INA270
INA271
SBOS381A – FEBRUARY 2007 – REVISED APRIL 2007
V
SENSE
AND COMMON-MODE VOLTAGE
This region of operation has slightly less accuracy
than Normal Case 1 as a result of the common-mode
The accuracy of the INA270 and INA271 current
operating area in which the part functions, as seen in
shunt monitors is a function of two main variables:
the Output Error vs Common-Mode Voltage curve
V
SENSE
(V
IN+
– V
IN–
) and common-mode voltage,
(Figure 6 ). As noted, for this graph V
S
= 12V; for V
CM
V
CM
, relative to the supply voltage, VS. V
CM
is
< 12V, the Output Error increases as V
CM
becomes
expressed as (V
IN+
+ V
IN–
)/2; however, in practice,
less than 12V, with a typical maximum error of
V
CM
is seen as the voltage at V
IN+
because the
0.005% at the most negative V
CM
= –16V.
voltage drop across V
SENSE
is usually small.
This section addresses the accuracy of these
specific operating regions: V
SENSE
< 20mV, –16V ≤ V
CM
< 0; and
Low V
SENSE
Case 3:
Normal Case 1: V
SENSE
≥ 20mV, V
CM
≥ V
S
V
SENSE
< 20mV, VS< V
CM
≤ 80V
Normal Case 2: V
SENSE
≥ 20mV, V
CM
< V
S
Although the INA270 family of devices are not
Low V
SENSE
Case 1:
designed for accurate operation in either of these
V
SENSE
< 20mV, –16V ≤ V
CM
< 0
regions, some applications are exposed to these
Low V
SENSE
Case 2:
conditions. For example, when monitoring power
V
SENSE
< 20mV, 0V ≤ V
CM
≤ V
S
supplies that are switched on and off while V
S
is still
applied to the INA270 or INA271, it is important to
Low V
SENSE
Case 3:
know what the behavior of the devices will be in
V
SENSE
< 20mV, V
S
< V
CM
≤ 80V
these regions.
As V
SENSE
approaches 0mV, in these V
CM
regions,
the device output accuracy degrades. A
This region of operation provides the highest
larger-than-normal offset can appear at the current
accuracy. Here, the input offset voltage is
shunt monitor output with a typical maximum value of
characterized and measured using a two-step
V
OUT
= 60mV for V
SENSE
= 0mV. As V
SENSE
method. First, the gain is determined by Equation 1 .
approaches 20mV, V
OUT
returns to the expected
output value with accuracy as specified in the
Electrical Characteristics . Figure 17 shows this effect
using the INA271 (Gain = 20).
where:
V
OUT1
= Output Voltage with V
SENSE
= 100mV
V
OUT2
= Output Voltage with V
SENSE
= 20mV
Then the offset voltage is measured at V
SENSE
=
100mV and referred to the input (RTI) of the current
shunt monitor, as shown in Equation 2 .
In the Typical Characteristics , the Output Error vs
Common-Mode Voltage curve (Figure 6 ) shows the
highest accuracy for the this region of operation. In
this plot, V
S
= 12V; for V
CM
≥ 12V, the output error is
at its minimum. This case is also used to create the
V
SENSE
≥ 20mV output specifications in the Electrical
Characteristics table.
Figure 17. Example for Low V
SENSE
Cases 1 and 3
(INA271, Gain = 20)
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