Problems on OP AMP

Analysis of Ideal OP AMP Circuits

1. The circuit of Fig. P2.2 uses an op amp that is
ideal except for having a finite gain A.
Measurements indicate vo = 4.0 V when vI = 4.0
V. What is the op amp gain A?

2. Assuming ideal op amps, find the voltage gain vo/vi, and input resistance Rin of each of the circuits
below.

3. For the circuit shown, find the currents through all

branches and the voltages at all nodes. Since the
current supplied by the op amp is greater than the
current drawn from the input signal source, where
does the additional current come from?

4. (a) Design an inverting amplifier with a closed-loop gain of -100 V/V and an input resistance of 1 k.
(b) If the op amp is known to have an open-loop gain of 1000 V/V, what do you expect the closed-loop
gain of your circuit to be (assuming the resistors have precise values)?
(c) Give the value of a resistor you can place in parallel (shunt) with R1 to restore the closed-loop gain
to its nominal value. Use the closest standard 1% resistor value (see Appendix G, Sedra & Smith).
5. The circuit shown utilizes an ideal op amp.

(a) Find I1 ; I2, I3, and Vx.

(b) If V0 is not to be lower than -13 V, find the
maximum allowed value for RL.
(c) If RL is varied in the range 100 kΩ to 1 kΩ,
what is the corresponding change in IL and in V0?

6. Assuming the op amp to be ideal, it is required to

design the circuit shown to implement a current
amplifier with gain iL/iI, = 20 A/A.
(a) Find the required value for R.
(b) If RL=1 kΩ and the op amp operates in an ideal
manner so long as v0 is in the range ±12 V. What
range of ii is possible?
(c) What is the input resistance of the current
amplifier? If the amplifier is fed with a current
source having a current of 1 mA and a source
resistance of 10 kΩ, find iL.

7. Design an op-amp circuit with inputs v1, v2, and v3 whose output is v0 = -(2v1 + 4v2 +8v3) using small
resistors but no smaller than 10 kΩ.
In each case find the input resistance seen by each of the signal sources supplying v1, v2, and v3

8. Show the connection of 3 op-amps as a three-stage amplifier with gains of +10, -18, and -27. Use a
270-kΩ feedback resistor for all three circuits. What output voltage will result for an input of 150 V?

9. Show the connection of three op-amp stages using to provide outputs that are 10, 20, and 50 times
larger than the input. Use a feedback resistor of Rf =500 kΩ in all stages.

10. Figure below shows a circuit that provides an output

voltage v0 whose value can be varied by turning the wiper of
the 100-kΩ potentiometer. Find the range over which vo can
be varied. If the potentiometer is a "20-turn" device, find the
change in v0 corresponding to each turn of the pot.

11. It is required to connect a 10-V source with a source

resistance of 100 kΩ to a 1-kΩ load. Find the voltage that
will appear across the load if:
(a) The source is connected directly to the load.
(b) A unity-gain op-amp buffer is inserted between the
source and the load.
In each case find the load current and the current
supplied by the source. Where does the load current
come from in case (b)?
12. Calculate the output voltage for the following circuits.
13. The circuit shown is intended to supply a voltage
to floating loads (those for which both terminals are
ungrounded) while making greatest possible use of
the available power supply.
(a) Assuming ideal op amps, sketch the voltage
waveforms at nodes B and C for a 1 -V peak-to-peak
sine wave applied at A. Also sketch v0.
(b) What is the voltage gain v0/vI.
(c) Assuming that the op amps operate from ±15-V
power supplies and that their output saturates at
±14 V, what is the largest sine wave output that can
be accommodated? Specify both its peak-to-peak
and rms values.

14. The two circuits below are intended to

function as voltage-to-current
converters; that is, they supply the load
impedance ZL with a current
proportional to vi and independent of
the value of ZL. Show that this is indeed
the case, and find for each circuit i0 as a
function of vi. Comment on the
differences between the two circuits.

Additional Problems

Q. For the following amplifier circuit, determine the output voltage: Show the relevant calculations.
Given Rf = 90 kΩ, R = 10 kΩ and R1 = 10 kΩ and R2 = 30 kΩ. v1 = 4 V and v2 = 8 V.

Rf

R
-
R2 +
v2 +
vo
R1 -
v1
Q. For the following amplifier circuit, determine the output voltage: Show the relevant calculations.
Given Rf = 100 kΩ, R1 = 10 kΩ and R2 = 20 kΩ. v1 = 100 mV and v2 = 200 mV.

Rf

R1
v1 -
OA1
vo
v2 +
R2

Q. For the following amplifier circuit, find the output voltages for the combinations of the input
voltages as given in the table: Show the relevant calculations. Given Rf = 30 k, R = 10 k and R1 = 9 k
and R2 = 3 k. Assume the OP AMP to be ideal.

v1 (V) v2 (V)
Rf
1 0 2
R
2 2 0 -
3 2 2 R2 +
v2 +
vo
R1 -
v1

Q. For the following amplifier circuit, find the output voltage for the following combinations of the
input voltages: Show the relevant calculations. Given Rf = 4 k and R1 = 4 k and R2 = 2 k. Assume ideal
OP AMP.
Rf

v1 (V) v2 (V) R1
v1 -
1 1 0 OA1
vo
v2 +
2 0 1 R2
3 1 1
(b) For the following amplifier circuit, determine the output voltages v01, v02, and vo in terms of the input
voltage vi: Show the relevant calculations. Given Rf = 100 kΩ, R1 = 20 kΩ and R2 = 25 kΩ.

Rf
Rf
Rf
R1
- R1
OA1 - R1
vi + vo1
OA2
+
vo2 -
OA3
vo
+
- R2
+

(b) For the following amplifier circuit, determine the output voltages v01, v02, and vo in terms of the input
voltage vi: Show the relevant calculations. Given Rf = 100 kΩ, R1 = 20 kΩ and R2 = 25 kΩ.

Rf
Rf
Rf
R1
- R1
OA1 - R1
+ vo1
vi OA2
+
vo2 -
OA3
vo
R2 +
-R
+

Comparator Circuits

1. Draw the comparator circuit using an ideal OP AMP and briefly explain its operation.

2. Consider the following comparator circuit using an ideal OP

AMP. Draw and label the output voltage wave shapes for the
input voltages v1 and v2 shown below. Assume Vsat 1 V less than
the supply voltage.
 5 5
Voltage (V})
v1

Voltage (V})
v2
0 0

v2 v1
10 10

5 5
Voltage (V})

Voltage (V})
0 0

-5 -5

-10 -10
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Time (msec.) Time (msec.)

3. Redraw the waveshapes in the above problem if -10V source is connected to ground.