as the measured current Iin. Is determined as a current measurement value Im.
- the added value of the calculated high range side current measurement value Im H and the low range side current measurement value Im L The average value obtained by dividing the added value by the value j + 1 obtained by adding “1” to the effective data number j of the high range side current measurement value Im H is determined as the current measurement value Im.
- the low range side current measuring unit 4 calculates the rate of change Rc per unit time of the integrated voltage signal Vo output from the charge integrating circuit 3, and multiplies the rate of change Rc by the conversion factor Kc to reduce the low range side. Since the current measurement value Im L is calculated, even if the measured current Iin is in the vicinity of the minimum current value ⁇ 10 ⁇ 15 A, it can be measured accurately in a short time within the desired measurement value output request timing.
- the high range side current measurement unit 5 also calculates the high range side current measurement value Im H based on the pulse signal formed when the integrated voltage signal Vo output from the charge integration circuit 3 reaches the reference voltage. Therefore, accurate current measurement can be performed. Furthermore, the low range side current measurement value Im L and the high range side current measurement value Im H are calculated at the same time, and the high range side current measurement value Im H is calculated within the desired measurement value output request timing. Since it is performed depending on whether or not it can be performed, loss time due to range switching does not occur, and a wide range of measured currents can be accurately measured.
- the relationship between the measured current value of the low range side current measuring unit 4 and the rate of change of the integrated voltage signal Vo is as shown in FIG.
- the relationship with the frequency of the integrated voltage signal is as shown in FIG.
- the high range side current measurement value Im H calculated by the high range side current measuring unit 5 is obtained by measuring the frequency of the pulse signal P1 output from the pulse signal forming circuit 52 that drives the pumping circuit 7. Can do.
- the correspondence between the measured current Iin and the frequency of the pulse signal P1 corresponds to 1 pA to 1 ⁇ A corresponding to 0.5 Hz to 500 kHz.
- the low range side current measurement value Im L calculated by the low range side current measurement unit 4 converts the integrated voltage signal Vo output from the charge integration circuit 3 into the rate of change Rc per unit time as described above. This can be obtained by multiplying by a conversion coefficient Kc.
- FIG. 8A shows a voltage change for one second with respect to 1 fA to 3 pA of the measured current Iin when the capacitance of the integrating capacitor 32 of the charge integrating circuit 3 is 2 pF.
- the A / D conversion circuit 41 selects a circuit that can measure the voltage with a required accuracy. For example, when accuracy of 1% is required, it is necessary to measure 0.005 mV, which is 1/100 of 0.5 mV. When the maximum measurement voltage is 1 V, a resolution of 200,000 (1 V / 0.000005 V) ( 18 bits or more) is required.
- the pulse signal forming circuit 52 of the high-range-side current measuring unit 5 can change the wave height of the output signal, the relationship between the measured current Iin and the output pulse signal P1 absorbs the error of the circuit constant. It is convenient because it can be standardized.
- the pulse width of the pulse signal P1 output from the pulse signal forming circuit 52 is set to about 0.4 ⁇ s when the duty ratio is 20% because the maximum frequency of the pulse signal P1 is 500 kHz.
- the charge signal obtained by integrating the 1 ⁇ A current for 1/500 kHz time is also output from the pulse signal forming circuit 52. Is equal to the charge pumped by one, and becomes 2 pC.
- the capacitance C1 of the pumping capacitor 71 is, for example, when the effective output voltage wave height of the pulse signal forming circuit 52 is 0.1 V.
- the resistance value of the resistor 73 is such that the pulse width of the pulse signal forming circuit 52 is about 0.4 ⁇ s, so that the resistance value of the resistor 73 and the pumping capacitor 71 are charged and discharged sufficiently within this time. Is a value sufficiently smaller than the pulse width of the pulse signal P1 output from the pulse signal forming circuit 52 with respect to 0.4 .mu.s, for example, 0.04 .mu.s (1/10). ),
- This second embodiment suppresses the generation of invalid data when the current value of the current Iin to be measured falls below the lower limit voltage that can be converted by the A / D conversion circuit 41 constituting the low-range-side current measurement unit 4. It is what you do. That is, in the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, except that the initialization circuit 10 is provided in parallel with the high-range side current measurement unit 5 in the first embodiment described above. 2 corresponding to those in FIG. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
- the initialization circuit 10 includes a voltage comparison circuit 11, an initialization pulse signal formation circuit 12, and an initialization pumping circuit 13.
