Hi Rajan, "seeing" no ringing doesn't mean is not there. The better the termination, the lower the ringing, but you can be sure that every discontinuity (due to parasitics or impedance changes) will create ringing. BR Gert -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Absender ist HARTING Electronics GmbH & Co. KG; Sitz der Gesellschaft: Espelkamp; Registergericht: Bad Oeynhausen; Register-Nr.: HRA 5596; persönlich haftende Gesellschafterin: HARTING Electronics Management GmbH; Sitz der Komplementär-GmbH: Espelkamp; Registergericht der Komplementär-GmbH: Bad Oeynhausen; Register-Nr. der Komplementär-GmbH: HRB 8808; Geschäftsführer: Edgar-Peter Duening, Torsten Ratzmann, Dr. Alexander Rost -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Im Auftrag von Rajan Hansa Gesendet: Dienstag, 17. Mai 2011 13:35 An: steve weir; si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Betreff: [SI-LIST] Re: Ringing in Lumped & Distributed Circuits Hello Steve, Thanks for your reply but I am sorry that I am not able to relate it with electrical circuits. Do you mean to say that distributed electrical circuits ring even if it's properly terminated ? Does ringing phenomenon ( overshoot& undershoot) in lumped circuit is different than distributed circuit ? Rgds, Rajan On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 4:53 PM, steve weir <weirsi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Rajan, > > Distributed networks most definitely can and do ring. Earth's > atmosphere up to the ionosphere makes a great example: the Schumann > Resonance at just under 8Hz. > > Steve > > > > On 5/17/2011 3:53 AM, Rajan Hansa wrote: > >> Hello Experts, >> >> >> I have a problem understanding ringing concept in lumped and >> distributed circuits. What I have learned that lumped circuits may or >> may not ring depending on the Q of the circuit but distributed >> circuits with terminated load will not have any ringing. >> >> >> >> where Q for RLC circuit = (L/C)1/2 /R >> >> >> >> I would like know : >> >> >> >> 1) Why Q is not important in distributed circuits ? If it's important >> then how termination resistor affects Q in distributed circuit ? >> >> >> >> 2) Is ringing phenomenon ( overshoot& undershoot) in lumped circuit >> is >> different than distributed circuit ? >> >> >> >> Rgds, >> >> Rajan >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >> To unsubscribe from si-list: >> si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field >> >> or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: >> //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list >> >> For help: >> si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field >> >> >> List technical documents are available at: >> http://www.si-list.net >> >> List archives are viewable at: >> //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list >> >> Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: >> http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu >> >> >> >> > > -- > Steve Weir > IPBLOX, LLC > 150 N. Center St. #211 > Reno, NV 89501 > www.ipblox.com > > (775) 299-4236 Business > (866) 675-4630 Toll-free > (707) 780-1951 Fax > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu