For envelope detector, the time constant must satisfy the following relation:
For the good performance of the envelope detector:
Application:
Given:
f
m = 10 kHz
modulation index (μ) = 0.6
From (1), we get
= 0.02 msec
Derivation of RC time constant formula for the envelope detector: )
For the output of the envelope detector to closely follow the modulating signal, the slope of v
o is always greater than that of the envelope of AM signal input.
The output v
o is the voltage across the capacitor which is exponentially decaying
Neglecting higher power terms as RC>>t
For successful detection, the rate of discharge of the capacitor i.e. magnitude of the slope of v
0(t) must be more than that of the envelope
The envelope of the AM signal is
The slope of the message signal
The slope of output voltage
For DETECTION slope of capacitor voltage should be always more than the envelope of AM signal
RC must be less than the minimum of R.H.S.