ELE 443 - Network Analysis and Synthesis
2001 Catalog Data: ELE 443. NETWORK ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS. Properties of network functions, synthesis of passive and active RC networks. Prerequisite: EL. E. 351, ENGR 310, 360, 410. (3).
Textbook: Modern Design of Analog Filter by Schaumann and Van Valkenburg, Oxford University Press, 2000
References: Linear Network Theory by Norman Balabanian and Theodore Bickart, Matrix Publishers, 1981, and Design with Operational Amplifiers and Analog Integrated Circuitsby Sergio Franco, McGraw-Hill, 1988
Coordinator: Mr. Elliot Hutchcraft
Goals: Introducing the students to the advanced techniques of analysis and synthesis of passive and active filters.
Prerequisites by Topic:
1. Basic Electric Circuits (ENGR 360)
2. Basic Electronics and Mathematics (ELE 351, 352)
3. Engineering Analysis (ENGR 310)
4. Computer-Aided Design (ELE 367, 368)
Topics:
1. The Laplace Transform (1 class)
2. Basic Components:
The resistor, capacitor, and inductor (1 class); The Controlled sources and the operational amplifier (Op-Amp) (4 classes); Voltage and current general impedance converters and the frequency-dependent negative resistor (2 classes);
3. Phase shifters; All pass filters (2 class)
4. Types of filters and filters' basic parameters (1 class)
5. The design parameters Q and W (1 class)
6. The design of two Op-Amp biquad second order filters (1 class)
7. The design of four Op-Amp biquad second order filters (1 class)
8. Obtaining the transfer function from the magnitude response (1 class)
9. The approximation problem (1 class)
10. Frequency and magnitude scaling (1 class)
11. Transfer function synthesis (= design) by Butterworth and Chebyshev approximations (5 classes)
12. Design of high order low pass, high pass, and bandpass, Butterworth and Chebyshev filters (11 classes); frequency and CR-RC transformations (2 classes); design of the Sallen-Key and Delyiannis-Friend circuits (2 classes)
13. Discuss Cauer Filters (1 class); Inverse Chebyshev (1 class)
14. Sensitivity Analysis (3 classes)
Computer Usage: Some of the design assignments require that students verify their results by using the program PSPICE. PSPICE is required to verify some of the design problems.
Estimated ABET Category Content: Engineering Science: 1 credit or 33%
Engineering Design: 2 credits or 67%