Re: 80dB now but still needs improvement at 1KHz

Edward Rawde <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:

"Liz Tuddenham" <liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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Edward
Rawde <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote: > > [...] >

Now approacing 90dB if you believe the simulation with with this
experimental circuit. > You'll want to find something else to do while
it simulates.
How to inprove it further?

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At 1 Kc/s, a distortion figure of 90dB represents one cycle in 10^9, so
you would have to run it for 1000 seconds before the startup transient
became insignificant.

 
The startup transient was not included in the FFT but in any case the
circuit has other issues so here is a circuit which works as intended.
Harmonics are approaching 100dB down and 1k c/s is below 90dB. Simulate
overnight then stop. It will be at about 250 seconds. Select roughly the
last 50 seconds and FFT on current zoom extent. Number of data points may
need increasing.

The startup transient of the FFT would have to be included, so that may
set a limit to the accuracy of the simulation measurements.  Even if you
start on a zero-axis crossing, you will get spurious results because of
the finite length of the sample.

This can be demonstrated by doing FFT on samples of fewer and fewer
cycles from the middle of an apparently pure sinewave.  As the sample
length decreases, spurious harmonics begin to appear, even though they
don't exist in reality.

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We could probably have a discussion here about why c/s is better than Hz

I don't know if it is 'better' but it suits me  - and nobody seems to
have any difficulty understanding it.  By using a descriptive term,
rather than a commemorative one, beginners find it easier to understand
as it sounds less like jargon intended to exclude the uninitiated.

(I have nothing against H.Hertz, it's just the principle that worries
me).

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I don't use Spice, so the rest doesn't convey anything to me.


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