Analog Engineer's Circuit: Amplifiers

SBOA323 – December 2018

Temperature sensing with NTC circuit

Design Goals

Temperature Output Voltage Supply

TMin TMax VoutMin VoutMax Vdd Vee Vref
25 ℃ 50 ℃ 0.05V 3.25V 3.3V 0V 1.659V

Design Description
This temperature sensing circuit uses a resistor in series with a negative–temperature–coefficient (NTC)
thermistor to form a voltage divider, which has the effect of producing an output voltage that is linear over
temperature. The circuit uses an op amp in a non–inverting configuration with inverting reference to offset
and gain the signal, which helps to utilize the full ADC resolution and increase measurement accuracy.
VDD VDD
R2 1k R3 2.87k
+
Vdd 3.3 Vref
NTC 1.659
-
Vout
+ + U1 TLV9002

R1 Vin
VDD
1.37k

Design Notes
1. Use the op amp in a linear operating region. Linear output swing is usually specified under the AOL test
conditions.
2. The connection, Vin, is a positive temperature coefficient output voltage. To correct an NTC output
voltage, switch the position of R1 and the NTC thermistor.
3. R1 is chosen based on the temperature range and the NTC’s value.
4. Vref can be created using a DAC or voltage divider. If a voltage divider is used the equivalent resistance
of the voltage divider will influence the gain of the circuit.
5. Using high value resistors can degrade the phase margin of the amplifier and introduce additional
noise in the circuit. It is recommended to use resistor values around 10 kΩ or less.
6. A capacitor placed in parallel with the feedback resistor will limit bandwidth, improve stability and help
reduce noise.

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Design Steps

1. Calculate the value of R1 to produce a linear output voltage. Use the minimum and maximum values of
the PTC to obtain a range of values for R1.

2. Calculate the input voltage range.

3. Calculate the gain required to produce the maximum output swing.

4. Select R2 and calculate R3 to set the gain in Step 3.

5. Calculate the actual gain based on standard values of R2 and R3.

6. Calculate the output voltage swing based on the actual gain.

7. Calculate the maximum output voltage when the output voltage is symmetrical around mid–supply.

8. Calculate the reference voltage.

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Design Simulations
DC Transfer Results
3.30

Temp=50°C,Vout=3.231V
Output (V)

Temp=25°C,Vout=0.071V
1.65

Temp=37.5°C,Vout=1.717V

0.00
25.00 30.00 35.00 40.00 45.00 50.00
Temperature (°C)
AC Simulation Results
12.00

BW=235.3kHz
Gain (dB)

6.00

0.00
0.00
Phase [deg]

-45.00

-90.00
10.00 100.00 1.00k 10.00k 100.00k 1.00M
Frequency (Hz)

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References:
1. Analog Engineer's Circuit Cookbooks
2. SPICE Simulation File SBOMAV6
3. TI Precision Labs
Design Featured Op Amp:

TLV9002
Vcc 1.8 V to 5.5 V
VinCM Rail–to–rail
Vout Rail–to–rail
Vos 1.5mV
Iq 0.06mA
Ib 5pA
UGBW 1MHz
SR 2V/µs
#Channels 1, 2, 4
http://www.ti.com/product/TLV9002

Design Alternate Op Amp:

OPA333
Vcc 1.8 V to 5.5 V
VinCM Rail–to–rail
Vout Rail–to–rail
Vos 2µV
Iq 17µA
Ib 70pA
UGBW 350kHz
SR 0.16V/µs
#Channels 1, 2, 4
http://www.ti.com/product/OPA333

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