Title :
Analog CMOS tesla-volt multiplier circuit
Author :
Dos Reis Filho, Carlos A. ; Grados, H.J.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electr. Eng., Univ. Estadual de Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Abstract :
This paper describes a simple CMOS analog circuit that performs the multiplication of an external bipolar voltage, e, by an applied magnetic field B. The circuit uses an arrangement of split-drain MOS transistors operating in the saturation region to produce an output difference current that is proportional to (B×e). If the external voltage e is a fraction of the mains voltage and B is produced by the corresponding current, the output signal is a measure of the instantaneous power. Measurements of a test circuit, which was built with discrete transistors fabricated in CMOS 0.8 μm technology, have shown that a monolithic mixed-signal solution for single phase power consumption metering based on this concept is technically feasible
Keywords :
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; analogue multipliers; power measurement; power meters; 0.8 micron; CMOS analog circuit; applied magnetic field; external bipolar voltage; instantaneous power; monolithic mixed-signal solution; output difference current; saturation region; single phase power consumption metering; split-drain MOSFETs; tesla-volt multiplier circuit; Analog circuits; CMOS analog integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Circuit testing; Current measurement; MOSFETs; Magnetic circuits; Magnetic fields; Power measurement; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Devices, Circuits and Systems, 2000. Proceedings of the 2000 Third IEEE International Caracas Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cancun
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5766-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICCDCS.2000.869816