AD626
CURRENT SENSOR INTERFACE
A typical current sensing application, making use of the large
common-mode range of the AD626, is shown in Figure 9. The
current being measured is sensed across resistor RS. The value of
RS should be less than 1 k⍀ and should be selected so that the
average differential voltage across this resistor is typically 100 mV.
To produce a full-scale output of +4 V, a gain of 40 is used adjust-
able by ±20% to absorb the tolerance in the sense resistor. Note
that there is sufficient headroom to allow at least a 10% overrange
(to +4.4 V).
CURRENT IN
CURRENT
SENSOR
RS
–IN 200k⍀
CURRENT OUT
1
200k⍀ +IN
8
2
ANALOG
GND
1/6
G = 30
RH
G = 100 7
RG
–VS
0.1F
CF
OPTIONAL
LOW-PASS
FILTER
3 –VS
100k⍀
FILTER
4
AD626
+VS 6
OUT
G=2
5
+VS
0.1F
OUTPUT
Figure 9. Current Sensor Interface
BRIDGE APPLICATION
Figure 10 shows the AD626 in a typical bridge application. Here,
the AD626 is set to operate at a gain of 100, using dual-supply
voltages and offering the option of low-pass filtering.
+VS
–5V
0.1F
CF
OPTIONAL
LOW-PASS
FILTER
–IN 200k⍀
1
200k⍀ +IN
8
2
ANALOG
GND
1/6
G = 30
G = 100 7
3 –VS
100k⍀
FILTER
4
AD626
+VS 6
OUT
G=2
5
+5V
0.1F
OUTPUT
Figure 10. A Typical Bridge Application
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