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EMI Filter for a buck converter

Built for k-12 students learning it in middle or high school. Watch the idea come alive with plain-language steps and everyday examples — perfect for projects and homework. Simulate a buck converter live below — adjust the inputs and watch it respond, right in your browser.

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Analog Filter DesignerLive

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Passive filters shape a signal's frequency content with resistors, capacitors, and inductors. An RC low-pass or high-pass has a cutoff at 1/(2πRC) where the response drops 3 dB; an RLC bandpass resonates at 1/(2π√(LC)) with sharpness set by its quality factor Q.

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Cutoff fc1.6 kHz
Resonance f₀5.0 kHz
Quality factor Q0.32

Governing equation

Reading this result: Low-pass: signals below the 1.6 kHz corner pass, above it they roll off at 20 dB/decade, and the response is exactly 3 dB down right at the corner.

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Bode Plot (2nd-Order System)Live

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A Bode plot shows how a system responds across frequency: gain in decibels on top, phase shift below. This second-order low-pass passes low frequencies and rolls off at −40 dB/decade above its natural frequency. Low damping produces a resonant peak; high damping smooths it away.

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Natural freq1,000 Hz
Damping ζ0.30
Resonant peak+4.8 dB
Roll-off−40 dB/dec

Governing equation

Reading this result: Low damping ζ=0.30 produces a sharp +4.8 dB resonant peak just below fn — great for selectivity, but it rings in the time domain.

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Is this good for k-12 students?
Yes — this version of "EMI Filter for a buck converter" is framed for k-12 students learning it in middle or high school. Watch the idea come alive with plain-language steps and everyday examples — perfect for projects and homework.
Do I need to install anything?
No. It runs in any modern browser, free, with no account required.