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8 Application Information

Ground Loop Interference Suppression:

In real life situations the signal source and the amplifier are often located a distance apart, but still share the same ground arrangement with a

number of other circuits. The ground system is never perfect as it has a small distributed resistance, capacitance and inductance. Thus, the

ground appears as a distributed impedance.

As a various current flow into and out of the ground system exists, a small voltage drop will inevitably occur, causing different voltages within the

ground. In Figure 23 and Figure 24, RGND denotes the ground resistance between the input signal ground and the output signal ground. The

voltage drop across RGND should ideally have no effect on individual circuit performance.

In the single ended inverting amplifier shown in Figure 23, the amplifier sees VIN and VGND in series, so the amplifier output is:

VOUT = - [R2/R1] [VIN+VGND](EQ 1)

Figure 23. Single Ended Inverting Amplifier

VGND is part of the output expression and is known as ground loop interference, ground bounce or even common impedance crosstalk. In some

situations this interference signal can be close to or the same value as the wanted input signal such as in sensor applications.

A difference amplifier is a simple method used to reduce the effect of ground interference. VIN is regarded as a differential input signal, and

VGND a common mode signal. From Figure 24, the amplifier output is:

VOUT = - [R2/R1] VIN

(EQ 2)

Figure 24. Difference Amplifier

The additional cost of extra matched resistors is offset by the rejection of the unwanted common mode ground interference.

–

RGND

+ VGND -

VIN

VOUT

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VIN

RGND

+ VGND -

SENSE

OUT

REF

INN

INP

VOUT

–

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