Operational Amplifying
Circuits
Lecture 6
Amplifier:
• An amplifier is an electronic device or circuit that is used to increase
the magnitude of the signal applied to its input.
• For example, V_input=10v
and V_output=1000v
• So, voltage gain= V_output / V_input
Operational Amplifier
• An operational amplifier (op amp) is an analog circuit block that takes
a differential voltage input and produces a single-ended voltage
output. Op amps usually have three terminals: two high-impedance
inputs and a low-impedance output port.
Impedance in OP-AMPS
• An ideal op-amp has infinite input impedance (preventing current
flow into the input terminals) and zero output impedance (allowing it
to drive any load without voltage drop).
• In practice, op-amps have very high input impedance and low, but not
zero, output impedance.
• Mostly used op-amps is IC-741.
Mostly used op-amps is IC-741.
Feedback in op-amps
Feedback means connecting part of the output signal back to the input.
• In op-amp circuits, this usually means connecting the output to the inverting
input (-) via a resistor network.
• We divide open-loop and closed loop configurations based on the presence or
absence of feedback in the circuit.
Why is this distinction important?
• Without feedback (open loop), the op-amp behaves like a comparator:
It simply indicates which input is greater and saturates the output to either
+Vcc or -Vcc.
• With feedback (closed loop), the op-amp adjusts its output to maintain a
controlled condition (like equalizing input voltages), resulting in stable, linear,
and predictable gain.
• Oen Loop: No connection between Pin 2 and Pin
6 or Pin3 and Pin6.
• Closed Loop: Resistor between Pin2 and Pin6 or
Pin3 and Pin6.
• Open circuit can be again 3 types.
1. Zero Crossing Detector,
2. Positive Crossing Detector, and
3. Negative Crossing Detector.
Zero Crossing Detector
•Zero Crossing Detector in Open circuit can be of two
types:
1. Non-inverting
2. Inverting
Non-inverting
Function Generator
Inverting
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Positive Crossing Detector
• Positive Crossing Detector in Open circuit can be of two types:
1. Non-inverting
2. Inverting
Non-inverting
Inverting
Negative Crossing Detector
• Negative Crossing Detector in Open circuit can be of two types:
1. Non-inverting
2. Inverting
Non-inverting
Inverting
Closed Loop
Closed Loop