Wiens bridge and applications

AC BRIDGES
Ac bridges are the bridges which are formed by network of four impedances with a ac source supply to the bridge
These impedances may be various reactance 1. 2. 3. Capacitive Inductive Resistive

Under balanced condition (when the current across the detector is zero)

Wiens bridge

Operation Wiens bridge

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Under the balanced condition this bridge involves frequency as a function of capacitances and resistors let us see?

applications
The wiens bridge is primarily known as a frequency determining bridge but it can be applicable in audio oscillators as frequency determining devices Weins bridge operation range is (100Hz-100KHz) It is used in total harmonic distortion analyser(THD) as a notch filter Which discriminates unwanted frequencies of a given response of a system

Wiens bridge oscillator

The Wien-bridge oscillator is a unique circuit because it generates an oscillatory output signal without having a sinusoidal input source Instead, it uses capacitors with initial voltages to create the output. Here Wien bridge is a lead-lag network. The phase-shift across the network lags with increasing frequency and leads with decreasing frequency. By adding Wien-bridge feedback network, the oscillator becomes sensitive to a signal of only one particular frequency. This particular frequency is that at which Wien bridge is balanced and for which the phase shift is 0

operation of oscillator
This oscillator is similar to the previous one if we examine the gain of the oscillator is dependent on resistors R5 and R6 The gain is A=R3 + R4 / R4 Under practical conditions R3 = 2 R4 in wien bridge The gain must be A=R3 /R4 +1 so the gain must A=3 is ideal condition to work as an oscillator

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-4.0V 0s V(R5:2) 20V Time 0.2ms 0.4ms 0.6ms 0.8ms 1.0ms

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ADVANTAGES OF WIENS BRIDGE

DISADVANTAGES OF WIENS BRIDGE

This bridge is suitable for measuring of frequencies It has accuracy ranging from 0.1 to 0.5 per cent

As the bridge is frequency sensitive it is difficult to balance the bridge for non sinusoidal waves Bridge is not balanced for any harmonics present in applied ac voltages This bridge is not cost effective since a perfect variable capacitor is expensive

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