Abstract

A passive RLC circuit is a filter that consists only of passive components like resistor,
inductor and capacitors. There are 4 types of band filters which are high pass filter, low pass
filter, band pass filter and band stop filter. High pass filter is a filter which allows high
frequencies to pass through while it filters out low frequencies. Low pass filters allow low
frequencies to pass through while it filters out he high frequencies. Other than that, band pass
filter is a filter which allows frequencies with certain range to pass through while rejecting
those frequencies that are not in the range. Band stop filters is a filter that passes most
frequencies unaltered, but attenuates those in a specific range to a very low levels.

My circuit is a band pass filter. My passive RLC filter is an audio controlled light circuit.
This audio controlled light circuit is used in rooms, places or anywhere we need to turn on the
light or bulb with just sound input, that is human voice. The voiced speech of a typical adult
male will have a fundamental frequency from 85 to 180Hz while that of typical female adult
from 165 to 255Hz. With this sound of voice input in the specific frequency , the LED light
will be turned on. This can be used to replace the switch to turn on the light in a faster way.
This circuit consists of one capacitor, one inductor and one resistor. The resistor will
attenuate the signal passing through it regardless the frequency in the circuit. The inductor
function as low pass filter in the circuit to filter the input to be sent to output.
Introduction

The circuit that we have designed is an audio controlled light circuit. Audio controlled
light is a circuit that only function for that specific frequency which in our project it is the
human voice. This can be applied anywhere for example bedrooms. The application of audio
controlled light is efficient in the way that it can help someone to turn on the light by just
speaking few words when they are in a room. This helps them to save time and energy to
switch on the light.

It is not only aimed at providing a healthy and comfortable life style to the users, but also
at aiding the sick or handicapped and people living alone, so that they can easily handle all
their tasks at a convenience. Making the design sleeker and easier to handle, with a method to
control lights turning on and off.

However, we will focus more on the band pass filter application. Band pass filter can filter
out the unwanted input frequencies. Band pass filter is one type of the passive RLC circuit.
Moreover, the objective of this project is to reinforce us the concepts behind the passive RLC
circuit and the frequency response to the circuit . the second objective of the project is
understanding the concept of passive filter and apply the filter into an electronic gadget. This
project also increase understanding in Basic Circuit Lab.