Analysis of a Multivibrator

Citation

Snowdon, Stanley Cooper (1943) Analysis of a Multivibrator. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/qw7h-h089. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10312023-175118368

Abstract

A theoretical analysis of the action of a fundamental multivibrator has been undertaken along the lines of Van der Pol's analysis. A more exact approximation to the transfer characteristic has been used and an exact solution of the equations has been found in the case where the shunt capacities of the tube can be neglected. The analytical solution then allows one to localize the type of distortion in the "square wave" output and to suggest better circuits for the production of rectangular waves. Experimentally several circuits are presented in which the ultimate limit to the "squareness" of the square waves is limited only by the shunt capacities of the tubes.

Item Type:

Thesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

Subject Keywords:

(Physics)

Degree Grantor:

California Institute of Technology

Division:

Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy

Major Option:

Physics

Thesis Availability:

Public (worldwide access)

Research Advisor(s):

Unknown, Unknown

Thesis Committee:

Unknown, Unknown

Defense Date:

1943

Record Number:

CaltechTHESIS:10312023-175118368

Persistent URL:

https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10312023-175118368

DOI:

10.7907/qw7h-h089

Related URLs:

URL	URL Type	Description
https://doi.org/10.1080/14786442608564127	Related Item	Van der Pol. Philosophical Magazine, vol. 2, pp. 978-992 (1926)

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16221

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Deposited By:

Kathy Johnson

Deposited On:

31 Oct 2023 17:59

Last Modified:

31 Oct 2023 19:18

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