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- How do you choose a capacitance for a low pass filter?
- How do you choose a low pass filter cutoff frequency?
- What makes a good low pass filter?
How do you choose a capacitance for a low pass filter?
You want to choose the resistance R and the capacitor with reactance Xc, such that the Xc is equal to the resistance at the corner frequency. Example: suppose the resistance, R should be 150 Ω. Then Xc would be 150 Ω @ 500 Hz. You then look for a capacitor you can use and see that 2.2 μf is a standard value.
How do you choose a low pass filter cutoff frequency?
The cutoff frequency for a low-pass filter is that frequency at which the output (load) voltage equals 70.7% of the input (source) voltage. Above the cutoff frequency, the output voltage is lower than 70.7% of the input, and vice versa.
What makes a good low pass filter?
An ideal low-pass filter completely eliminates all frequencies above the cutoff frequency while passing those below unchanged; its frequency response is a rectangular function and is a brick-wall filter.
