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A 199 μW, 82.9% Efficiency Current Driver with Active Common-Mode Reduction for Impedance-Based Tactile Sensors

Wu, Z; Wu, Y; Demosthenous, A; (2024) A 199 μW, 82.9% Efficiency Current Driver with Active Common-Mode Reduction for Impedance-Based Tactile Sensors. In: 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS). IEEE: Singapore, Singapore. Green open access

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Abstract

This paper presents a differential current driver based on a current feedback structure, designed to drive hydrogel sensors. It achieves low power consumption, low common-mode signal on the load, and high current efficiency. The use of a negative unit gain buffer reduces the common-mode signal on the load arising from process variations. The current driver was designed in a 65-nm CMOS technology with a 3.3 V supply. Simulation results demonstrate a THD of 0.4% at 125 kHz, for 40 μAp-p output current. The common-mode voltage on the load is reduced by 98.96% compared to a conventional topology using two independent drivers. The total current consumption is 60.3 μA, resulting in a current efficiency of 82.9%. The simulated output impedance is 2.76 MΩ at 125 kHz and 1.47 MΩ at 300 kHz.

Type: Proceedings paper
Title: A 199 μW, 82.9% Efficiency Current Driver with Active Common-Mode Reduction for Impedance-Based Tactile Sensors
Event: 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS)
Dates: 19 May 2024 - 22 May 2024
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1109/ISCAS58744.2024.10558093
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/iscas58744.2024.10558093
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Power demand, Power measurement, Impedance measurement, Hydrogels, Current measurement, Simulation, Tactile sensors
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Electronic and Electrical Eng
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10195849
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