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Which type of filter allows signals below a certain frequency to pass through?
Which type of filter allows signals below a certain frequency to pass through?
- Band-Pass Filter
- Low-Pass Filter (correct)
- High-Pass Filter
- Band-Stop Filter
What is the critical frequency in filter terminology?
What is the critical frequency in filter terminology?
- The frequency at which the response drops to 70.7% of Av (correct)
- The maximum frequency that can be passed
- The frequency range where signals are attenuated
- The frequency at which the output has maximum gain
An All-Pass Filter attenuates certain frequencies.
An All-Pass Filter attenuates certain frequencies.
False (B)
What does HPF stand for?
What does HPF stand for?
The range of frequencies where the output has a gain is called the ______.
The range of frequencies where the output has a gain is called the ______.
What is the roll-off rate of a filter based on its order?
What is the roll-off rate of a filter based on its order?
What is the major disadvantage of the Butterworth approximation?
What is the major disadvantage of the Butterworth approximation?
What do ripples in the passband of a Chebyshev filter indicate?
What do ripples in the passband of a Chebyshev filter indicate?
Define the order of a passive filter.
Define the order of a passive filter.
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Filters Overview
- A filter is an electronic circuit that selectively passes or amplifies specific frequencies while attenuating others.
- Basic types of filters include Low-Pass, High-Pass, Band-Pass, Band-Stop, and All-Pass filters.
Filter Frequency Response Terminologies
- Passband: Range of frequencies where the output has positive gain.
- Stopband: Frequencies where output is minimal or zero.
- Passband Ripple: Variations in output gain within the passband.
- Stopband Ripple: Variations in output in the stopband region.
- Critical Frequency: The cutoff point separating passband and stopband; typically at 70.7% voltage gain or 50% power gain.
- Stopband Frequency: Frequency marking the beginning of the first stopband ripple.
- Transition Band: Frequency range between critical and stopband frequencies, related to filter's slope.
- Roll-off: The slope of the transition region; each pole contributes -20 dB/decade to the slope.
Low-Pass Filter (LPF)
- Attenuates frequencies above a designated cutoff frequency.
- Example: An LPF with a cutoff of 40 Hz filters out noise at 60 Hz.
High-Pass Filter (HPF)
- Suppresses frequencies below a defined cutoff frequency.
- Example: An HPF with a cutoff of 100 Hz can eliminate unwanted DC voltage in amplifiers.
Band-Pass Filter (BPF)
- Allows signals within a specified frequency band to pass while attenuating frequencies outside this range.
- Commonly used in tuning circuits for TVs and radios.
Band-Stop Filter (BSF)
- Attenuates a specific range of frequencies, often referred to as a notch filter.
- Example: Rejects signals between 50 Hz and 150 Hz.
All-Pass Filter
- Passes all frequencies without attenuation, affecting only the phase of the signals.
- Useful for introducing phase shifts without altering amplitude.
Order of a Filter
- The order indicates the complexity of a filter, represented by n (number of inductors and capacitors).
- A higher order signifies a more complex filter design.
Filter Response Characteristics
- Types include Butterworth, Chebyshev, Inverse Chebyshev, Elliptic, and Bessel.
Butterworth Approximation
- Known as the maximally flat approximation due to a flat passband with gradual roll-off at cutoff.
- Roll-off Rate Formula: 20n dB/decade or 6n dB/octave.
- Main drawback: Slower roll-off compared to other filter types.
Chebyshev Approximation
- Offers a faster roll-off at the expense of ripples in the passband.
- Number of ripples in passband calculated as n/2, where n is the filter order.
- Known as the equal-ripple approximation due to consistent peak-to-peak values.
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