FLORES, JULIANNE FRANCES C.

BSECE 4

Elaborate
Problem Set 3-1
This a non-graded formative assessment.
Solve the following problems:

1. In an FM system, when the modulating signal is em = -2.4 cos 2 (5000)t, the maximum
deviation is 4.8kHz
a. If the AF voltage is now increased to 7.2V, what is the new modulation index?

b. Write the expression for the FM wave given an unmodulated carrier (sinewave) of
88.1MHz and peak amplitude of 100V.

c. Determine the power dissipated in 100-ohm load of the FM signal in (b).

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2. The carrier signal of amplitude 10V is frequency modulated (K=2kHz/V) by a signal with
frequency spectrum shown:
3V
2.5V
2V
1V

300Hz 1kHz 2kHz 2.5kHz

a. Determine the approximate bandwidth of the FM signal (Bessel approximation).

b. Determine the approximate bandwidth of the FM signal (Carson approximation).

c. The power dissipated by the FM signal in a 75-ohm antenna.

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3. The output of a frequency modulator is defined as eFM = -400sin[2 (1.5x106)t +
2.3cos2 (700)t]. The frequency deviation of the modulator is -5kHz/V and the maximum
allowed frequency deviation is ±5kHz. Determine
a. The equation of the carrier signal

b. The maximum frequency deviation

c. The percent modulation

d. The equation of the modulating signal

e. The instantaneous frequency of the FM signal at t=600µs

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4. For an FM modulator with modulation index of 3, the modulating signal is 5 sin2 (2000)t and
the carrier signal is
8 sin2 (800k)t.
a. calculate the approximate bandwidth of the modulated signal by Bessel approximation

b. calculate the approximate bandwidth of the modulated signal by Carson approximation

c. if the maximum allowed frequency deviation is 3kHz, determine the required amplitude of
the modulating signal to produce 80% modulation.

d. for a load resistance of 300 ohms, what must be the amplitude of the carrier signal to
produce a modulated signal with total power of 0.5W?

e. determine equation of FM signal.

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5. A cosine wave is frequency modulated by another cosine wave. The frequency deviation
constant of the modulator is -275Hz/V. The frequency spectrum of the resulting FM signal is
shown below (Based on Bessel Table)

14V 14V
12.6V 12.6V

6.6V 1.4V 6.6V

1.96V 1.96V
0.56V 0.56V
f, MHz

89.425 89.44 89.455 89.47 89.485 89.5 89.515 89.53 89.545 89.56 89.575

a. Determine the equation of the carrier signal

b. Determine the equation of the modulating signal

c. What is the bandwidth of the FM signal if Carson approximation is used

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d. Effective voltage of the FM signal

6. In an FM broadcast transmitter, the carrier signal is being deviated between 103.505MHz and
103.495MHz, 1200 times/sec by a 5V sinusoid.
a. determine the carrier frequency and intelligence signal frequency.

b. calculate percent modulation

c. determine the amplitude of the modulating signal necessary to deviate the carrier
between 103.507 and 103.493MHz, calculate the intelligence signal amplitude.
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Use the following values, as your guide in your calculations. Practice independence in
doing your homework so that learning will be at maximum. Academic Honesty should
be observed.
1.
a. 𝑚𝑓 = 2.88
b. 𝑒𝐹𝑀 = 100 sin[2𝜋(88.1𝑀)𝑡 − 0.96 sin 2𝜋(5000)𝑡]
c. 𝑃𝐹𝑀 = 50𝑊

2.

a. 𝐵𝑊𝐵𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑙 = 24𝑘𝐻𝑧
b. 𝐵𝑊𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛 = 16𝑘𝐻𝑧
c. 𝑃𝐹𝑀 = 0.67𝑊

3.
a. 𝑒𝑐 = −400 sin[2𝜋(1.5𝑀)𝑡]
b. 𝛿 = 1610𝐻𝑧
c. 𝑀 = 32.2%
d. 𝑒𝑚 = −0.322 sin[2𝜋(700)𝑡]
e. 𝑓𝑖 = 1500.775 𝑘𝐻𝑧

4.

a. 𝐵𝑊𝐵𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑙 = 24𝑘𝐻𝑧
b. 𝐵𝑊𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛 = 16𝑘𝐻𝑧
c. 𝐸𝑚 = 2𝑉
d. 𝐸𝑐 = 17.32𝑉
e. 𝑒𝐹𝑀 = 8 sin[2𝜋(800𝑘)𝑡 − 3 cos 2𝜋(2𝑘)𝑡]

5.
a. 𝑒𝑐 = 28 cos[2𝜋(89.5𝑀)𝑡]
b. 𝑒𝑚 = 136.364 cos[2𝜋(15𝑘)𝑡]
c. 𝐵𝑊𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛 = 105𝑘𝐻𝑧
d. 𝑒𝐹𝑀(𝑟𝑚𝑠) = 19.799𝑉

6.
a. 𝑓𝑐 = 103.5𝑀𝐻𝑧 𝑓𝑚 = 1200𝐻𝑧
b. 𝑀 = 6.67%
c. 𝐸𝑚 = 7𝑉