Physics A-Level
Saturation
What Saturation means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
The output voltage is limited by the positive and negative supply rails, so the output clips rather than following the input further.
The output saturates if the required voltage exceeds the supply rails.
Topics that use Saturation
- Operational amplifier in: (AQA A-Level)
- Real operational amplifiers (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Bandwidth
- Current balance
- Frequency response
- Gain and bandwidth
- Gain-bandwidth product
- Operational amplifier design trade-offs
- Practical measurement and graphing
- Quantitative prediction
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