# Oscillator circuit

I'm trying to solve this problem for some hours now but without success, I thought I would ask for help here. I detailed my doubts in the image below :

Both Coupled inductors have couple coeficient k = 1 and are ideal (infinite quality factor) and these are the information:

C_b = infinite, beta = 200, V_BE = 0.7V, V_C_sat = 0


simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab

The first thing I need to know how C1 is related to resonance frequency f of the circuit. It seems like I can choose a frequency and I automatically get a needed value for C1.

The second thing I need to know is what value for L2 should choose so that I get the maximum feedback rate at the resonance frequency f

I have a lot of doubts I don't know if the circuit constitutes a Colpitts or Hartley oscillator and if I can use the known formulas and then how I would apply it my circuit.

• Where did the circuit come from and what else was contained in the article about it? – Andy aka May 15 '13 at 9:11
• Depending on who you ask, this circuit is called an Armstrong Oscillator or Meissner Oscillator: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armstrong_oscillator With this info, you can at least search a bit more. – zebonaut Aug 13 '13 at 5:45
• Instead of building it yourself, there are modules that are stable and can do this for you over a very wide range of frequencies: electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/305303/… – SDsolar May 14 '17 at 15:22