ECE472

HOMEWORK #1

DUE: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Problem 1.1

v(t) (V)
2V m
Vm
3T
4

0
V m

t (s)

2Vm

Show that Vrms = Vm 2 for the above periodic waveform.

Problem 1.2
(a) Explain why the Fourier series for the waveform in Problem 1.1 is of the form:
v(t) = b1 sin t + b3 sin 3t + b5 sin 5t + . . .
(b) Show that bn = (4Vm /n)(1 + cos(n/3)) analytically for n odd.
(c) Find the rms magnitude V1,rms of the fundamental component of v(t).
Problem 1.3
The total harmonic distortion THD of a periodic waveform is defined as
THD =

v
u 2
2
u Vrms V1,rms
t
2
V1,rms

v(
)
u
u Vrms 2
t
1

V1,rms

Find the THD of the waveform in Problem 1.1.

Problem 1.4
The distortion factor DF of a periodic waveform is defined as
V1,rms
DF =
Vrms
Compute the DF of the waveform in Problem 1.1 and show in general that
1
DF =
1 + THD2