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− | The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patch_clamp patch clamp] is a technique for measuring voltages produced by electrically active cells such as neurons. One potential problem with the patch clamp technique is that | + | The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patch_clamp patch clamp] is a technique for measuring voltages produced by electrically active cells such as neurons. One potential problem with the patch clamp technique is that a device must be physically attached to the neuron being measured. Connecting anything to a neuron might alter its behavior. The measurement device itself can ''distort'' the signal. This problem of ''loading'' the system to be measured affects many kinds of measurements (not just electronic ones). In this problem you will consider a simple model of the distortion in a patch clamp measurement. |
A circuit model for a neuron connected to a patch clamp apparatus consists of a time-varying voltage source in series with an output impedance of 10<sup>11</sup> Ω. There is an oscilloscope next to the neuron with an ''input impedance'' of 10<sup>6</sup> Ω and an input capacitance of 20 pFd. A new UROP in the lab attempts to measure the electrical spikes produced by a neuron (called ''action potentials'') by connecting the patch clamp apparatus to the oscilloscope with a cable that has a capacitance of 80 pFd. Action potentials are about 100 mV in amplitude and about 1 ms in duration. You can model the noise in the oscilloscope as a random, additive, normally distributed voltage with a standard deviation of 10<sup>-3</sup> V. | A circuit model for a neuron connected to a patch clamp apparatus consists of a time-varying voltage source in series with an output impedance of 10<sup>11</sup> Ω. There is an oscilloscope next to the neuron with an ''input impedance'' of 10<sup>6</sup> Ω and an input capacitance of 20 pFd. A new UROP in the lab attempts to measure the electrical spikes produced by a neuron (called ''action potentials'') by connecting the patch clamp apparatus to the oscilloscope with a cable that has a capacitance of 80 pFd. Action potentials are about 100 mV in amplitude and about 1 ms in duration. You can model the noise in the oscilloscope as a random, additive, normally distributed voltage with a standard deviation of 10<sup>-3</sup> V. | ||
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Assuming R<sub>1</sub> = 1 Ω and C1 = 1 F, find an equation for <math>V_{out}(t)</math> for each circuit given the following inputs: | Assuming R<sub>1</sub> = 1 Ω and C1 = 1 F, find an equation for <math>V_{out}(t)</math> for each circuit given the following inputs: | ||
− | * <math>v_{in}(t)=cos( | + | * <math>v_{in}(t)=cos( 0.1 t ) + cos( 10 t )</math> |
− | * <math>v_{in}(t)=cos( | + | * <math>v_{in}(t)=cos( t )</math> |
− | * <math>v_{in}(t)=cos( | + | * <math>v_{in}(t)=cos( 10^{-6} t ) + cos( 10^6 t )</math> |
Feel free to make reasonable approximations. You should only get an urge to use a calculator for the first one. | Feel free to make reasonable approximations. You should only get an urge to use a calculator for the first one. | ||
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This is Part 1 of Assignment 6.
Ideal elements
Resistive circuits
For each of the circuits below, find the voltage at each node and the current through each element. |
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Equivalent circuits
Measuring action potentials
The patch clamp is a technique for measuring voltages produced by electrically active cells such as neurons. One potential problem with the patch clamp technique is that a device must be physically attached to the neuron being measured. Connecting anything to a neuron might alter its behavior. The measurement device itself can distort the signal. This problem of loading the system to be measured affects many kinds of measurements (not just electronic ones). In this problem you will consider a simple model of the distortion in a patch clamp measurement.
A circuit model for a neuron connected to a patch clamp apparatus consists of a time-varying voltage source in series with an output impedance of 1011 Ω. There is an oscilloscope next to the neuron with an input impedance of 106 Ω and an input capacitance of 20 pFd. A new UROP in the lab attempts to measure the electrical spikes produced by a neuron (called action potentials) by connecting the patch clamp apparatus to the oscilloscope with a cable that has a capacitance of 80 pFd. Action potentials are about 100 mV in amplitude and about 1 ms in duration. You can model the noise in the oscilloscope as a random, additive, normally distributed voltage with a standard deviation of 10-3 V.
Easy Bode plots
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Harder Bode plots
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Linear systems
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Second-order system
Find the transfer function $ H(\omega)=\frac{V_{out}}{I_{in}} $ for the circuit below. |
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