Handbook
November 2011
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59-UMC0071
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Issue
01
Mercury
iTC
Page 74
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
Original Instructions
4.6.2
Heater circuit
shows a block diagram of the heater circuit.
Figure 4-7
Block diagram of the heater circuit
4.6.2.1
Description of the heater circuit
Microcontroller U24 outputs a demand signal to DAC U11. U11 converts this signal to a
demand voltage for the heater output, which is equal to the desired heater voltage
divided by 20. This voltage is fed to the linear amplifier which outputs the heater drive
(0-40 V, 0-2 Amp).
The measured upper and lower heater voltages are divided by 20 and fed back to ADC
U12. U12 sends the resulting voltage back to the microcontroller U24.
The lower heater voltage signal passes to ground through a 0.1
Ω
resistor. The voltage
across this resistor is equal to the heater current divided by 10. This voltage is also fed
back to ADC U12, which sends the resulting signal to microcontroller U24. U24 can thus
calculate the power dissipation in the heater, and adjust its heater demand signal
accordingly.
The heater current and voltage/20 feedback signals are also passed to the linear
amplifier.