Foster Cauer
Foster Cauer
Z (s) =
( s 2 + ω 2 )( s 2 + ω 4 ) . . . ( s 2 + ω r )
2 2 2
where 0 ≤ ω1 2 ≤ ω 2 2 ≤ ω 3 2 ≤ . . ..
and m = r ± 1
By partial fraction expansion we can write:
k r kps
Z (s) = k ∞ s + 0 + ∑ 2 , k ∞ , k 0 ≥ 0, k p > 0
s p = 2, 4,... s + ω p 2
This corresponds to the following circuit realisation:
1/k2 1/k4 1/kr
kinf 1/k0
Example 1
We will consider the following simple driving point impedance function, where
ω1 > 0 and m = r – 1:
s2 +1
Z ( s) =
s( s 2 + 2)
A Bs A( s 2 + 2) + Bs 2 1/4
Z (s) = + 2 =
s s +2 s ( s 2 + 2) 2
∴ A + B = 1, 2 A = 1
A = 1 ,B = 1 2
2 2
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Example 2 ω1 = 0 and m = r – 1:
As Bs s 3 ( A + B) + s(3 A + B )
= + 2 =
s +1 s + 3
2
( s 2 + 1)( s 2 + 3) 2 2
∴ A + B = 1, 3 A + B = 2
∴A= 1 , B = 1
2 2
s s
∴ Z (s) = +
2( s 2 + 1) 2( s 2 + 3)
( s 2 + 1)( s 2 + 3) 3 s 1/4
Z ( s) = =s+ +
s ( s + 2)
2
2 s 2( s + 2)
2
1 2/3
1/2
Example 4
( s 2 + 0)( s 2 + 2)( s 2 + 4) 3/2 1/6
Z ( s) =
s ( s 2 + 1)( s 2 + 3) 1
s ( s 2 + 2)( s 2 + 4) 3s s
= =s+ +
( s 2 + 1)( s 2 + 3) 2( s 2 + 1) 2( s 2 + 3) 2/3 2
3. Z ( s) = ( s + 1)( s + 3) ⇒ Y ( s) = s( s + 2) =
2 2 2
s s
+
s ( s + 2)
2
( s + 1)( s + 3) 2( s + 1) 2( s + 3)
2 2 2 2
4.
( s 2 + 0)( s 2 + 2)( s 2 + 4)
Z (s) = ⇒
s ( s 2 + 1)( s 2 + 3)
s ( s 2 + 1)( s 2 + 3) 3 s 3s
Y (s) = = + +
( s + 0)( s 2 + 2)( s 2 + 4) 8s 4( s 2 + 2) 8( s 2 + 4)
2
1 2
1 1
.
2/3
1
1/4
Example 1 Example 2
2 2 4 8/3
.
8/3
We can obtain a general realisation for the admittance function Y(s) as follows:
k0 m kps
Y ( s) = k ∞ s + + ∑ 2 , k ∞ , k 0 ≥ 0, k p > 0
s p =1,3,... s + ω p 2
1/k0
kinf K1/w12 K3/w32 Km/wm2
Consider a ladder network as shown [Note that the series arms are impedances
while the shunt arms are admittances]
1 I1 I2 2
z1 z3 z5
y2 y4 y6
E1 E2
: 1' 2'
E1
To compute the driving point impedance Z = , we start at the other end:
I1
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1
The impedance of the last term z 6 =
y6
1
The impedance of the last two arms is z 5 +
y6
The impedance of the last three arms is 1
1
y4 +
1
z5 +
y6
Proceeding in this manner, we can write
1
Z = z1 +
1
y2 +
1
z3 +
1
y4 +
1
z5 +
y6
The driving point admittance may also be written in a similar manner, where the
first term is an admittance, the next an impedance, etc. We will now consider
each of the four examples used to illustrate the Foster forms.
