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Abstract:- This article illustrates a new configuration to construction into passive and active filters, and based on the
realize the stability of third order active-R filter. If the type of function achieved into low pass, band pass, high pass
resistive voltage-dividers have high input impedance and and band stop (reject) filters.
low output impedance, the circuit realizes concurrently
three transfer functions low-pass, band-pass, and high- Passive and active filters are distinguished by the
pass concurrently in single circuit with work at different passivity of the elements used in their construction. If an
nodes with gratified results. It observed that, the low-pass element needs power or unable of power gain, then it is
filter works for all values of quality factor and is known as a passive element. An element that is not passive is
extremely stable only when the quality factor is less or known as active elements.
equal to one. Whereas, the band-pass filter works and is
asymptotically stable for all values of quality factor. The Passive filters are constructed completely with passive
high pass filter works for all values of quality factor and elements i.e. (resistors, capacitors, and inductors) and do not
is asymptotically stable only when the quality factor is use any active elements or power supply. An active filter uses
less or equal to one. The circuit has also low sensitivity to an active element such as operational amplifiers, transistors,
passive and active elements. From the results, it can be and operational transconductance amplifiers along with or
seen that when the quality factor is less or equal to one, without use any passive elements. The most used of filters are
the circuit has excellent low-pass performance and high- low pass, band pass, high pass, band stop (band reject) and all
pass performance and for all values of quality factor, the pass filters.
circuit has excellent band-pass performance.
In recent years, the current mode analogue signal
Keywords:- Filter; Stability response; Third order; Active-R; processing circuit techniques have received wide attention due
Quality factor; OTA, Op-amp.
to the high accuracy, the wide signal bandwidth, and the
I. INTRODUCTION simplicity of implementing signal operations [1-2]. In filter
circuit designs, current-mode active-R filters are becoming
A filter is basically a device designed to isolate, popular since they have many advantages compared with their
suppress or pass a group of signals from a combination of voltage-mode counter parts, the current-mode active-R filters
signals. Filters are widely used in signal processing, have large dynamic range, higher bandwidth, greater linearity,
communications systems and in the electronic simple circuitry, low power consumption, etc. [3-4]. In filter
instrumentation. circuit designs, current-mode filters are becoming popular
since they have many advantages compared with their
Electrical Filters can be categorized at many stages voltage-mode counter parts, the current-mode filters have
based on the type of signals processed into analog and digital large dynamic range, higher bandwidth, greater linearity,
filters, based on the type of elements used in their simple circuitry, and low power consumption etc, [5-6]. This
HP
7 V-
2
𝑔0 𝑆 3
-
0
B1 6
g1b
OUT
𝑇(𝑆)𝐻𝑃 = (5)
𝑆3 + 𝑎2 𝑆 2 + 𝑎3 𝑆 + 𝑎4
3
+
V+
g2a 𝑎1
0 0
4
7 V+
3
+
B2 OUT
6
BP
g2b 2
- Where
V-
0 4
g3a
7 V+
3
+ 𝑎1 = 𝑔0 + 𝑔1 + 𝑔2 + 𝑔3 𝑘1 = {𝑔1𝑎⁄(𝑔1𝑎 + 𝑔1𝑏 )}
B3
𝑘2 = {𝑔2𝑎 ⁄(𝑔2𝑎 + 𝑔2𝑏 )}
6
g3b
2
OUT LP
𝑎2 = 𝑘1 𝛽1 𝑔1 + 𝑘1 𝛽2 𝑔2
-
0 0
4
V- 𝑎3 𝑘3 = {𝑔3𝑎 ⁄(𝑔3𝑎 + 𝑔3𝑏 )}
= 𝑘1 𝑘2 𝛽1 𝛽2 𝑔2 + 𝑘1 𝑘3 𝛽2 𝛽3 𝑔3
Fig 1 Circuit diagram of 3𝑟𝑑 -order active-R filter. 𝑎4 = 𝑘1 𝑘2 𝑘3 𝛽1 𝛽2 𝛽3 𝑔3
𝛼3 𝑆 3 + 𝛼2 𝑆 2 + 𝛼1 𝑆 + 𝛼0 𝑤 𝑤 𝑤 1
𝑇(𝑠) = (6) 𝑆𝛽10 = 𝑆𝛽20 = 𝑆𝛽30 = (16)
1 1 3
𝑆 3 + 𝑤0 (1 + ) 𝑆 2 + 𝑤02 (1 + ) 𝑆 + 𝑤03
𝑄 𝑄
B. Q Sensitivities:
By comparing the coefficients of denominator of
equations (3), (4), and (5) with the coefficients of 𝑄 1
𝑆𝑔0 = − (1 + 𝑄)𝑔0 (17)
denominator of equation (6), we get the design equations as: 3
𝑔0 + 𝑔1 + 𝑔2 + 𝑔3 = 1 (7) 1
𝑆𝑔𝑄1 = − (1 + 𝑄)𝑔1 (18)
3
1
𝑘1 𝛽1 𝑔1 + 𝑘1 𝛽2 𝑔2 = 𝑤0 (1 + ) (8)
𝑄 1 3
