2. The High-Pass RC Circuit
๐ ๐ถ =
1
2๐๐๐ถ
When f= 0; XC = โ (Capacitor is open
circuited);
Vo(t) = 0; then gain A=
๐๐(๐ก)
๐ ๐(๐ก)
= 0.
When f increases, XC decreases, then
output and gain increases.
When f= โ; XC = 0 (Capacitor is short
circuited);
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The circuit which transmits only high- frequency signals and attenuates or
stops low frequency signals.
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๐ด๐ก ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ค๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐1, ๐ด =
1
2
1
1 +
1
2๐๐1 ๐ ๐ถ
2
=
1
2
Squaring on both sides and equating the denominators,
1
2๐๐1 ๐ ๐ถ
= 1
โด ๐1 =
1
2๐๐ ๐ถ
6. Step Voltage input
A step signal is one which maintains the value
zero for all times t < 0; and maintains the value
V for all times t > 0.
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t =
0
-
t =
0
+
t < 0 t > 0
t = 0
The transition between the two voltage
levels takes place at t = 0.
Vi = 0, immediately before t = 0 (to be
referred to as time t= 0-) and Vi = V,
immediately after t= 0 (to be referred to as
time t= 0+).
7. Step input
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Step input Step response for different time constants
๐0 ๐ก = ๐๐ โ ๐๐ โ ๐๐ ๐โ ๐ก ๐ ๐ถ
V ๐โ ๐ก ๐ ๐ถ
When Vf = 0
8. Pulse input
๏ The pulse is equivalent to a positive step followed by a delayed negative step.
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Pulse waveform Pulse waveform in terms of step
13. Square wave input
๏ A square wave is a periodic waveform which maintains itself at one constant
level Vโ with respect to ground for a time T1, and then changes abruptly to
another level Vโโ, and remains constant at that level for a time T2, and repeats
itself at regular intervals of time T1+T2.
๏ A square wave may be treated as a series of positive and negative pulses.
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18. Under steady state conditions, the capacitor charges and discharges to the
same voltage levels in each cycle. So, the shape of the output waveform is
fixed.
๐๐๐ 0 < ๐ก < ๐1, the output is given by ๐ฃ01 = ๐1 ๐โ๐ก/๐ ๐ถ
At t=T1 ; ๐ฃ01 = ๐1 ๐โ๐1
/๐ ๐ถ
๐๐๐ ๐1 < ๐ก < ๐1 + ๐2, the output is given by ๐ฃ02 = ๐2 ๐โ(๐กโ๐1
)/๐ ๐ถ
At t=T1 +T2, ๐ฃ02 = ๐2 ๐โ๐2
/๐ ๐ถ
Also ๐1
โฒ
โ ๐2 = ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐1 โ ๐2
โฒ
= ๐
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19. Expression for the percentage tilt
The expression for the percentage tilt can be derived when the time constant RC
of the circuit is very large compared to the period of the input waveform, i.e RC
>> T.
For a symmetrical square wave with zero average value
๐1 = โ๐2, ๐. ๐ ๐1 = ๐2
๐1
โฒ
= โ๐2
โฒ
, ๐. ๐ ๐1
โฒ
= ๐2
โฒ
๐1 = โ๐2 =
๐
2
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23. Ramp input
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When a high- pass RC circuit is excited with a ramp input, i.e ๐ฃ๐ ๐ก = ๐ผ๐ก,
๐คโ๐๐๐ ๐ผ is the slope of the ramp
then, ๐๐ ๐ =
๐ผ
๐ 2
From the Laplace transformed high-pass circuit, we get
๐0 ๐ = ๐๐ ๐
๐
๐ +
1
๐ถ๐
=
๐ผ
๐ 2
๐ ๐ถ๐
1 + ๐ ๐ถ๐
=
๐ผ
๐ (๐ +
1
๐ ๐ถ
)
๐ผ๐ ๐ถ
1
๐
โ
1
๐ +
1
๐ ๐ถ
24. Taking inverse Laplace transform on both sides, we get
๐0 ๐ก = ๐ผ๐ ๐ถ 1 โ ๐โ ๐ก ๐ ๐ถ
For time t which are very small in comparison with RC, we have
๐0 ๐ก = ๐ผ๐ ๐ถ 1 โ 1 +
โ๐ก
๐ ๐ถ
+
โ๐ก
๐ ๐ถ
2 1
2!