s2 +1 s ( s 2 + 2)
Example 1 Z ( s) = , Y (s) =
s ( s 2 + 2) s2 +1
Starting with the impedance function Z(s) that has a zero at infinity, we proceed
as follows:
s( s 2 + 2) ( s 2 + 1)(s 2 + 3)
Example 2 Z ( s) = , Y ( s) =
( s + 1)(s 2 + 3)
2
s ( s 2 + 2)
s 4 + 4s 2 + 3
Y ( s) =
2s 2 + 3
=s+ 3 =s+ 3
1
=s+
1 This leads to the realisation:
s + 2s
3
s + 2s s + 2s s/2
s / 2+ 2
2s 2 + 3 2s + 3
1 1 1/2 1/6
=s+ =s+
1 1 1 4
s / 2+ 2 s / 2+
2s + 3 3
4s +
s/2 s/2
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( s 2 + 1)( s 2 + 3) s ( s 2 + 2)
Example 3 Z (s) = , Y (s) =
s ( s 2 + 2) ( s + 1)( s 2 + 3)
2
s ( s 2 + 2)( s 2 + 4) ( s 2 + 1)( s 2 + 3)
Example 4 Z ( s) = , Y ( s) =
( s 2 + 1)( s 2 + 3) s ( s 2 + 2)( s 2 + 4)
s 5 + 6 s 3 + 8s
Z (s) = =s+ 4
1
=s+
1 It can be realised as:
s 4 + 4s 2 + 3 s + 4s 2 + 3 1
s / 2 +
2 s 3 + 5s 2 s 3 + 5s
3s 2 / 2 + 3
1 1
1 4/3 1/3
=s+ =s+
1 1
s / 2+ s/2+ 1/2 3/2
1 1
4s / 3 + 2 4s / 3 +
3s / 2 + 3 1
3s / 2 +
s s/3
1+ s2 1 1 1 1
Z (s) = = + = + 2 2
2s + s 3 2s 4 2s 4 1
+ 2s +
s s 1 1/4
2s
s ( s 2 + 2) ( s 2 + 1)( s 2 + 3)
Example 2 Z ( s) = , Y ( s) =
( s + 1)(s 2 + 3)
2
s ( s 2 + 2)
3 + 4s 2 + s4 3 (5 / 2) s 2 + s 4 3 1 3 1
Y ( s) = = + = + = +
2s + s 3 2s 2s + s 3 2s2s + s 3 2s 4 / 5 (1 / 5) s
+
(5 / 2) s 2 + s 4 s (5 / 2) + s
3 1 3 1 3 1 5/4 5
= + = + = +
2s 4 / 5 1 2s 4 / 5 1 2s 4 / 5 1
+
(5 / 2) + s
+
25 / 2
+
25 / 2 1
2/3 2/25
s s s
+ 5s +
(1 / 5) s s s 1/ 5
s
Please work out the other two examples.
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We will start with the properties of RC driving point functions that we are already
familiar with. We have noted that:
The s-plane
A typical pole-zero plot on the s-plane is as shown. With these properties, the
form of the impedance function may be represented by:
H ( s − s 2 )(s − s 4 ) . . . . ( s − s m )
Z (s) =
( s − s1 )( s − s3 ) . . . . ( s − s n )
As the smallest critical frequency corresponds to a pole and as poles and zeros
alternate,
0 ≤ s1 < s 2 < s3 . . . .
The following table gives the possible forms of the expansion of such a function.
There are four possible combinations that we need to study. We will consider one
example from each of these:
m = n –1 m=n
(Order of numerator is one less than (Both numerator and denominator are
that of denominator) of the same order)
s1 = 0 Example 1 ( s + 1) Example 2 ( s + 1)( s + 3)
Z ( s) = Z ( s) =
s ( s + 2) s( s + 2)
s1 > 0 Example 3 ( s + 2) Example 4 ( s + 2)( s + 4)
Z ( s) = Z (s) =
( s + 1)( s + 3) ( s + 1)( s + 3)
Example 1
( s + 1) A B A( s + 2) + Bs
Z (s) = = + =
s ( s + 2) s s + 2 s( s + 2)
∴ A + B = 1, 2 A = 1 2
1/4
∴ A = 1 / 2, B = 1 / 2
1/ 2 1/ 2 2
Z (s) = +
s ( s + 2)
Example 2
( s + 1)( s + 3) s 2 + 4s + 3
Z ( s) = =
s ( s + 2) s 2 + 2s
2s + 3 A B 2/3
= 1+ = 1+ + 1 1/4
s ( s + 2) s s+2
A( s + 2) + Bs
= 1+ 2
s ( s + 2)
A+ B = 2
2A = 3
A = 3 / 2, B = 1 / 2
3 / 2 1/ 2
Z ( s) = 1 + +
s s+2
Example 3
( s + 2) A B
