Signal conditioning circuit apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A method for conditioning an input signal by self-biasing a circuit having an op-amp which includes an inverting signal input terminal, a noninverting signal input terminal, bias voltage terminals and a signal output terminal, the steps including:
- providing a bias voltage for the op-amp through the bias voltage terminals,directing an input signal into the inverting terminal of the op-amp,outputting a conditioned signal from the output terminal, andcombining the conditioned signal with the bias voltage;
monitoring the conditioned signal across the bias voltage terminals;
whereby performance of the circuit is self-adjusted by characteristics of the conditioned signal such that the conditioned output signal rides on top of the bias voltage.
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Abstract
Apparatus and method utilized in conditioning an input signal from a transducer operatively coupled to a machine by self-biasing a circuit including an op-amp having an inverting signal input terminal, a non-inverting signal input terminal, bias voltage terminals and a signal output terminal. A power supply is operatively coupled to the bias voltage terminals via a single pair of supply lines and an input signal is directed to an input terminal of the op-amp. The op-amp outputs a conditioned signal to the supply lines which is superimposed with said DC bias voltage across the supply lines wherein the characteristics of the conditioned signal may be monitored via the supply lines.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for conditioning an input signal by self-biasing a circuit having an op-amp which includes an inverting signal input terminal, a noninverting signal input terminal, bias voltage terminals and a signal output terminal, the steps including:
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providing a bias voltage for the op-amp through the bias voltage terminals, directing an input signal into the inverting terminal of the op-amp, outputting a conditioned signal from the output terminal, and combining the conditioned signal with the bias voltage; monitoring the conditioned signal across the bias voltage terminals; whereby performance of the circuit is self-adjusted by characteristics of the conditioned signal such that the conditioned output signal rides on top of the bias voltage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A signal conditioning circuit comprising, in combination:
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an op-amp having a first input terminal, a second input terminal, an output terminal and bias voltage terminals; a regulated bias voltage means operatively coupled to a power supply via a pair of supply/return lines and to said bias voltage terminals for providing a bias voltage for said op-amp; said first input terminal receiving and applying an input signal to said op-amp, and said op-amp outputting a conditioned output signal to said output terminal; a transistor operatively coupled to said output terminal of said op-amp and between the supply/return lines for receiving said conditioned signal and buffering said conditioned signal onto the supply/return lines which is superimposed with said regulated bias voltage across the supply/return lines wherein the supply/return lines double as means for supply current to said circuit and receiving and outputting said conditioned signal to a means for monitoring characteristics of said conditioned signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A signal conditioning circuit comprising, in combination:
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an op-amp having a first input terminal, a second input terminal, an output terminal and bias voltage terminals; bias voltage means operatively coupled to said bias voltage terminals for providing a bias voltage for said op-amp; said first input terminal receiving and applying an input signal to said op-amp, and said op-amp outputting a conditioned output signal to said output terminal; means for combining the conditioned signal with the bias voltage wherein the conditioned signal rides on top of the bias voltage; wherein said bias voltage terminals are operatively coupled to the bias voltage means via a pair of supply/return lines; further including a regulated biasing means operatively coupled to the supply/return lines and to the bias voltage terminals of said op-amp for receiving current from the bias voltage means and effecting a stable DC bias voltage across said bias voltage terminals of said op-amp and across the supply/return lines operatively coupled to said bias voltage terminals; and further including a transistor operatively coupled to said output terminal of said op-amp and between the supply/return lines for receiving said conditioned signal and buffering said conditioned signal onto the supply/return lines which is superimposed with said regulated bias voltage across the supply/return lines wherein the supply/return lines double as means for supply current to said circuit and receiving and outputting said conditioned signal to a means for monitoring characteristics of said conditioned signal.
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26. A method for conditioning an input signal by self-biasing a circuit having an op-amp which includes an inverting signal input terminal, a noninverting signal input terminal, bias voltage terminals and a signal output terminal;
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providing a bias voltage for the op-amp through the bias voltage terminals, directing an input signal into at least one signal input terminal of the op-amp, outputting a conditioned signal from the output terminal, and combining the conditioned signal with the bias voltage; whereby performance of the amplifier is self-adjusted by characteristics of the conditioned signal such that the conditioned output signal rides on top of the bias voltage.
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