Explain the mechanism by which the differential amplifier works.

What will be an ideal response?


An electronic device that is often used to help overcome the problem of induced noise is the differential amplifier. This device detects the voltage difference between the pair of signal wires and amplifies this difference. Since the induced noise level should be the same in both conductors, the amplifier will ignore the noise. For example, assume a sensor is producing a 50-millivolt signal. This signal is applied to the input module, but induced noise is at a level of 5 volts. In this case the noise level is 100 times greater than the signal level. The induced noise level, however, is the same for both of the input conductors. Therefore, the differential amplifier ignores the 5-volt noise and amplifies only the voltage difference, which is 50 millivolts.

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