DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRA PRADESH
Name of the participant : K.Ramprasad
Designation : Lecturer
Branch : A.E.I.E
Institute : QQ.G.P.T, oldcity, Hyderabad

semester : v semester
subject : LIC applications
sub code : AEI-505
Topic : Applications of operational

amplifiers
Duration : 50 Mts
Sub -Topic : differentiator
Teaching Aids : PPT, diagrams
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 Recap

In the previous class we had studied about

• Applications of OP-AMP as an Integrator

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 Objectives:

Upon the completion of this topic you will be

able to know :

• Definition of differentiator

• Internal circuit description of differentiator

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 Differentiator

Definition

• Differentiator is the circuit which performs the

mathematical operation of differentiation

• The output waveform is the derivative of the input

waveform

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 Construction

The differentiator can be constructed using OP-Amp by

replacing an input resistor Ri with capacitor in a basic
inverting amplifier

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At node Vi in kirchoff’s current equation
i i i
c B F

as i 0B

i iC F

d v v
c. (v  v )  2 0

dt R
1 2

But v  v  0v
1 2
as A is very large
dv v
 c  in 0

dt R
1

dv
v  R C in

dt
0 F 1

dv
v  in

dt
0

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Thus the o/p voltage is proportional to the
instantaneous rate of charge of the input voltage vin

RF Ci = time constant
A triangular wave input will produce a square wave
output.

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 Frequently asked questions

1. Draw the circuit diagram of differentiator?

3. 2.Explain the operation of differentiator?

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