EEN1046 Electronics III

Tutorial 1

2010/2011

Q1. Assume ideal op-amp in Figure 1(a), and 1(b).

Figure 1(a)

Figure 1(b)

a) For the network of the op-amp in Fig. 1(a), calculate the output voltage across the 6 k resistor (indicated as Vo). b) Consider the op-amp in Fig. 1(b). Assume that the feedback resistor R f is 6k, and that the upper saturation voltage and lower saturation voltage are +14V and -14V respectively.
(i)

Calculate the voltage gain

Vo . V+

(ii)

Determine the maximum resistance of R a that saturates the op-amp.

Q2. Consider the summing amplifier in Fig. 2 with R F = 10k, R1 = 1k, R2 = 5k, and R3 =

10k. Sketch the output voltage vO when vI1 is a 1kHz sine wave with rms value of 50mV, vI2 is a 100Hz square wave with an amplitude of 1V, and vI3 = 0. Finally, suggest (and mathematically show how/why) the modification that needs to be done to the circuit in Fig. 2 to obtain an inverting summing amplifier with v o = ( v I1 + v I 2 + v I 3 ) .

Figure 2 Q3. Fig. 3(a) and 3(b) show an integrator and a differentiator, respectively. (a) The integrator in Fig. 3(a) represents the circuit of a first-order low-pass active filter. (i) Derive the voltage transfer function, A = v O/vI of this circuit as a function of frequency. (ii) Determine the voltage gain at dc ( = 0). (iii) Determine the frequency when the magnitude of the gain a factor of 2 less than the dc-value (-3dB frequency). (b) The differentiator in Fig. 3(b) represents the circuit of a first-order high-pass active filter.
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and assuming all resistor values are equal, determine (i) Derive the voltage transfer function, A = v O/vI of this circuit as a function of frequency. (ii) Determine the voltage gain as the frequency becomes very large. (iii) Determine the frequency when the magnitude of the gain a factor of 2 less than the high-frequency limiting value (-3dB frequency).

Figure 3(a)

Figure 3(b)

Q4. Using an ideal non-inverting op-amp, design a voltmeter which has a full-scale reading of input voltage Vi(max) = 15V, on an ammeter (at output) which has a full-scale deflection current of I0(max) = 300A. Then find the value of I0 if the value of input voltage to the opamp, Vi = 4V. (Assume that the internal resistance of the ammeter is negligible in the op-amp circuit) Q5. The differential amplifier circuit is shown in Fig 5. The given data for operational amplifier is R1 = R3 = 560k, R2 = R4 = 440k, V1 = 600V and V2 = 300V. Find the VO as a function of V1 and V2 in the circuit.

Figure 5

Q6. The instrumentation amplifier circuit shown in Fig. 6, has R 1 = R2 = R3 = R = 10k, and Rgain is variable.
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(a) Determine the value of Rgain required if the desired output is to be VO = 10(V1-V2). (b) Consider the instrumentation amplifier of Q6(a), with the gain value established according to VO =10(V1-V2). Check for linear operation and determine the output for each of the following combinations of V1 and V2. (i) V1=0.8V, V2=0.3V (ii) V1=0.8V, V2=-0.3V Assume that Vsat = 13 V for all op-amps.

Figure 6: Instrumentation Amplifier

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