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editrice I.

Piccioli
san marco TECH GEEK
English for
mechanical, electrical
and IT maintenance

Operational amplifiers
technicians

Operational amplifiers (also called op-amps) are basically DC-coupled voltage amplifying de-
vices designed to be used with components like capacitors and resistors.
Operational amplifiers were originally built for analogue computers and used to perform math-
ematical functions.
Today, they are efficient devices used in various applications, such as oscillators, filter circuits
and many other applications.
Operational amplifiers have two inputs:
• Non-inverting input: this input is marked by a ‘+’ sign on the circuit diagram. It has been
found that a positive voltage applied to the non-inverting input will produce a positive
swing1 at the output.
• Inverting input: this input is marked by a ‘-’ sign on the circuit diagram. A positive voltage
applied to the inverting input will produce a negative swing at the output.
GLOSSARY
1 oscillatory back
If the same voltage is applied to both inputs together then there should be no change at the and forth move-
output. In fact the output is proportional to the difference between the inverting and non- ment
inverting inputs. It is for this reason that these amplifiers are often called differential ampli-
fiers.

ACTIVITIES
1 Read the text and underline the key words. Then answer the following questions.
1 What are operational amplifiers?
2 What are they used for?
3 How were they used originally?
4 What are their applications today?
2 Using the key words, describe the two main inputs of op-amps.
3 Complete the text with the words given. transistors – emitter – circuit – input – amplification – cheap
The 741 op-amp
The most common op-amp is the integrated ...................... 1 741. This type of circuit was introduced by Fairchild
in 1968 and, together with subsequent op-amps, has become the standard ...................... 2 device. Its
...................... 3 price has contributed to making it more and more common.
The standard 741 op-amp circuit contains 20 ...................... 4 and 11 resistors. It starts with a differential
...................... 5 stage, followed by an N-P-N voltage amplification stage with an active output. A P-N-P
...................... 6 follower drives a push-pull emitter follower output stage.

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