- the voltage comparison circuit 11 includes an integration voltage signal Vo output from the charge integration circuit 3 and an A / D conversion lower limit voltage V2 of the A / D conversion circuit 41 constituting the low range side current measurement unit 4 as an initialization voltage.
- the high-level comparison signal Sc2 is output when the integrated voltage signal Vo is less than the lower limit voltage V2.
- the initialization pulse signal forming circuit 12 is supplied with the comparison signal Sc2 of the voltage comparison circuit 11, and when the comparison signal Sc2 is inverted from the low level to the high level, it has a predetermined width and a predetermined width that changes from the high level to the low level.
- a pulse height initialization pulse signal P2 is output.
- the initialization pumping circuit 13 is input with the initialization pulse signal P2 output from the initialization pulse signal forming circuit 12, has a function opposite to that of the pumping circuit 7, and discharges the charge of the charge integration circuit. It is configured to work in the direction of accumulating charges rather than causing them to accumulate. That is, as shown in FIG. 9, the initialization pumping circuit 13 includes a pumping capacitor 13a, a pumping diode 13b, and a resistor 13c.
- one pole of the pumping capacitor 13a is connected to the output side of the pulse signal forming circuit 12, and a pumping diode 13b is interposed between the other pole of the pumping capacitor 13a and the integrating capacitor 32 of the charge integrating circuit 3. It is inserted.
- the pumping diode 13b has an anode connected to the integrating capacitor 32 and a cathode connected to the pumping capacitor 13a.
- the resistor 13c is connected between the connection point of the pumping capacitor 13a and the pumping diode 13b and the ground.
- the initialization pulse signal forming circuit 12 of the pumping capacitor 13a is set.
- charging voltage V H next to the voltage VC1 is the pulse signal P2 of the side electrodes, charge corresponding to the charge voltage V H is accumulated in the pumping capacitor 13a. While the charge is accumulated, a charging current flows through the resistor 13c, and the capacitor 13a side voltage VC2 of the resistor 13c becomes a positive voltage. Even if this voltage is supplied to the cathode of the pumping diode 13b, the pumping diode 13b remains off and does not flow into the charge integrating circuit 3.
- the voltage VC2 of the electrode on the pumping diode 13b side of the pumping capacitor 13a becomes 0V.
- the voltage VC2 on the cathode side of the pumping diode 13b becomes a negative voltage value
- the pumping diode 13b is turned on, and a part of the discharge current of the pumping capacitor 13a flows.
- charges are accumulated in the integrating capacitor 32 of the charge integrating circuit 3 and the integrated voltage signal Vo is raised.
- the initialization pulse signal forming circuit may be provided.
- the comparison signal Sc2 output from the voltage comparison circuit 11 returns to the low level.
- the initialization pulse signal P2 output from the initialization pulse signal forming circuit 12 Since the initialization pulse signal P2 output from the initialization pulse signal forming circuit 12 has a predetermined width, it returns to a high level after a predetermined time from the fall. As a result, the pumping diode 13b of the initialization pumping circuit 13 returns to the OFF state, and charge accumulation from the initialization pumping circuit 13 to the integrating capacitor 32 is stopped.
- a negative current Iin to be measured is input to the current input terminal 2, this current to be measured Iin is supplied to the charge integrating circuit 3, and the voltage value of the integrated voltage signal Vo output from the charge integrating circuit 3 is
- the A / D conversion circuit 41 outputs a valid digital signal Vod.
- the integrated voltage signal Vo output from the charge integrating circuit 3 for some reason such as when the current to be measured Iin input to the current input terminal 2 is turned on or mixed with noise is shown in FIG.
- the comparison signal Sc2 output from the voltage comparison circuit 11 of the initialization circuit 10 becomes high level, and the initialization pulse signal forming circuit 12 A low level V L initialization pulse signal P 2 is output to the initialization pumping circuit 13.
- the voltage VC1 of the electrode on the initialization pulse signal forming circuit 12 side of the pumping capacitor 13a of the initialization pumping circuit 13 becomes the voltage VL , and a discharge current flows to the pumping capacitor 13a through the resistor 13c. Since the negative voltage of the product of the discharge current and the resistor 13c is generated in the voltage VC2 of the electrode on the pumping diode 13b side, the pumping diode 13b is turned on. As a result, charges are accumulated in the integrating capacitor 32 of the charge integrating circuit 3, and the integrated voltage signal Vo is rapidly increased as shown in FIG.
