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Cee-Ehm 422-Part 3
Cee-Ehm 422-Part 3
RF Microelectronics
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PART 3
RESONANT CIRCUITS
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RESONANT Circuits
COUPLING OF RESONANT CIRCUITS
In many applications where steep
passband skirts and small shape factors
are needed, a single resonant circuit might
not be sufficient.
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RESONANT Circuits
Capacitive Coupling
Capacitive coupling is probably the most
frequently used method of linking two or more
resonant circuits. This is true mainly due to the
simplicity of the arrangement.
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RESONANT Circuits
Capacitive Coupling
If capacitor C12 of Fig. 2-19 is too large, too much coupling
occurs and the frequency response broadens drastically
with two response peaks in the filter’s passband.
If capacitor C12 is too small, not enough signal energy is
passed from one resonant circuit to the other.
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RESONANT Circuits
Capacitive Coupling
The compromise solution to these two extremes is the point
of critical coupling, where we obtain a reasonable
bandwidth and the lowest possible insertion loss and,
consequently, a maximum transfer of signal power.
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RESONANT Circuits
Capacitive Coupling
The loaded Q of a critically coupled two-resonator circuit is
approximately equal to 0.707 times the loaded Q of one of
its resonators.
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RESONANT Circuits
Capacitive Coupling
The aim of coupling is to increase the steepness
of the stopband skirts, and thus, to reach an
ultimate attenuation much faster than a single
resonator could.
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RESONANT Circuits
Capacitive Coupling
The value of the capacitor used to couple two identical
resonant circuits is given by
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RESONANT Circuits
Inductive Coupling
Two types of inductively coupled resonant circuits are
shown in Fig. 2-23.
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RESONANT Circuits
Inductive Coupling
In either case, the frequency response curves will resemble
those of Fig. 2-24 depending on the amount of coupling.
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RESONANT Circuits
Inductive Coupling
The value of the inductor used to couple two identical
resonant circuits can be found by
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RESONANT Circuits
Inductive Coupling
Transformer coupling does not lend itself well to an exact
design procedure because there are so many factors that
influence the degree of coupling.
The geometry of the coils, the spacing between them, the
core materials used, and the shielding, all have a
pronounced effect on the degree of coupling attained in any
design.
Probably the best way to design your own transformer is to
use the old trial-and-error method, but do it in an orderly
fashion and be consistent.
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RESONANT Circuits
Inductive Coupling
Remember:
1. Decreasing the spacing between the primary and
secondary increases the coupling.
2. Increasing the permeability of the magnetic path
increases the coupling.
3. Shielding a transformer decreases its loaded Q and has
the effect of increasing the coupling.
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Inductive Coupling
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Active Coupling
It is possible to achieve very narrow 3-dB bandwidths in
cascaded resonant circuits through the use of active
coupling.
Active coupling, for this purpose, is defined as a transistor,
at least theoretically, which allows signal flow in only one
direction (Fig. 2-26).
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RESONANT Circuits
Active Coupling
If each of the tuned circuits is the same and if each has the
same loaded Q, the total loaded Q of the cascaded circuit is
approximately equal to
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RESONANT Circuits
Active Coupling
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RESONANT Circuits
Active Coupling
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RESONANT Circuits
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