Current to Voltage Converter Circuit

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Homework Statement


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I can derive a) easily enough but am stuck on b). Can somebody give a hint to put me on the right track?

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The Attempt at a Solution


R3*V0/(R3+R2)=-isR1
V0/is=-R1((R3+R2)/R3)
V0/is=-R1(1+R2/R3)
 
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  • Two op-amp current-to-voltage converter circuits labelled (a) and (b), each with a current source is at its inverting-side input node and output v_o; circuit (a) has feedback resistor R, circuit (b) has R1, R2 and R3 in a T-network feedback path.
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Hint: You know that the voltage on the neg input is zero (because there's only real negative feedback and the positive input is grounded) and you know there's no current entering the negative input (because op amp inputs are high impedance). So there are two current loops.
 
I think I need more hints. I tried solving with mesh analysis.
As a result I get
i2R2=-isR1
i2=-isR1/R2
substitute i2 into V0=-R3(is-i2)
V0/is=-R3(1+R1/R2)

I can't see the forest for the trees. Or is it the other way around?
 
There are two components to the current that flows through R2 to ground: that from the O/P of the amplifier via R3, plus is via R1.
 
I got it - at last.

is+(V0--isR1)/R3=(-isR1)/R2
isR3R2+R2V0+isR1R2=-isR1R3
isR3R2+isR1R2+isR1R3=-R2V0
is(R3R2+R1R2+R1R3)=-R2V0
V0/is=(R3R2+R1R2+R1R3)/-R2
V0/is=-R3-R1-R1R3/R2
V0/is=-R1(1+R3/R1+R3/R2)

I couldn't see the trees for the forest.

Thanks guys.
 
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  • Two op-amp current-to-voltage converter circuits: (a) a feedback resistor R from output to inverting input, current source is at the non-inverting input; (b) a T-network with R1, R2 and R3 in feedback, labeled -isR1, with output vo.
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