Chapter 2 - Oscillator
Chapter 2 - Oscillator
Chapter 2 - Oscillator
CHAPTER II
OSCILLATOR
NURULBARIAH IDRIS
Introduction
dc supply
voltage
V out or
Oscillator
or
Introduction
• Block diagram of
feedback amplifier
+
∑
• Forward gain, A vin A vout
+
• Feedback, B vF
• Summing junction, ∑ B
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Basics of Feedback
• Op-amps
– Inverting & non-inverting
– Negative feedback 180°out of phase w/input
– High input impedance
– Low output impedance
– Wide bandwidth
– Stable operation
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Basics of Feedback
• Oscillators
– Positive feedback
– In-phase with input
– Unstable
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Basics of Feedback
Ve Vo
Vs
Ve Vs V f (1) A
+
Vf
V f βVo (2) b
Vo AVe
AVs V f AVs βVo
Vo AVs AbVo
1 Ab Vo AVs
The closed loop gain is;
Vo A
Af
Vs 1 Aβ
Basics principle of oscillation
As
A f s s
Vo
Vs 1 As β s
As
A f s
1 T s
Replacing s with j;
A jω
A f jω
1 T jω
and
T jω A jωβ jω
Basics principle of oscillation
A jω0
A f jω0
1 A jω0 β jω0
A jω0 β jω0 1
Feedback
circuit
Design Criteria for Oscillators
Aβ 1 – Barkhaussen criterion
0V C C C Vo
.
R
+
R R
1
f0 Output frequency
2 6 RC
A 29 Required voltage gain
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Phase-Shift Oscillator
C V1 C V2 C
I1 I3 I5
Vi R R R Vo
I2 I4 I6
Rf
– C1 C2 C3
Vout
+
R1 R2 R3
Wien Bridge Oscillator
• Circuit
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Wien Bridge Oscillator
1
fr
2RC
V in V out
Wien Bridge Oscillator
It is a low frequency oscillator which ranges from a few
kHz to 1 MHz.
Structure of this oscillator is shown below;
R1
Voltage- –
divider R2 Vout
+
C1 R4
R3 C2 Lead-lag
network
Wien Bridge Oscillator
R2 Z p
T s As β s 1
Z Z
R1 p s
where;
R
Zp
1 sRC
and;
1 sRC
Zs
sC
Wien Bridge Oscillator
Hence;
R2
T s 1
1
R1 3 sRC 1 /sRC
Substituting for s;
R2
T j 1
1
R1 3 jRC 1/jRC
Wien Bridge Oscillator
R2
T j0 1
1
R1 3 j0 RC 1/j0 RC
Since at the frequency of oscillation, T(j) must be
real (for zero phase condition), the imaginary
component must be zero i.e.; Which gives us;
1 1
j0 RC 0 0
j0 RC RC
Wien Bridge Oscillator
R2
T j0 1
1
R1 3 j0 RC 1/j0 RC
the magnitude condition is;
R2 1 R2
1 1 or; 2
R1 3 R1
To ensure oscillation, the ratio R2/R1 must
be slightly greater than 2.
Wien Bridge Oscillator
D1 D2
R1 R3
+ V out
.
R2 f r Lead-lag
1/3
Wien Bridge Oscillator using
back-to-back zener diode
When dc is first applied the zeners appear as opens.
This allows the slight amount of positive feedback from
turn on noise to pass.
C1 Rf
4.7 nF 10 k
–
1 R1
fr 680
Vout
2πRC +
D1
Q1
1
2π 680 4.7 nF R2 C2
680 4.7 nF C3
R3 R4
1.0 k 10 k 1.0 mF
= 48.9 kHz
LC Oscillators
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LC Oscillators
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LC Oscillators
LC Oscillators
RC Oscillators
Phase-Shift
Wien-Bridge
LC Oscillators
1) A parallel LC resonator
R L1 connected between
C collector and base.
L2 2) Feedback is achieved
by way of an inductive
C divider.
3) Oscillating frequency is
determined by the
resonance frequency.
Resonant frequency
B
Hartley Oscillators
A single tuned amplifier with capacitive coupling consists tuned
circuit having R=10, L=20mH and C=0.05mF. Determine the (i)
Resonant frequency
Checkpoint – 2: A Hartley Oscillator circuit having two
individual inductors of 0.5mH each (L1 = L2 = 0.5mH), are
designed to resonate in parallel with a variable capacitor that
can be varied from 100pF to 500pF. Determine the upper and
lower frequencies of oscillation and also the Hartley oscillators
bandwidth.
Transconductance, gm and oscillation condition
Op- Amp block diagram of Hartley
Oscillator
Amplifier introduces shift of 180o
Av Ro
~
+
2 Z1 Z2 1
Z3
Zp
1) A parallel LC resonator
connected between
collector and base.
2) Feedback is achieved
by way of an capacitive
divider.
3) Oscillating frequency is
determined by the
resonance frequency.
Resonant frequency
The capacitance values of the two capacitors C1 and C2 of the
resonant circuit of a colpitt oscillator are C1 = 20pF and C2 =
70pF.The inductor has a value of 22μH. What is the operating
frequency of oscillator?
Calculate the operating frequency of the following
oscillator circuit, if C1 = 0.003 μF, C2 = 0.003 μF, and L1 =
50 mH.
s 1 LCs
A parallel resonance at
Cs C p
p 1 L( )
Cs C p
Crystal Oscillators
Crystal reactance versus frequency (neglecting the
small resistance r, ).
s 1 LCs
Cs C p
p 1 L( )
Cs C p
1. Parallel resonant frequency is always greater than the series resonant freq
uency.
2. Crystal reactance ( XL + XC) is capacitive both below and above the resona
nt frequencies.
Exercise : 1 - A piezoelectric crystal has L = 137 H, Cs =
0.0235 pF, and Cp = 3.5 pF. Find the parallel resonant
frequency and series resonant frequency.
Frequency response of a crystal