Energy characteristics of loaded reactive four-terminal networks

The overall size and mass of a reactive filtering-consistent circuit (netwo rk) are defined by the maximum storable (reactive) energy (the energy facto r) in the circuit elements. Studies are made of the above energy factor for loaded reactive four-terminal networks, and it is shown that the storable energy is specified by the input and transfer functions of a four-terminal network. Based on the derived relations, ways are found for a decrease in t he energy factors and, hence, in the mass-size factors of a reactive circui t. Results of the numerical analysis for energy functions of the classical Chebyshev LC filters care given.