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Circuits and Analog Electronics

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.1 Operational Amplifiers


7.2 Op Amp Circuits
7.3 Active Filter

7.4 Op Amp Positive Feedback

References: Floyd-Ch6; Gao-Ch7, 9;

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits


7.1 Operational Amplifiers

Key Words:
Op Amp Model
Ideal Op Amp
Op Amp transfer characteristic
Feedback
Virtual short

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7.1 Operational Amplifiers (Op Amp )
Symbol

Non-inverting input

Inverting input

Positive voltage supply

Output

Negative voltage supply

At a minimum, op amps have 3 terminals: 2 input and 1 output.


An op amp also requires dc power to operate. Often, the op
amp requires both positive and negative voltage supplies (V+
and V-).

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits


7.1 Operational Amplifiers
Symbol

One of the input terminals (1) is called an inverting input


terminal denoted by -
The other input terminal (2) is called a non-inverting input
terminal denoted by +

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits


7.1 Operational Amplifiers
The Op Amp Model
v+
Non-inverting input

Inverting input

v-

+
Rin
-

Ro
+
A(v+ -v- )

The op amp is designed to sense the difference between the voltage


signals applied to the two input terminals and then multiply it by a
gain factor A such that the voltage at the output terminal is A(v+-v-).
The voltage gain A is very large (practically infinite). The gain A is
often referred to as the differential gain or open-loop gain.
The input resistance Rin is very large (practically infinite). The output
resistance Ro is very small (practically zero).

vo

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits


7.1 Operational Amplifiers
Ideal Op Amp

Circuit model (ideal)

We can model an ideal amplifier as a voltage-controlled voltage


source (VCVS)
The input resistance is infinite. Ri i 0, i 0
The output resistance is zero.
RO 0 vO A(v v )
The gain A is infinite.

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits


7.1 Operational Amplifiers

Non-inverting input

Inverting input

v+
+
Rin
v-

Ro
+
-

vo

A(v+ -v- )

For A741, A = 100dB=105 if vo=10VRin = 2 106


10
0.1mV
5
10
v v 0.1103
i

0.05nA
6
Ri
2 10

Then v v

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits


7.1 Operational Amplifiers
Op Amp transfer characteristic curve
saturation

active region
vo A vi A ( v v )

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits


7.1 Operational Amplifiers
Op Amp transfer characteristic curve
So far, we have been looking at
the amplification that can be
achieved for relatively small
(amplitude) signals.
For a fixed gain, as we increase
the input signal amplitude, there is
a limit to how large the output
signal can be. The output saturates
as it approaches the positive and
negative power supply voltages.
In other words, there is limited
range across which the gain is
linear.

v v
v v

v o V
v o V

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits


7.1 Operational Amplifiers

Review
Ideal op amp characteristics:
Does not draw input current so that the input impedance
is infinite (i.e., i1=0 and i2=0)
The output terminal can supply an arbitrary amount of
current (ideal VCVS) and the output impedance is zero
The op amp only responds to the voltage difference
between the signals at the two input terminals and ignores
any voltages common to both inputs. In other words, an
ideal op amp has infinite common-mode rejection.
A is or can be treated as being infinite.

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits


7.1 Operational Amplifiers

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits


7.1 Operational Amplifiers

R2
vo A( v v ) A( vIN vo
)
R1 R2

AvIN
vo
AR2
1
R1 R2
What happens when A is
very large?

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits


7.1 Operational Amplifiers

Closed-loop gain
Af=vo/vin

AvIN
vo
AR2
1
R1 R2
vIN

R1 R2
A f v IN
R2
Gain

Suppose

A=106,

R1=9R, R2=R,

vo v IN 10

R1
A f (1 )
R2

Closed-loop gain: determined by resistor ratio


insensitive to A, temperature

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7.1 Operational Amplifiers
Negative feedback

Why did this happen?

