WO2019097871A1 - Amplificateur de mesure - Google Patents

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WO2019097871A1
WO2019097871A1 PCT/JP2018/036817 JP2018036817W WO2019097871A1 WO 2019097871 A1 WO2019097871 A1 WO 2019097871A1 JP 2018036817 W JP2018036817 W JP 2018036817W WO 2019097871 A1 WO2019097871 A1 WO 2019097871A1
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  • the present invention relates to an in-amp for adjusting an offset component included in an input differential signal.
  • the instrumentation amplifier is an amplifier connected to a Wheatstone bridge circuit or the like which is a sensor (a torque sensor or a pressure sensor or the like) to amplify a differential signal input from the Wheatstone bridge circuit or the like.
  • the instrumentation amplifier is suitable for connection to a Wheatstone bridge circuit in which the common mode is generated in principle, since the common mode component is removed and only the signal component is amplified.
  • This instrumentation amplifier comprises a differential amplifier and a single-ended amplifier.
  • the torque sensor is used for force control of the smart robot, but is affected by the stress generated during the assembly of the torque sensor or the smart robot. As a result, the torque detected by the torque sensor becomes larger than the actual torque, that is, the offset becomes larger.
  • the offset adjustment circuit is generally connected to the single end amplifier. The way is taken. In this case, since the offset component is also amplified together with the signal component by the differential amplifier, there is a problem that the gain of the instrumentation amplifier can not be made very large.
  • the present invention has been made to solve the problems as described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an instrumentation amplifier having an offset adjustment function and capable of taking a large gain.
  • An instrumentation amplifier includes a differential amplifier that amplifies an input differential signal, and a differential signal that is connected to the differential amplifier and that is input to the differential amplifier according to the offset adjustment signal that is input. And an offset adjusting circuit for adjusting an offset component to be corrected.
  • FIG. 1 is a view showing a configuration example of an in-amp (amplifier) 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 also shows a Wheatstone bridge circuit 2 to which the instrumentation amplifier 1 is connected.
  • the instrumentation amplifier 1 is connected to a Wheatstone bridge circuit 2 or the like which is a sensor (torque sensor or pressure sensor etc.) and removes common mode components from differential signals input from the Wheatstone bridge circuit 2 etc. Perform amplification.
  • the instrumentation amplifier 1 also has a function of adjusting the offset component included in the differential signal. Below, the case where the instrumentation amplifier 1 is connected to the Wheatstone bridge circuit 2 is shown.
  • the instrumentation amplifier 1 includes a differential amplifier 11, a differential ADC 12, and an offset adjustment circuit 13.
  • the differential amplifier 11 amplifies the differential signal input from the Wheatstone bridge circuit 2.
  • the differential amplifier 11 includes operational amplifiers 1101 and 1102, feedback resistors 1103 and 1104, and a gain setting resistor 1105.
  • the non-inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 1101 is connected to one of the pair of output terminals of the Wheatstone bridge circuit 2.
  • the voltage of the signal input to the non-inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 1101 is Vi1
  • the voltage of the signal output from the output terminal of the operational amplifier 1101 is Vo1.
  • the non-inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 1102 is connected to the other of the pair of output terminals of the Wheatstone bridge circuit 2.
  • the voltage of the signal input to the non-inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 1102 is Vi2
  • the voltage of the signal output from the output terminal of the operational amplifier 1102 is Vo2.
  • One end of the feedback resistor 1103 is connected to the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 1101, and the other end is connected to the output terminal of the operational amplifier 1101. Note that the resistance value of the feedback resistor 1103 is Rf.
  • One end of the feedback resistor 1104 is connected to the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 1102, and the other end is connected to the output terminal of the operational amplifier 1102.
  • the resistance value of the feedback resistor 1104 is taken as Rf.
  • One end of the gain setting resistor 1105 is connected to the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 1101 and one end of the feedback resistor 1103, and the other end is connected to the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 1102 and one end of the feedback resistor 1104.
  • the resistance value of the gain setting resistor 1105 is Rg.
  • the differential ADC (analog-digital converter) 12 converts the differential signal input from the differential amplifier 11 into a differential signal.
  • the differential ADC 12 has a noninverting input terminal connected to the output terminal of the operational amplifier 1101 and the other end of the feedback resistor 1103, and an inverting input terminal connected to the output terminal of the operational amplifier 1102 and the other end of the feedback resistor 1104.