- the voltage VC1 of the electrode on the initialization pulse signal forming circuit 12 side of the pumping capacitor 13a of the initialization pumping circuit 13 is the charge voltage V1.
- charge corresponding to the charge voltage V H becomes H are accumulated in the pumping capacitor 13a.
- a charging current flows through the resistor 13c, and the capacitor 13a side voltage VC2 of the resistor 13c becomes a positive voltage. Even if this voltage is supplied to the cathode of the pumping diode 13b, the pumping diode 13b remains in the off state and does not flow into the charge integrating circuit 3.
- the voltage VC2 of the electrode on the pumping diode 13b side of the pumping capacitor 13a is 0V.
- the integrated voltage signal Vo is supplied from the initialization pulse signal forming circuit 12 to the initialization pumping circuit 13 by supplying one or a plurality of initialization pulse signals P2 to the lower limit voltage V2 of the A / D conversion circuit 41.
- the comparison signal Sc2 output from the voltage comparison circuit 11 returns to the low level.
- the initialization pulse signal P2 output from the initialization pulse signal forming circuit 12 stops in a state where it returns to the high level. In this state, since the pumping diode 13b is turned off, the charge accumulation of the integrating capacitor 32 by the initialization pumping circuit 13 is stopped, and the initialization process by the initialization circuit 10 is ended.
- the integrated voltage signal Vo when the integrated voltage signal Vo reaches the lower limit voltage V2 for digital conversion of the A / D conversion circuit 41, the digital signal Vod output from the A / D conversion circuit 41 becomes valid data.
- the integrated voltage signal Vo repeats the integration state and the discharge state by the operations of the pulse signal forming circuit 52 and the pumping circuit 7 of the high-range side current measurement unit 5 based on the integration voltage signal Vo.
- the low-side current measurement value Im L is accurately calculated by the range-side current measurement unit 4.
- the integrated voltage signal Vo output from the charge integration circuit 3 is less than the lower limit voltage V2 that can be digitally converted by the A / D conversion circuit 41 constituting the low range side current measurement unit 4.
- the integration voltage signal Vo is sharply raised to the lower limit voltage V2 by the initialization circuit 10. For this reason, generation
- the integrated voltage signal Vo obtained by integrating the measured current Iin by the charge integration circuit 3 is 11B, when the voltage is less than the lower limit voltage V2 of the A / D conversion circuit 41, the integration voltage signal Vo is integrated by the charge integration circuit 3 so that the lower limit voltage of the A / D conversion circuit 41 is obtained. Time T until reaching V2 becomes longer. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 11 (e), the invalid data period T of the digital signal Vod output from the A / D conversion circuit 41 is increased, and the current measurement start in the low-range-side current measurement unit 4 takes time. It will be delayed by T.
- the integration voltage signal Vo is instantaneously generated by the A / D conversion circuit 41 by accumulating charges in the integration capacitor 32 of the charge integration circuit 3 by the initialization circuit 10.
- the voltage can be increased to the lower limit voltage V2. Since the time required for the initialization is during one pulse output from the initialization pulse signal forming circuit 12, it can be suppressed to about 1 ⁇ s.
- the operation in the initialization circuit 10 is the reverse of the operations of the high-range side current measurement unit 5 and the pumping circuit 7, so that the initial voltage that is the lower limit voltage supplied to the voltage comparison circuit 11 is obtained.
- the control voltage V2 By setting the control voltage V2 to the negative value ⁇ V1 of the reference voltage V1, it is possible to calculate the high range side current measurement value Im H when the polarity of the current Iin to be measured is a positive value.
- the reference voltage supplied to the voltage comparison circuit 11 of the initialization circuit 10 is set to the lower limit voltage V2 of the A / D conversion circuit 41 has been described.
