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Band pass (2000 rad/s, 400 rad/s) from given ladder

Short answer

Frequency transformation allows deriving HP, BP, BS filters from a single LP prototype table, preserving response characteristics. For BP, use s→(s²+ω₀²)/(Bs) with ω₀=2000 rad/s, B=400 rad/s: shunt 2.0237 F becomes 5.059 mF ∥ 49.41 µH; series 0.9941 H becomes 2.485 mH series 100.6 µF; both ends same, 1 Ω terminations.

What is the importance of frequency transformation in filter design? The circuit given in figure below is a lowpass filter having passband frequency of 1 rad/s. Obtain a band pass filter having ωo = 2000 rad/s and B = 400 rad/s. [Figure: source V1, 1 Ω source resistor, shunt 2.0237 F, series 0.9941 H, shunt 2.0237 F, 1 Ω load (output V2)]

Importance of frequency transformation

  • Only one set of approximation tables (low-pass poles and ladder element values) is needed; HP, BP and BS filters are derived from it.
  • The difficult approximation step (finding T(s)T(s) for given αmax\alpha_{max}, αmin\alpha_{min}) is done once, for the simpler low-pass case; specifications of the other types are converted to an equivalent LP specification.
  • It can be applied either to the transfer function (substitute for ss) or directly to each element of an LC ladder, so the circuit is obtained without re-deriving it.
  • It reduces design time and errors, and keeps the properties of the prototype (equiripple, maximally flat, etc.).

Band-pass filter from the given low-pass filter

LP → BP: s→s2+ω02Bss \to \dfrac{s^2+\omega_0^2}{Bs} with ω0=2000\omega_0 = 2000 rad/s (ω02=4×106\omega_0^2 = 4\times10^6), B=400B = 400 rad/s.

  • shunt CC → parallel C′=C/BC' = C/B, L′=B/(Cω02)L' = B/(C\omega_0^2);
  • series LL → series L′=L/BL' = L/B, C′=B/(Lω02)C' = B/(L\omega_0^2).

Given ladder: shunt C1=2.0237C_1 = 2.0237 F, series L2=0.9941L_2 = 0.9941 H, shunt C3=2.0237C_3 = 2.0237 F, 1 Ω terminations.

C1:C1′=2.0237400=5.0593 mF,L1′=4002.0237×4×106=49.414 μHL2:L2′=0.9941400=2.4853 mH,C2′=4000.9941×4×106=100.59 μFC3:C3′=5.0593 mF,L3′=49.414 μH\begin{aligned} C_1:&\quad C_1' = \frac{2.0237}{400} = 5.0593\ \text{mF},\quad L_1' = \frac{400}{2.0237\times4\times10^6} = 49.414\ \mu\text{H} \\ L_2:&\quad L_2' = \frac{0.9941}{400} = 2.4853\ \text{mH},\quad C_2' = \frac{400}{0.9941\times4\times10^6} = 100.59\ \mu\text{F} \\ C_3:&\quad C_3' = 5.0593\ \text{mF},\quad L_3' = 49.414\ \mu\text{H} \end{aligned}
  Rs=1         [ Z2 ]
 o-/\/\--+-----[    ]-----+------+---o
 |       |                |      |   +
 Vs   [ Y1 ]           [ Y3 ]  RL=1  Vo
 |       |                |      |   -
 o-------+----------------+------+---o
ArmBand-pass element
Y1 (shunt)5.0593 mF ∥ 49.414 μH
Z2 (series)2.4853 mH in series with 100.59 μF
Y3 (shunt)5.0593 mF ∥ 49.414 μH

Each LC pair resonates at 2000 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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