* Z:\home\khalils\Downloads\files\data\raw_asc\b3e51a842b60_LoopGain3.asc
* Generated by LTspice 26.0.1 for Windows.
* This example schematic is supplied for informational/educational purposes only.
* [1] Michael Tian, V. Visvanathan, Jeffrey Hantgan, and Kenneth Kundert,\n "Striving for Small-Signal Stability", IEEE Circuits and Devices Magazine,\n vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 31-41, January 2001.
* Probe elements added to inject\nsignals to measure the open loop\nresponse from the closed loop system
* This example is based on posts contributed by Frank Wiedmann to the independent users' group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LTspice
* Simple Method to calculate Open Loop Gain from Closed Loop System\n \nIf your circuit has a point with a high input impedance at all frequencies of interest\nThen you can add an AC source before that point to inject a disturbance.\n \nMost Op amp inputs will do or perhaps the input to voltage scaling resistors \nin the feedback path of a power supply.\n \nI include the Tian method as explained in the file Loopgain2.asc for comparison.\nThe Tian method compensates for any input impedance effects but in the example below the\nsimple approach is accurate up to 40MHz because of the high input impedance of the op amp.\n \nTo run the comparison execute the simulation and plot:\nV(Out)/V(In) \nfor the simple method\nand\n1/(1-1/(2*(I(Vi)@1*V(x)@2-V(x)@1*I(Vi)@2)+V(x)@1+I(Vi)@2)) \nfor the Tian method
* Library below included based on ModelFile attribute of instance XU1, XU2 (C:\users\khalils\AppData\Local\LTspice\lib\sym\OpAmps\LT1001.asy)
C2 N001 Out 3p
V1 +V 0 15
V2 In Out AC 1
R3 x N002 1K
V5 -V 0 -15
XU1 0 N002 +V -V N003 LT1001 ;pnba In+)In-)V+)V-)OUT
R2 N002 0 1K
Vi x N003 AC {u(-prb)}
R1 x 0 100
R6 N001 Out 1K
R4 N001 0 100
XU2 0 In +V -V N001 LT1001 ;pnba In+)In-)V+)V-)OUT
Ii 0 x AC {u(prb)}
C1 x N002 3p
R5 Out 0 1K
.ac dec 30 .1 100Meg
.step param prb list -1 1 ; set prb=0 to turn off probe
.lib LTC.lib
.backanno
.end

* LTspice schematic (.asc):
Version 4
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TEXT 518 1166 Left 0 !.ac dec 30 .1 100Meg
TEXT -168 1336 Left 0 ;This example schematic is supplied for informational/educational purposes only.
TEXT 152 1208 Left 0 ;[1] Michael Tian, V. Visvanathan, Jeffrey Hantgan, and Kenneth Kundert,\n    "Striving for Small-Signal Stability", IEEE Circuits and Devices Magazine,\n     vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 31-41, January 2001.
TEXT 520 1136 Left 0 !.step param prb list -1 1 ; set prb=0 to turn off probe
TEXT 616 824 Left 0 ;Probe elements added to  inject\nsignals to measure the open loop\nresponse from the closed loop system
TEXT -168 1312 Left 0 ;This example is based on posts contributed by Frank Wiedmann to the independent users' group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LTspice
TEXT 96 72 Left 0 ;Simple Method to calculate Open Loop Gain from Closed Loop System\n \nIf your circuit has a point with a high input impedance at all frequencies of interest\nThen you can add an AC source before that point to inject a disturbance.\n \nMost Op amp inputs will do or perhaps the input to voltage scaling resistors \nin the feedback path of a power supply.\n \nI include the Tian method as explained in the file Loopgain2.asc for comparison.\nThe Tian method compensates for any input impedance effects but in the example below the\nsimple approach is accurate up to 40MHz because of the high input impedance of the op amp.\n \nTo run the comparison execute the simulation and plot:\nV(Out)/V(In)       \nfor the simple method\nand\n1/(1-1/(2*(I(Vi)@1*V(x)@2-V(x)@1*I(Vi)@2)+V(x)@1+I(Vi)@2))    \nfor the Tian method