The effective input
resistance Rin of a non-inverting amplifier configuration
is much greater than for the inverting amplifier configuration. The input
resistance is defined as the ratio of the input voltage to the input current.
The input voltage is Vin and the input current is simply the
differential input current Id. Thus Rin
is equal to Vin/Id and is
very large because of the vanishingly small value of Id. In fact, the
effective input resistance is even larger than
the differential input resistance between the
inputs, Rd. Algebraically, Rin can be shown to be A*Rd.
You can vary the open loop gain in this simulation by using the slider on the right.
Note that for any reasonably large value of open-loop gain, the
actual closed-look gain is very close to the nominal gain and that the
differential input voltage is very small compared to the other voltages.
You can also change the values of R1 and R2 and the differential
input resistance (typically 1 to 100 Megohm), depending on the type of op amp.
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Biochemistry, The University of Maryland at College Park.
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