Filter networks 811
Problem 6. A filter is required to pass all frequencies above
25 kHz and to have a nominal impedance of 600 . Design (a) a
high-pass T section filter and (b) a high-pass section filter to
meet these requirements.
Cut-off frequency, f
c
D 25 ð 10
3
Hz and nominal impedance,
R
0
D 600
From equation (42.18),
C D
1
4R
0
f
c
D
1
460025 ð 10
3
F D
10
12
460025 ð 10
3
pF
i.e., C D 5305 pF or 5.305 nF
From equation (42.19), inductance,
L D
R
0
4f
c
D
600
425 ð 10
3
H D 1.91 mH
(a) A high-pass T section filter is shown in Figure 42.28(a) where the
series arm capacitances are each 2 C (see Figure 42.26(a)), i.e.,
2 ð 5.305 D 10.61 nF
(b) A high-pass section filter is shown in Figure 42.28(b), where the
shunt arm inductances are each 2 L (see Figure 42.26(b)), i.e.,
2 ð 1.91 D 3.82 mH
10.61 nF
1.91 mH
(a)
5.305 nF
3.82 mH 3.82 mH
(b)
10.61 nF
Figure 42.28
(d) ‘Constant-k’ prototype high-pass filter
It may be shown, in a similar way to that shown in Section 42.5(d), that
for a high-pass filter section:
Z
0T
Z
0p
= Z
1
Z
2
D R
2
0
where Z
1
and Z
2
are the total equivalent series and shunt arm impedances.
The high-pass filter sections shown in Figure 42.26 are thus ‘constant-k’
prototype filter sections.
(e) Practical high-pass filter characteristics
From equation (42.13), the characteristic impedance Z
0T
of a high-pass
T section is given by:
Z
0T
D
L
C
1
4ω
2
C
2