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I understand that you can use a gyrator to simulate capacitors or inductors with (very) high values. A capacitor stores its energy in an electric field, an inductor in a magnetic field. Where is the (high?) energy of a simulated 10H inductor? The gyrator doesn't even have to have an inductor. This gyrator simulates an inductor of 1H for every 2\$\mu\$F.

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stevenvh
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The gyrator simulates only some of the properties of the inductor, e.g. its frequency characteristics and Q factor, but not all of them, e.g. not energy storage.

Jaroslav Cmunt
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This Wikipedia article explains that a 'true' gyrator is a hypothetical component, and that some circuits (like the one you've drawn) can be used to simulate some of how an inductor behaves using capacitors and active compoments like opamps.

Adam Lawrence
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