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How to calculate R and C for Am Demodulation envelope detection?

Bilal12

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Hello , one question if posible .

How can I calculate the value of R and C for an Am Demodulation envelope detection circuit.

Knowing that the carrier wave is 20KHz, 1Vpp, and the message signal is a 32Hz, 2Vpp, with a 5V DC offset:

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and thank you.
 

Martaine2005

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Hi Bilal12,
Firstly, I would cheat! As the equations turn my brain to mush!

I would stick a 1K and a 1nf to start. Or a varistor. And adjust the cap. Maybe 5nf 10nf.
But have a read of the books as the equations are all there.

Martin
 

Martaine2005

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It would appear your question has already been answered on another forum!
The equations were there too.
39nf and 5.1K

Martin
 

Bilal12

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thank you for your replay . but who did you get c=39nf and r=5.1K
 

duke37

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Your circuit looks very strange, shouldn't the ground terminal of the scope be connected to ground.
I would not know how to calculate the values but R needs to discharge C fast enough to follow the wave form. The DC offset will affect the discharge rate and may allow 100% modulation to be detected without distortion.
 

Arouse1973

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I think if you started off with an RC of 5 times the 1/fm (modulation frequency) and see how you go. There is a lot of contention over what formula to use. So try this first and see how you get on.
Adam
 
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