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I've designed this circuit myself aiming to generate a sine wave at the collector of the transistor, but it doesn't work. The current at the collector is DC.

  • Is it a simulator error or the is design wrong?
  • What modifications should I make so that it works?

I know that there are many oscillator circuits on the internet but I would like to know what the error in this circuit is.

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  • \$\begingroup\$ There is no counter reaction between the amplifier (e.g. the transistor) inputs and outputs (e.g. its base and emitter). \$\endgroup\$
    – TEMLIB
    Jan 4, 2015 at 18:36

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The basic problem is that there is no feedback thru the resonating components. Note that they are tied to the base directly from the power supply. There is nothing that will make them oscillate.

There are many L-C oscillator circuits out there. No matter what topology you use, the frequency-setting components either need to be in the feedback path, or somehow arranged to kill the gain at all but the selected frequency.

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    \$\begingroup\$ +1 I missed that and assumed the tank was connected to the collector. Argh. \$\endgroup\$ Jan 4, 2015 at 18:51
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There is no reason for the transistor to change its operatin point in steady state conditions (after the input transient).

An oscillator needs its perturbation at its output to feed into its input. This is not happening here.

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Even if you tied the tuned circuit to the collector (as Olin pointed out) it is a parallel tuned circuit and will block feedback at the resonant frequency i.e. it won't oscillate - try using a series inductor and capacitor. Then, feed that to the emitter rather than the base. Then it is positive feedback.

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