HIGH_INPUT_IMPEDANCE_DIFFERENTIAL_AMPLIFIER

Published:2009/7/1 4:29:00 Author:May | From:SeekIC

Operational amplifiers A1 and A2 are connected in a non-inverting configuration with their outputs driving amplifier A3. Operational amplifier A3 could be called a subtractor circuit which converts the differential signal floating between points X and Y into a singleended output voltage. Although not mandatonr,_amplifier A3 is usually operated at unity gain and R4, R5, R6, and R7 are all equal.The common-mode-rejection of amplifier A3 is a function of how closely the ratio R4:R5 matches the ratio R6:R7. For example, when using resistors with 0.1% tolerance, common-mode rejection is greater than 60 dB. Additional improvement can be attained by using a potentiometer (slightly higher in value than R6) for R7. The potentiometer can be adjusted for the best common-mode rejection. Input amplifiers Al and A2 will have some differential gain but the common-mode input voltages will experience only unity gain. These voltages will not appear as differential signals at the input of amplifier A3 because, when they appear at equal levels on both ends of resistor R2, they are effectively canceled.This type of low-level differential amplifier finds widespread use in signal processing.It is also useful for dc and low-frequency signals commonly received from a transducer or thermocouple output, which are amplified and transmitted in a single-ended mode.The amplifier is powered by ±15 V supplies. It is only necessary to null the input offset voltage of the output amplifier A3.



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