Physics A-Level
Power supply rails and saturation
What Power supply rails and saturation means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The power supply connections provide the positive and negative rails that limit the output voltage.
Topics that use Power supply rails and saturation
- The ideal operational amplifier (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Input and output connections
- Operational amplifier
- Differential amplification
- Ideal model
- Ideal op-amp assumptions
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