Experimental observation of frequency of oscillation, amplitude and temporal symmetry of a Clapp oscillator incorporating a physical memristor
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Knowm Memristor, Clapp Oscillator, Frequency, Amplitude, SymmetryAbstract
The Clapp oscillator consists of one voltage amplifier, one inductor, three capacitors, and three resistors. The proposed work analyses the Clapp oscillator when two resistors are replaced by a commercially available physical memristor, e.g. the Knowm memristor, and a third case when the polarity of the memristor is inverted. In this manner, three cases are analyzed and compared with the responses of the Clapp oscillator without a memristive element. The responses of the experiments show how the position and polarity of the Knowm memristor influence the steady-state behavior of the LC resonant oscillator. The results show that the three cases, using the Knowm memristor, produce measurable changes in frequency of oscillation, amplitude, and temporal symmetry of the output waveform, whereas reversing the memristor polarity, reverses both frequency and temporal asymmetry trends. As a conclusion, the observed behaviors indicate that the memristor acts as a dynamic and history-dependent element, i.e. it modifies the oscillation conditions of the Clapp oscillator beyond the effects of a static resistive component. These findings establish that the Clapp oscillator topology, is a suitable experimental platform for studying memristive effects in LC resonant systems. The results provide insights into the role of memristive devices position and polarity in shaping oscillatory dynamics.
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