High side current sense amplifier

Details High side current sense amplifier High side current sense amplifier

1995-12-04

1997-05-06

Mullins, James B.

Amplifiers

With semiconductor amplifying device

Including differential amplifier

330260, 327 53, 327 54, H03F 345

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active

056274947

ABSTRACT:
A high side current sense amplifier (21) comprises a first resistor, a second resistor, an amplifier (22), and a darlington transistor pair. The first resistor has a first input and a second input coupled to a non-inverting input of the amplifier (22). The darlington transistor pair has a collector coupled to the non-inverting input of the amplifier (22), a base coupled to an output of amplifier (22), an emitter. The second resistor is coupled between the emitter of the darlington transistor pair and ground. A differential voltage is applied across the first input of the first resistor and an inverting input of the amplifier (22). The darlington transistor pair converts an output voltage of the amplifier (22) to a feedback current for generating a voltage across the first resistor. Under stable conditions the voltage across the first resistor is equal to the differential voltage. The voltage gain is the ratio of the second resistor to the first resistor. The high side current sense amplifier (21) has excellent common mode voltage rejection and minimizes common mode error due to semiconductor wafer process variations.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3708755 (1973-01-01), Ruehle
patent: 4001703 (1977-01-01), Saul et al.
patent: 4521739 (1985-06-01), Peterson
patent: 5498984 (1996-03-01), Schaffer

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