3.10 Power Analysis

In the application, system power consumption is that of the process computer and the supply control module boards. When the process computer board is powered off, the total system power consumption is due to the supply control module board. So, in order to keep the average system power consumption to a minimum, it is important to configure the PIC16F15244 microcontroller on the supply control board in Sleep mode. As the sleep period of the microcontroller increases, the average power consumption of microcontroller decreases. Table 3.5 gives the current consumption data of the PIC16F15244 microcontroller with various sleep periods.