Butterworth bandpass filter question

I am trying to scale an existing front end receiver (butterworth bandpass) filter to a different frequency range. Unfortunately, it has a transformer in the original design, so I'm stuck. I also don't know how to handle the load presented by the active front end component other than it's probably not significantly reactive.

The existing filter is for a 7 Mhz receiver, I'd like to have a similar filter design for 50 to 200 Khz.

The filter components and transformer winding details are in the document at:

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The input chip is an FST3126, spec sheet is at:

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The spec for the T30-2 transformer core is at:

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I have aade filter design software, but it isn't allowing me to plug in the transformer into the design page of the software....so, I need to know it's equivalent circuit I think.

The transformer winding details are on page 4 of the document and the schematic of the front end is page 9. Ultimately, I need new values for L1, L2, C20, C21 and C22.

If someone can give me a reasonable guess as to the equivalent circuit of the transformer and the IC (U5), I can do the rest of the job myself using the aade filter software.

Thanks,

T
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TRABEM
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On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:14:11 -0400, TRABEM wrote: Get the free software program call RFsim99 lets you design buttrworth filters.

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maxfoo

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How do you know it is a Butterworth as distinct from other types?

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Reg Edwards

A butterworth is a butterworth............in any discussion of the butterworth filter, you will see this schematic.

Asking how I know it's a butterworth is a little like asking how I know a car is a car.

However, I don't know it all.........perhaps it's closely related to a butterworth, but called something else???

Let me know if I've made an error please.

T

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TRABEM

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Hello T,

a Bessel filter would have the same structure. The value of the components define what filter type it is.

Bessel: max. flat group delay Butterworth: max flat frequency response

You can also make a filter with this structure which is anything between both types.

Best regards, Helmut

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Helmut Sennewald

Cool, didn't know that.

At VLF, the inductances are becoming quite large, requiring a toroid core for even a simple inductor.

What are the advantages/disadvantages of each type relative to inductor size requirements?

Maybe I should be looking at a bessel instead of a butterworth.......

GL to all.

T
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TRABEM

A Butterworth filter is a Chebyshev filter with No ripple in the passband.

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maxfoo

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