This paper describes the operation, design, implementation and performance of RF coupled resonator filters. It starts by considering discrete parallel inductor/capacitor resonators and then moves on to discuss the implementation of this style of filter at higher frequencies using short circuit co-axial resonators in place of the inductors. Introduction Shunt mounted resonators, comprising a dis...

Synchronous buck converters generate broadband noise typically in 50 – 300 MHz range due to the parasitic LC resonance in the switching loop which consists of input decoupling capacitors, high-side MOSFET and low-side MOSFET. Typically, this parasitic resonance is attenuated using an R-C snubber placed parallel to the low-side MOSFET. However, selection of the R and C value of the snubber is no...

We report the first nanofluidic inductor (L) to complement the known nanofluidic capacitors (C), resistors (R), and diodes for ion currents. Under negative bias, the nanopore behaves like a parallel RC circuit at low frequencies; however, under positive bias, the asymptotic dynamics is that of a serial RL circuit. This new ionic circuit element can lead to nanofluidic RLC or diode-inductor osci...

1. First, wire up the circuit as shown in the diagram above, with the resistor, inductor, and capacitor connected in series to one another and the signal generator. Use the output of the Science Workshop 750 as the signal generator. 2. Start with the following values for resistance, inductance, and capacitance: • R = 500 Ω; L = 100 mH = 0.1 H; C = 1 μF = 1 x 10 F 3. Throughout the experiment yo...

A novel and useful millimeter-wave digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) that achieve a tuning range greater than 10% and fine frequency resolution less than 1 MHz. Switched metal capacitors are distributed across a passive resonator for tuning the oscillation frequency. To obtain sub-MHz frequency resolution, tuning step attenuation techniques are used that exploit an inductor and a transforme...

We show how to build an inductorless version of the classic Chua’s circuit. The goal is to build Chua’s circuit quickly and easily. To this end, only off-the-shelf components are used. A suitable inductor for Chua’s circuit is often hard to procure. Here, the inductor is replaced by a single op-amp synthetic inductor circuit. The synthetic inductor is novel in the sense that it is not a gyrator...

We present an introduction to and a tutorial on the properties of the recently discovered ideal circuit element, a memristor. By definition, a memristor M relates the charge q and the magnetic flux φ in a circuit and complements a resistor R, a capacitor C and an inductor L as an ingredient of ideal electrical circuits. The properties of these three elements and their circuits are a part of the...

A differentially excited symmetric inductor that enhances inductor quality ( ) factor on silicon RF ICs is presented. Compared with an equivalent single-ended configuration, experimental data demonstrate that the differential inductor offers a 50% greater factor and a broader range of operating frequencies. Predictions from full-wave simulations and a physics-based SPICE-compatible model are va...

─The suitability of a single-stage ac-dc buck-boost converter for low-voltage applications is investigated. Indepth discussion and analysis of the converter’s operating principle, basic relationships that govern converter steadystate operation, and details of the necessary control structures needed to comply with the grid code are provided. The validity of the proposed system is confirmed using...

The generalised steady-state analysis of the multi-phase interleaved boost converter with coupled inductors operated in continuous inductor current mode is addressed. The analytical expressions for efficiency, inductor and input currents, and output voltage are derived from the transformed average state–space model. Generalised expressions for the input and inductor current ripples and the outp...