Electrical differentiator
Keywords
electrical, unidirectional
Ports
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| input | Electrical Signal |
| output | Electrical Signal |
Properties
General Properties
| Name | Default value | Default unit | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
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name Defines the name of the element. |
Electrical Differentiator | - | - |
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annotate Defines whether or not to display annotations on the schematic editor. |
true | - | [true, false] |
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enabled Defines whether or not the element is enabled. |
true | - | [true, false] |
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type Defines the element unique type (read only). |
Electrical Differentiator | - | - |
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description A brief description of the elements functionality. |
Electrical differentiator | - | - |
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prefix Defines the element name prefix. |
DT | - | - |
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model Defines the element model name. |
- | - | - |
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library Defines the element location or source in the library (custom or design kit). |
- | - | - |
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local path Defines the local path or working folder $LOCAL for the element. |
- | - | - |
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url An optional URL address pointing to the element online help. |
- | - | - |
Standard Properties
| Name | Default value | Default unit | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
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scale factor The output signal scale factor. |
1 | - | (-∞, +∞) |
Numerical Properties
| Name | Default value | Default unit | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
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initial value The input signal initial value. |
0 | - | (-∞, +∞) |
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Implementation Details
A differentiator is a circuit that its output is approximately directly proportional to the rate of the change (the time derivative) of the input [1].
Following is the circuit in the example file differentiator_example.icp.
The input signal to the differentiator is a Sine wave at 10 GHz. Following is the output from the differentiator overlaid with the input. The output signal (the differentiation of the sine wave) is a cosine wave.
Reference
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differentiator