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flagstone3535
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fourier analysis on phase shift oscillator skewed by initial buildup to oscillation?

Is there a way to start a transient analysis at time t=0, but not save simulation results until after the "transients" have died out for subsequent fourier analysis?

 

When doing a fourier analysis of the output of a phase shift oscillator, the THD values from simulation are much higher than those from measurements on the same circuit.  I am assuming this occurs because it takes a finite length of time for the oscillator output to reach the expected output voltage magnitude and frequency.  Including this transient regime in the fourier analysis would skew the results. 

 

  

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Sharanya_R
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Re: fourier analysis on phase shift oscillator skewed by initial buildup to oscillation?

Hello,

 

You can find more information about the transient analysis at this tutorial; Configuring a Transient Analysis in Multisim and you can also find information on fourier analysis here; Configuring a Fourier Analysis in Multisim.

 

Hope this helps!

 

Regards,

Sharanya R
Market Development Engineer
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