CHARACTERISTICS OF OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS - I OBJECTIVE The purpose of the experiment is to examine non-ideal characteristics of an operational amplifier. The characteristics that are investigated include input offset current, input and output offset voltage, input bias current and saturation voltage. EQUIPMENT REQUIRED 741 Op-amp 100Ω, 100kΩ, 220kΩ resistor, ¼ W 5 kω, ¼ W potentiometer 0-30 V, 1A dc dual regulated power supply 30 MHz Oscilloscope 3 MHz Function Generator Digital Multimeter Breadboard THEORY The dc characteristics of op-amp that affect the steady state response are: Input bias current, Input offset current, Input offset voltage and thermal drift. The input bias current is the average of the two base currents in the input stage of an op-amp under nosignal conditions. The input offset current is the difference of the two base currents that results due to non-identical transistors. The input offset voltage is the input voltage needed to null or zero the quiescent output voltage. FORMULA FURTHER READING 1. Ramakand A. Gayakwad, Op-amps and linear integrated circuits, PHI learning, 2009. 2. R.M.Marston, Op-amp Circuits Manual, Newnes, 1989. 3. Robert Diffenderfer, Electronic Devices: Systems & Applications, Cengage Learning, 2005 11
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PRACTICE PROCEDURE Input Bias Current and Offset Current 1. Construct the circuit as per the diagram shown in Figure1. 2. Measure the dc voltage at the inverting and non-inverting terminals of the op-amp. 3. Calculate the input bias current with the formula given. 4. Calculate the difference between the bias currents to know the offset current. Repeat the above steps with 100K resistors and then with 100Ω resistors. Report your results. Input and output Offset Voltage 1. Construct the circuit as per the diagram shown in Figure2. 2. Measure the dc output voltage. This is the output offset voltage. 3. Calculate the input offset voltage. Replace the 100kΩ resistor with a 220kΩ resistor and repeat the above steps. Report your results. Repeat the above steps with a 1kΩ resistor and comment on the results. 4. To eliminate this offset voltage, connect the circuit as shown in Figure3. 5. Vary the pot until the output voltage becomes zero. Note: Due to the pot sensitivity, you may not get a full zero on the output. A minimum voltage at the output in the range of mv will be sufficient. Saturation Voltages 1. Construct the circuit as shown in Figure4. 2. Measure the output voltage. 3. Measure the output voltage by applying an ac voltage of 1 Vp-p, 1 khz to the non-inverting terminal. Repeat the above step applying ac voltage of 1 Vp-p, 1 khz to the inverting terminal. Open loop configurations of op-amp Open loop differential amplifier 1. Construct the circuit as shown in Figure5.1. 2. Apply a sinusoidal voltage of 1 Vp-p, 100Hz at the non-inverting terminal and 2 Vp-p, 100 Hz at the inverting terminal. 3. Observe and plot the input and output waveforms. 13
Open loop inverting amplifier 4. Change the circuit as given in Figure5.2. 5. Apply 2 Vp-p, 100 Hz at the inverting terminal and the non-inverting terminal is grounded. 6. Observe and plot the input and output waveforms. Open loop non-inverting amplifier 7. Change the circuit as given in Figure5.3. 8. Apply 2 Vp-p, 100 Hz at the non-inverting terminal and the inverting terminal is grounded. 9. Observe and plot the input and output waveforms. PRELAB 1. Read the data sheet for the UA741 Operational Amplifier and fill in the following parameters. Input Offset Current: Bandwidth: Input Offset Voltage: Slew Rate: Input Bias Current: Power Consumption: Input Resistance: Output Short Circuit Current: Common-Mode Rejection ratio: Supply Voltage Rejection ratio: 2. Simulate the open loop differential amplifier using Spice tool. Comment on the results obtained. Repeat the simulation steps for open loop inverting and non-inverting amplifiers. State the limitations of open loop configurations of op-amp. Attach the Spice schematic with input and output waveforms. 14
Exp. No.: OBJECTIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS - I Date: OBSERVATION Input Bias Current and Offset Current Circuit Diagram Inference 15
Input and output Offset Voltage Circuit Diagram Inference 16
Saturation Voltages Circuit Diagram Inference 17
Open loop configurations of op-amp Circuit Diagram Waveforms 18
Inference UNDERSTANDING & LEARNING 19
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION Prepared by: Name: Reg. No.: Actual Date of Experiment:. ASSESSMENT Date of Performance:.. Report Submission Date: Submission Delay:... Student Task Max. Marks Graded Marks Pre-lab Preparation 20 Inference 10 Results & Discussion 10 Signature Post-lab / Viva-voce 10 Total 50 20