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An error amplifier is an electronic component that amplifies the difference between its two inputs. If one input is a reference signal, this difference can be considered the error in the other.
The error amplifier is usually used with feedback loops owing to its self-correcting mechanism. A common application is in feedback unidirectional voltage control circuits, where the sampled output voltage of the circuit under control is fed back and compared to a stable reference voltage. Any difference between the two generates a compensating error voltage which tends to move the output voltage towards the design specification.
Devices
- Discrete Transistors
- Operational amplifiers
Applications
- Regulated power supply
- D.C Power Amplifiers
- Measurement Equipment
- Servomechanisms
See also
External links
- Error Amplifier Design and Application Archived 28 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine, alphascientific.com. Originally accessed 27 April 2009, now 404. Try https://web.archive.org/web/20081006222215/http://www.alphascientific.com/technotes/technote3.pdf
- Error amplifier as an element in a voltage regulator:
Stability analysis of low-dropout linear regulators with a PMOS pass element Archived 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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