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits


7.1 Operational Amplifiers
Negative feedback

Observe, under negative feedback,


R1 R2

vIN
vo R1
v v
0
A
A

v v
i 0, i 0

analysis method under negative feedback!


Hence, we say there is a virtual short between the two terminals
(+ and -) .

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits


7.1 Operational Amplifiers
Negative feedback

v v

i 0, i 0

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits


7.1 Operational Amplifiers
Negative feedback

v v

i 0, i 0

vo vIN

R1 R2 A v
f IN
R2

R1
A f (1 )
R2
When R1=0, R2=,

vo vIN
Buffer: voltage gain = 1
Voltage Follower

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits


7.1 Operational Amplifiers
Negative feedback

v v

i 0, i 0

R1
A f (1 )
R2
vi v vi
i1

R1
R1

vo v vo
i2

R2
R2
i i1 i2 0
vo
R2
Af

vi
R1

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits


7.1 Operational Amplifiers
Negative feedback

vo
R1
A f (1 )
vi
R2

Af

vo
R
2
vi
R1

We can adjust the closed-loop gain by changing the ratio of R2


and R1.
The closed-loop gain is (ideally) independent of op amp openloop gain A (if A is large enough) and we can make it arbitrarily
large or small and with the desired accuracy depending on the
accuracy of the resistors.

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits


7.1 Operational Amplifiers
Negative feedback
The terminal 1 is a virtual ground
since terminal 2 is grounded.
Inverting configuration,
This is a classic example of what negative feedback does. It
takes an amplifier with very large gain and through negative
feedback, obtain a gain that is smaller, stable, and predictable. In
effect, we have traded gain for accuracy. This kind of trade off is
common in electronic circuit design as we will see more later.

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits


7.1 Operational Amplifiers
Negative feedback

vi
vi
Rin
R1
i1 vi / R1
Inverting configuration,
Input Resistance:
Assuming an ideal op amp (open-loop gain A = infinity), in the
closed-loop inverting configuration, the input resistance is R1.

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits


7.1 Operational Amplifiers
Negative feedback

Inverting configuration,
Output Resistance:
Roa is usually small and
so Rout is negligible when
A is large

vt
R2 R1

R1
vt
R1 R2
AR1
vt (1
)
vt ( Av1 )
R1 R2
i2

Roa
Roa
v
Roa
R t
i2 1 A R1
R1 R2

i1

Rout R (R1 R2 )

v1

Rout

Roa
1 A

R1
R1 R2

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits


7.1 Operational Amplifiers
Negative feedback

vo
R2
Af

vi
R1
Rin

vi
R1
i1

Ro 0

We can model the closed-loop


inverting amplifier (with A =
infinite) with the following
equivalent circuit using a
voltage-controlled voltage
source

Inverting configuration,

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits


7.1 Operational Amplifiers

Homework
1) Design a circuit to
2) Find the vo=?

Af

Vo
0.5
Vi

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits


7.1 Operational Amplifiers
Review: Two fundamental Op Amp

Structure

Af

Input voltage
( ) terminal

Feedback
( ) terminal

Inverting
Amp

Non
inverting
Amp

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.2 Op Amp Circuits

Key Words:
Subtracting Amplifiers
Summing Amplifiers
Intergrator
Differentiator

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.2 Op Amp Circuits


Consider this circuit:
v v
i1 i2 0

v v1

R2
v
R2 R1

v2 v
R1

Subtraction!

vO v iR2
v

v2 v
R2
R1

R2
R
v2 2
v 1
R1
R1

R
2 v1 v2
R1

Let R1 R2 ,

vO (v1 v2 )

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.2 Op Amp Circuits


Subtracting Amplifiers
v v

i1 i2 0

Another way of solving use superposition

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.2 Op Amp Circuits


Subtracting Amplifiers
Another way of solving use superposition

R2
vo2 v 2
R1

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.2 Op Amp Circuits


Subtracting Amplifiers
Another way of solving use superposition

R1 + R2
vo1 = v+
R1
R2 R1 + R2
= v1
R1 + R2 R1
R2
= v1
R1

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.2 Op Amp Circuits


Subtracting Amplifiers
Another way of solving use superposition

vo1 = v+

R
vo2 2 v 2
R1
vo vo1 vo 2

R2
( v1 v2 )
R1

R1 + R2
R1

= v1

R2 R1 + R2
R1 + R2 R1

= v1

R2
R1

Still subtracts!

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.2 Op Amp Circuits


Subtracting Amplifiers

vo1

vO (

Rf 2
R3

Rf 2 (

Rf1
vO1

v S1
R1
vO1

Rf1
R1

vO1

Rf 1
R1R3

Let R f 1 R1 , vO R f 2 (

v S1

Rf 2
R5

vS1

vS 2 )

1
vS 2 )
R5

v S1 1

vS 2 )
R3 R5

Let R f 2 R3 R5 , vO (vS1 vS 2 )

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.2 Op Amp Circuits


Summing Amplifiers

vo k1vi1 k 2 vi 2 k n vin

For node N
vS 3 vS 2 vS 1
v

o
R3 R2 R1
Rf

vo (

Let

Rf
R1

v S1

Rf
R2

vS 2

R1 R2 R3
vo

Rf
R1

(vS1 vS 2 vS 3 )

R f R1

vo (vS1 vS 2 vS 3 )

Rf
R3

vS 3 )

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.2 Op Amp Circuits


Weighted Summer
We can also build a summer:

i1

v
v1
v
, i2 2 , , in n
R1
R2
Rn

i i1 i2 in
vo 0 iR f

vo (

Rf
R1

v1

Rf
R2

v2

Rf
Rn

vn )

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.2 Op Amp Circuits


Example 1 Design a summer which has an output voltage given
by vO=1.5vs1-5vs2+0.1vs3

Solution 1:

R4
R3
R2

we have
Rf1
R1

vO1 (

1.5 ,

Rf1
R1

Rf1
R3

v S1

Rf1
R3

vS 3 )

0.1

Let R1 2K , R f 1 3K R3 30 K
R5 R1 // R3 // R f 1 2 // 30 // 3 1.15

Rf 2
Rf 2
vO
vO1
vS 2
R2
R4

Rf 2

Rf 2

1
R2
R4
Let R2 2K R f 2 10 K R4 10 K
R6 R2 // R4 // R f 2 2 // 10 // 10 1.43

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.2 Op Amp Circuits


Example 1 Design an summer which has an output voltage given
by vO=1.5vs1-5vs2+0.1vs3

Solution 2:

Because

R2 // R f R4 // R1 // R3

vO

Rf
R1

Rf

1.5 ,
R1
Let R2 2K

v S1
Rf
R2

Rf
R2

vS 2

5,

R f 10K R3 100K R1

R3

R3

vS 3

0.1

10 2
6.7K
3

2 // 10 100 // 6.7 // R4
R4

Rf

Rf

20 670
2.27K
12 670 20 106.7

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.2 Op Amp Circuits


Lets build an integrator

vO k vI dt
Lets start with the following insight:

vI

vO vC

1
i dt

But we need to somehow convert voltage vI to current.

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.2 Op Amp Circuits


First try use resistor

When is v small compared to vR?


O

i C

dvo
dt

vI vR vO iR vO RC

When vR >>vO ,

dvO
vO
dt

larger the RC,


smaller the v
O

for good integrator


RC >> 1

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.2 Op Amp Circuits


Theres a better way

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.2 Op Amp Circuits


Theres a better way

v
i I
R

B
u
t
,
v
O

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.2 Op Amp Circuits


Integrator

vR vI

1 t
vC vC (0) iC ( )d
C 0

vI 0
R
1 t
vO (t )
vI ( )d vC (0)

0
RC

iC

How about in the frequency domain?


