Comparison of a new integrated current source with the modified Howland circuit for EIT applications
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Hong, H., Rahal, M., Demosthenous, A. and Bayford, R. 2009. Comparison of a new integrated current source with the modified Howland circuit for EIT applications. Physiological Measurement. 30 (10), pp. 999-1007. https://doi.org/10.1088/0967-3334/30/10/001
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Title | Comparison of a new integrated current source with the modified Howland circuit for EIT applications |
Authors | Hong, H., Rahal, M., Demosthenous, A. and Bayford, R. |
Abstract | Multi-frequency electrical impedance tomography (MF-EIT) systems require current sources that are accurate over a wide frequency range (1 MHz) and with large load impedance variations. The most commonly employed current source design in EIT systems is the modified Howland circuit (MHC). The MHC requires tight matching of resistors to achieve high output impedance and may suffer from instability over a wide frequency range in an integrated solution. In this paper, we introduce a new integrated current source design in CMOS technology and compare its performance with the MHC. The new integrated design has advantages over the MHC in terms of power consumption and area. The output current and the output impedance of both circuits were determined through simulations and measurements over the frequency range of 10 kHz to 1 MHz. For frequencies up to 1 MHz, the measured maximum variation of the output current for the integrated current source is 0.8% whereas for the MHC the corresponding value is 1.5%. Although the integrated current source has an output impedance greater than 1 MΩ up to 1 MHz in simulations, in practice, the impedance is greater than 160 kΩ up to 1 MHz due to the presence of stray capacitance. |
Research Group | Biophysics and Bioengineering group |
Publisher | Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine |
Journal | Physiological Measurement |
ISSN | 0967-3334 |
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Oct 2009 | |
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Deposited | 11 Jan 2010 |
Output status | Published |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1088/0967-3334/30/10/001 |
Language | English |
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