Z (s) = = +
( s + 1)( s + 3) s + 1 s + 3
A( s + 3) + B( s + 1) 1/2 1/6
( s + 1)( s + 3)
A+ B =1 2 2
3A + B = 2
A = 1 / 2, B = 1 / 2
1/ 2 1/ 2
Z (s) = +
s +1 s + 3
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Example 4
( s + 2)( s + 4) s 2 + 6 s + 8
Z (s) = =
( s + 1)( s + 3) s 2 + 4 s + 3
2s + 5 A B 1 3/2 1/6
= 1+ = 1+ +
( s + 1)( s + 3) s +1 s + 3
A( s + 3) + B ( s + 1) 2/3 2
= 1+
( s + 1)( s + 3)
A+ B = 2
3A + B = 5
A = 3 / 2, B = 1 / 2
3/ 2 1/ 2
Z (s) = 1 + +
( s + 1) ( s + 3)
s ( s + 2) s + 2 s
2
s
Y ( s) = = =s+ 1
( s + 1) s +1 s +1
1
Example 2
( s + 1)( s + 3)
Z (s) =
s ( s + 2)
s ( s + 2) As Bs
Y (s) = = +
( S + 1)( S + 3) s + 1 s + 3 2 2
As( s + 3) + Bs( s + 1)
=
( s + 1)( s + 3)
A+ B =1
3A + B = 2
A = 1 / 2. B = 1 / 2
1/2 1/6
s/2 s/2
Y (s) = +
s +1 s + 3
Example 3
( s + 2)
Z ( s) =
( s + 1)( s + 3)
( s + 1)( s + 3) s 2 + 4s + 3 2/3 2
Y (s) = =
( s + 2) s+2
2s + 3 3 s/2
= s+ = s+ + 1
s+2 2 s+2 1/4
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Example 4
( s + 2)( s + 4)
Z ( s) =
( s + 1)( s + 3)
( s + 1)( s + 3) 3 7 s / 4 + 5s 2 / 8
Y ( s) = = + 8/3 4 8/5
( s + 2)( s + 4) 8 ( s + 2)( s + 4)
3 As Bs 3 As( s + 4) + Bs( s + 2)
= + + = +
8 s+2 s+4 8 ( s + 2)( s + 4)
1/8 5/32
A + B = 5/8
4 A + 2B = 7 / 4 ⇒ 2 A + B = 7 / 8
A = 1 / 4, B = 3 / 8
3 s / 4 3s / 8
Y ( s) = + +
8 s+2 s+4
Example 2
( s + 1)( s + 3) s 2 + 4 s + 3
Z ( s) = =
s ( s + 2) s 2 + 2s
2s + 3 1 1 1 4
= 1+ 2 = 1+ 2 = 1+
s + 2s s + 2s s/2 1/2 1/6
s/2+
2s + 3 2s + 3
1 1
= 1+ = 1+
1 1
s / 2+ s / 2+
2s + 3 3
4+
s/2 s/2
1
= 1+
1
s/2 +
1
4+
s/6
Example 3
( s + 2) 1 1
Z ( s) = = =
( s + 1)( s + 3) s 2 + 4 s + 3 s + 2 s + 3
s+2 s+2
1/2 1/6
1 1 1
= = = 1 4
1 1 1
s+ s+ s+
s+2 1/ 2 1
1/ 2 + 1/ 2 +
2s + 3 2s + 3 4s + 6
1
=
1
s+
1
1/ 2 +
1
4s +
1/ 6
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Example 4
( s + 2)( s + 4) s 2 + 6 s + 8 2s + 5
Z (s) = = = 1+ 2
( s + 1)( s + 3) s 2 + 4 s + 3 s + 4s + 3
1 1 1 4/3 1/3
= 1+ 2 = 1+ 1/2 3/2
s + 4s + 3 3s / 2 + 3
s/2+
2s + 5 2s + 5
1 1
= 1+ 1+
1 1
s/2+ s/2+
2s + 5 1
4 / 3+
3s / 2 + 3 3s / 2 + 3
1
= 1+
1
s / 2+
1
4 / 3+
1
3s / 2 +
1/ 3
Example 1
( s + 1) 1+ s 1 s/2
Z ( s) = = = +
s ( s + 2) 2 s + s 2 2 s 2 s + s 2 2 2
1 1 1 1
= + = +
2s 2s + s 2 2s s2 1/4
4+
s/2 s/2
1 1
= +
2s 1
4+
1
2s
Example 2
(s + 1)(s + 3) 3 + 4s + s2 1 5s / 2 + s2
Z(s) = = = +
s(s + 2) 2s + s 2
2s / 3 2s + s2
2/3 25/2
1 1 1 1
= + = +
2s / 3 2s + s2 2s / 3 s2 / 5
4/ 5 +
5s / 2 + s2
5s / 2 + s2 5/4 5
1 1 1 1
= + = +
2s / 3 1 2s / 3 1
4/ 5 + 4/ 5 +
5s / 2 + s2 1
25/ 2s +
s2 / 5 1/ 5
m = n –1 m=n
(Order of numerator is one less than (Both numerator and denominator are
that of denominator) of the same order)
s1 = 0 Example 1 ( s + 1) Example 2 ( s + 1)( s + 3)
Y (s) = Y (s) =
s ( s + 2) s ( s + 2)
s1 > 0 Example 3 ( s + 2) Example 4 ( s + 2)( s + 4)
Y ( s) = Y (s) =
( s + 1)( s + 3) ( s + 1)( s + 3)
Their realisations follow the same pattern as in the case of the RC network
functions.
