Oscillators and Operational Amplifiers Guide
Oscillators and Operational Amplifiers Guide
circuits, Figure-2.1 shows the block diagram of an amplifier stage with positive feedback
applied. The amplifier provides a phase shift of 180° and the feedback network provides a
further 180°. Thus the overall phase shift is 0°. The overall voltage gain, G, is given by,
The overall gain G = 𝑉𝑂𝑈𝑇 − − − − − − − − − − − − − − − (2.1)
𝑉𝐼𝑁
From equation (2.4), when the loop gain, Av approaches unity the denominator (1 − βAv)
become zero. This will have the effect of increasing the overall gain, i.e. the overall gain with
positive feedback applied will be greater than the gain without feedback.
Barkhausen’s criterion for oscillation
The Barkhausen’s criterion for oscillation are:
❖ The overall phase shift of an oscillator circuit is 00 or 3600, i.e 1800 produced by an
amplifier circuit and another 1800 produced by feedback network there by it become
positive feedback. Hence feedback signal is in-phase with the input signal.
❖ The overall loop voltage gain βAv must be greater than unity. The amplifier’s gain
must be sufficient to overcome the losses associated with any frequency selective
feedback network.
Hence, to create an oscillator we simply need an amplifier with sufficient gain to overcome
the losses of the feedback network that provide positive feedback.
Sinusoidal and non-sinusoidal oscillators
The oscillators, which are generating only sinusoidal waveforms at their output, are called
sinusoidal oscillators. There are number of oscillator circuits are producing sinusoidal
oscillations at its output are,
❖ LC oscillators
❖ RC oscillators
The oscillators, which are generating other than sinusoidal waveforms at their output, are
called non-sinusoidal oscillators. There are number of oscillator circuits are producing
different waveforms at its output are,
❖ Square wave generating oscillator
❖ Triangular wave generating oscillator
❖ Saw-tooth wave generating oscillator
❖ Rectangular wave generating oscillator
VCC
Basic Amplifier
RC CC 2
R1
C
CC 1 RC VO
B
E
R2 CE
RE
C C C
R R R
Feedback network
Hartley Oscillator
A Hartley Oscillator consists of LC tank circuit as feedback network is shown in
Figure-2.3. The Transistor operates as a conventional common-emitter amplifier with R1, R2
and RC provides biasing to transistor operating point in a active region and RE and CE provides
emitter stabilization and CC1, CC2 is to block the DC component by coupling only AC signal.
VCC
Basic Amplifier
RC CC 2
R1
C
CC 1 RC VO
B
E
R2 CE
RE
L1 L2
Feedback network
The frequency of oscillations can be adjusted by varying the varying or “tuning” the
value of capacitor, C or by varying value of inductors. The frequency of oscillation of the
circuit shown in Figure- 2.3 is given by,
1
𝑓= − − − − − − − − − − − −(2.6)
2𝜋√𝐿𝑒𝑞𝐶
Where 𝐿𝑒𝑞 = L1 + L2
Colpitts Oscillator
A colpitts Oscillator consists of LC tank circuit as feedback network is shown in
Figure-2.4. The Transistor operates as a conventional common-emitter amplifier with R1, R2
and RC provides biasing to transistor operating point in a active region and RE and CE provides
emitter stabilization and CC1, CC2 is to block the DC component by coupling only AC signal.
VCC
Basic Amplifier
RC CC 2
R1
C
CC 1 RC VO
B
E
R2 CE
RE
C1 C2
Feedback network
value of capacitors, or by varying value of inductor. The frequency of oscillation of the circuit
shown in Figure- 2.3 is given by,
1
𝑓= − − − − − − − − − − − −(2.6)
2𝜋√𝐶𝑒𝑞𝐿
𝐶1𝐶2
Where 𝐶𝑒𝑞 =
𝐶1+ 𝐶2
Crystal Oscillator
The Transistor operates as a conventional common-emitter amplifier with R1, R2 and
RC provides biasing to transistor operating point in a active region and RE and CE provides
emitter stabilization and CC1, CC2 is to block the DC component by coupling only AC signal.
V CC
Basic Amplifier
RC CC 2
R1
C
CC 1 RC VO
B
E
R2 CE
RE
Crystal
C1 C2
Feedback network
There are many occasions we require non-sinusoidal oscillations, like Square wave,
Triangular wave, Pulse and etc. for many electronic applications. The term ‘multivibrator’
simply originates from ‘multiple vibrations’ and Multivibrators uses regenerative or positive
feedback. Basically multivibrators are classified as,
VC
R1 R4 R2
R3 VCC
VCC
VC C1 C2 VC
C C 0v
0v
B
TR
TR B
E E
VCC
R1 R3 R4 R2
C1 C2 VC2 =VCC
VC1 =0v C C
B
TR2
TR1 B
Short or ON E E
VCC
R1 R3 R4 R2
TR1 B
TR2
B
Short or ON
Open or OFF E E
+VCC
A 2 - 7
Ib = 0 741A 6
3 V0
B + 4
R1
C
+VEE
R2
current is shown in figure-2.9. When voltage at node-A is slightly more than at node-B the
output voltage suddenly changes from +Vsat to -Vsat during this interval the capacitor starts
discharging through the same resistor R and voltage at node-B greater than node- A again the
output voltage suddenly changes from -Vsat to +Vsat and it repeats thereby generating square
wave shown in figure-2.10
+Vsat
+Vsat
0
t
-Vsat
-Vsat
𝑉0
𝐴𝐷 =
𝑉𝐷
The total voltage of any differential amplifier is expressed as sum of output voltages under
differential mode and common mode is given by,
𝑉0 = 𝐴𝐷𝑉𝐷 + 𝐴𝐶𝑉𝐶
(v). Bandwidth (BW) is having several 100’s of MΩ, with negative feedback bandwidth
increases by decreasing gain
OPAMP APPLICATIONS
The OPAMP can be used for amplification, generating oscillation and for many mathematical
operations are discussed as follows,
Inverting Amplifier: The inverting amplifier is a closed loop amplifier in which the input
is applied at the inverting input. The output of the amplifier is 1800 out of phase with the
input signal. The circuit diagram of inverting amplifier is shown in figure-2.14. The
expression for output voltage can be derived as
Rf
If
+VCC
Output signal
R1 Ib=0 2 - 7
Input signal A 741 6
Iin 3
+ V0
Vi B 4
-VEE
Non-Inverting Amplifier:
Rf
+VCC I
Output signal
R1 2 - 7
A 741
3 6
B + 4 V0
Input signal
Vi -VEE
I1 = If = I and VA = VB = 0
Adder or Summer: Basically there are two types of adders, inverting adder and non-
inverting adder. The output voltage is equals to sum of all the inputs. The circuit diagram
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of inverting adder is
Rf
shown in figure-2.17,
when two or more inputs R1 I
V1 +VCC
are applied at inverting I1
R2 2 -
terminal the output V2 7
A 741 6
voltage is equals to sum I2 3 V0
B + 4
of all voltages with 1800
phase change. -VEE
The current flowing
Figure-2.17: OPAMP adder
through R1 is equals to
current flowing through Rf,
I1 + I2 = I
As we know voltage at node ’A’ is always equals to voltage at node ‘B’ and node ‘B’ is
directly connected to ground, hence VA = VB is zero.
1 KΩ 1 KΩ
+2v
1 KΩ If
+1v +VCC
1 KΩ 2 -
+4v 7
A 741 6
3 V0
B + 4
-VEE
Figure-2.25
Solution: As we know that the output voltage of inverting adder is given by,
𝑅𝑓𝑉1 𝑅𝑓𝑉2
𝑉 = −( + ), for two inputs, but the given circuit has three inputs
0 𝑅1 𝑅2
But R1 = R2 = R3 = Rf = R
𝑅𝑉1 𝑅𝑉2 𝑅𝑉3
𝑉0 = − ( + + )
𝑅 𝑅 𝑅
V0 = - (V1 + V2 + V3)
Example-8: Design a scaling adder circuit using OPAMP to give the output voltage
Solution: Since the output voltage equation has negative sign, hence it is inverting adder.
𝑅𝑓 100 𝑋 103
𝑅2 = = = 16.66 KΩ
6 6
𝑅𝑓
= 5,
𝑅3
𝑅𝑓 100 𝑋 103
𝑅3 = = = 20 KΩ
5 5
12.25 KΩ 100 KΩ
V1
16.66 KΩ If
V2 +VCC
20 KΩ 2 -
V3 7
A 741 6
3 V0
B + 4
-VEE