- the present invention is not limited to this. Any value can be set so that the time T during which invalid data is output is within an allowable range as long as the value is equal to or lower than the lower limit voltage V2.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- two voltage comparison circuits in which the integrated voltage signal Vo output from the charge integration circuit 3 is set to different reference voltages having a small voltage difference are provided, and the comparison signal output from the voltage comparison circuit is The rate of change of the integrated voltage signal Vo may be calculated based on the time difference. In short, any configuration can be applied as long as the rate of change Rc of the integrated voltage signal Vo can be calculated. It is also possible to calculate a plurality of low-range side current measurement value Im L calculated at each predetermined time, the low range-side current measurement unit 4 by averaging the low range side current measurement value Im L.
- a voltage-frequency conversion circuit may also be provided for the high range side current measuring unit 5 to directly convert the integrated voltage signal Vo into a frequency signal.
- an arithmetic processing circuit 42 is provided, and in this arithmetic processing circuit 42, a low range side current measurement process, a high range side current measurement process, and a high range side current measurement value storage area are provided.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the low range side measurement value calculation is individually performed by the low range side current measurement unit 4 and the high range side current measurement unit 5.
- the unit 42a and the high range side measurement value calculation unit 42b may be provided.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and a case where a positive measured current Iin is input. Since the integrated voltage signal Vo output from the charge integrating circuit 3 decreases in the negative direction from 0, the polarity of the reference voltage V1 is set to a negative value, and the current value is subtracted from the previous value in the calculation of the change rate. You can do it.
- the case where the temperature dependency of the pumping diode 72 constituting the pumping circuit 7 is not considered has been described.