Foster Preamble
If the function contains poles on the imaginary axis, we can expand this in partial
fraction form to yield:
k0 k s
Z (s) = k ∞ s + + ∑ 2 r 2 + Z1 ( s)
s s +ω
The first part of this can be realised as a Foster network, while Z1(s) is still a
positive real function.
.
. Z1(s)
2 2 2
Z(s) k2/w2 k4/w4 kr/wr .
.
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The first part of the network has poles only on the jω axis, and its real part is
zero. The remainder function, that is, Z1(s) is still positive real, for its real part is
still positive and all its poles are on the non-positive (left) half of the s-plane.
Z1(s) will not have poles on the jω axis, but it may have zeros on the jω axis. This
may be so even if the original function Z(s) did not have zeros on the jω axis, for
they may be introduced during the removal of poles on the jω axis in step 1.
1/k1
kinf
Z1(s) Z2(s) .
1/k0
2
K1/ w1
We may now find that even though Z1(s) was minimum reactive, Z2(s) is no
longer so, for jω axis poles may have been introduced during the removal of jω
axis zeros. We now repeat Step 1, and then Step 2, repeatedly until the
remainder is both minimum reactive and minimum susceptive.
No
Yes
Realise the remainder
Stop
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Note: Steps 1 and 2 may be interchanged. We should choose the sequence that
gives rise to a simpler realisation.
Example 12 s 5 + 8s 4 + 32 s 3 + 14 s 2 + 8s + 2
Z (s) =
4 s 5 + 4 s 4 + 10 s 3 + 9 s 2 + 4 s + 1
We will first check whether either the numerator or the denominator contains a
quadratic factor that can be removed:
3s/2 8s/11 121s/114
8s4 + 14s2 +2 12s5 + 32s3 + 8s 11s3 + 5s 4
8s + 14s + 2 2
114s2 /11+ 2 11s3 + 5s
12s5 + 21s3 + 3s 5s4 + 40s2/11 11s2 +121s/57
11s3 + 5s 114s2 /11+ 2 164s/57
114 x 57 s
11 x 164 82s/57
The remainder is zero, and the last non-zero remainder is (2s2+1), indication a
pair of jω axis poles at s = + j / √2 and – j / √2
s
This means that we can remove a partial fraction of the form:
1
s2 +
2
4s3 +14s4 + 8s + 2
s2 + 1/2 4s5 + 14s4 + 10s3 + 9s2 + 4s + 1
4s5 + 2s3
14s4 + 8s3 + 9s2 + 4s + 1
14s4 + 7s2
8s3 + 2s2 + 4s + 1
8s3 + 4s
2s2 +1
2s2 +1
12s 5 + 8s 4 + 32 s 3 + 14s 2 + 8s + 2
∴ Z ( s) =
4s 5 + 4 s 4 + 10 s 3 + 9s 2 + 4 s + 1
12s 5 + 8s 4 + 32 s 3 + 14s 2 + 8s + 2
=
1
( s 2 + )(4s 3 + 14 s 2 + 8s + 2)
2
6 s 5 + 4s 4 + 16 s 3 + 7 s 2 + 4s + 1
=
1
( s 2 + )(2s 3 + 7 s 2 + 4s + 1)
2
As Bs 3 + Cs 2 + Ds + E
= +
1 (2s 3 + 7 s 2 + 4s + 1)
s2 +
2
We can compute the values of A, B, C, D and E by equating coefficients:
B = 6, 2 A + C = 4, 7 A + D + B / 2 = 16, 4 A + E + C / 2 = 7, a + D / 2 = 4, E / 2 = 1
This gives: A = 1, B = 6, C = 2, D = 6, E = 2
s 6s 3 + 2s 2 + 6s + 2
∴ Z1 ( s ) = Z ( s ) − =
1 2s 3 + 7 s 2 + 4s + 1
s2 +
2
We will now consider Y1(s):
1
s+
2s 3 + 7 s 2 + 4s + 1 2s 3 + 7 s 2 + 4s + 1 s 2 = s +Y
Y1 ( s ) = 3 = = 2 + 2
6 s + 2 s + 6 s + 2 2( s + 1)(3s + 1)
2 2
s + 1 3( s + 1 ) s 2 + 1
3
We can now write either
1 1
s+
1
2 = + 18
Y2 =
1 3 1
3( s + ) s+
3 3
or,
1 3s + 1 s
Z2 = = = 2+
Y2 1 1
s+ s+
2 2
These two alternatives lead to the following realisations:
2 2
1 1 2 1
1 18 1
3
1 1
2
6