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Rev 2.02<br />
Calculating Component values for resonance at a specific frequency Capacity in Farads, Inductance in Henries, and<br />
Frequency in Hertz (or frequency in MHz, Inductance in µH and capacity in µF ):<br />
C =<br />
1<br />
(2πFR)² L<br />
Find the capacitor value for:<br />
A resonant frequency of F=3,600,000 Hz (3.6 MHz)<br />
A 20µH (.000,020 H) inductor:<br />
C= 1/(6.28 x 3,600,000)² x 000020 = 1/(.000516) x 20 = 1/ 10,23 = 97.7 ^-12F or 98 pF<br />
Or<br />
C = 1/(6.28 x 3.6)² x 20 = 1/(511.6 x 20) = 1/ 10.23 = 97.7 ^-6 µ F or 98 pF<br />
For 7.3 MHz and 19µH<br />
C = 1/(6.28 x 7.3)² x 19 = 25pF<br />
L =<br />
For 21 MHz and 3 µH<br />
C = 1/(6.28 x 21)² x 3 = 19.1 pF<br />
Finding an Inductor value<br />
For a resonant frequency of 10 MHz with a capacitor of 10 pF<br />
L = 1/(6.28 x 10)² x .000,010 = 1/(39.44 x .000,010 = 1/ .39.44 = 25µH<br />
A resonant frequency of 21 MHz with a capacitor of 7 pF<br />
L = 1/(6.28 x 21)² x .000,007 = 8.21µH<br />
A resonant frequency of 7.3 MHz with a capacitor of 25 pF<br />
L = 1/(6.28 x 7.3)² x .000,025 = 19µH<br />
Resonant Circuit Q<br />
Q for a resonant circuit is a function of the circuit resistance vs the reactance at a given frequency.<br />
For a series circuit Q = XL /R<br />
Example- a circuit with 1000 ohms of inductive reactance and 100 ohms of resistance would be Q = 1000 / 100 or 10<br />
For a parallel circuit Q = Resistance /Reactance<br />
Example a circuit with 500 ohms of Inductive reactance and 100 Ohms<br />
And 10,000 ohms of parallel resistance would be Q = 10,000 / 500 or 20<br />
1<br />
(2πFR)² C<br />
The bandwidth of the resonant circuit<br />
The 3 dB bandwidth of a resonant circuit is equal to:<br />
Bandwidth = Resonant Frequency / Q<br />
A circuit resonant at 3.5 MHz with a Q of 50 would have a bandwidth of 3,500,000 / 50 or 70 kHz<br />
A circuit resonant at 25 MHz with a Q of 85 would have a bandwidth of 25,000,000 / 85 or 294 kHz<br />
A circuit resonant at 7.25 MHz with a Q of 180 would have a bandwidth of 7,250,000 / 180 or 40.3 kHz<br />
Jack Tiley <strong>AD7FO</strong> Page 109 3/15/2009