ENDEVCO 2680
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
IM2680
Page A-2
A s
As = ____
Sq
= 2500 mV
50
= 50 mV/g pk
If a rms full-scale level is used for calibration, adequate gain margin should be included for the
anticipated crest factor.
All Endevco Transducers are provided with a calibration certificate which specifies the Charge
Sensitivity expressed in pC per unit measurand. For an Accelerometer the sensitivity is given in
pC/g where:
Qs = pC = pC pk = pC rms
Cp g pk
g rms
For Transducer sensitivities given only in terms of voltage, the Charge Sensitivity can be
calculated from:
E cal (Cp + C cal)
Qs = ____________
1000
where
Qs = charge sensitivity in pC/g
Ecal = factory supplied voltage sensitivity in mV/g
Ccal = external cable and amplifier capacitance when calibrated, in pF
The values of Ecal, Cp, and Ccal are usually listed on the calibration certificate. Since the Charge
Sensitivity is not affected by capacitance connected external to the Transducer, no additional
calculations are necessary.
For example, the typical voltage sensitivity (Ecal) of the Endevco Model 2272 Accelerometer is 4.0
mV/g, typical capacitance is 2700 pF, and the Accelerometer is calibrated with 300 pF of external
capacitance. Thus, the typical Charge Sensitivity is:
Qs = 4 (2700 +300)
1000
= 12 pC/g
2.
CHARGE CONVERTER
A functional block diagram of a basic Airborne Charge Amplifier is shown in Figure A-2. The Input
Circuit consists of a Charge Converter (the heart of the Charge Amplifier) which accepts the
electrical charge from the Transducer and converts it to a voltage proportional to the Input
Charge. The Charge Converter is essentially a high-gain Voltage Amplifier with negative
capacitive feedback. In operation, the Output Voltage which occurs as a result of the Charge
Input Signal is fed back through the feedback capacitor Cf in such a direction as to maintain the
voltage at the input at, or very close to, zero. Thus, the Input Charge is stored in the Feedback
Capacitor, producing a voltage across it which is equal to the Input Charge divided by the
capacitance of the Feedback Capacitor.