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A Wide- Range Square-Wave Current Excitation Module with Noise Cancellation
Abstract

This invention introduces a highly efficient current generator designed to produce precise square wave currents across a wide range, from nanoamps to microamps, with minimal noise and improved accuracy. By employing a single floating current source, it effectively cancels out noise and mismatches that typically arise from multiple sources, ensuring reliable measurements. The system mitigates errors caused by parasitic capacitances, maintaining linearity over a broad range of resistances and expanding its applicability to capacitive sensing applications through parameter adjustments.

Uniqueness of the Solution
  • Utilizes a single floating current source to eliminate noise and mismatches associated with multiple current sources. 
  • Enables noise cancellation directly at the output currents (I1 and I2), ensuring high accuracy. 
  • Minimizes errors from parasitic capacitances, significantly enhancing measurement precision. 
  • Achieves linear output over a broad range of resistances, expanding measurement capabilities. 
  • Adaptable for capacitive sensing applications through parameter tuning, enhancing versatility.
  • Utilizes a single floating current source to eliminate noise and mismatches associated with multiple current sources. 
  • Enables noise cancellation directly at the output currents (I1 and I2), ensuring high accuracy. 
  • Minimizes errors from parasitic capacitances, significantly enhancing measurement precision. 
  • Achieves linear output over a broad range of resistances, expanding measurement capabilities. 
  • Adaptable for capacitive sensing applications through parameter tuning, enhancing versatility.
Current Status of Technology

The test chip and test board are fabricated, measurements are performed in a lab environment. An early prototype has been developed and demonstrated..

Technology readiness level

5

Societal Impact
  • Enhances reliability of electronic devices in various sectors by improving measurement accuracy and reducing noise interference. 
  • Facilitates advancements in sensor technology, benefiting fields such as healthcare, agriculture, and industrial automation with more precise monitoring capabilities.
Relevant Industries, Domains and Applications

Healthcare (medical diagnostics and wearable health monitoring devices), Electronics manufacturing (precision instrumentation and test equipment), Aerospace and defense (sensor systems and instrumentation), Automotive (vehicle diagnostics and sensor technology), Environmental monitoring (weather stations and climate sensors)

Applications or Domain
  • Enables precise current generation for sensor calibration in medical devices and electronic instrumentation. 
  • Improves accuracy and reliability in sensor systems across industries such as aerospace, automotive diagnostics, and environmental monitoring.

Geography of IP

Type of IP

Application Number

202021034834

Filing Date
Grant Number

515187

Grant Date
Assignee(s)
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

IP Themes