Tunable lc filter

Abstract

An inductor-capacitor (LC) filter designed to comply with EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) standards comprises capacitors; switches for coupling capacitors; differential-mode inductors for coupling capacitors and switches; and common-mode inductors or a combination of differential-mode inductors and common-mode inductors, where an input signal changes the inductance of differential-mode inductors in the LC filter to modify a frequency response of the LC filter. In the LC filter, differential-mode inductors further comprise identical multiple-winding inductors, and the input signal, which biases the plurality of differential-mode inductors, includes a DC signal or a combination of DC and AC signals. A corner-frequency of the LC filter is adjusted and approximated as: fc=1/(2×pi×sqrt(L×C)), where fc is the corner-frequency, L is a composite value of inductance, and C is a composite value of capacitance.

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