Experiment No 13

To study the high pass frequency response.

Objective
To study the high pass frequency response

Apparatus
• Resistor
• Inductor
• Breadboard
• Oscilloscope
• function generator

Theory
A High Pass Filter is the exact opposite to the low pass filter circuit as the two components have
been interchanged with the filters output signal now being taken from across the resistor
Where as the low pass filter only allowed signals to pass below its cut-off frequency point, ƒc,
the passive high pass filter circuit as its name implies, only passes signals above the selected cut-
off point, ƒc eliminating any low frequency signals from the waveform. Consider the circuit
below.

In this circuit arrangement, the reactance of the capacitor is very high at low frequencies so the
capacitor acts like an open circuit and blocks any input signals at VIN until the cut-off frequency
point ( ƒC ) is reached. Above this cut-off frequency point the reactance of the capacitor has
reduced sufficiently as to now act more like a short circuit allowing all of the input signal to pass
directly to the output as shown below in the filters response curve.
deally, the frequency output of a high pass filter is like this,
Calculations:

Sr no. Frequency Voltage

(kHz) (m,volts)
1 0.05 0
2 0.1 0
3 0.2 0
4 0.4 1.6
5 0.6 1.62
6 1 1.66
7 1.5 1.68
8 1.6 1.7
9 1.8 1.75
10 2 2

Graph:
2.5
2 2
1.62 1.66 1.68 1.7 1.75
1.5 1.6

1
voltsge(mV)

0.5
0 0 0 0
. 05 0.
1
0.
2
0.
4 01 1
1.
5
1.
7
1.
8 2
0
000
00
000
00
600
0.

frequency (kHz)
Simulation

Waveform
Conclusion
 The frequency range “below” this cut-off point ƒc is generally known as the Stop
Bandwhile the frequency range “above” this cut-off point is generally known as the Pass
Band.
 The cut-off frequency, corner frequency or -3dB point of a high pass filter can be found
using the standard formula of: ƒc = 1/(2πRC). The phase angle of the resulting output
signal at ƒc is +45o. Generally, the high pass filter is less distorting than its equivalent
low pass filter due to the higher operating frequencies