  • the offset adjustment circuit 13 is connected to the differential amplifier 11 and adjusts an offset component included in the differential signal input from the Wheatstone bridge circuit 2 to the differential amplifier 11 by the input offset adjustment signal.
  • the offset adjustment circuit 13 includes adjustment resistors 1301 and 1302.
  • One end of the adjustment resistor 1301 is connected to the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 1101, one end of the feedback resistor 1103, and one end of the gain setting resistor 1105.
  • the voltage of the signal input to the other end of the adjustment resistor 1301 is Vt1, and the resistance value of the adjustment resistor 1301 is Rt.
  • One end of the adjustment resistor 1302 is connected to the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 1102, one end of the feedback resistor 1104, and the other end of the gain setting resistor 1105.
  • the voltage of the signal input to the other end of the adjustment resistor 1302 is Vt2, and the resistance value of the adjustment resistor 1302 is Rt.
  • the signal input to the adjustment resistor 1301 and the signal input to the adjustment resistor 1302 constitute an offset adjustment signal which is a differential signal.
  • the voltage of the offset adjustment signal is three times the voltage of the offset component included in the differential signal input from the Wheatstone bridge circuit 2.
  • the signal input to the adjustment resistor 1301 and the signal input to the adjustment resistor 1302 may be generated using, for example, a trimmer resistor as shown in FIG. 10, or using a DAC (digital analog converter) May be generated.
  • DAC digital analog converter
  • the differential ADC 12 is not shown.
  • the current flowing through the feedback resistor 1103 is set to If1
  • the current flowing through the gain setting resistor 1105 is set to Ig1
  • the current flowing through the adjustment resistor 1301 is set to It1.
  • the current flowing through the feedback resistor 1104 is set to If2, and the current flowing through the adjustment resistor 1302 is set to It2.
  • Vo1-Vo2 ⁇ 1+ (Rf / Rt) + (Rf / Rg) ⁇ * Vi1- (Rf / Rg) * Vi2- (Rf / Rt) * Vt1 ⁇ - ⁇ 1+ (Rf / Rt) + (Rf) / Rg) ⁇ * Vi2- (Rf / Rg) * Vi1- (Rf / Rt) * Vt2 ⁇ (10)
  • equation (11) becomes the following equation (12).
  • Vo1-Vo2 ⁇ 1 + 3 * (Rf / Rg) ⁇ * (Vi1-Vi2)-(Rf / Rg) * (Vt1-Vt2) (12)
  • Vs1 and Vs2 represent voltages of signal components included in the differential signal input to the differential amplifier 11
  • Voff represents voltages of offset components included in the differential signal
  • Vcom represents the differential Represents the voltage of the common mode component contained in the signal.
  • voltages Vi1 and Vi2 of differential signals input to the differential amplifier 11 are expressed by the following equations (13) and (14), respectively.
  • Vi1 Vs1 + Voff + Vcom (13)
  • Vi2 Vs2 + Vcom (14)
  • the instrumentation amplifier 1 can amplify only the signal component of the differential signal input to the differential amplifier 11 without amplifying the offset component.
  • the gain can be made larger than that of the conventional instrumentation amplifier.
  • G1 represents the gain in the instrumentation amplifier 1 according to the first embodiment
  • G2 represents the gain in the conventional instrumentation amplifier.
  • G1 1 + 3 ⁇ (Rf / Rg) (18)
  • G2 1 + 2 ⁇ (Rf / Rg) (19)
  • the differential amplifier 11 for amplifying the input differential signal and the differential amplifier 11 are connected to the differential amplifier 11 and are input to the differential amplifier 11. Since the offset adjustment circuit 13 for adjusting the offset component included in the input differential signal is provided, the offset component is not amplified for the differential signal input to the differential amplifier 11, and only the signal component is amplified. It becomes possible. Further, in the instrumentation amplifier 1 according to the first embodiment, by connecting the offset adjustment circuit 13 to the differential amplifier 11, the gain is large compared to the case where the offset adjustment circuit is connected to the single end amplifier as in the prior art. It is possible to take.
  • the differential ADC 12 By connecting the differential ADC 12 to the subsequent stage of the differential amplifier 11, a single-ended amplifier as in the prior art can be omitted. As a result, the differential signal can be processed as it is, and the noise resistance performance is improved.
  • FIG. 1 shows the case where the differential ADC 12 is used, the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. 4, a single end amplifier 14 may be used instead of the differential ADC 12.
  • the single end amplifier 14 converts the differential signal input from the differential amplifier 11 into a single end signal.
