Open AccessMethod for selecting coupling and by‐pass capacitors in multi‐stage linear circuits
Author(s) -
Prodanov Vladimir I.,
Dolan Dale S.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the journal of engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2051-3305
DOI - 10.1049/joe.2017.0377
Subject(s) - capacitor , capacitance , coupling (piping) , electronic circuit , set (abstract data type) , electronic engineering , computer science , constant (computer programming) , control theory (sociology) , topology (electrical circuits) , electrical engineering , engineering , voltage , physics , mechanical engineering , control (management) , artificial intelligence , electrode , quantum mechanics , programming language
A method for selecting a set of coupling and by‐pass capacitors is presented. The approach uses short‐circuit time‐constant analysis and for a given −3 dB cut‐off frequency minimises the total capacitance used. This study offers a derivation of design formulas and shows their use via examples.