+
โ๐ก
๐ ๐ถ
3 1
3!
+ โฏ
= ๐ผ๐ ๐ถ
๐ก
๐ ๐ถ
โ
๐ก2
2(๐ ๐ถ)2
+ โฏ
= ๐ผ๐ก โ
๐ผ๐ก2
2๐ ๐ถ
= ๐ผ๐ก 1 โ
๐ก
2๐ ๐ถ
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The above figures shows the response of the high-pass circuit for a ramp
input when (a) RC >> T and (b) RC << T, where T is the duration of the
ramp.
For small values of T, the output signal falls away slightly from the
input.
26. High-Pass RC circuit as a differentiator
๏ Sometimes, a square wave may need to be converted into
sharp positive and negative spikes (pulses of short
duration).
๏ By eliminating the positive spikes, we can generate a train
of negative spikes and vice-versa.
๏ The pulses so generated may be used to trigger a
multivibrator.
๏ If in a circuit, the output is a differential of the input
signal, then the circuit is called a differentiator.
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27. ๐ = ๐ ๐ถ โช ๐ then the circuit works as a differentiator
1/f ; here frequency must be small.
At low frequencies, ๐๐ =
1
2๐๐๐ถ
= ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐คโ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐
The voltage drop across R is very small when compared to the drop across C.
๐๐ =
1
๐ถ
๐(๐ก) ๐๐ก + ๐ ๐ก ๐
๐๐ =
1
๐ถ
๐(๐ก) ๐๐ก
๐๐ =
1
๐ ๐ถ
๐0 ๐๐ก (๐ ๐ก =
๐0
๐
)
Differentiating on both sides we get
๐๐๐
๐๐ก
=
1
๐ ๐ถ
๐0
๐0 = ๐ ๐ถ
๐๐๐
๐๐ก
Thus , the output is proportional to the derivative of the input.
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V0 is small
28. Numerical Problem 1
A 1KHz symmetrical square wave of ยฑ10๐ is applied to an RC circuit having 1ms
time constant. Calculate and plot the output for the RC configuration as a High-
Pass RC circuit.
Solution: Given ๐ = 1๐พ๐ป๐ง, ๐ = 1๐๐
โด ๐๐๐ = 0.5๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐น๐น = 0.5๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐ฃ๐
๐ = ๐ ๐ถ = 1๐๐
Peak-to โpeak amplitude VPP = 10- (-10)=20V
Since RC is comparable to T, the capacitor charges and discharges exponentially.
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30. When the 1 KHz square wave shown by dotted line is applied to the RC high
pass circuit.
Under steady state conditions the output waveform will be as shown by the
thick line.
Since the input signal is a symmetrical square wave, we have
๐1 = โ๐2 ๐๐๐ ๐1
โฒ
= โ๐2
โฒ
๐1
โฒ
= ๐1 ๐โ ๐ 2๐ ๐ถ = ๐1 ๐โ0.5 1 = 0.6065 ๐1
๐2
โฒ
= ๐2 ๐โ ๐ 2๐ ๐ถ = ๐2 ๐โ0.5 1 = 0.6065 ๐2
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32. Numerical Problem 2
If a square wave of 5 KHz is applied to an RC high-pass circuit and the resultant
waveform measured on a CRO was tilted from 15V to 10V, find out the lower 3-
dB frequency of the high-pass circuit.
Sol: f= 5 KHz
๐1= 15V
๐1
โฒ
= 10๐
๐1 = ? ๐๐๐ค๐๐ 3 ๐๐ต ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ฆ
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