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Hello,
using Tina-TI, I'm running AC analysis for this fairly simple circuit. Its *.tsc file is attached below.
According to application note SBOA325, capacitor C1 provides a high-frequency feedback path that bypasses the transistor T1.
To see the influence of C1, I'm sweeping its value from 3nF to 6nF during AC analysis.
AC analysis shows: When C1 is < 5nF, the phase starts at +180°. For C1 >= 5nF, the phase starts at about -180°. I wonder why this is?
Is this a property of OPA172 or is it just a Tina-TI simulation quirk (e.g., "phase wrapping", as +180° and -180° are basically equivalent)?
Thanks.
Dan
Hello Dan,
It is a TI-Tina quirk. If you flip VG1 or VM1 (not both) upside down then all the curves will keep the phase together. However curves start at 0 degrees then fall to -124 degrees. They are together but you need to add 180 degrees to get the actual phase margin.
+180 degrees is the same as -180 degrees.