Wien Bridge Oscillator

The figure below shows the Wien Bridge Oscillator, which uses an op-amp and an RC bridge.

Wien Bridge Oscillator Basic Circuit with Operational Amplifier.

The RC bridge is scaled with the oscillator frequency, determined by R and C.

In the bridge, resistors R1 and R2, and capacitors C1 and C2 are the frequency adjustment elements, while resistors R3 and R4 are part of the feedback loop.

The output of the operational amplifier and the input of the bridge are connected at points a and c. The output of the bridge, at points b and d, is the input to the operational amplifier.

Neglecting the loading effects of the input and output impedances of the operational amplifier, we have the following expression for the bridge circuit:

F.1
F.2

In particular, for R1 = R2 = R and C1 = C2 = C, the oscillator frequency will be:

F.2.1
F.1.1

Therefore, a ratio of R3 to R4 greater than 2 will result in a loop gain sufficient for the circuit to oscillate at the calculated frequency to be set.

This publication presents the basic circuit that can be expanded with better operating characteristics. Development is the privilege of those who try to do better. Good job.

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