Integrator
Op Amplifiers circuits

Integrator

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This circuit is essentially a low-pass filter with a frequency response decreasing at 6 dB per octave.

Figure 1. Integrator
Figure 1. Integrator


For minimum offset error due to input bias current

The integrator is shown in Figure 1 and performs the mathematical operation of integration. This circuit is essentially a low-pass filter with a frequency response decreasing at 6 dB per octave. An amplitude-frequency plot is shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2. Integrator Frequency Response
Figure 2. Integrator Frequency Response

The circuit must be provided with an external method of establishing initial conditions. This is shown in the figure as S1. When S 1 is in position 1, the amplifier is connected in unity-gain and capacitor C1 is discharged, setting an initial condition of zero volts. When S1 is in position 2, the amplifier is connected as an integrator and its output will change in accordance with a constant times the time integral of the input voltage.

The cautions to be observed with this circuit are two: the amplifier used should generally be stabilized for unity-gain operation and R2 must equal R1 for minimum error due to bias current.

1493 09 December 2007

See also:

The Current-to-Voltage Converter
The current-to-voltage transducer.
Precision Current Source
Precision Current Sink and Precision Current Source.
Sine Wave Oscillator
An amplitude-stabilized sine-wave oscillator. This circuit provides high purity sine-wave output down to low frequencies with minimum circuit complexity.

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