  • the single end amplifier 14 includes an operational amplifier 1401, input resistors 1402 to 1404, and a feedback resistor 1405.
  • One end of the input resistor 1402 is connected to the output terminal of the operational amplifier 1101 and the other end of the feedback resistor 1103, and the other end is connected to the non-inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 1401.
  • One end of the input resistor 1403 is connected to the output terminal of the operational amplifier 1102 and the other end of the feedback resistor 1104, and the other end is connected to the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 1401.
  • One end of the input resistor 1404 is connected to the non-inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 1401 and the other end of the input resistor 1402, and the other end is connected to the ground.
  • One end of the feedback resistor 1405 is connected to the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 1401 and the other end of the input resistor 1403, and the other end is connected to the output terminal of the operational amplifier 1401.
  • the first embodiment shows the configuration in which the offset adjustment circuit 13 is connected to the differential amplifier 11.
  • the offset adjustment signal input to the offset adjustment circuit 13 may not be any value as long as equation (16) is satisfied.
  • FIG. 5 is a view showing a configuration example of an instrumentation amplifier 1 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
  • An instrumentation amplifier 1 according to the second embodiment shown in FIG. 5 has a bias voltage generation circuit 15 added to the instrumentation amplifier 1 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG.
  • the other configuration is the same, and the same reference numerals are given and the description thereof is omitted.
  • the differential ADC 12 is not shown.
  • the bias voltage generation circuit 15 sets the voltage of the common mode component included in the differential signal input from the Wheatstone bridge circuit 2 to the differential amplifier 11 as a bias voltage, and biases the offset adjustment signal input to the offset adjustment circuit 13. Call. This makes (Vt1-Vi1) and (Vt2-Vi2) smaller.
  • the bias voltage generation circuit 15 includes operational amplifiers 1501 to 1504 and resistors 1505 to 1511.
  • the non-inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 1501 is connected to one of the pair of output terminals of the Wheatstone bridge circuit 2, and the inverting input terminal is connected to the output terminal.
  • the non-inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 1502 is connected to the other of the pair of output terminals of the Wheatstone bridge circuit 2, and the inverting input terminal is connected to the output terminal.
  • One end of the resistor 1505 is connected to the output terminal of the operational amplifier 1501.
  • One end of the resistor 1506 is connected to the output terminal of the operational amplifier 1502.
  • One end of the resistor 1507 is connected to the other end of the resistor 1505 and the other end of the resistor 1506, and the other end is connected to the ground.
  • the non-inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 1503 is connected to the other end of the resistor 1505, the other end of the resistor 1506, and one end of the resistor 1507, and the output terminal is connected to the other end of the adjustment resistor 1301.
  • the non-inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 1504 is connected to the other end of the resistor 1505, the other end of the resistor 1506, and one end of the resistor 1507, and the output terminal is connected to the other end of the adjustment resistor 1302.
  • One end of the resistor 1508 is connected to the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 1503, and the other end is connected to the other end of the adjustment resistor 1301 and the output terminal of the operational amplifier 1503.
  • One end of the resistor 1509 is connected to the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 1504, and the other end is connected to the other end of the adjustment resistor 1302 and the output terminal of the operational amplifier 1504.
  • One end of the resistor 1510 is connected to the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 1503 and one end of the resistor 1508.
  • the voltage of the signal input to the other end of the resistor 1510 is Vt1 ′.
  • One end of the resistor 1511 is connected to the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 1504 and one end of the resistor 1509.
  • the voltage of the signal input to the other end of the resistor 1511 is Vt2 ′.
  • the signal input to the resistor 1510 and the signal input to the resistor 1511 constitute an offset adjustment signal which is a differential signal.
  • the voltage of the offset adjustment signal is three times the voltage of the offset component included in the differential signal input from the Wheatstone bridge circuit 2.
  • the signal input to the resistor 1510 and the signal input to the resistor 1511 may be generated using, for example, a trimmer resistor as shown in FIG. 10, or may be generated using a DAC.
  • bias voltage generation circuit 15 shown in FIG. 5 voltages Vt1 and Vt2 represented by the following equations (21) and (22) are obtained by optimizing the resistance values of resistors 1505 to 1511.
  • VB is a bias voltage, which is expressed by the following equation (23).
  • Vt1 VB ⁇ Vt1 ′ (21)
  • Vt2 VB ⁇ Vt2 ′ (22)
  • VB (Vi1 + Vi2) / 2 (23)
  • FIG. 6 An example of a simulation result of offset adjustment by the instrumentation amplifier 1 shown in FIG. 5 is shown in FIG.
