- •1. TABLE OF CONTENTS
- •2. BASIC CIRCUIT ANALYSIS
- •2.1 CIRCUIT COMPONENTS AND QUANTITIES
- •2.2 CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS
- •3. CIRCUIT ANALYSIS
- •3.1 KIRCHOFF’S LAWS
- •3.1.1 Simple Applications of Kirchoff’s Laws
- •3.1.1.1 - Parallel Resistors
- •3.1.1.2 - Series Resistors
- •3.1.2 Node Voltage Methods
- •3.1.3 Current Mesh Methods
- •3.1.4 More Advanced Applications
- •3.1.4.1 - Voltage Dividers
- •3.1.4.2 - The Wheatstone Bridge
- •3.1.4.3 - Tee-To-Pi (Y to Delta) Conversion
- •3.2 THEVENIN AND NORTON EQUIVALENTS
- •3.2.1 Superposition
- •3.2.2 Maximum Power Transfer
- •3.3 CIRCUITS CONTAINING CAPACITORS AND INDUCTORS
- •4. PASSIVE DEVICES
- •4.1 TRANSFORMERS
- •5. ACTIVE DEVICES
- •5.1 OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS
- •5.1.1 General Details
- •5.1.2 Simple Applications
- •5.1.2.1 - Inverting Amplifier
- •5.1.2.2 - Non-Inverting Amplifier
- •5.1.2.3 - Integrator
- •5.1.2.4 - Differentiator
- •5.1.2.5 - Weighted Sums
- •5.1.2.6 - Difference Amplifier (Subtraction)
- •5.1.2.7 - Op-Amp Voltage Follower
- •5.1.2.8 - Bridge Balancer
- •5.1.2.9 - Low Pass Filter
- •5.1.3 Op-Amp Equivalent Circuits
- •5.1.3.1 - Frequency Response
- •5.2 TRANSISTORS
- •5.2.1 Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT)
- •5.2.1.1 - Biasing Common Emitter Transistors
- •6. AC CIRCUIT ANALYSIS
- •6.1 PHASORS
- •6.1.1 RMS Values
- •6.1.2 LR Circuits
- •6.1.3 RC Circuits
- •6.1.4 LRC Circuits
- •6.1.5 LC Circuits
- •6.2 AC POWER
- •6.2.1 Complex Power
- •6.2.1.1 - Real Power
- •6.2.1.2 - Average Power
- •6.2.1.3 - Reactive Power
- •6.2.1.4 - Apparent Power
- •6.2.1.5 - Complex Power
- •6.2.1.6 - Power Factor
- •6.2.1.7 - Average Power Calculation
- •6.2.1.8 - Maximum Power Transfer
- •6.3 3-PHASE CIRCUITS
- •7. TWO PORT NETWORKS
- •7.1 PARAMETER VALUES
- •7.1.1 z-Parameters (impedance)
- •7.1.2 y-Parameters (admittance)
- •7.1.3 a-Parameters (transmission)
- •7.1.4 b-Parameters (transmission)
- •7.1.5 h-Parameters (hybrid)
- •7.1.6 g- Parameters (hybrid)
- •7.2 PROPERTIES
- •7.2.1 Reciprocal Networks
- •7.2.2 Symmetrical Networks
- •7.3 CONNECTING NETWORKS
- •7.3.1 Cascade
- •7.3.2 Series
- •7.3.3 Parallel
- •7.3.4 Series-Parallel
- •7.3.5 Parallel-Series
- •8. CAE TECHNIQUES FOR CIRCUITS
- •9. A CIRCUITS COOKBOOK
- •9.1 HOW TO USE A COOKBOOK
- •9.2 SAFETY
- •9.3 BASIC NOTES ABOUT CHIPS
- •9.4 CONVENTIONS
- •9.5 USEFUL COMPONENT INFORMATION
- •9.5.1 Resistors
- •9.5.2 Capacitors
- •9.6 FABRICATION
- •9.6.1 Shielding and Grounding
- •9.7 LOGIC
- •9.8 ANALOG SENSORS
page 39
I-
V-
I+
V+
V+ = V- |
I+ = I- = 0 |
5.1.2 Simple Applications
• Considering that the Op-amp was originally designed to allow simple mathematical operations in circuit form, the following circuits tend to bemathematical in nature.
