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seriesRLC

Create two-port series RLC circuit

Since R2021a. Recommended over rfckt.seriesrlc.

    Description

    Use the seriesRLC object to create a circuit representing as a resistor, inductor, and capacitor connected in series. The series RLC circuit object is a two-port network as shown in this circuit diagram.

    Resistor, capacitor and inductor connected in series

    You can also use the seriesRLC object to model a series RLC circuit in cascaded stages using an rfbudget object or the RF Budget Analyzer app.

    Creation

    Description

    rlc = seriesRLC creates a default series RLC object.

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    rlc = seriesRLC(Name,Value) sets Properties of the serisRLC object using one or more name-value arguments. For example, rlc = seriesRLC('R',80) creates a series RLC object with the resistance set to 80 ohms. Properties you do not specify retain their default values.

    Properties

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    Name of the series RLC circuit, specified as a string scalar or a character vector.

    Example: rlc = seriesRLC('Name','RLCseriescircuit') creates a series RLC circuit called RLCseriescircuit.

    Resistance value of the series RLC circuit, specified as a positive scalar in ohms.

    Example: rlc = seriesRLC('R',75) creates a series RLC circuit with the resistance set to 75 ohms.

    Inductance value of the series RLC circuit, specified as a positive scalar in henries.

    Example: rlc = seriesRLC('L',1e-6) creates a series RLC circuit with the inductance set to 1e-6 henries.

    Capacitance value of the series RLC circuit, specified as a positive scalar in farads.

    Example: rlc = seriesRLC('C',2.2e-9) creates a series RLC circuit with the capacitance set to 2.2e-9 farads.

    This property is read-only.

    Number of input and output ports of the series RLC circuit, returned as a positive scalar.

    This property is read-only.

    Terminals of the series RLC circuit, returned as a cell array.

    Object Functions

    sparametersCalculate S-parameters for RF data, network, circuit, and matching network objects
    groupdelayGroup delay of S-parameter object or RF filter object or RF Toolbox circuit object
    noisefigureCalculate noise figure of transmission lines, series RLC, and shunt RLC circuits

    Examples

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    Create a series RLC circuit with the specified parameters.

    rlc = seriesRLC('R',2e3,'L',40e-3,'C',1e-6);

    Calculate the S-parameters of the series RLC circuit at 1 GHz.

    spar = sparameters(rlc,1e9)
    spar = 
      sparameters with properties:
    
          Impedance: 50
           NumPorts: 2
         Parameters: [2x2 double]
        Frequencies: 1.0000e+09
    
    

    Calculate the noise figure of the series RLC circuit at 1 GHz.

    nf = noisefigure(rlc,1e9)
    nf = 16.1278
    

    Version History

    Introduced in R2021a

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