𝑆𝑔𝑄2 = − (1 + 𝑄)𝑔2 { − 1} (19)
3 (𝑔2 + 𝑔3)
1
𝑘1 𝑘2 𝛽1 𝛽2 𝑔2 + 𝑘1 𝑘3 𝛽2 𝛽3 𝑔3 = 𝑤02 (1 + ) (9)
𝑄 1 3𝑔3
𝑆𝑔𝑄3 = − (1 + 𝑄) { − (𝑔3 + 2)} (20)
3 (𝑔2 + 𝑔3 )
𝑘1 𝑘2 𝑘3 𝛽1 𝛽2 𝛽3 𝑔3 = 𝑤03 (10)
1
𝑆𝑘𝑄1 = − (1 + 𝑄) (21)
Using these equations, the values of 3
1 1 1 1
𝑅0 = 𝑔 , 𝑅1 = 𝑔 , 𝑅2 = 𝑔 , and 𝑅3 = 𝑔 are calculated for
0 1 2 3 2 3𝑔2
𝑆𝑘𝑄2 = − (1 + 𝑄) { − 1} (22)
different values of Q and 𝑓𝑂 . 3 2(𝑔2 + 𝑔3 )
A. 𝒘𝟎 Sensitivities: 𝑄 1
𝑆𝛽2 = − (1 + 𝑄) (25)
3
𝑤 1
𝑆𝑔00 = − 𝑔0 (11)
3 2 3𝑔3
𝑆𝛽𝑄3 = − (1 + 𝑄) { − 1} (26)
3 2(𝑔2 + 𝑔3 )
𝑤 1
𝑆𝑔10 = − 𝑔 (12)
3 1 In 𝑤0 sensitivities, the passive sensitivities are smaller
than unity, whereas the active sensitivity values are one third
𝑤 1 in magnitude. In Q sensitivities, the passive and the active
𝑆𝑔20 = − 𝑔2 (13)
3
Table 1 Resistors values for low pass, band pass, and high 10
pass filters, with 𝑓𝑂 = 20 𝑘𝐻𝑧.
𝑅0 𝑅1 𝑅2 𝑅3 5
Q
Imaginary Axis
(kΩ) (kΩ) (Ω) (Ω) 2 dB -2 dB
46dB
dB -6-4dB
dB
0.1 931.2 68.4 430.52 0.25 0
0.5 981.2 18.66 117.24 0.25
1 987.5 12.44 78.08 0.25 Q=0.1
-5
5 992.5 7.46 46.75 0.25 Q=0.5
10 993.1 6.84 42.83 0.25 Q=1
20 993.43 6.53 40.87 0.25 -10 Q=5
Q=10
Q=20
-15
A. Stability Response of low pass filter for different values -12 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4
Real Axis
of Q-factor.
The Figure 2 shows the stability response of a low pass Fig 2 Stability response of a low pass filter with 𝑓𝑂 =
filter for different values of Q-factor. The table 2 shows the 20 𝑘𝐻𝑧.
data obtained from the analysis of the stability response
peak gain varies from the minimum value of 0 dB at 6.9 kHz Fig 3 Stability response of a band pass filter with 𝑓𝑂 =
for Q =0.1 to the maximum value of 21.1 dB at 20 kHz for Q 20 𝑘𝐻𝑧.
=20.
Imaginary Axis
2 dB -2 dB
curves shown in Figure 4. The high pass filter works for all 46dB
dB -6-4dB
dB
0
values of Q. It is observed that the gain margin with respect
to Q decreases down with an increase in the value of Q-factor Q=0.1
and is a positive value only for Q ≤ 1. For instance, it is 42.2 -5
Q=0.5
dB at 6.03 kHz for Q =0.1 and is 9.65 dB at 14.1 kHz for Q Q=1
=1. Hence, the high pass filter with respect to Q is -10 Q=5
Q=10
asymptotically stable only for Q ≤ 1 with 𝑓𝑂 = 20 𝑘𝐻𝑧. The Q=20
stability response shows the phase margin of infinite degree -15
-12 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4
for Q ≤ 1. The peak gain takes place almost at 0 dB for Q ≤ Real Axis
1, and for Q ˃ 1, it increases with an increase in the value of Fig 4 Stability response of a high pass filter with 𝑓𝑂 =
Q-factor.
20 𝑘𝐻𝑧.
V. CONCLUSION With respect to quality factor, the high pass filter works for
all values of quality factor and is asymptotically stable only
A realization of 𝟑𝒓𝒅 -order active-R filter with when Q ≤ 1. The circuit has also low sensitivity to passive
feedforward input signal has been proposed. The circuit and active elements. From the results, it can be seen that
consists of three operational amplifiers (OAs), and four when Q ≤ 1, the circuit has excellent low pass performance
and high pass performance and for all values of Q, the circuit
resistors, with three resistive voltage-dividers (formed by 𝒈𝒊𝒂
has excellent band pass performance. The circuit realizes
and 𝒈𝒊𝒃 ). The input sinusoidal low current signal is applied to
concurrently low pass, band pass, and high pass filters.
the inverting terminal of the first op-amp, through the first
resistive voltage-divider (formed by 𝒈𝟏𝒂 and 𝒈𝟏𝒃 ). If the
resistive voltage-dividers have high input impedance and low ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
output impedance, the circuit realizes low pass, band pass,
and high pass transfer functions at three different nodes. With My thanks are first to Allah, the Almighty, for
respect to quality factor, the low pass filter works for all providing me with the gifts of faith, health, and strength to
values of quality factor and is extremely stable only when Q accomplish this article and helping me to reach this
≤ 1. Whereas, the band pass filter with respect to quality milestone. I am thankful to all the staff members of physical
factor works and is asymptotically stable for all values of Q. department, and all the staff members of university of Saba