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Summary: Op-Amp Circuits

We covered the following formulas in the chapter on op-amp circuits:

\[ \text{Differential amplifier: } U_{\mathrm{Aus,OP}} = \frac{R_2}{R_1}(U_2 - U_1) \]
Differential amplifier

Choose the shift voltage so that the lower range limit of the sensor voltage becomes 0 V and the shifted sensor voltage is only positive. Gain: \(v = \dfrac{U_{\mathrm{ADC,Max}}}{U_{\mathrm{Sensor,verschoben,Max}}}\) (verschoben = shifted)

\[ \text{Summing amplifier: } U_{\mathrm{Aus,OP}} = -\frac{R_2}{R_1}(U_1 + U_2) \]
Summing amplifier

Choose the shift voltage so that the upper range limit of the sensor voltage becomes 0 V and the shifted sensor voltage is only negative. Gain: \(v = \dfrac{U_{\mathrm{ADC,Max}}}{U_{\mathrm{Sensor,verschoben,Min}}}\)

\[ \text{I-U converter: } U_{\mathrm{Aus,OP}} = -R_2 \cdot I_S,\quad H = v = \frac{U_{\mathrm{Aus,OP}}}{I_S} = -R_2 \]
Current-to-voltage converter
\[ \text{Buffer: } U_{\mathrm{Aus,OP}} = U_{\mathrm{Ein,OP}},\quad H = v = 1 \]
Buffer amplifier

Used for decoupling signals. No current flows out of the input source; the (real) source is not loaded.

\[ \text{Inverter: } U_{\mathrm{Aus,OP}} = -U_{\mathrm{Ein,OP}},\quad H = v = -1 \text{ with } R_1 = R_2 \]
Inverter

Special case of the inverting amplifier for inverting a signal (multiplying by −1).

\[ \begin{gathered} \text{Bridge circuit with differential amplifier: } U_S \approx U_0 \cdot \frac{0.4\,\frac{\Omega}{°\mathrm{C}} \cdot T}{200\,\Omega} \\[6pt] U_{\mathrm{Aus,OP}} = \frac{R_2}{R_1} \cdot U_S \approx \frac{R_2}{R_1} \cdot \left(U_0 \cdot \frac{0.4\,\frac{\Omega}{°\mathrm{C}} \cdot T}{200\,\Omega}\right) \end{gathered} \]
Bridge circuit with PT100 at the differential amplifier

The bridge can also be populated the other way round, so that the left and right branches are swapped. The formula above still applies:

Bridge circuit with swapped branches at the differential amplifier
\[ \begin{gathered} \text{Instrumentation amplifier: } U_{\mathrm{Aus,OP}} = G \cdot (U_2 - U_1) \\[6pt] G \text{ is given in the problem and depends on the op-amp. Example: } G = \frac{R_G}{1\,\mathrm{k\Omega}} \end{gathered} \]
Instrumentation amplifier
Aus = out (output)

Op-amp solution for amplifying a differential voltage without loading, e.g. at the output of a bridge circuit. Unlike with the differential amplifier, no current flows out of the bridge.

\[ \begin{gathered} \text{Instrumentation amplifier at a bridge: } U_{\mathrm{Aus,OP}} = G \cdot U_S \\[6pt] G \text{ is given in the problem and depends on the op-amp. Example: } G = \frac{R_G}{1\,\mathrm{k\Omega}} \\[6pt] U_{\mathrm{Aus,OP}} = G \cdot U_S \approx G \cdot \left(U_0 \cdot \frac{0.4\,\frac{\Omega}{°\mathrm{C}} \cdot T}{200\,\Omega}\right) \end{gathered} \]
Instrumentation amplifier at a bridge circuit with PT100

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