Electronic – Negative resistance circuit

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The circuit is inputted with a 200Hz sine wave and the amplitude is varied. I believe the circuit is operating with negative feedback. But also the 8.2K resistor is then switched to an 18K resistor in which it is then operating in positive feedback. Struggling to understand the negative resistance aspect.

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Can anyone help me understand what is happening in this circuit?

Best Answer

Negative resistance happens when the circuit sources current. This doesn't happen with passive devices like resistors or capacitors. Amplifiers can sink and source current, in this circuit the amplifier will source current as the current through R1 increases. If the circuit is solved it will look like a resistor with negative resistance.

R = -I/V

This is how the opamp behaves.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_impedance_converter