Which voltage and which current? Clearly the voltage across the
capacitor will always be pi/2 relative to the current in that
capacitor, and the same (but opposite sign) for an inductor. Also,
are you doing an AC or a transient analysis? If transient, are the
transients settled, are you really on the resonance frequency, and are
you simulating with sufficient time resolution? Oh, and I'm not quite
sure what you mean by "lambda/4" phase shift. Is that degrees or
radians, and what's lambda?

Cheers,
Tom

(Diego Stutzer) wrote in message . com...
Hi,
Well, I'm really confused.
I simulate a simple serial R-C-L-Network (all in series).

As far as I know the total (input-)Impedance of the network is:
Z = R + jwL - j/(wC) resp. the resonance frequency (where Zin=R) is
1/sqrt(L*C).
At resonance frequency, the Impedance should be real and therefore in
my hummel opinion Voltage and Current schould be in phase.

The funny thing is, when i build up such a network in Schematics
(Cadence PSD 14.1/Orcad 9.2) and simulate it with the PSpice A/D
Simulator, the current is displaced (relative to the voltage) about
lambda/4 - obviously not in phase!?

Can anyone tell my where I made a mistake?
Or why this Problem is showing up?
Thanks to anyone reading this and especially to those who post
answers.
D. Stutzer