6.1Introduction
6.2Types of feedback connection
Overall gain of the system
Input and output impedance
6.3 Practical feedback circuits
6.4 Feedback amplifier –phase and frequency considerations
Nyquist criterion
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Content
Introduction
Dependingontherelativepolarityofthesignalbeingfedbackintoacircuit,onemayhave
negativeorpositivefeedback.Negativefeedbackresultsindecreasedvoltagegain,forwhicha
numberofcircuitfeaturesareimproved.Positivefeedbackdrivesacircuitintooscillationasin
varioustypesofoscillatorcircuits
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•A(s):open-loop amplifier or open-loop gain.
•β(s):feedback loop gain.
•A(s)β(s):overall gain.
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Introduction
Ifthefeedbacksignalisofoppositepolaritytotheinputsignal,negativefeedbackresults.
Althoughnegativefeedbackresultsinreducedoverallvoltagegain,anumberofimprovements
areobtained,amongthembeing:
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1. Higher input impedance.
5. Reduced noise.
2. Better stabilized voltage gain.
3. Improved frequency response.
4. Lower output impedance.
6. More linear operation.
Feedback connection types
Therearefourbasicwaysofconnectingthefeedbacksignal.Bothvoltageandcurrentcanbe
fedbacktotheinputeitherinseriesorparallel.Specifically,therecanbe:
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1. Voltage-series feedback
2. Voltage-shunt feedback
Gain without feedback A
Feedback β
Gain with feedback Af
Gain without feedback A
Feedback β
Gain with feedback Af
Feedback connection types
3. Current-series feedback
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4. Current-shunt feedback
Gain without feedback A
Feedback β
Gain with feedback Af
Gain without feedback A
Feedback β
Gain with feedback Af
Gain with Feedback -Voltage-Series Feedback
Thecircuitshowsthevoltage-seriesfeedbackconnectionwithapartoftheoutputvoltagefed
backinserieswiththeinputsignal.Ifthereisnofeedback(Vf=0),thevoltagegainofthe
amplifierstageis
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IfafeedbacksignalVfisconnectedinserieswiththeinput,then
Sothattheoverallvoltagegainwithfeedbackis
Therefore, an overall gain reduction is resulted.
Gain with Feedback -Voltage-Shunt Feedback
Forthevoltage-shuntfeedbackconnection,wehave
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Therefore, an overall gain reduction is resulted.
Voltage gain and impedance with feedback
AsummaryoftheeffectoffeedbackoninputandoutputimpedanceisprovidedinTable
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•Theinputimpedancefortheconnectionsisdependentonwhetherseriesorshuntfeedback
isused.Forseriousfeedback,theinputimpedanceisincreased,whereasshuntfeedback
decreasestheinputimpedance.
•Theoutputimpedancefortheconnectionsisdependentonwhethervoltageorcurrent
feedbackisused.Forvoltagefeedback,theoutputimpedanceisdecreased,whereascurrent
feedbackincreasestheoutputimpedance.
Input impedance
Output impedance
Voltage gain and impedance with feedback -Example
Determinethevoltagegain,input,andoutputimpedancewithfeedbackforvoltage-series
feedbackhavingA=-100,Ri=10k,andRo=20kforfeedbackofβ=-0.1.
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Reduction in Frequency Distortion
Foranegative-feedbackamplifierhavingβA>>1.
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Itfollowsfromthisthatifthefeedbacknetworkispurelyresistive,thegainwithfeedbackis
notdependentonfrequencyeventhoughthebasicamplifiergainisfrequencydependent.
Practically,thefrequencydistortionarisingbecauseofvaryingamplifiergainwithfrequencyis
considerablyreducedinanegative-voltagefeedbackamplifiercircuit
Gain Stability with Feedback
Inadditiontotheβfactorsettingaprecisegainvalue,wearealsointerestedinhowstablethe
feedbackamplifieriscomparedtoanamplifierwithoutfeedback.
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Thisshowsthatmagnitudeoftherelativechangeingain isreducedbythefactor
comparedtothatwithoutfeedback1
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Gain Stability with Feedback –Example
Ifanamplifierwithgainof-1000andfeedbackofβ=-0.1hasagainchangeof20%dueto
temperature,calculatethechangeingainofthefeedbackamplifier
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Theimprovementis100times.Thus,whereastheamplifiergain|A|changesfrom1000to800
by20%,thegainwithfeedback|Af|onlychangesfrom10to9.98byonly0.2%.
Practical feedback circuits
Findtheoverallvoltagegainofthefollowingfeedbackcircuit(rdcanbeignored).
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Step 1: Identify the feedback loop, the input, output
and feedback variables
Step 2: Identify feedback connection type
Step 3: Calculate the overall gain
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Findtheoverallvoltagegainofthefollowingfeedbackcircuit(rdcanbeignored).
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Apartoftheoutputsignal(Vo)isobtainedusinga
feedbacknetworkofresistorsR1andR2.The
feedbackvoltageVfisconnectedinserieswiththe
sourcesignalVs,theirdifferencebeingtheinput
signalVi.0
Feedback loop
Step 1: Identify the feedback loop, the input, output
and feedback variables
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Findtheoverallvoltagegainofthefollowingfeedbackcircuit(rdcanbeignored).
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Step 2: Identify feedback connection type
Apartoftheoutputsignal(Vo)isobtainedusinga
feedbacknetwork.ThefeedbackvoltageVfis
connectedinserieswiththesourcesignalVs,their
differencebeingtheinputsignalVi.
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Negative feedback:
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Findtheoverallvoltagegainofthefollowingfeedbackcircuit(rdcanbeignored).
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Step 3: Calculate the overall gain
Without feedback the amplifier gain is
RL= RD||Ro||(R1+R2)
Negative feedback:
Practical feedback circuits –Example
FindAf,Zif,Zofofthefollowingfeedbackcircuitusingthesevalues:R1=80k,R2=20k,Ro=10k,
RD=10k,andgm=4000μS.
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Practical feedback circuits -Voltage-Series Feedback
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A voltage-series feedback connection can also be built using an op-amp
Without feedback the amplifier gain is A
Vo= A (Vi1–Vi2)
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With feedback the overall gain is reduced by the
feedback factor
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Feedback loop
Apartoftheoutputsignal(Vo)isobtainedusinga
feedbacknetwork.ThefeedbackvoltageVfis
connectedinserieswiththesourcesignalVs,their
differencebeingtheinputsignalVi.
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A voltage-series feedback connection can also be built using an op-amp
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Calculate Afif A= 100,000 and R1= 1.8 k and R2= 200
Nyquist Criterion
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The amplifier is unstable if the Nyquist curve encloses (encircles) the –1 point, and it
is stable otherwise.
(a) stable (b) unstable