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Re: Single-phase H-bridge inverter circuit
On Sat, May 10, 2025 at 09:42 PM, <guilhermesouzam01@...> wrote:
What you said is correct.? There are probably a few ways to make it work.? I am not an expert on the ways to do that.
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What you need is to apply the gate drive signal as a differential voltage between the gate and source of the pull-up FET.? For simulations (not real circuits), you can easily do that by connecting the PULSE voltage source between the gate and source pins instead of ground.? For real circuits, sometimes a miniature transformer can isolate the signal from ground, and connect it between gate and source instead.? If a transformer doesn't work, there are isolation ICs as well as opto-isolators that perform a similar function.? Also, many ICs are designed for driving MOSFETs and have internal circuits to bootstrap the signal that goes to the FET's gate pin.? I don't know if those can accommodate as much as 300 V.? But transformers can, and signal isolating ICs probably can.
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Depending on the waveforms and a few other things, it might even work to use a capacitor to AC-couple and level-shift the voltage for the gate pin.
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Andy
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Re: Crystal oscillator oscillation startup
On Sun, May 11, 2025 at 09:31 PM, Cheng Fei Phung wrote:
Just an FYI - it is not "attached".? It is "uploaded".? Nothing was attached to the message. ?
That is the correct way to do it.? It was just stated wrongly.
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Andy
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Re: Crystal oscillator oscillation startup
Cheng Fei Phung,
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I apologize for not replying sooner.? I was taking a look at your original oscillator circuit (with the schematic borrowed from a paper at the ieeexplore.ieee.org website).? I do not believe that schematic is workable as an oscillator, when using the transistor models and sizes that you have provided.? I think the oscillator transistor lacks sufficient gain.? Also, some transistors seem to be biased incorrectly as they do not behave according to your annotations.? I was generating curves in LTspice to illustrate.? But alas, life got in the way for me and I was delayed.
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Have not yet seen your latest version.
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Andy
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simulating CD4007 (CD4009 ??) for linear application
Hi!
I am a LTSpice novice who is looking to simulate a CD4009 chip for a linear application. Specifically, in the electronotes newsletter #111, it is hinted that these can be used to make a simple VCA. My very naive approach has been to just copy down the arrangement of NMOS and PMOS shown on the CD4009 datasheet as shown, without tweaking any parameters or selecting "pick new transistor". The circuit I am trying to simulate seems to qualitatively do what it is supposed to after some tweaking, but with the RC values and and supply voltage as shown in the original schematic, it does not achieve nearly the performance claimed. I am wondering if there is any way to select NMOS and PMOS parameters to improve my simulation's accuracy to the actual CD4009. Any help is much appreciated! see files: Eli_R_CD4009_VCA_Question.asc? and photo album Eli_R_CD4009_VCA_Question datasheet: [Moderator's note:? The original Subject said "CD4007", but the body of the message refers only to "CD4009".? I have modified the Subject line to suggest the CD4009.] |
Re: Crystal oscillator oscillation startup
What are your opinions on the?oscillation startup waveforms and stable phase simulation waveforms ?
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Note : The oscillation amplitude is a bit too small during stable phase, not sure how to fix it properly yet.
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Attached is the ck_osc_transient_simulation_small_amplitude.zip |
Re: Single-phase H-bridge inverter circuit
There are a number of ways to skin that cat.
In case of P and N FET design it may be possible to use high voltage BJT? to drive the upper half of the bridge.
In case of N channel FET upper half there are a few ways to drive the gate source junction.
The bot strap charge pump driver, a small low power isolated DC to DC converter in conjunction with an opto coupler for high speed operation limited by opto coupler performance.
A similar approach using a photo voltaic coupler good for low speed gate drive. Drive capability affected by gate source capacitance. ( see Panasonic's APV2111VY for example) |
Re: Pease tuneable MFB band-pass filter
There is another single pot tunable band pass network called Hall¡¯s network.
it can tune over a decade. The commercial worked example is used in the general radio model 1232a tuned amplifier/null detector. It is a different circuit than Pease¡¯s.
Jeff Furman AD6MX |
Re: Pease tuneable MFB band-pass filter
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýThat was the undeliberated mistake. On 2025-05-11 17:32, Jerry Lee Marcel
via groups.io wrote:
Now, is really the output where it's on your schemo? I would put it at the opamp's output. There the amplitude is constant. --
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Re: Pease tuneable MFB band-pass filter
On Sun, May 11, 2025 at 06:22 PM, John Woodgate wrote:
Ok, I understand the misunderstanding. For me BW is always relative (octave or decade) Now, is really the output where it's on your schemo? I would put it at the opamp's output. There the amplitude is constant. |
Re: Pease tuneable MFB band-pass filter
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýThanks: that's why a search for bandpass'
failed. On 2025-05-11 16:32, Mike Fraser wrote:
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Re: Pease tuneable MFB band-pass filter
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýDOH! Thanks, Mike. On 2025-05-11 16:29, Mike Fraser wrote:
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Re: Pease tuneable MFB band-pass filter
On Sun, May 11, 2025 at 04:21 PM, John Woodgate wrote:
I have uploaded the above as a .ZIP. According to Bob Pease, the gain at the peak should be close to 34 dB, independent of the tuned frequency.Then he must hav ereferred to a different circuit, maybe one with two variable elements, as used in the George Massenburg parametric EQ. I don't get either of those results using version 24.1.8.Neither do I. However, the bandwidth is fairly constant with frequency, as predicted.That's not what I see. I see the BW narrowing a I can't believe Bob Pease reported the performance in error. |
Re: Pease tuneable MFB band-pass filter
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýThe bandwidth is constant, so the Q varies with frequency. I agree that the tuning range is restricted if R2 isn't varied over a very wide range, because the peak frequency is proportional to sqrt(R2). It is interesting to regard it as a bridged-T. On 2025-05-11 16:24, Jerry Lee Marcel
via groups.io wrote:
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Re: Pease tuneable MFB band-pass filter
Ah, yes. I have that book and see that circuit. You must be referring to the circuit described starting on page 236 entitled "Multiple Feedback Bandpass Filter". Excellent. Thank you very much. Thank you. DaveD KC0WJN On Sun, May 11, 2025 at 10:52 John Woodgate via <jmw=[email protected]> wrote:
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Re: Pease tuneable MFB band-pass filter
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýI would have, but I downloaded the article
that triggered my interest it from Electronics Design News some
months ago, and I can't now find it in the EDN articles. In the
article is a reference to page 236 of 'Analog Circuits - World
Class Designs', edited by BP, but this doesn't address varying
R2 over a wide range of tuning. However, it does say that
varying R2 doesn't change the peak frequency gain, and that gain
is R3/2R1. On 2025-05-11 15:27, Dave Daniel via
groups.io wrote:
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Re: Pease tuneable MFB band-pass filter
Would you please supply the original article, chapter or whatever in which Bob Pease wrote his result? Thank you. DaveD KC0WJN On Sun, May 11, 2025 at 10:22 John Woodgate via <jmw=[email protected]> wrote:
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