- the temperature dependency of the pumping diode 72 is considered, As described in Patent Document 1 described above, the temperature of the pumping diode 72 is actually measured by the temperature sensor, and the amount of change in the forward voltage of the pumping diode 72 at the temperature actually measured by the temperature sensor is from the pulse signal forming circuit 52.
- a temperature compensation circuit for adjusting the pulse width of the output pulse signal P1 may be provided.
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しかしながら、電流領域の切り替えを行う場合には、電流領域を切り替える時間が必要なために、その切り替え時間分応答が遅れてしまうという未解決の課題がある。
そこで、本発明は、上記従来例の未解決の課題に着目してなされたものであり、広いレンジの微小電流を短時間で正確に測定することができる電流測定装置を提供することを目的としている。
図1は、本発明の一態様である第1の実施形態の概略構成を示すブロック図である。
本発明に係る電流測定装置1は、図1に示すように、被測定電流Iinが入力される電流入力端子2と、この電流入力端子2に接続された積分回路としての電荷積分回路3とを備えている。また、電流測定装置1は、電荷積分回路3から出力される積分信号としての積分電圧信号が入力される低レンジ側電流測定部4及び高レンジ側電流測定部5と、両電流測定部4及び5で算出した測定値に基づいて測定値を決定する測定値決定部6とを備えている。さらに、電流測定装置1は、電荷積分回路3で蓄積された電荷を一定量放電させるポンピング回路7を備えている。
電荷積分回路3の具体的構成は、図2に示すように、被測定電流Iinが反転入力側に供給され、非反転入力側が接地されたオペアンプ31と、このオペアンプ31の出力側及び反転入力側間に接続された積分用コンデンサ32とを備えている。したがって、電荷積分回路3では、積分用コンデンサ32の静電容量をCとしたときに、負の被測定電流Iinが入力されるとこれを積分した下記(1)式で表される正の積分電圧信号Voが出力される。
低レンジ側電流測定部4の具体的構成は、図2に示すように、電荷積分回路3から出力される積分電圧信号Voを所定サンプリング周期(例えば1s程度)で読込んでディジタル信号に変換するA/D変換回路41と、このA/D変換回路41から出力されるディジタル信号が入力される低レンジ測定値演算部としての例えばマイクロコンピュータで構成される演算処理回路42とを備えている。
演算処理回路42は、低レンジ側測定値演算部42aで、A/D変換回路41から出力されるディジタル信号Vodに基づいて低レンジ側電流測定処理を実行して、積分電圧信号Voの単位時間当りの変化率Rcを算出し、算出した変化率Rcに換算係数Kc(例えば“1”)を乗算して低レンジ側電流測定値ImL(=Rc×Kc)を算出する。
この低レンジ側電流測定処理は、例えばA/D変換回路41のサンプリング周期と等しく設定された所定時間毎のタイマ割込処理(例えば1秒)として実行される。
このような処理を行わせるために低レンジ側電流測定処理は、図3に示すように、先ず、ステップS31で、該ディジタル信号Vod(n)の破棄処理かを示すフラグFP1を参照して判断し、FP1が“0”の場合はステップS32へ移行する。
電荷積分回路3の積分用コンデンサ32に蓄積されている電荷が汲み出されている途中にA/D変換回路41から出力されるディジタル信号Vodがサンプリングされた場合の該信号Vodの破棄処理を以下に示す手順で実行する。
ステップS37では、今回の低レンジ側電流測定処理後にカウンタ回路53にパルス信号P1の入力があったことを検知できるようにカウンタ回路にはパルス信号P1入力有りフラグCNFを”0”にしてからタイマ割込処理を終了して所定のメインプログラムに復帰する。
パルス信号形成回路52は、比較信号Scがローレベルからハイレベルに反転したときに所定パルス幅と所定のパルス波高のパルス信号P1を出力する例えばモノステーブルマルチバイブレータで構成されている。
演算処理回路42では、高レンジ側測定値演算部42bで、図4に示す高レンジ側電流測定処理を実行している。この高レンジ側電流測定処理は、所定時間(例えば125ms)毎のタイマ割込処理として実行され、本処理で算出した高レンジ側電流測定値を最新から過去の所定時間分(例えば1秒間分8個)を保持し、以下の手順で順次更新する。
このステップS42では、周期Tに基づいて下記(2)式の演算を行って周波数fを算出する。
f=1/T …………(2)
