Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Rectification and smoothing

Rectification and smoothing — practice question

A student creates an electronic sensor to check whether the temperature inside a refrigerator is higher or lower than a chosen value. The circuit appears in Fig. 9.1.
(a)[1]

Name the component that makes up the output device.

(b)[2]

An operational amplifier (op-amp) serves as the processing unit. Describe the role of this processing unit.

(c(i))[1]

State the purpose of resistors C and D.

(c(ii))[1]

State the purpose of resistor B.

(d(i))[1]

The output device in Fig. 9.1 is replaced so that the new output device can be used to switch on a high-voltage circuit. State the component used in the new output device.

(d(ii))[2]

Draw on Fig. 9.2 to show how the component in (i), together with a diode, is connected so that the high voltage can be switched on when the output of the op-amp is negative.

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