SORIANO, JOHN PAUL B.

CPE32FB2 MIDTERM ASSIGNMENT

FEBRUARY 9, 2013 EC363L1

CS#27

1. What are the different types of op-amp filters? An operational amplifier (op-amp) is a DC-coupled high-gain electronic voltage amplifier with a differential input and, usually, a single-ended output. In this configuration, an op-amp produces an output potential (relative to circuit ground) that is typically hundreds of thousands of times larger than the potential difference between its input terminals

Diagram of different types of op-amp filters :

The first circuit is a low pass filter. At low frequencies the capacitors impedance is high, much higher than R2, and therefore doesn't affect the circuit (XC||R2 = R2). At high frequencies the capacitors impedance is low, much lower than R2, and therefore limits the impedance of the parallel combination (XC||R2 = XC). Since the gain equation for a noninverting amp is R2/R1 the gain doesn't bottom out at one. The gain continues to decrease as frequency increases beyond the cut off frequency.

 The second circuit is a high pass filter. At low frequencies (below the cut off frequency) the capacitors impedance is high, much higher than R1, and therefore R1 + XC = XC. The gain is therefore R2/XC. At high frequencies the capacitors impedance is low, much lower than R1, and therefore R1 + XC = R1. The gain is therefore R2/R1.

References: http://www.physics.unlv.edu/~bill/PHYS483/op_amp_filt.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operational_amplifier