Book Analog Interfacing to Embedded Microprocessors
The remainder of this chapter will address feedback control
systems.
Negative Feedback and Control
Figure 5.1 shows a simple control system—an opamp. The opamp has very
high gain, and by connecting the output to the inverting input, we introduce
negative feedback. The opamp amplifies the difference between the inverting
and noninverting inputs.
Say that the input and output are at 2v. The difference between the input
and the output is 0v, so the difference between the inverting and noninvert-
ing inputs is also 0v. The opamp, which amplifies this difference, has no dif-
ference to amplify.
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Figure 5.1
Simple control system: an opamp.
Now, if the input changes suddenly from 2v to 2.1v, there will be a differ-
ence between the two inputs—the noninverting input is at 2.1v, and the invert-
ing input, still connected to the output, is at 2v. The .1v difference is amplified