次いでステップS45に移行して、カウンタ回路にはパルス信号P1入力有りフラグCNFを“1”にセットし、次いでステップS46に移行する。
一方、ステップS47で条件が不成立でNh<8の場合は、そのままタイマ割込処理を終了して所定のメインプログラムに復帰する。
以降1秒毎に高レンジ側電流測定値記憶領域ImH(0~7)の更新判定を行なって、更新されない場合、順次高レンジ側電流測定値記憶領域ImH(Nh)に“0”を書き込んで無効データにする。
演算処理回路42で、図5に示す高レンジ側電流測定値記憶領域ImH(Nh)無効化処理を実行している。この処理は、所定時間(例えば1秒)毎のタイマ割込処理として実行される。
先ず、ステップS50で、カウンタ回路53で計数しているクロックのカウント値を読み込み、カウント値から前回周期Tが入力されてから2秒以上経過したか否かを判定する。前回周期Tが入力されてから2秒未満の場合は、そのままタイマ割込処理を終了して所定のメインプログラムに復帰し、前回周期Tが入力されてから2秒以上経過した場合はステップS51へ移行する。
ステップS52からステップS54は、次回の本処理または高レンジ側電流測定処理において8個の高レンジ側電流測定値を記憶する場所を区分する数値(ImH(Nh)のNh)を更新する処理で、ステップS52でNhを+1し、次いでステップS53でNh≧8の条件判定をして、条件が成立したらステップS54でNh=0にしてからタイマ割込処理を終了して所定のメインプログラムに復帰する。
この図5に示す一連の処理は1秒周期の割込み処理で実行されているので、パルス信号形成回路52からのパルス信号P1が2秒以上途絶え続けて8秒経過すると8個の高レンジ側電流測定値を記憶するすべての高レンジ側電流測定値記憶領域(ImH(Nh))の値が無効“0”になる。
さらに、ポンピング回路7は、高レンジ側電流測定部5のパルス信号形成回路52から出力されるパルス信号P1が入力されるポンピングコンデンサ71と、カソードが電流入力端子2と電荷積分回路3を構成するオペアンプ31の反転入力側との間に接続されたポンピングダイオード72との直列回路と、ポンピングコンデンサ71及びポンピングダイオード72間と接地との間に介挿された抵抗73とで構成されている。
この状態から、パルス信号形成回路52から出力されるパルス信号P1がハイレベルとなると、その立ち上がりで、ポンピングコンデンサ71に充電されている電荷が抵抗73を介して接地に流れ、ポンピングコンデンサ71と抵抗73との接続点に正電圧が発生する。この電圧は、ポンピングダイオード72に順方向電圧として印加されるので、ポンピングダイオード72が導通して電流が流れ、電荷積分回路3の積分用コンデンサ32に蓄積されている電荷を汲み出す。
先ず、ステップS61で、前述のようにカウンタ回路53から前回周期Tが入力されてから2秒以上経過したか否かを判定する。
このステップS61の判定結果が、前回周期Tが入力されてから2秒以上経過しているときには、ステップS64に移行する。
ステップS70では、先に求めた有効な高レンジ側電流測定値の合計Imsに低レンジ側電流測定値ImLを加算した値を有効データの数jに1を加算した値で除算しこれらの測定値の平均値を求めて電流測定値Imを更新してタイマ割込処理を終了して所定のメインプログラムに復帰する。
ステップS62では、ステップS64からステップS69と同じ処理を実行し、高レンジ側電流測定値ImH(0~7)の有効データ(≠0)の加算値Imsと有効データの数jを算出し、ステップS63へ移行する。
なお、A/D変換回路41と演算処理回路42で実行する低レンジ側電流測定値算出処理とで低レンジ側電流測定部4に対応している。また、電圧比較回路51、パルス信号形成回路52、カウンタ回路53及び演算処理回路42の高レンジ側電流測定値算出処理及び高レンジ側電流測定値記憶領域無効化処理とで高レンジ側電流測定部5に対応している。さらに、演算処理回路42の測定値決定処理が測定値決定部6に対応している。
今、電流入力端子2に入力される被測定電流Iinが、図7(a)に示すように、時点t0で入力されておらず、電荷積分回路3の積分用コンデンサ32が放電されて出力される積分電圧信号Voが“0”であるとともに、高レンジ側電流測定部5のカウンタ回路53のカウント値Nが“0”にクリアされているものとする。
このハイレベルの比較信号Scがパルス信号形成回路52に供給されるので、このパルス信号形成回路52から図7(d)に示すように所定のパルス幅のパルス信号P1が出力される。このパルス信号P1がカウンタ回路53に入力されるので、このカウンタ回路53がクロックパルスの計数を開始し、カウント値Nが増加する。
その後、時点t3でパルス信号P1がハイレベルからローレベルに復帰すると、ポンピング回路7による積分用コンデンサ32の放電が停止され、電荷積分回路3で再度積分処理が開始されて積分電圧信号Voが図7(b)に示すように再度上昇する。
カウンタ回路53は、パルス信号P1が供給される毎に前回のパルス信号P1入力時からのクロックの計数値を内部メモリへ転送して、カウント値を“0”にクリアし、クロックの計数を継続するようにしている。このため、起動直後のパルス信号P1入力時を除き、パルス信号P1が供給される毎にパルス信号P1の周期測定値Tが得られ、その度にそのときの積分電圧信号Voの周期Tを表すカウント値Nが演算処理回路42に入力される。
