Howland circuits have been widely used as powerful source for exciting tissue over a wide frequency range. When a Howland source is designed, the components are chosen so that the designed source has the desired chara...Howland circuits have been widely used as powerful source for exciting tissue over a wide frequency range. When a Howland source is designed, the components are chosen so that the designed source has the desired characteristics. However, the operational amplifier limitations and resistor tolerances cause undesired behaviors. This work proposes to take into account the influence of the random distribution of the resistors in the modified Howland circuit over the frequency range of 10 Hz to 10 MHz. Both output current and impedance of the circuit are deduced either considering or the operational amplifiers parameters. The probability density function due to small changes in the resistors of the circuit was calculated by using the analytical modeling. Results showed that both output current and impedance are very sensitive to the resistors variations. In order to get higher output impedances, high operational amplifier gains are required. The operational amplifier open-loop gain increases as increasing the sensitivity of the output impedance. The analysis done in this work can be used as a powerful co-adjuvant tool when projecting this type of circuit in Spice simulators. This might improve the implementations of practical current sources used in electrical bioimpedance.展开更多
The Howland current source （HCS） circuit is commonly used, e.g. in electrical impedance tomography （EIT） sys tems. It is important to optimise the design parameters, such as the output impedance, bandwidth, curren...The Howland current source （HCS） circuit is commonly used, e.g. in electrical impedance tomography （EIT） sys tems. It is important to optimise the design parameters, such as the output impedance, bandwidth, current stability and load range. While many people have used this circuit, it has not been systematically analysed. In this paper, a numerical method is proposed to analyse the characteristics of HCS. Based on a nonideal opamp model, general formulas and simplified for mulas for calculating the output impedance and the closeloop gain of HCS are deduced. From these formulas, the practical formulas are chosen and their effectiveness has been proven by analysis and experiment. The output impendence of two HCS circuits based on t^A741 and LM6365 are compared. The magnitudefrequency response and the relationship between the cur rent and the load of HCS are discussed.展开更多
针对生物电阻抗谱测量需求,设计一款频率可程控调节的精密恒流源,给出频率可调程控精密恒流源的构成框图,并详细介绍基于单T选频网络的信号源电路设计和基于改进型Howland电流泵的电压电流转换电路设计。仿真实验表明:程控精密恒流源在2...针对生物电阻抗谱测量需求,设计一款频率可程控调节的精密恒流源,给出频率可调程控精密恒流源的构成框图,并详细介绍基于单T选频网络的信号源电路设计和基于改进型Howland电流泵的电压电流转换电路设计。仿真实验表明:程控精密恒流源在200~500 k Hz频率范围、10Ω~1 kΩ的负载范围下的电流波动在1.63%以内。电路频率调节便捷、输出阻抗高、负载能力强、输出电流稳定,已应用于肉类水分快速测定仪和注水肉快速测量仪。展开更多
设计了一种基于电流模电路的宽带电流放大器。系统由宽带I/V变换器、电压放大器以及宽带压控电流源三模块直接耦合级联而成。详细论述了电路设计原理、电路结构以及元件参数选择方法。通过选用电流反馈型运算放大器设计电路,不受电压反...设计了一种基于电流模电路的宽带电流放大器。系统由宽带I/V变换器、电压放大器以及宽带压控电流源三模块直接耦合级联而成。详细论述了电路设计原理、电路结构以及元件参数选择方法。通过选用电流反馈型运算放大器设计电路,不受电压反馈型运放增益带宽积和有限压摆率的限制,提高了电流放大器的带宽;用负载接地的豪兰德电流源设计压控电流源,实现较高精度的V/I转换;采用三级结构,增益及带载能力可以根据实际需要灵活调节。系统仿真结果表明,论述的电路设计方法是可行的。测得典型电路的输入电阻约为0.13Ω,输出电阻为约59 kΩ,电流增益为60 d B。展开更多
文摘Howland circuits have been widely used as powerful source for exciting tissue over a wide frequency range. When a Howland source is designed, the components are chosen so that the designed source has the desired characteristics. However, the operational amplifier limitations and resistor tolerances cause undesired behaviors. This work proposes to take into account the influence of the random distribution of the resistors in the modified Howland circuit over the frequency range of 10 Hz to 10 MHz. Both output current and impedance of the circuit are deduced either considering or the operational amplifiers parameters. The probability density function due to small changes in the resistors of the circuit was calculated by using the analytical modeling. Results showed that both output current and impedance are very sensitive to the resistors variations. In order to get higher output impedances, high operational amplifier gains are required. The operational amplifier open-loop gain increases as increasing the sensitivity of the output impedance. The analysis done in this work can be used as a powerful co-adjuvant tool when projecting this type of circuit in Spice simulators. This might improve the implementations of practical current sources used in electrical bioimpedance.
文摘The Howland current source （HCS） circuit is commonly used, e.g. in electrical impedance tomography （EIT） sys tems. It is important to optimise the design parameters, such as the output impedance, bandwidth, current stability and load range. While many people have used this circuit, it has not been systematically analysed. In this paper, a numerical method is proposed to analyse the characteristics of HCS. Based on a nonideal opamp model, general formulas and simplified for mulas for calculating the output impedance and the closeloop gain of HCS are deduced. From these formulas, the practical formulas are chosen and their effectiveness has been proven by analysis and experiment. The output impendence of two HCS circuits based on t^A741 and LM6365 are compared. The magnitudefrequency response and the relationship between the cur rent and the load of HCS are discussed.
文摘针对生物电阻抗谱测量需求,设计一款频率可程控调节的精密恒流源,给出频率可调程控精密恒流源的构成框图,并详细介绍基于单T选频网络的信号源电路设计和基于改进型Howland电流泵的电压电流转换电路设计。仿真实验表明:程控精密恒流源在200~500 k Hz频率范围、10Ω~1 kΩ的负载范围下的电流波动在1.63%以内。电路频率调节便捷、输出阻抗高、负载能力强、输出电流稳定,已应用于肉类水分快速测定仪和注水肉快速测量仪。
文摘设计了一种基于电流模电路的宽带电流放大器。系统由宽带I/V变换器、电压放大器以及宽带压控电流源三模块直接耦合级联而成。详细论述了电路设计原理、电路结构以及元件参数选择方法。通过选用电流反馈型运算放大器设计电路,不受电压反馈型运放增益带宽积和有限压摆率的限制,提高了电流放大器的带宽;用负载接地的豪兰德电流源设计压控电流源,实现较高精度的V/I转换;采用三级结构,增益及带载能力可以根据实际需要灵活调节。系统仿真结果表明,论述的电路设计方法是可行的。测得典型电路的输入电阻约为0.13Ω,输出电阻为约59 kΩ,电流增益为60 d B。
