How to Draw the input-output voltage transfer characteristics of a real op-amp with a given open-loop gain.

 

Look on page 7 of this for an example.

 

Look on page 7 of this for an example.

there are 4 pictures on that page. Is it the 1st one Input Voltage Range?

 

there are 4 pictures on that page. Is it the 1st one Input Voltage Range?

No! It is the 4th one that shows gain in dB as a function of supply voltage and output load. So tell me -- what does 120 dB of voltage gain in round numbers work out to be?

If you want to draw the voltage transfer characteristic it is a line through the origin with a nearly vertical slope up to the positive saturation voltage and dwon to the negative saturation voltage. In both the negative and positive directions the slope is pretty close to zero after reaching saturation.

 

No! It is the 4th one that shows gain in dB as a function of supply voltage and output load. So tell me -- what does 120 dB of voltage gain in round numbers work out to be?

according to the picture, about 15 supply voltage?

 

is the image looks like this

 

is the image looks like this

Yes. That is the voltage transfer picture for the open loop configuration.
How much voltage gain is 120 dB in round numbers?

 

Yes. That is the voltage transfer picture for the open loop configuration.
How much voltage gain is 120 dB in round numbers?

is it 1000000?10^6

 

Then at DC or a very low frequency, only 10uV input gives 10V output.
Where will you ever find a signal that is only 10uV?
Opamps are NEVER used open-loop in a linear circuit.

 

is it 1000000?10^6

Yes -- 120 dB is a voltage gain of 1 million
Now do you understand why they are never used in the open loop configuration?
If you look at them funny the output WILL go to the rails, and it might even oscillate like a scalded duck.

 

isnt the input-output voltage transfer characteristics of an ideal op-amp same as a real op-amp?

 

The deviation from ideality is very slight. The gain of an ideal op-amp is infinite!

 

but image is the same...it luks the same...whn u draw the characteristics?

 

Except the slope of the transition between the negative rail and the positive rail is absolutely vertical. That is, the slope is ∞.

 

thts for ideal op-amp?

 

See the attachments.

 

See the attachments.

thx man..thts what I was luking at.
1st one is Ideal and 2nd one is real.
my h.w. was due today..I kind of got the 2nd one wrong...but now I go it.