Square/Triangular Wave Generator Using Single DO-DVCC and Three Grounded Passive Components

Hung-Chun Chien

American Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. 2013, 1(2), 32-36
DOI: 10.12691/AJEEE-1-2-3

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Square/Triangular Wave Generator Using Single DO-DVCC and Three Grounded Passive Components

Hung-Chun Chien^1,

¹Department of Electronic Engineering, Jinwen University of Science and Technology, New Taipei City, Taiwan

Pub. Date: May 11, 2013

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Hung-Chun Chien. Square/Triangular Wave Generator Using Single DO-DVCC and Three Grounded Passive Components. American Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. 2013; 1(2):32-36. doi: 10.12691/AJEEE-1-2-3

Abstract

This study proposes a novel square/triangular wave generator based on a dual outputs differential voltage current conveyor (DO-DVCC). The proposed circuit uses one DO-DVCC combined with three grounded passive components. The presented scheme reveals a compact topology and can produce square/triangular waveform simultaneously. To verify their feasibility, commercially available ICs were used for implementing the prototype circuits. Experimental results revealed consistency with theoretical analyses.

Keywords

active RC circuit designs, dual outputs differential voltage current conveyor (DO-DVCC), square/triangular wave generator

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