Question

What is meant by –ve feed and +ve feed back

Explain the characteristic of –ve feed back.

-ve feedback

When the feed back energy is [voltage or current] is out of phase with the input signal and thus opposuite it, it is called a –ve feed back. it reduces gain of amplifier.

Advantages

Reduction in distortion.

Stability in gain

Increased band width.

Improved I/p and O/p impedance.

Positive feed back

When the feed back energy is in phase with the input signal and thus aids it, it is called positive feed back.

Positive feed back increases gain of amplifier.

Disadvantages

Increased distortion and un-stability

On important use of +ve feed back is in oscillation

If +ve feed back is sufficiently large it leads to oscillation.