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Band pass (1500 rad/s, 300 rad/s) from 4th order ladder

Short answer

Apply element mapping with ω₀ = 1500 rad/s, B = 300 rad/s to a fourth‑order Butterworth prototype (L₁=0.7654 H, C₂=1.848 F, L₃=1.848 H, C₄=0.7654 F). Resulting band‑pass ladder: Z1: 2.5513 mH in series with 174.20 µF; Y2: 6.16 mF ∥ 72.150 µH; Z3: 6.16 mH in series with 72.150 µF; Y4: 2.5513 mF ∥ 174.20 µH. All sections resonate at 1500 rad/s; 3 dB edges at 1357.5 and 1657.5 rad/s.

Design a Band pass filter having center frequency at 1500 rad/sec and bandwidth 300 rad/sec from a 4th order Butterworth low pass resistively terminated lossless filter. [Refer Table of doubly terminated Butterworth element values]

Use the low-pass to band-pass transformation s→s2+ω02Bss \to \dfrac{s^2+\omega_0^2}{Bs} with ω0=1500\omega_0 = 1500 rad/s (ω02=2.25×106\omega_0^2 = 2.25\times10^6) and B=300B = 300 rad/s.

Prototype (table of doubly terminated Butterworth values, n=4n = 4, Rs=RL=1 ΩR_s = R_L = 1\ \Omega, taken as starting with a series inductor): L1=0.7654L_1 = 0.7654 H, C2=1.848C_2 = 1.848 F, L3=1.848L_3 = 1.848 H, C4=0.7654C_4 = 0.7654 F.

Element rules:

  • series LL → series L′=L/BL' = L/B and C′=B/(Lω02)C' = B/(L\omega_0^2);
  • shunt CC → parallel C′=C/BC' = C/B and L′=B/(Cω02)L' = B/(C\omega_0^2).
L1:L1′=0.7654300=2.5513 mH,C1′=3000.7654×2.25×106=174.20 μFC2:C2′=1.848300=6.16 mF,L2′=3001.848×2.25×106=72.150 μHL3:L3′=1.848300=6.16 mH,C3′=3001.848×2.25×106=72.150 μFC4:C4′=0.7654300=2.5513 mF,L4′=3000.7654×2.25×106=174.20 μH\begin{aligned} L_1:&\quad L_1' = \frac{0.7654}{300} = 2.5513\ \text{mH},\quad C_1' = \frac{300}{0.7654\times2.25\times10^6} = 174.20\ \mu\text{F} \\ C_2:&\quad C_2' = \frac{1.848}{300} = 6.16\ \text{mF},\quad L_2' = \frac{300}{1.848\times2.25\times10^6} = 72.150\ \mu\text{H} \\ L_3:&\quad L_3' = \frac{1.848}{300} = 6.16\ \text{mH},\quad C_3' = \frac{300}{1.848\times2.25\times10^6} = 72.150\ \mu\text{F} \\ C_4:&\quad C_4' = \frac{0.7654}{300} = 2.5513\ \text{mF},\quad L_4' = \frac{300}{0.7654\times2.25\times10^6} = 174.20\ \mu\text{H} \end{aligned}
  Rs=1  [ Z1 ]        [ Z3 ]
 o-/\/\-[    ]--+-----[    ]--+------+---o
 |              |             |      |   +
 Vs          [ Y2 ]        [ Y4 ]  RL=1  Vo
 |              |             |      |   -
 o--------------+-------------+------+---o
ArmBand-pass element
Z12.5513 mH in series with 174.20 μF
Y26.16 mF ∥ 72.150 μH
Z36.16 mH in series with 72.150 μF
Y42.5513 mF ∥ 174.20 μH

Each LC pair resonates at 1500 rad/s. The result is an 8th-order band-pass filter with 3 dB edges at ω1,2=15002+1502∓150=1357.5\omega_{1,2} = \sqrt{1500^2+150^2} \mp 150 = 1357.5 and 1657.51657.5 rad/s. These values are for 1 Ω1\ \Omega terminations. For practical values, magnitude-scale by kmk_m (e.g. km=1000k_m = 1000 for 1 kΩ terminations): multiply every L by kmk_m and divide every C by kmk_m.

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