What component in a simple Sawtoo Ocillator develops the output cycle ?

 

A capacitor

 

What component in a simple Sawtoo Ocillator develops the output cycle ?

It depends on the circuit. You can indeed change a capacitor and change the frequency, but there is always at least one other component that will also do it, e.g., a resistor.

 

A resistor, a capacitor, and a neon bulb make a nice relaxation oscillator

 

Hello,

Here are two pages with examples of sawtoith generators.
http://www.interq.or.jp/japan/se-inoue/e_ckt17.htm
http://homepages.internet.lu/absolute3/tronic/szdiscr.htm
The second is in german, but the pictures will tell a lot.

Greetings,
Bertus

 

What component in a simple Sawtoo Ocillator develops the output cycle ?

One method of producing a sawtooth waveform is to take a capacitor and charge it using a constant current source. This produces a linear increase in voltage across the capacitor since it is governed by the equation:

\(\LARGE \frac{dv}{dt}=\frac{\LARGE i}{C}\)

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