Operational Amplifiers


Question 1
The current gain (I_{out}/I_{in}) in the circuit with an ideal current amplifier given below is

A
\frac{C_f}{C_c}
B
\frac{-C_f}{C_c}
C
\frac{C_c}{C_f}
D
\frac{-C_c}{C_f}
GATE EE 2022   Analog Electronics
Question 1 Explanation: 
Redraw the circuit:

From circuit,
\begin{aligned} V_o&=V_c \\ &=\frac{1}{C_f}\int I_{in}dt \\ I_{out}&=C_c\frac{dV_o}{dt} \\ &= C_c\frac{d}{dt}\left ( \frac{1}{C_f} \int I_{in}dt\right )\\ &=\frac{C_c}{C_f}I_{in}\\ \Rightarrow \frac{I_{out}}{I_{in}}&=\frac{C_c}{C_f} \end{aligned}
Question 2
The output impedance of a non-ideal operational amplifier is denoted by Z_{out} . The variation in the magnitude of Z_{out} with increasing frequency, f , in the circuit shown below, is best represented by



A
A
B
B
C
C
D
D
GATE EE 2022   Analog Electronics
Question 2 Explanation: 
Bode plot of negative feedback amplifier:

Given amplifier is a voltage series feedback amplifier.
Therefore, Output impedance is given by
Z_{out}=\frac{Z_o}{1+A\beta } =\frac{Z_o}{1+A } \;\;\;(\beta=1 \text{ for buffer})
From Bode plot ; at low frequency, the open loop gain (A) is constant.
when \omega \uparrow, A \downarrow,Z_{out}\uparrow
At A=0, Z_{out}=Z_o\rightarrow constant
Therefore, z_{out} with frequency represented by



Question 3
The steady state output (V_{out}), of the circuit shown below, will

A
saturate to +V_{DD}
B
saturate to -V_{EE}
C
become equal to 0.1 V
D
become equal to -0.1 V
GATE EE 2022   Analog Electronics
Question 3 Explanation: 
Redraw the circuit:

From circuit,
\begin{aligned} V_{out} &=-\frac{1}{C_1}\int I\cdot dt \\ &= -\frac{1}{R_1C_1}\int 0 \cdot 1dt \\ \\ &=-\frac{0.1}{R_1C_1}\int dt \\ \\ &= -\frac{0.1}{R_1C_1}t \end{aligned}


Hence, V_{out}=-V_{EE}
Question 4
A \text{CMOS} Schmitt-trigger inverter has a low output level of \text{0 V} and a high output level of \text{5 V}. It has input thresholds of \text{1.6 V} and \text{2.4 V}. The input capacitance and output resistance of the Schmitt-trigger are negligible. The frequency of the oscillator shown is ____________\text{Hz}.(Round off to 2 decimal places.)

A
1245.23
B
3157.56
C
258.36
D
965.24
GATE EE 2021   Analog Electronics
Question 4 Explanation: 


\begin{aligned} v_{c}(t)&=v_{c \text { final }}+\left[v_{\text {initial }}-v_{c^{\prime}} \text { final }\right] e^{- t / R C} \\ \text { Charging, } \qquad \qquad v_{c}(t)&=5+(1.6-5) e^{-t / R C}\\ &=5-3.4 e^{-t / R C}\\ t=t_{1}, \qquad \qquad v_{c}(t) &= 2.4 \mathrm{~V} \\ 2.4 &=5-3.4 e^{-t / \mathrm{RC}} \\ 3.4 e^{-11 / \mathrm{RC}} &= 2.6 \\ t_{1} &= \ln \left(\frac{3.4}{2.6}\right) R C=0.268 \times R C \end{aligned}
Discharging,
\begin{aligned} v_{c}(t) &=0+(2.4-0) e^{-t / \mathrm{RC}} \\ &=2.4 e^{-t / \mathrm{RC}} \\ t=t_{2}, \qquad v_{c}\left(t_{a}\right) &=1.6 \mathrm{~V} \\ 1.6 &=2.4 e^{-12 / \mathrm{AC}} \\ t_{2} &=\ln \left(\frac{2.4}{1.6}\right) R C=0.405 \times R C \\ T &=t_{1}+t_{2}=(0.268+0.405) \mathrm{RC} \\ T &=0.673 \mathrm{RC} \\ f &=\frac{1}{0.673 R C}=\frac{1}{0.673 \times 10^{4} \times 47 \times 10^{-9}} \\ f &=3157.46 \mathrm{~Hz} \end{aligned}
Question 5
The temperature of the coolant oil bath for a transformer is monitored using the circuit shown. It contains a thermistor with a temperature-dependent resistance, R_{thermistor} = 2(1 + \alpha T) k\Omega. Where T is the temperature in ^{\circ}C. The temperature coefficient \alpha, is -(4 \pm 0.25) \%/^{\circ}C. Circuit parameters: R_1 = 1 k\Omega , R_2 = 1.3 k\Omega , R_3 = 2.6 k\Omega. The error in the output signal (in V. rounded off lo 2 decimal places) at 150^{\circ}C is ________.
A
0.01
B
0.08
C
0.04
D
0.06
GATE EE 2020   Analog Electronics
Question 5 Explanation: 
As per GATE official answer key MTA (Marks to ALL)
\begin{aligned} \text{Given data,}\\ R_{thermistor}&=R_{th}=2(1+\alpha T)K\Omega \\ \alpha &=-(4+0.25)\%/^{\circ}C=-(0.04\pm 0.0025)^{\circ}C \\ \alpha _{max}&=-0.0424/^{\circ}C, \; \; \alpha _{min}=-0.375/^{\circ}C\\ \text{Temperature, } T&=150^{\circ}C \\ R_{1}&=1 K\Omega ,\; R_{2}=1.3 K\Omega , \; R_{3}=2.6 K\Omega\\ \text{Considering, }\alpha &=-0.04 \\ R_{th}&=2[1-0.04\times 150]=-10 K\Omega \\ V_{0}&=V_{1}\times \frac{R_{1}}{R_{1}+R_{th}}\left [ 1+\frac{R_{2}}{R_{3}} \right ]\\ &=3\times \frac{1k}{1k+10k}\left [ 1+\frac{1.3k}{2.6k} \right ] \\ &=-0.5 V \\ \text{Case-1:} \\ \text{Considering, }\alpha _{max}&=-0.0425/^{\circ}C \\ R_{thmax}&=2[1+(-0.0425)\times 150] =-10.75\, k\Omega \\ V_{0}&=V_{1}\times \frac{R_{1}}{R_{1}+R_{th}}\left [ 1+\frac{R_{2}}{R_{3}} \right ]\\ &=3\times \frac{1k}{1k-10.75k}\left [ 1+\frac{1.3k}{2.6k} \right ] \\ &=-0.46 V \\ \text{Case-2:} \\ \text{Considering, }\alpha _{min}&=-0.0375/^{\circ}C \\ R_{thmin}&=2[1+(-0.0375)\times 150] =-9.25\, k\Omega \\ V_{0} &=3\times \frac{1k}{1k-9.25k}\left [ 1+\frac{1.3k}{2.6k} \right ] \\ &=-0.54 V \\ \text{Output voltage, }\\ V_0&=0.5\pm0.04 \; \Rightarrow \; \text{Error}=0.04 \end{aligned}


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