- 2072 Magh · 5 marks
FS of ±1.5 square wave, ω₀ = π
Short answer
Period T=2, ω₀=π. a0 = 0. For k odd: ak = 3/(jkπ) = -j3/(kπ), magnitude 3/(|k|π) (e.g., |a1|≈0.955). Even harmonics are zero. Phase is -π/2 for positive odd k.
Find the Fourier Series coefficient of the following continuous time periodic signal x(t) = 1.5 for 0 ≤ t < 1; −1.5 for 1 ≤ t < 2, with fundamental frequency π.
The fundamental frequency is , so the period is . Over one period, on and on .
x(t)
1.5 ____ ____ ____
| | | | |
-----+----+----+----+----+----- t
0 1 2 3 4
|____| |____|
-1.5
DC coefficient
Coefficients for k ≠ 0
Evaluate each integral, using and :
Substituting:
So
| k | ±1 | ±2 | ±3 | ±5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ 0.955 | 0 | ≈ 0.318 | ≈ 0.191 | |
| ∓π/2 | — | ∓π/2 | ∓π/2 |
The coefficients are purely imaginary and odd (). This is expected, because is real and has odd symmetry about (half-wave symmetry also removes the even harmonics). In trigonometric form:
Answer: , for odd , and for even .
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