OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS
___ Le,
Modular Servo
ASSIGNMENT 2
CONTENT ‘The action of an operational amplifier is investigated and its
: use as a summing amplifier is demonstrated. Gain control and
scaling factor are discussed and demonstrated.
EQUIPMENT
REQUIRED Qty Designation Description
1 OU150A Op Amp Unit
1 AU150B Attenuator Unit
1 PS150E Power Supply
1 = Baseplate
1 _ DC Voltmeter 30-0-30V
(or Voltmeter in GT150X)
PRELIMINARY
PROCEDURE HM Attach the OU150A, AU150B, and the PS150E to the
baseplate by means of the magnetic bases,
I Connect the Power Supply to the mains supply line. DO
NOT switch on yet.
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OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS ASSIGNMENT 2
OBJECTIVE When you have completed this assignment you will:
i Know how an operational amplifier can be used to sum
inputs.
Be able to-use an operational amplifier to scale an input
and as a gain control.
| KNOWLEDGE
LEVEL Before starting this assignment you should:
Be familiar with the components of the DC Modular Servo
and preferably have completed Assignment 1,
Familiarisation.
Understand the operation of series-parallel resistive
networks. |
WW Understand the basic operation of an electronic amplifier.
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Operational Amplifiers Assignment 2
INTRODUCTION
In this assignment we ate going to examine the behaviour of
comparators and their uses in control systems. A simple type
of automatic control system with which we areal familiar is the
thermostatically controlled electric heater that is used to
maintain the air in a room at a certain temperature.
With such a control system we are concerned with two
temperatures, the actual and the required. In the thermostat, if
the actual temperature is greater than that required, the
bi-metal strip will bow sufficiently to open the electrical
contacts and turn off the power. However, if the actual
temperature is below that required the contacts will remain
made and so will switch on the electrical supply to the heater
thereby warming the air in the room.
The thermostat can be regarded as continuously carrying out a
positional calculation, see fig 3.2.1:
where x= position of the preset contact
and y= position of the contact on the bi-metal strip
then if
x~y> 0, the contacts remain open, and if
x~y <0, the contact remain closed.
heater
Fig 3.2.1
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