次いで、高レンジ側電流測定処理は、高レンジ側電流測定値を記憶する場所を区分する数値Nhを+1すなわちNhをインクリメントし(ステップS46)、Nhが8未満であるときにはそのままタイマ割込処理を終了し、Nhが8以上となるとステップS48でNh=0に設定してからタイマ割込処理を終了して所定のメインプログラムに復帰する。
一方、低レンジ側電流測定部4では1秒以下の短時間で電流測定を行っている。すなわち、低レンジ側電流測定部4では、常時、電荷積分回路3から出力される積分電圧信号VoがA/D変換回路41に入力され、このA/D変換回路41で1秒に4,5回程度となるサンプリング周期で積分電圧信号Voをディジタル信号Vodに変換している。このA/D変換回路41から出力されるディジタル信号Vodが演算処理回路42に供給される。
カウンタ回路53にパルス信号P1の入力がなく、該フラグCNFが“0”にリセットされているときには、A/D変換回路41から出力されるディジタル信号Vod(n)を読込む(ステップS33)。
次いで、低レンジ側電流測定処理は、算出した単位時間当りの変化率Rcに換算係数Kcを乗算して低レンジ側電流測定値ImL(=Rc×Kc)を算出し(ステップS35)、算出した低レンジ側電流測定値ImLを低レンジ側電流測定値記憶領域に更新記憶する(ステップS36)。そして、低レンジ側電流測定処理は、カウンタ回路53にパルス信号P1の入力があったことを検知できるようにパルス信号P1入力有りフラグCNFを”0”にしてからタイマ割込処理を終了して所定のメインプログラムに復帰する。
このステップS68では加算回数iを“1”だけインクリメントしてからステップS69に移行して、i<8であるときにはステップS65に戻り、i≧8であるときにはステップS70に移行する。このステップS70では、加算値Imsと低レンジ側電流測定値ImLとを加算した加算値を有効データ数jに“1”を加えたj+1で除して平均値を算出し、算出した平均値を被測定電流Iinの電流測定値Imとして記憶するとともに、外部に出力する。
しかも、低レンジ側電流測定部4では、電荷積分回路3から出力される積分電圧信号Voの単位時間当りの変化率Rcを算出し、この変化率Rcに換算係数Kcを乗算して低レンジ側電流測定値ImLを算出するので、被測定電流Iinが最小電流値-10-15A近傍でも所望の測定値出力要求タイミング内の短時間で正確に測定することができる。
さらに、低レンジ側電流測定値ImLと高レンジ側電流測定値ImHとの算出が同時に行われ、両者の選択を高レンジ側電流測定値ImHが所望の測定値出力要求タイミング内に算出できるか否かによって行うので、レンジ切換えによる損失時間が発生することがなく、広いレンジの被測定電流を正確に測定することができる。
ここで、高レンジ側電流測定部5で算出する高レンジ側電流測定値ImHは、ポンピング回路7を駆動するパルス信号形成回路52から出力されるパルス信号P1の周波数を測定することにより得ることができる。被測定電流Iinとパルス信号P1の周波数との対応は図8(b)に示すように、1pA~1μAが0.5Hz~500kHzに対応する。
C=Q/V=2pC/1V=2pF
となる。
ΔVo=1(fC)/2000(fF)=0.5mV
となり、A/D変換回路41は、上記電圧が必要な精度で測定できるものを選定する。例えば1%の精度が必要な場合、前記0.5mVの1/100の0.005mVが測定できる必要があり、最大測定電圧を1Vとすると、200,000(1V/0.000005V)の分解能(18ビット以上)が必要である。
C=Q/V=2pC/0.1V=20pF
となる。
R2=0.04(μs)/20(pF)=2(kΩ)
となる。
ただし、実際には、ポンピングダイオード72の順方向電圧の降下分の電圧と、ポンピングダイオード72の電極間の静電容量により損失する分を加算する必要がある。
この第2の実施形態は、被測定電流Iinの電流値が低レンジ側電流測定部4を構成するA/D変換回路41で変換可能な下限電圧以下になった場合の無効データの発生を抑制するようにしたものである。
すなわち、第2の実施形態では、図9に示すように、上述した第1の実施形態において、高レンジ側電流測定部5と並列に初期化回路10が設けられていることを除いては図2と同様の構成を有し、図2との対応部分には同一符号を付し、その詳細説明はこれを省略する。
電圧比較回路11は、電荷積分回路3から出力される積分電圧信号Voと、初期化電圧として低レンジ側電流測定部4を構成するA/D変換回路41のA/D変換可能な下限電圧V2とが入力され、積分電圧信号Voが下限電圧V2未満であるときにハイレベルの比較信号Sc2を出力する。
初期化用パルス信号形成回路12は、電圧比較回路11の比較信号Sc2が供給され、この比較信号Sc2がローレベルからハイレベルに反転したときにハイレベルからローレベルとなる所定の幅、所定の波高の初期化用パルス信号P2が出力される。
すなわち、初期化用ポンピング回路13は、図9に示すように、ポンピングコンデンサ13a、ポンピングダイオード13b及び抵抗13cを有する。ここで、ポンピングコンデンサ13aの一方の極はパルス信号形成回路12の出力側に接続され、このポンピングコンデンサ13aの他方の極と電荷積分回路3の積分用コンデンサ32との間にポンピングダイオード13bが介挿されている。
