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2 layers68 × 35 mmPZCT-02-Burden, the printed circuit board in 3D

Resistive burden & level shift to convert PZCT-02 Split-core Current Transformer output to ADC input voltages.

Size
68 × 35 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
21
Nets
10
Pads
46
Tracks, vias
123, 0
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 5 (file 20160815)
Created
5 Apr 2017
Updated
3 Dec 2019

Overview

PZCT-02-Burden is an open-source printed circuit board by bvarner, from the bvarner/PZCT-02-BurdenShift repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 2-layer board of 68 × 35 mm with 21 parts on 10 nets, routed with 123 tracks and 0 vias.

Its parts include 12 resistors, 5 connectors and 4 capacitors.

README

README.md

PZCT-02-BurdenShift

Resistive burden & level shift to convert PZCT-02 Split-core Current Transformer output to ADC input voltages.

Component Side Copper Side

In searching for split-core current transformers, I ran across the PZCT-02. A rather inexpensive split-core 100 Amp transformer. Amazon AliExpress

This circuit provides burden resistance, voltage division & test point shifting to feed measurements into an Analog to Digital Converter (ADC).

I've used this with the 10bit analog input pins on Arduino's, as well as an ADS1115 16-bit ADC hooked to a raspberry pi I2C bus.

Both approaches work well. But I prefer the 16bit resolution on the I2C bus of the Pi, which can be polled rediculously fast using Collectd and the 'sensors' plugin.

Parts

21
QtyValueFootprintReferences
810KResistors_THT:Resistor_Horizontal_RM7mmR1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8
410uFCapacitors_THT:C_Radial_D5_L11_P2C1, C2, C3, C4
418Resistors_THT:Resistor_Horizontal_RM15mmR9, R10, R11, R12
4CONN_01X02Pin_Headers:Pin_Header_Straight_1x02P2, P3, P4, P5
1CONN_01X06Pin_Headers:Pin_Header_Straight_1x06P1

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Questions

How big is the PZCT-02-Burden PCB?

It measures 68 × 35 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the PZCT-02-Burden use?

21 parts. The full list of its parts is on this page, with links to each part's symbol and footprint where PCBKit's library has them.

Where can I download the PZCT-02-Burden KiCad files?

From the bvarner/PZCT-02-BurdenShift repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is PZCT-02-Burden.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the PZCT-02-Burden design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the MIT licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).