Could some electronics guru here shed some light on this ? How do measure Q for say a capacitor using SPICE simulation ? I know how to measure reflection coefficient, insertion loss and SWR from a SPICE AC analysis. Any hints/pointers in regard to the Q measurement with SPICe simulation will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
If it's just a C model, then:
- AC analysis
- Connect a current source, 1A, 0 deg, to the capacitor. Ground one side.
- The not-ground node has voltage V = Z*I. Read off real (resistance) + j*imag (reactance) components directly.
- Q = reactance / resistance.
- If desired, take 1 / (2*pi*imag(VC)*frequency) to read off capacitance as well.
This also works if the C is dependent (nonlinear), in which case you get the small signal approximation (which is what AC analysis is). You may want to do a parameter sweep, to measure the capacitance at other bias conditions.
This does not work if the C is equivalent over some time-varying function, like a switched-capacitor filter, for which you need to do the transient analysis and set up all your instruments (source, quadrature mixer, detector..) just as you would measure the resistance and reactance IRL.
Tim
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No need to measure capacitor Q in Spice. You already know ESR and C, because you control both.
But if you want to do the exercize, resonate your C with an ideal L, do an AC sweep, and measure the center frequency and 3dB bandwidth, and divide. Or simulate a classic voltage-booster Q-meter in time domain.
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