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3.7. STAGGER TUNED AMPLIFIERS
Double tuned amplifiers are preferred in order to increase the bandwidth give
greater 3 dB bandwidth with steeper sides and flat top. But
because they have
overcome this
alignment of double tuned amplifiers is difficult. In order to
problem, in stagger tuned circuits, two single tuned cascaded amplifiers having a
certain bandwidth are considered. The resonant frequencies of two tuned circuits
are so adjusted that they are separated by an amount equal to the bandwidth of each A
stage. Since the resonant frequencies are displaced or staggered, they are known as equa
stagger tuned circuits. Fig.3.23 shows the combined gain characteristics of the two
two stages. IS as
The overall response of the staggered pair willhave a bandwidth of 2 times the
that of each of the individual single tuned circuits. The overall selectivity function
will be identical in form with that of a single stage double tuned system.
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Overall response
KHz
Fig. 3.23.Stagger tuned amplifier charaxteristics
The stagger tuned concept can be extended to more stages. In case of three
stages staggering, the first tuning circuit is tuned to a frequency lower than center
frequency while the third circuit to higher frequency than center frequency. The
middle tuned circuit is tuned to exactly at center frequency.
From equation (7) of section 3.3, the relative gain of a single tuned amplifier is
idth given by
But A 1
this Ares 1+j2 8 Q, ooulayyedu
A 1
ga Let
Anes 1+jX where X = 28Q,
ch 20 the
As bandwidth is B = and under 3 dB frequency condition 8 =0,
equation for bandwidth can be written as B= 26f,. In stagger tuned amplifier, the
two single tuned cascaded amplifiers with separate resonant frequencies are used. It
is assumed that one stage is tuned to the frequency f + 8 and other stage is tuned to
the frequency fo - 6. Hence, we can writeoad hogo
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and
The corresponding selectivity functions of the tuned circuits are
1
*1+j(X- 1)
and
=1+j(X +1)
The overall gain of these two stages is the product of individual gains of tthe
two
stages.
(A-)() 1 1
1+j(X-1) '1+j (X +1)
1
2 +2 iX-X?ES
=
olso ovol aooupst (2-X*) + (2jX)ninst el siaie
The magnitude of the resulting function isoio bitt o olidw yo
pat 1 o r o o bonst ai tinorio bonusolh
V(2-X2 +(2 X)?oiaoe o )aoitepa
1
V4-4X? + X4 + 4X2 V4+X4
Substituting the values of X, we get
1
V4+(2 6,Q
eme bonet opba2 ni V4+16 Q8 2 V1+48 Q
Where &, is the value of &referred to a new frequency o, and Q is the value of
Q, for each circuit referred to o,.upoi oit ot
borsst ei soste ono Jsdi bamn
The comparison of the above equation with that for double tuned circuit shows
that the nature of variation is identical.
