Consider a simple circuit like this:

The tank on the right is an oscillator
and the amplifier provides in-phase "boost" to the tank to keep the oscillations going.
its controlled by the feedback from the lower capacitor.
1. When Vout starts rising above the baseline ( 0 - 90 degree of sinusoid ) the center capacitor is receiving current from the inductor and increasing its voltage.
Flow of current is like C <== L
now the amplifier provides in-phase push which makes Vout even higher and stronger.
2. so the amplifier action charges the center capacitor more and more. So flow is like Amplifier ==> C makes C have more voltage
But, what is the effect of the amplifier action on the inductor ?
The amplifier also sees the inductor and should push against its current ?
Graph
Red - Vout = Vc
Green - Amplifier Action
Blue = L Current


The tank on the right is an oscillator
and the amplifier provides in-phase "boost" to the tank to keep the oscillations going.
its controlled by the feedback from the lower capacitor.
1. When Vout starts rising above the baseline ( 0 - 90 degree of sinusoid ) the center capacitor is receiving current from the inductor and increasing its voltage.
Flow of current is like C <== L
now the amplifier provides in-phase push which makes Vout even higher and stronger.
2. so the amplifier action charges the center capacitor more and more. So flow is like Amplifier ==> C makes C have more voltage
But, what is the effect of the amplifier action on the inductor ?
The amplifier also sees the inductor and should push against its current ?
Graph
Red - Vout = Vc
Green - Amplifier Action
Blue = L Current

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