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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Simple Voltage Follower Circuit

This is a simple design for an AC coupled unity gain voltage follower operating on a single supply. This circuit is based on operation in 741 IC. This is the figure of the circuit.


The principle work of the circuit is the voltage divider network of R1 and R2 provides a DC voltage equal to half the supply voltage to the non-inverting input of the 741.The output DC voltage therefore stands at half the supply voltage. The output signal swings above and below this value. The standing DC voltage at pin 6 does not matter because the output is coupled to the next stage via a capacitor.

The input impedance is equal to the value of R1 and R2 in parallel, i.e .500K Ohms in this case. Because of hundred percents negative feedback, the output impedance is very low. For low frequency applications C1 and C2 can be replaced by electrolytic capacitors of large values. Power the circuit from a 12V battery or 12V DC power supply. The IC 741 has to be mounted on an IC holder.

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