DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRA PRADESH
Name : K.RAMPRASAD
Designation : Lecturer
Institution : Q. Q. GPT., Hyderabad
Year/Sem : V Semester
Branch : Applied Electronics & Instrumentation
Engg.
Subject : LIC Applications
Subject code : AEI-505
Topic : Applications of operational amplifiers
Sub -Topic : Summing amplifiers
Duration : 50 min.
Teaching Aids : PPT, Animations
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 Objectives:

Upon the completion of this topic you will be able

to know :

 Definition of summing amplifiers

 Internal circuit description of summing amplifiers

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 Recap

 Applications of op-amp and voltage follower

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 Summing amplifier

 Op-amp may be used to design a circuit whose

output is sum of several input signals. such a circuit

is called summing amplifiers or summer

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Inverting configuration

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 Summing amplifier

 The figure shows the inverting configuration of op-amp

 It has three inputs Va, Vb, Vc.

 It has three input resistances Ra, Rb, Rc.

 It has a feedback resistor Rf

 By using Kirchoff’s current equation at node V2

I a  I b  I c  I B  I F   1
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 Summing amplifier

 In an ideal op-amp, A=∞, R1 = ∞, IB=0, V1=V2 ≅ 0V

Va Vb Vc V0
  
Ra Rb Rc RF

 RF RF RF 
V0    Va  Vb  Vc    2 
 Ra Rb Rc 

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 Summing amplifier

 If Ra = Rb = Rc = R, equation (2) can be written as

RF
V0    Va  Vb  Vc 
R
RF
if , 1
R
V0    Va  Vb  Vc    3

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 Summing amplifier

 The equation shows that the output voltage is equal to the

negative sum of all input voltages

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 Summary

In this class we have studied op-amp as :

 Summing amplifier

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 Frequently asked questions

1. Draw the circuit diagram of summing amplifier.

2. Explain the operation of summing amplifier.

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