Vo ( j )
1 jC
1

Vi ( j )
R
jCR

Vo ( j )
1

Vi ( j ) CR

Vo ( j )
1 jC
1

Vi ( j )
R
jCR

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.2 Op Amp Circuits


Integrator

vR vI
1 t
vC vC (0) iC ( )d
C 0
vI 0
iC
R
1 t
vO (t )
vI ( )d vC (0)

0
RC
Vo ( j )
1 jC
1

V ( j )
R
jCR
i

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.2 Op Amp Circuits


Integrator

v S Vm sin t

vO

Vm
Vm
1
V
sin

tdt

cos

sin(90 t )
m

RC
RC
RC

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.2 Op Amp Circuits


Now, lets build a differentiator

Lets start with the following insights:

But we need to somehow convert current to voltage.

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.2 Op Amp Circuits


Differentiator

vo=-iR

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.3 Active Filter

Key Words:
Basic Filter Responses
Low-Pass Filter

High-Pass Filter
Band-Pass Filter
Band-Stop Filter

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.3 Active Filter


Basic Filter Responses

.V (t)

Filter

Vi(t)

S j

Basic Filter Responses

voltage gain

Transition region
stopband region

cutoff frequency

vO ( s )
vi ( s )

Vo ( j )
A( j )
A( j ) ( j )

Vi ( j )

Low-Pass Filter
bandwidth

A( s )

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7.3 Active Filter

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.3 Active Filter


Low-Pass Filter

1 j

VO

Vi

1 / j c
1

2
1

R
1 j

j c
0

0
1
(O
)
RC

tg 1


45
0
0

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.3 Active Filter


High-Pass Filter

VO

Vi

1
j c

2
0
1

1 j

tg 1

0
45
0

1
jRc

1
1 j

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.3 Active Filter


Advantages of Filter

| A |m ax 1

RL
1

c
V
(
R
//
)
i
L
R

1 jcRL
j c
L

1
RL

(R
// RL ) Vi R 1 jc
R
j c
1 jcRL
R

RL

R Rj c
( R RL )(1 L
)
RL R

RL

RL /( R RL )
Av

1 j cR'L 1 j

O '

where AV RL ( R RL )

O '

1
RL ' C

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.3 Active Filter


Low-Pass Filter

-20dB/decade

A( j )

Vi ( j )

VO ( j )
1
1
j c

Vi ( j )
(R
)Vi ( j ) 1 j cR 1 j
j c
O

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.3 Active Filter


Low-Pass Filter
AV

Rf
R1

-20dB/decade

f0
Vi

Rf
Rf

j c
V0 V 1

R1
R1 R 1

j c

1
2RC
1

A( j )

Rf

VO ( j )
AVF
R1

Vi ( j ) 1 j cR 1 j

First-order (one-pole) Filter

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.3 Active Filter


Low-Pass Filter
AV

Rf
R1

-20dB/decade

-40dB/decade

V0 V 1 f
R1

V+ =

f0
A( j )

1
2RC

VO ( j )
1
AVF
Vi ( j )
1 3 jRC ( jRC ) 2

Second-order (two-pole) Filter

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7.3 Active Filter


Low-Pass Filter
Voltage-controlled voltage source
(VCVS) filter

V V

R3
R3 R f

For simplicity, R1 R2 R C1 C 2 C

A=

Vo
Vi

Af
1 + (3 - A f ) jRC + ( jRC) 2
Af

2
1
1- ( ) + j
0
Q 0

1
3 Af

Af 1

Rf
R3

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.3 Active Filter


Low-Pass Filter

R f R3
1 V A f
V o VV V
RR33 R f

Voltage-controlled voltage source


(VCVS) filter

For simplicity, R1 R2 R C1 C2 C
Rf
V o V 1
R3

V A f

Using superposition:
V+(1) =

V+( 2)

Vo

1
jwc

1
1
1
+ R //(R +
) 2R +
jwc
jwc
jwc
1
Vi
1
jwc
=
1
1
2
jwc
R+
//(R +
)
+R
jwc
jwc jwc

