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Z-transform of sin ωt

Short answer

The z-transform of sin(ωt) sampled with period T is derived using Euler's formula and geometric series. The result is X(z) = z sin(ωT) / (z² - 2z cos(ωT) + 1) for |z| > 1. Poles at e^(±jωT) on unit circle.

Obtain the z-transform of x(t)={sin ωt, t≥ 0; 0, t<0}

Sampling with period TT: x(kT)=sin⁡ωkTx(kT) = \sin\omega kT for k≥0k \ge 0. Use Euler's formula:

sin⁡ωkT=ejωkT−e−jωkT2j\sin\omega kT = \frac{e^{j\omega kT} - e^{-j\omega kT}}{2j}

Derivation

Since Z[ak]=∑k=0∞akz−k=11−az−1\mathcal{Z}[a^k] = \sum_{k=0}^{\infty} a^k z^{-k} = \frac{1}{1-az^{-1}} for ∣z∣>∣a∣|z| > |a|:

X(z)=12j[11−ejωTz−1−11−e−jωTz−1]=12j⋅(ejωT−e−jωT)z−11−(ejωT+e−jωT)z−1+z−2=z−1sin⁡ωT1−2z−1cos⁡ωT+z−2\begin{aligned} X(z) &= \frac{1}{2j}\left[\frac{1}{1-e^{j\omega T}z^{-1}} - \frac{1}{1-e^{-j\omega T}z^{-1}}\right] \\ &= \frac{1}{2j}\cdot\frac{(e^{j\omega T} - e^{-j\omega T})z^{-1}}{1 - (e^{j\omega T}+e^{-j\omega T})z^{-1} + z^{-2}} \\ &= \frac{z^{-1}\sin\omega T}{1 - 2z^{-1}\cos\omega T + z^{-2}} \end{aligned}

using ejωT−e−jωT=2jsin⁡ωTe^{j\omega T} - e^{-j\omega T} = 2j\sin\omega T and ejωT+e−jωT=2cos⁡ωTe^{j\omega T} + e^{-j\omega T} = 2\cos\omega T.

Multiplying numerator and denominator by z2z^2:

X(z)=zsin⁡ωTz2−2zcos⁡ωT+1,∣z∣>1X(z) = \frac{z\sin\omega T}{z^2 - 2z\cos\omega T + 1}, \quad |z| > 1

Answer: Z[sin⁡ωt]=zsin⁡ωTz2−2zcos⁡ωT+1\mathcal{Z}[\sin\omega t] = \dfrac{z\sin\omega T}{z^2 - 2z\cos\omega T + 1}. The poles z=e±jωTz = e^{\pm j\omega T} lie on the unit circle, as expected for an undamped sinusoid.

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