Complex impedance - Multisim

crutschow

Joined Mar 14, 2008
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A complex impedance is a combination of resistors, and/or capacitors, and/or inductors which can be readily simulated in Multisim. If you have a complex impedance value, then you need to transform that to an equivalent network of discrete components for simulation.
 

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xxxyyy

Joined Oct 7, 2011
34
Here is my complex impedance:
Z=(50-50*j)Ω . I'm not sure that I know how to transform it:(
 
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Papabravo

Joined Feb 24, 2006
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The first 50 is the real part and consists of a 50 Ohm Resistor. The imaginary part is a capacitor with 50 ohms of reactance at SOME frequency. This is important. If your impedance is supposed to be constant with frequency over some range (narrow?, wide?) then using real components may or may not give you what you want.

You do know how to compute a capacitance value from a reactance don't you?
 

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xxxyyy

Joined Oct 7, 2011
34
If I didn't make mistake somewhere, equivalent for complex impedance Z=(50-50*j)Ω in Multisim should be 50Ω resistor in series with 0.004F capacitor? ω=5 rad/s, f=0.7957 Hz.
 
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