このポンピングダイオード13bは、アノードが積分用コンデンサ32に接続され、カソードがポンピングコンデンサ13aに接続されている。抵抗13cは、ポンピングコンデンサ13a及びポンピングダイオード13bの接続点と接地との間に接続されている。
今、電流入力端子2に負値の被測定電流Iinが入力され、この被測定電流Iinが電荷積分回路3に供給されて、この電荷積分回路3から出力される積分電圧信号Voの電圧値が低レンジ側電流測定部4を構成するA/D変換回路41のディジタル変換可能な下限電圧V2を超えている場合には、A/D変換回路41から有効なディジタル信号Vodが出力されることにより、前述した第1の実施形態と同様の作用効果が得られる。
この状態では、積分電圧信号Voが下限電圧V2未満に低下しているので、初期化回路10の電圧比較回路11から出力される比較信号Sc2がハイレベルとなり、初期化用パルス信号形成回路12からローレベルVLの初期化用パルス信号P2が初期化用ポンピング回路13に出力される。
ここで、初期化用パルス信号形成回路12から初期化用ポンピング回路13への初期化用パルス信号P2の供給が1回のみでは積分電圧信号Voが、A/D変換回路41の下限電圧V2に到達しない場合、到達するまで初期化用パルス信号P2の供給を継続させる。
この状態となると、ポンピングダイオード13bがオフ状態となるので、初期化用ポンピング回路13による積分用コンデンサ32の電荷蓄積が停止されて、初期化回路10による初期化処理が終了される。
T(s)=2(pC)/0.01(pA)=200(s)
となり、200秒間被測定電流の低レンジ側電流測定値ImLが得られないことになる。
なお、上記第2の実施形態においては、初期化回路10の電圧比較回路11に供給する基準電圧をA/D変換回路41の下限電圧V2に設定する場合について説明したが、これに限定されるものではなく、下限電圧V2以下の値であれば無効データが出力される時間Tが許容範囲内となる任意の値を設定することができる。
さらに、上記第1及び第2の実施形態においては、演算処理回路42を設け、この演算処理回路42で、低レンジ側電流測定処理、高レンジ側電流測定処理、高レンジ側電流測定値記憶領域無効化処理及び測定値決定処理を行わせる場合について説明したが、これに限定されるものではなく、低レンジ側電流測定部4及び高レンジ側電流測定部5に個別に低レンジ側測定値演算部42a及び高レンジ側測定値演算部42bを設けるようにしてもよい。
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- 被測定電流の電流測定レンジを少なくとも低レンジ及び高レンジに分割し、それぞれのレンジで電流測定を行う電流測定装置であって、
前記被測定電流を積分して積分信号を出力する積分回路と、
該積分回路から出力される積分信号が入力され、当該積分信号の変化率に比例した低レンジ側電流測定値を算出する低レンジ側電流測定部と、
前記積分回路から出力される積分信号の周期に応じたパルス信号に基づいて高レンジ側電流測定値を算出する高レンジ側電流測定部と、
前記パルス信号によって前記積分回路に蓄積された電荷を放電するポンピング回路と、
前記低レンジ側電流測定部で算出した低レンジ側電流測定値及び前記高レンジ側電流測定部で算出した高レンジ側電流測定値に基づいて前記被測定電流の測定値を決定する測定値決定部と
を備えたことを特徴とする電流測定装置。 - 前記低レンジ側電流測定部は、前記積分回路から出力される積分信号をディジタル信号に変換するA/D変換回路と、該A/D変換回路から出力されるディジタル信号の単位時間当りの電流変化率を演算し、演算した電流変化率に換算係数を乗算して低レンジ側電流測定値を演算する低レンジ測定値演算部とを備えていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の電流測定装置。
- 前記高レンジ側電流測定部は、前記積分回路から出力される積分信号と基準信号とを比較し、前記積分信号が基準信号を上回ったときにパルス信号を出力するパルス信号形成回路と、該パルス信号形成回路から出力されるパルス信号の単位時間当りのパルス数を係数して高レンジ側電流測定値を演算する高レンジ側測定値演算部とを備えていることを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の電流測定装置。
- 前記積分回路は、前記被測定電流の投入時に、出力する積分信号の初期値を決定する初期化回路を備えていることを特徴とする請求項1から3の何れか1項に記載の電流測定装置。
- 前記初期化回路は、前記積分回路から出力される積分信号を前記初期化電圧と比較し、前記積分信号が前記初期化電圧未満であるときに初期化用パルス信号を形成する初期化用パルス信号形成回路と、該初期化用パルス信号形成回路から出力される初期化用パルス信号によって前記積分回路に蓄積された電荷を蓄積する初期化用ポンピング回路とを備えていることを特徴とする請求項4に記載の電流測定装置。
- 前記初期化電圧は、前記低レンジ側電流測定部を構成するA/D変換回路で変換可能な下限電圧であることを特徴とする請求項5に記載の電流測定装置。
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