5.1.2.1 - Inverting Amplifier
• A typical op-amp application is the inverting amplifier.
page 40
R2
R1
VI
-
V- Vo
+
V+
R3
R1 and R2 are effectively a voltage divider,
V |
|
= ( V |
|
– V ) ----------------- |
|
R2 |
+ V |
|
|
|
- |
|
I |
O |
R |
1 |
+ R |
|
o |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
The circuit tries to keep both op-amp inputs equal. And, the V+ input is grounded.
V- = V+ = 0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
|
|
|
|
|
R2 |
|
|
1 – R |
|
R2 |
|
||||
0 = VI R------------------ |
1 |
+ R |
|
+ Vo |
1 |
+ R |
|||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
||
|
|
R1 + R2 – R2 |
|
|
R2 |
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Vo |
------------------------------R |
1 |
+ R |
2 |
|
= –VI R----------------- |
1 |
+ R |
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vo |
= – |
R2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Amplifier Gain |
|
|||||
----- |
R-----1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
VI |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.1.2.2 - Non-Inverting Amplifier
• We can also make non-inverting amplifiers using the following circuit,
page 41
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
R2 |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
R1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
V- |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vo |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
VI |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
V+ |
|
+ |
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
R3 |
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Use R1 and R2 as a voltage divider, |
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
V |
|
= |
V |
|
|
|
|
|
R1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
----------------- |
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
o |
|
R |
1 |
+ R |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
If we consider the the two inputs to have an equivalent input voltages, |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
V- = V+ |
|
= VI |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
V |
|
= V |
|
|
|
|
R1 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
----------------- |
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
I |
|
|
|
O |
|
R |
1 |
+ R |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
VO |
= |
R1 |
+ R2 |
|
|
Gain |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
------ |
----------------- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
VI |
|
|
|
|
R1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.1.2.3 - Integrator
• The integrating amplifier is a very powerful application,
page 42
1MΩ
If
C
VI |
R1 |
II |
- |
Vo |
+
R2
In the circuit the 1MΩ resistor is used to prevent output drift. Recall that in this configuration,
V- = V+ = 0
We can then find the currents,
I |
|
= |
VI |
I |
|
d |
|
I |
----- |
f |
= C----V |
o |
|||
|
|
R1 |
|
dt |
Finally,
∑ |
IV- |
|
II |
– If = 0 = |
VI |
d |
|||
= |
----- |
– C----Vo |
|||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
R1 |
dt |
|
Vo |
= |
|
1 |
∫ VIdt |
|
|
|
|
--------- |
|
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
R |
1 |
C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.1.2.4 - Differentiator
• The following device is one form of differentiator using an inductor,
page 43
L |
RL |
If
II RI
VI
-
+ Vo
We may begin by realizing that the two op-amp inputs are at zero volts.
V- = V+ = 0
Next the input, and feedback currents may be found and summed,
II |
= |
VI |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
If = |
Vo |
|
---- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
--------------------- |
||||
|
|
|
RI |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
d |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
L---- + RL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
VI |
Vo |
dt |
|
∑ |
I = II – If |
= 0 |
= |
|
||||||||
---- |
– --------------------- |
|
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RI |
d |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
L---- + RL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
dt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
R |
|
d |
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
L---- |
|
|
|
|
|||
V |
|
= |
V |
|
|
L |
dt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
----- |
+ -------- |
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
o |
|
|
I |
R |
|
R |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
I |
|
I |
|
|
|
|
• A second type of circuit uses a capacitor to find the differential,