SBOSAF1 December 2024 OPA4H199-SP
PRODUCTION DATA
The transfer function of the circuit in Figure 7-1 is given in Equation 1.
The load current (ILOAD) produces a voltage drop across the shunt resistor (RSHUNT). The load current is set from 0A to 1A. To keep the shunt voltage below 100mV at maximum load current, the largest shunt resistor is defined using Equation 2.
Using Equation 2, RSHUNT is calculated to be 100mΩ. The voltage drop produced by ILOAD and RSHUNT is amplified by the OPA4H199-SP to produce an output voltage of 0V to 4.9V. The gain needed by the OPA4H199-SP to produce the necessary output voltage is calculated using Equation 3.
Using Equation 3, the required gain is calculated to be 49V/V, which is set with resistors RF and RG. Equation 4 is used to size the resistors, RF and RG, to set the gain of the OPA4H199-SP to 49V/V.
Choosing RF as 360kΩ, RG is calculated to be 7.5kΩ. RF and RG were chosen as 360kΩ and 7.5kΩ because they are standard value resistors that create a 49:1 ratio. Other resistors that create a 49:1 ratio can also be used. Figure 7-2 shows the measured transfer function of the circuit shown in Figure 7-1.