V o V 1 V 2 A f

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.3 Active Filter


High-Pass Filter

Transfer functions:
Circuit: RC
Frequency domain

AL

1
1 j RC

SRC

1
SRC

1
SRC

AH

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.3 Active Filter


Band-Pass Filter
Vi

High-Pass

Low-Pass

Vo

A
A
AAff

A
AAf f

A
Aff
A

Lower-frequency

Upper-frequency

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.3 Active Filter


Band-Stop Filter
Low-Pass

Vi

Vo

High-Pass

A
A
Af f 1

A
A
Aff

A
AA
f f

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7.3 Active Filter


Example 2 For the circuit shown, show that what it is filter?

vO
v
i
R f // Z C R1

Vo

R f // Z C
R1

Vi

(a)

Rf

Rf
R1

j c
1
Rf
j c

1
1
AVF

R1 1 jR f c
1 j

The Inverting First-order Low-Pass Filter.

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.3 Active Filter


Example 2 For the circuit shown, show that what it is filter?
vo
vi

Rf
R1 Z C
Rf
Vi

Vo
1
R1 Z C
A
Rf
1
Vi
Vi
R1
j c
R
1
1
f
AVF

R1 1 1 / jR1C
1 j o

(b)

The Inverting First-order High-Pass Filter.

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.3 Active Filter


Example 2 For the circuit shown, show that what it is filter?

(c)

The Non-Inverting Band-Stop Filter(Second-order).

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.3 Active Filter


Example 2 For the circuit shown, show that what it is filter?

The Inverting Band-Pass Filter.


(Second-order)

The Inverting High-Pass Filter.


(Second-order)

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.4 Op Amp Positive Feedback

Key Words:
Positive Feedback
The Comparator
Oscillator

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.4 Op Amp Positive Feedback

Positive Feedback
Whats the difference?

Positive feedback drives op amp


into saturation: VoutVsaturation

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.4 Op Amp Positive Feedback

Positive Feedback

vout A(v v ) Av
vout vIN
A(
R1 vIN )
R1 R2
R1

R1 R2

vout AvIN

AR1

1 R R
1
2

R2
R2
R1 R2
Av IN
vIN
AR1
R1

R1 R2

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.4 Op Amp Positive Feedback

The Comparator
The op amp is often used as a comparator.
The output voltage exhibits two stable states. The output
state depends on the relative value of one input voltage
compared to the other input voltage.
Threshold voltages
vi VR ,
VO VO L

vi VR ,
VO VO H

vi ( VR ) VTH

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.4 Op Amp Positive Feedback

The Comparator

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.4 Op Amp Positive Feedback

The Comparator

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.4 Op Amp Positive Feedback

The Comparator
R1

vi

vO

+
vO
R1

VOH

vo

vO

VOL

vo

t
R1

vO

vO

vL
v
vLL

C
R

RL

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.4 Op Amp Positive Feedback

The Comparator

vi 0 ,

vO (VZ VD )

vi 0 ,

vO VZ V D

( VO VZ )

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.4 Op Amp Positive Feedback

The Comparator

Transmission characteristics

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.4 Op Amp Positive Feedback

The Comparator with Positive Feedback


Positive feedback is often used with comparator circuits. The
feedback is applied from the output to the non-inverting input
of the op amp.

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7.4 Op Amp Positive Feedback

The Comparator with Positive Feedback

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.4 Op Amp Positive Feedback

The Comparator (Schmidt trigger)


The input has to change sufficiently to
trigger a change. e.g.( -7.5V 7.5V)
Only at vi = 7.5V , v0 is switched from
15V to -15V.

hysteresis

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7.4 Op Amp Positive Feedback

The Comparator (Schmidt trigger)


When Vi < VTH2, Vo+
V+1 = VTH 2 =

RF
(VR VO+ ) + VO+
R2 + RF

1
=
( RFVR + R2Vo+ )
R2 + R F

When Vi > VTH1, VoVTH2

VTH1

V+ 2 = VTH 1 =
=

RF
(V VO ) + VO
R2 + RF R

1
( R V + R2VO )
R2 + R F F R

VH VTH 1 VTH 2

R2
(VO V O )
R2 RF

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.4 Op Amp Positive Feedback

The Comparator (Schmidt trigger)


