Design of a High-stability Shimming Current Amplifier for Low-field Permanent Magnet NMR Systems

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  • 1. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, School of Physics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062; 2. Institute of Magnetic Resonance and Molecular Imaging in Medicine, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China

Received date: 2026-02-07

  Revised date: 2026-03-10

  Accepted date: 2026-03-19

  Online published: 2026-03-19

Abstract

With the widespread use of low-field permanent magnet magnetic resonance (NMR) systems in fields such as food testing and material analysis, magnetic field uniformity is crucial for obtaining high-quality signals, and the performance of the shimming current amplifier directly determines the effectiveness of active shimming. This paper presents a specialized high-stability, low-ripple shimming current amplifier design for high-resolution, low-field permanent magnet NMR systems. The design employs a highly integrated modular architecture, supports multi-channel expansion via controller area network (CAN) communication, and utilizes a self-biased push-pull circuit to achieve bipolar current output from –1 A to +1 A, significantly improving output linearity. To ensure accuracy and stability, differential sensing is applied in the current feedback loop to effectively suppress common-mode noise. The amplifier demonstrates a linear regression coefficient R² > 0.999 999 9 and a 48‑hour long-term stability of 5.3 ppm (1 ppm=10-6), enabling precise current control with excellent linearity and stability, thereby meeting the driving requirements of shim coils in high-resolution, low-field NMR systems.

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LU Xingyun, YAO Shouquan, XU Juncheng, JIANG Yu . Design of a High-stability Shimming Current Amplifier for Low-field Permanent Magnet NMR Systems[J]. Chinese Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 0 : 0 . DOI: 10.11938/cjmr2026-3206

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