PASSIVE FILTERS: BANDPASS FILTER

Experiment no. ___

I. OBJECTIVES
1. To simulate a filter frequency response using MATLAB and Pspice software
2. To verify the mathematical characteristics of different types of passive filters with electronic simulation
software like Orcad’s Capture and Pspice.
3. To derive the frequency response using transfer function.

II. BASIC CONCEPTS

Pspice is particularly useful in examining the operation of resonant circuits. The ability of the software to
provide a visual display of the frequency response is used to evaluate the resonant frequency, maximum
current, and bandwidth of a circuit. The Q of the given circuit is then easily determined.
Series resonant circuits, in their most simple form, consist of a capacitor, an inductor, and some
resistances. The resistive value of the circuit is the sum of the inductor’s winding resistance and any other
resistive components. Winding resistance is often ignored in circuit analysis at nonresonant frequencies
because its value is usually small compared to the values of the other components. At resonance, however,
the reactive values of the capacitor and coil sum to zero. For resonant frequency, and for frequencies near
resonance, the winding resistance may be a significant portion of the total circuit impedance.
III. Procedure
1. The formula for calculating the parameters like cutoff frequencies, center frequency, bandwidth
and the quality (Q) factor for series resonant circuit are as follows:
R 1 1
s ω o= ∨f o=
L √ LC 2 π √ LC
H ( s )=
R 1 R 2 1
s 2+ s +
L LC
ω
R
ω c1 =

R
−R
2L
+
2
√(2L
R
+) ( )
LC
1
|H ( jω )|=
1 2
L
R 2
ω c2 =
2L
+
√( 2 L ) ( LC )
+

√(
LC
2
−ω + ω

R
) ( )
L BW =
ωo
R
L
L
θ ( jω )=90o−atan
1
ω

( )
L
−ω 2
Q=
BW
∨Q= 2
R C √
LC

L C

Vi R

Figure 1
2. With values R = 10 Ω, L = 10 mH, and C = 1 μF, make a MATLAB script showing the frequency
response of the series resonant of Figure 1. In your script, include calculation of the following
parameters: the resonant frequency ωo, fo, ωc1 (lower cutoff frequency, actually derived from a
HPF), ωc2 (higher cutoff frequency, from a LPF), bandwidth (BW), and quality factor (Q). Also,
calculate the transfer function at cutoff frequencies.
ωo = ______________ ωc1 (fc1) = ______________ ωc2 (fc2) = __________________
BW = ______________ Q = ________________ |H(jωc)| = ______________
3. Run the script file.
4. The circuit of Figure 1 is a _________
a. narrowband b. wideband
5. Insert a short command to plot the response when R becomes 100 Ω. Run the script file and
observe the response. Is the new circuit a narrowband or wideband? The plot of responses
should indicate a comparison when R = 10 Ω (Step 2) and R = 100 Ω (Step 5)
a. narrowband b. wideband
6. Copy the two responses on the log paper, indicate the parameters given in Step 2.
7.