Why is hysteresis useful?

e.g., analog to digital

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.4 Op Amp Positive Feedback

The Comparator (Schmidt trigger)


Without hysteresis

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.4 Op Amp Positive Feedback

The Comparator (Schmidt trigger)


Oscillator can create a clock

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.4 Op Amp Positive Feedback

The Comparator (Schmidt trigger)


Theres a better way----triangular-wave generator

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.4 Op Amp Positive Feedback

The Wien-Bridge Oscillator (RC Oscillator )


Op Amp Circuits

Positive Feedback
Lead-lag network

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.4 Op Amp Positive Feedback

The Wien-Bridge Oscillator

1
R
c

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.4 Op Amp Positive Feedback

The Wien-Bridge Oscillator

1
R
c

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.4 Op Amp Positive Feedback

The Wien-Bridge Oscillator

Resonant frequency?

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.4 Op Amp Positive Feedback

The Wien-Bridge Oscillator

1
j c

1
1

1
1
1
1

VO R
R //
R
3 j ( cR
)
3
VO
j c
j c
j c
cR
max
1
1
R //
j c
1
The phase shift through the network is 0 for cR
cR

Vf

FV

Vf

R //

2 f o Rc
fo

f 0

VO

1
2 Rc

f
f )

3 j( o
fo
f

1
2 f o Rc

Vo

1
f
f
32 ( o ) 2
fo
f
1 f
f
o)
3 fo
f

f arctg (

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.4 Op Amp Positive Feedback

The Wien-Bridge Oscillator


a f 2 n

AVF

VO

V R1

VO
R1 R2
R2

R1
R1
R1
VO
R1 R2

Loop gain of
1 causes a sustained constant

output | AVF F | 1

1
1
When f o
FV
2RC
3

AVF
1

R2
3
R1

1
3
F
R2 2R1

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.4 Op Amp Positive Feedback

The Wien-Bridge Oscillator


All practical methods to achieve
stability for feedback oscillators
require the gain to be selfadjusting. This requirement is a
form of automatic gain control.

| AVF F | 1

AVF

VO

V R1

R
1 2
R1

R2
3
R1

FV

1
3

Negative temperature
coefficient

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.4 Op Amp Positive Feedback

The LC Oscillator
Admittance y

1
R
L
2

j
[

]
2
2
2
Z R ( L)
R ( L)
1

f0
ZO

2 LC

1 R (0 L)

y0
R
2

0 L
R

j L
j

c
j

c
Impedance Z

(1 j c ) ( R j L) R j ( L 1 )
c
L
ZO
RC

1
L
f
f
1 j
( o ) 1 jQ( o )
fo f
LC R o

1
R2 (

L
R2 )
L
L
C

Q
R
RC
C

--Quality Factor

| Ic || IL | | I |

( R jL)

ZO

f
f

1 Q 2 ( o )2
fo f

f
f
arctgQ( o )

fo f

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.4 Op Amp Positive Feedback

The LC Oscillator

Frequency response curve

ZO

f
f

1 Q 2 ( o )2
fo f

f
f
arctgQ( o )

fo f

larger
smaller

Resistors Circuit
larger
Inductance Circuit
smaller
1
f
o2 )
fo f
f f fo
1
f
1 Q 2 ( o2 ) 2
fo f
Q(

f f0

2
fo

Capacitance Circuit

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.4 Op Amp Positive Feedback

The RC(Phase-Shift) Oscillator

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.4 Op Amp Positive Feedback

The LC Oscillator

Ch7 Operational Amplifiers and Op Amp Circuits

7.4 Op Amp Positive Feedback

The LC Oscillator
+Vcc

+Vcc

Vo

Vo

Vi

i
V

Vo

i
V

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