Ask about simulation using pspice

In summary, the task at hand is to simulate a circuit from 10Hz to 10MHz and produce a Bode Plot of the amplifier output (across RL). From the Bode Plot, the maximum gain (A(max)), cut-off frequency (fc), and frequency at unity gain should be determined. The frequency at unity gain refers to the frequency where Vout = vs, or where the gain of the circuit drops to 1.
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Homework Statement


Simulate the circuit from 10Hz to 10MHz.
Produce the Bode Plot for the amplifier output (across RL).
From the Bode plot, determine the following:
i) Maximum gain, A(max)
ii) The cut-off frequency, fc.
iii) The frequency at the unity gain.

2. The attempt at a solution
the maximum gain and cut-off frequency i obtained from the graph,but what is the mean by frequency at the unity gain?
 

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newbie92 said:

Homework Statement


Simulate the circuit from 10Hz to 10MHz.
Produce the Bode Plot for the amplifier output (across RL).
From the Bode plot, determine the following:
i) Maximum gain, A(max)
ii) The cut-off frequency, fc.
iii) The frequency at the unity gain.

2. The attempt at a solution
the maximum gain and cut-off frequency i obtained from the graph,but what is the mean by frequency at the unity gain?

That should be the frequency where Vout = vs. That is, where the gain of the circuit drops to 1.
 
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then the answer is like the graph below?
when vout=vs=1v
 

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newbie92 said:
then the answer is like the graph below?
when vout=vs=1v

I suppose that would be it (It's hard to make out the detailed contents of the image with its faint lines and lettering on a black background).
 
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The frequency at unity gain refers to the frequency at which the gain of the amplifier is equal to 1 or 0 dB. This is the frequency at which the amplifier output is the same as the input, without any amplification or attenuation. This frequency can also be referred to as the 3 dB frequency or the bandwidth of the amplifier. In the Bode plot, it is the point where the gain curve intersects with the 0 dB line.
 

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PSPICE is a computer software program used for simulating and analyzing electronic circuits. It is commonly used by engineers and scientists to design and test circuit designs before implementing them in physical prototypes.

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