Low pass filters
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The document provides an introduction to low pass filters, explaining their purpose of allowing low-frequency signals to pass while rejecting higher frequencies. It details the construction and functioning of RC and RL low pass filters, along with critical frequency concepts and response curves. The document also discusses the phase response of these filters, indicating their behavior as lag networks.
Low pass filters
- 2. Contents • Introduction of Filters • Low Pass Filters • RC Low Pass Filter • Critical or cutoff frequency • Response curve • Cutoff frequency of RC LPF • RL Low Pass Filter • Cutoff Frequency of RL LPF • Phase Response in Low Pass Filter
- 3. Introduction of Filters • Basically, an electrical filter is a circuit that can be designed to modify, reshape or reject all unwanted frequencies of an electrical signal and accept or pass only those signals wanted by the circuits designer. In other words they "filter-out" unwanted signals and an ideal filter will separate and pass sinusoidal input signals based upon their frequency.
- 4. Low Pass Filter • A low-pass filter is a filter that allows signals with low frequencies to pass from input to output while rejecting higher frequencies. • A Low Pass Filter can be a combination of capacitance, inductance or resistance intended to produce high attenuation above a specified frequency and little or no attenuation below that frequency.
- 5. RC Low Pass Filter • A simple RC Low Pass Filter or LPF, can be easily made by connecting together in series a single Resistor with a single Capacitor. In this type of filter arrangement the input signal (Vin ) is applied to the series combination (both the Resistor and Capacitor together) but the output signal (Vout ) is taken across the capacitor only
- 7. Critical or Cutoff frequency • The frequency at which the transition occurs and the filter’s output is 70.7% of input is called the critical or "cutoff" frequency.
- 8. Response curve of Low Pass Filter
- 9. Cutoff frequency of RC LPF • Xc =R 1/2πfc =R fc =1/2πRc At the cutoff frequency the output voltge magnitude is Vout=Vin x Xc/√R^2+Xc^2
- 10. RL Low Pass Filter • It is made by connecting a inductor and a resistor in series and output is taken across the resistor.
- 11. Cutoff Frequency of RL LPF XL=R 2πfcL =R fc =1/2π(L/R)
- 12. Phase Response in Low Pass Filter • Both the RC and RL low pass filter act as lag network.