WEIN BRIDGE OSCILLATOR

1. Wien bridge oscillator uses non inverting amplifier , it

does not provide any phase shift during amplifier
stage
2. The total phase shift around the loop should be zero
3. Negative and positive feedbacks are involved
(discussed with circuit)
Terminal 1 & 3 is the input to the feedback network ,
while 2 & 4 output from it goes to the amplifier

The two arms of the bridge R1C1 in series and R2C2 in

parallel are known as frequency sensitive arms , because
these two decide frequency of oscillator

At very low frequencies, the series capacitor looks open

to the input signal and there is no output signal.

At very high frequencies the shunt capacitor looks

shorted, and there is no output.
In between these extremes, the output voltage
reaches a maximum value. The frequency at which
the output is maximized is called the resonant
frequency. At this frequency, the feedback fraction
reaches a maximum value of 1/3.

At very low frequencies, the phase angle is positive,

and the circuit acts like a lead network.

On the other hand, at very high frequencies, the

phase angle is negative, and the circuit acts like a lag
network.

In between, there is a resonant frequency fr at which

the phase angle equals 0°.
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Substituting feedback fraction i.e. 1/3 in equation A
Circuit Diagram Of Wien Bridge Oscillator(Transistor
based )
The bridge consists of R and C in series , R and C in
parallel , R3 and R4

The feedback is applied from the collector of Q2 through

the coupling capacitor to the bridge circuit

The two stage amplifier provides a gain much more than

3 and it is necessary to reduce it

To reduce it negative feedback is used to accomplish gain

stability and control magnitude
Op-amp Based Wien Bridge Oscillator
Comparison between RC Phase Shift and Wien Bridge
Oscillator