Applications and Advantages of Active Filters

Applications:
 Active filters are used in communication systems for suppressing noise, to isolate a
communication of signal from various channels to improve the unique message signal from a
modulated signal.
 These filters are used in instrumentation systems by the designers to choose a required
frequency apparatus and detach unwanted ones.
 These filters can be used to limit the analog signal’s bandwidth before altering them to digital
signals.
 Analog filters are used in audio systems by engineers to send various frequencies to various
speakers. For example, in the music industry, record & playback applications are needed to
control the frequency components.
 Active filters are used in biomedical instruments to interface psychological Sensors with
diagnostic equipment & data logging.
Currently, numerous types of active filters are at the initial stage due to its short capacity. But, at
present many engineers are designing it with large capacities. Effectiveness in the long run will
not only pressure consumers with nonlinear load to employ these filters for preserving but also
the quality of power at efficient. The configuration of huge number of active filters will be
available to reimburse reactive power, harmonic current, unbalanced and neutral current.

Applications of Active Low Pass Filters

In electronics these filters are widely used in many applications. These filters are used as hiss
filters in audio speakers to reduce the high frequency hiss produced in the system and these are
used as inputs for sub woofers.

These are also used in equalizers and audio amplifiers. In analog to digital conversion these are
used as anti-aliasing filters to control signals. In digital filters these are used in blurring of
images, smoothing sets of data signals and in radio transmitters to block harmonic emissions.

In acoustics these filters are used to filter the high frequency signals from the transmitting sound
which will cause echo at higher sound frequencies.

Advantages of Active filters

 These filters are more reasonable than passive filters.
 The apparatus used in these filters is smaller than the components used in passive filters.
 Active filter doesn’t show any insertion loss.
 It also permits the inter stage isolation for controlling of i/p and o/p impedance.