  • the differential signal input to the differential amplifier 11 is a 30 mVpp 1 kHz sine wave
  • the voltage of the offset component included in the differential signal is 100 mV
  • the voltage of the common mode component included in the differential signal is The gain of the instrumentation amplifier 1 is 31 times that of 2.5 V. Since the voltage of the offset component is 100 mV, an offset adjustment signal of 300 mV is injected from equation (16).
  • reference numeral 601 denotes a differential signal input to the differential amplifier 11
  • reference numeral 602 denotes a voltage of an offset component
  • reference numeral 603 denotes a differential signal output from the differential amplifier 11. . It can be understood from FIG. 6 that the offset component is not amplified with respect to the differential signal input to the differential amplifier 11, and only the signal component is amplified 31 times.
  • the method of using the voltage of the common mode component included in the differential signal as the bias voltage is not limited to the circuit shown in FIG. 5, and the circuit shown in FIG. 7 may be used.
  • the differential ADC 12 is not shown.
  • the operational amplifier 1501 and the resistor 1505 are removed from the instrumentation amplifier 1 shown in FIG.
  • bias voltage generation circuit 15 is provided to the circuit shown in FIG. 1 has been described above.
  • the present invention is not limited to this, and the bias voltage generation circuit 15 may be provided for the circuit shown in FIG. 4, and the same effect can be obtained.
  • the voltage of the common mode component included in the differential signal input to differential amplifier 11 is used as a bias voltage, and the offset adjustment signal input to offset adjustment circuit 13 is used. Since the bias voltage generation circuit 15 for applying a bias is provided, saturation of the voltages Vo1 and Vo2 of the signal output from the differential amplifier 11 can be avoided in the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 8 is a view showing a configuration example of an instrumentation amplifier 1 according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
  • An instrumentation amplifier 1 according to the third embodiment shown in FIG. 8 has a floating circuit 16 added to the instrumentation amplifier 1 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG.
  • the other configuration is the same, and the same reference numerals are given and the description thereof is omitted.
  • the differential ADC 12 is not shown.
  • the floating circuit 16 floats the offset adjustment signal input to the offset adjustment circuit 13.
  • the floating circuit 16 includes a floating capacitor 1601, switches 1602 and 1603, and a switch control unit 1604.
  • One end of the floating capacitor 1601 is connected to the other end of the adjustment resistor 1301, and the other end is connected to the other end of the adjustment resistor 1302. Let the capacitance value of this floating capacitor 1601 be Ct.
  • the switch 1602 is an analog switch that connects or disconnects the input terminal to which the signal of the voltage Vt1 is input to the other end of the adjustment resistor 1301 and one end of the floating capacitor 1601.
  • the switch 1603 is an analog switch that connects or disconnects the input terminal to which the signal of the voltage Vt 2 is input to the other end of the adjustment resistor 1302 and the other end of the floating capacitor 1601.
  • the switch control unit 1604 controls the switch 1602 and the switch 1603 so as to repeat the charging process and the discharging process.
  • the switch control unit 1604 turns on the switch 1602 and the switch 1603 for a certain period.
  • the floating capacitor 1601 is charged with a voltage.
  • the switch control unit 1604 turns off the switch 1602 and the switch 1603 for a certain period. Thereby, the voltage charged in the floating capacitor 1601 is discharged to make the offset adjustment signal effective.
  • the switch control unit 1604 is realized by a processing circuit such as a system LSI or a CPU that executes a program stored in a memory or the like.
  • the floating circuit 16 is provided to the circuit shown in FIG. 1 .
  • the present invention is not limited to this, and the floating circuit 16 may be provided to the circuit shown in FIG. 4, and the same effect can be obtained.
  • the differential amplifier 11 outputs the signal according to the first embodiment. Saturation of the voltages Vo1 and Vo2 of the input signal can be avoided.
  • the present invention allows free combination of each embodiment, or modification of any component of each embodiment, or omission of any component in each embodiment. .
  • the instrumentation amplifier according to the present invention has an offset adjustment function and can take a large gain, it is suitable for use in the instrumentation amplifier that adjusts the offset component included in the input differential signal. There is.

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La présente invention comprend : un amplificateur différentiel (11) servant à amplifier un signal différentiel entré ; et un circuit (13) de réglage de décalage qui est connecté à l'amplificateur différentiel (11) et utilise un signal de réglage de décalage entré pour régler une composante de décalage comprise dans le signal différentiel entré dans l'amplificateur différentiel (11).
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