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Chapter 25
  • Nonsinusoidal Waveforms
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Waveforms
  • Used in electronics except for sinusoidal
  • Any periodic waveform may be expressed as
    • Sum of a series of sinusoidal waveforms at different frequencies and amplitudes
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Waveforms
  • Each sinusoidal components has a unique amplitude and frequency
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Waveforms
  • These components have many different frequencies
    • Output may be greatly distorted after passing through a filter circuit
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Composite Waveforms
  • Waveform made up of two or more separate waveforms
  • Most signals appearing in electronic circuits
    • Comprised of complicated combinations of dc and sinusoidal waves
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Composite Waveforms
  • Once a periodic waveform is reduced to the summation of sinusoidal waveforms
    • Overall response of the circuit can be found
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Composite Waveforms
  • Circuit containing both an ac source and a dc source
    • Voltage across the load is determined by superposition
  • Result is a sine wave with a dc offset
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Composite Waveforms
  • RMS voltage of composite waveform is determined as



  • Referred to as true RMS voltage
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Composite Waveforms
  • Waveform containing both dc and ac components
    • Power is determined by considering effects of both signals
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Composite Waveforms
  • Power delivered to load will be determined by
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Fourier Series
  • Any periodic waveform
    • Expressed as an infinite series of sinusoidal waveforms
  • Expression simplifies the analysis of many circuits that respond differently
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Fourier Series
  • A periodic waveform can be written as:
    • f(t) = a0 + a1cos wt + a2cos 2wt + ∙∙∙ + an cos nwt + ∙∙∙ + b1sin wt + b2 sin 2wt + ∙∙∙ + bn sin nwt + ∙∙∙
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Fourier Series
  • Coefficients of terms of Fourier series
    • Found by integrating original function over one complete period
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Fourier Series
  • Individual components combined to give a single sinusoidal expression as:
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Fourier Series
  • Fourier equivalent of any periodic waveform may be simplified to
    • f(t) = a0 + c1sin(wt + q1) + c2sin(2wt + q2) + ∙∙∙
  • a0 term is a constant that corresponds to average value
  • cn coefficients are amplitudes of sinusoidal terms
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Fourier Series
  • Sinusoidal term with n = 1
    • Same frequency as original waveform
  • First term
    • Called fundamental frequency
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Fourier Series
  • All other frequencies are integer multiples of fundamental frequency
  • These frequencies are harmonic frequencies or simply harmonics
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Fourier Series
  • Pulse wave which goes from 0 to 1, then back to 0 for half a cycle, will have a series given by
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Fourier Series
  • Average value
    • a0 = 0.5
  • It has only odd harmonics
  • Amplitudes become smaller
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Even Symmetry
  • Symmetrical waveforms
    • Around vertical axis have even symmetry
  • Cosine waveforms
    • Symmetrical about this axis
    • Also called cosine symmetry
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Even Symmetry
  • Waveforms having even symmetry will be of the form f(–t) = f(t)
  • A series with even symmetry will have only cosine terms and possibly a constant term
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Odd Symmetry
  • Odd symmetry
    • Waveforms that overlap terms on opposite sides of vertical axis if rotated 180°
  • Sine symmetry
    • Sine waves that have this symmetry
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Odd Symmetry
  • Waveforms having odd symmetry will always have the form f(–t) = –f(t)
  • Series will contain only sine terms and possibly a constant term
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Half-Wave Symmetry
  • Portion of waveform below horizontal axis is mirror image of portion above axis
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Half-Wave Symmetry
  • These waveforms will always be of the form




  • Series will have only odd harmonics and possibly a constant term
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Shifted Waveforms
  • If a waveform is shifted along the time axis
    • Necessary to include a phase shift with each of the sinusoidal terms
  • To determine the phase shift
    • Determine period of given waveforms
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Shifted Waveforms
  • Select which of the known waveforms best describes the given wave
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Shifted Waveforms
  • Determine if given waveform leads or lags a known waveform
  • Calculate amount of phase shift from f = (t/T)•360°
  • Write resulting Fourier expression for given waveform
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Shifted Waveforms
  • If given waveform leads the known waveform
    • Add phase angle
    • If it lags, subtract phase angle
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Frequency Spectrum
  • Waveforms may be shown as a function of frequency
    • Amplitude of each harmonic is indicated at that frequency
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Frequency Spectrum
  • True RMS voltage of composite waveform is determined by considering RMS value at each frequency
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Frequency Spectrum
  • If a waveform were applied to a resistive element
    • Power would be dissipated as if each frequency had been applied independently
  • Total power is determined as sum of individual powers
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Frequency Spectrum
  • To calculate power
    • Convert all voltages to RMS
  • Frequency spectrum may then be represented in terms of power
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Frequency Spectrum
  • Power levels and frequencies of various harmonics of a periodic waveform may be measured with a spectrum analyzer
  • Some spectrum analyzers display either voltage levels or power levels
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Frequency Spectrum
  • When displaying power levels
    • 50-W reference load is used
  • Horizontal axis is in hertz
    • Vertical axis is in dB
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Circuit Response to a Nonsinusoidal Waveform
  • When a waveform is applied to input of a filter
    • Waveform may be greatly modified
  • Various frequencies may be blocked by  filter
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Circuit Response to a Nonsinusoidal Waveform
  • A composite waveform passed through a bandpass filter
    • May appear as a sine wave at desired frequency
  • Method is used to provide frequency multiplication