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- From: wout@dutentb.et.tudelft.nl (Wout Serdijn)
- Subject: Re: Internal output resistance on op amps
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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 08:39:43 GMT
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- In <1jkrvsINNrmu@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> ah335@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Richard Banks) writes:
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- >What is the average resistance range in ohms of R_out on a op amp.
-
- >Thanks.
-
- In most cases the output resistance of an op amp is formed by the output
- resistance of a (bipolar) transistor in parallel with its biasing circuit.
- Depending on the type of op amp (especially its current consumption and
- the process parameters) the output resistance therefore can vary between
- 10 kilohms and 100 Megohms.
-
- But ....
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- When the op amp is used in a negative-feedback configuration the output
- resistance of the total circuit lowers due to the loop gain in the circuit.
-
- For example:
-
- Suppose you apply an ordinary op amp as a voltage follower, i.e. you connect
- the output to the negative input the output resistance can be a few ohms. As
- an op amp in most cases is used in a negative-feedback configuration it often
- is said that the op amp (itself) has a low output resistance. Now you know why.
-
- Good luck.
-
- Wouter
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