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The Wien Bridge Oscillator uses two RC networks connected to produce a sinusoidal oscillation. It consists of four resistors and two capacitors in a feedback circuit. At its resonant frequency, the phase shift is 0 degrees. The group's objective was to create an adjustable Wien Bridge Oscillator that could produce frequencies between 5-10 kHz. They encountered issues with component values and used Multisim to simulate different circuit variations before building it. The final circuit was able to generate the target frequency range.

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DE1 Lab Report

The Wien Bridge Oscillator uses two RC networks connected to produce a sinusoidal oscillation. It consists of four resistors and two capacitors in a feedback circuit. At its resonant frequency, the phase shift is 0 degrees. The group's objective was to create an adjustable Wien Bridge Oscillator that could produce frequencies between 5-10 kHz. They encountered issues with component values and used Multisim to simulate different circuit variations before building it. The final circuit was able to generate the target frequency range.

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INTRODUCTION

A Wien Bridge Oscillator, developed by Maxwien in t`he year 1981,


uses two (2) RC networks connected to produce a sinusoidal oscillator. It is
called a Wien Bridge Oscillator for the circuit is based on a frequency
selective form of the Wheatstone bridge circuit. It is a two-stage RC coupled
amplifier circuit that has a good stability at its resonant frequency (fr), low
distortion and is very easy to tune making it a popular circuit as an audio
frequency oscillator but the phase shift of the output signal is different from
the previous phase shift.
The Wien Bridge Oscillator consists of four resistors and two
capacitors and is used for the measurement of impedance. It uses a
feedback circuit containing RC circuit connected with a parallel RC of the
same component values producing a phase delay or phase advance circuit
depending upon the frequency. At the resonant frequency, the phase shift
is 0˚. It is used to find unknown values of components. In most of the cases
this oscillator is used in the audios. The oscillators are designed simply,
size is compressed and it has stable in frequency output. Hence its
maximum output frequency is 1MHz and this frequency is from the phase
shift oscillator. The circuit has the lead lag networks. The lags at the phase
shift are increasing the frequency and the leads are decreasing the
frequency. In additional by adding the Wien Bridge oscillator at a particular
frequency it becomes sensitive.
Some applications of Wien Bridge Oscillators are that it is used to
measure audio frequency, used to design long range frequencies and
produces a sinusoidal wave. Its advantages are distortion testing of power
amplifier, supplies the signals for testing filters, excitation for AC Bridge,
to fabricate pure tune, and where long distance can be spanned by the
resting beams. While its disadvantages are that it is not used for high
resistances, it needs high number of components and its output frequency
is limited.
MATERIALS USED

LABEL COMPONENTS

R1 100 Ω , ½ watts, carbon resistor


R2 10 kΩ , ½ watts, carbon resistor
R3 100 kΩ , ½ watts, carbon resistor
R4 10 kΩ , ½ watts, carbon resistor
R5 150 kΩ , ½ watts, carbon resistor
R6 22 kΩ , ½ watts, carbon resistor
R7 10 kΩ , ½ watts, carbon resistor
R8 10 kΩ , ½ watts, carbon resistor
R9 1 kΩ , potentiometer
R10 500 Ω , potentiometer
C1,C2 10 nF, mylar capacitor
U1A,U2B LF353
D1, D2 1N4148, Zener Diode
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM

D2

R5 R6 1N4148
150kΩ 22kΩ D1
1kΩ 0%
Key=B R7 R10 1N4148
R2
10kΩ 500Ω
R1 10kΩ
Key=A
100Ω 0%
R9 VCC
-12V VCC
-12V XSC1

4
R3

4
2 U1A R4 U2B
100kΩ 1 6
Tektronix

3
10kΩ 7
LF353D P 1 2 3 4 T
8

5 G
C1

8
10nF LF353D
VEE
12V
VEE 12V
C2 R8

10nF 10kΩ

Using Multisim

PCB Layout
TECHNICAL DISCUSSION

In this experiment, the group conducted an experiment wherein the


objective is to create an Adjustable Wien Bridge Oscillator establishing a
particular range of frequency which is 5Khz to 10Khz. Problems
encountered are that some resistors are not available at the market that is
why we made some adjustments in the components values. Resistor have
either high or low tolerances that would make attaining the required or
desired frequency more difficult. One solution is that we would series or
parallel resistors to attain not exactly, but almost close to the desired
resistance value. Rather than using two LM741 it is more practical to use
an LF353, because it would make the circuit construction easier because
an LF353 already contains two LM741. We also changed the value of
capacitors and the potentiometer for controlling the frequency.
Before we constructed the circuit on the breadboard, we first used the
application Multisim to see if the circuit would work. We used different
variations to attain the required frequency. First thing we did is that we
series resistors to be able to reach the needed value but it took as much
more longer and the resistors are too many that it would be hard for us to
create a layout. There comes a point where the minimum frequency would
reach 5Khz but the maximum would not and vice versa. We tried to change
resistor values at the frequency side not affecting the side for stabilization
(shape) of the waveform. Also there comes a point that the minimum and
maximum frequency were obtained but for example at the 80% of the
potentiometer for frequency control, the reading is still at 6 Khz or 7Khz
and then at 100% it will jump at 10Khz or sometimes 11 Khz.
Concluding, a Wien Bridge Oscillator produces or generates a
sinusoidal wave and it includes two RC networks coupled together. Its
voltage gain must be greater than 3. It can produce a large range of
frequencies. But these oscillators can be only operated up to its maximum
frequency and needs a large number of components.
SPECIFICATIONS

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