AM Voltage Distribution

• An unmodulated carrier can be described mathematically as:

 
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 Where = time-varying voltaje waveform for the carrier
= peak carrier amplitude (volts)
= carrier frecuancy (hertz)

 • The rate of an AM envelope is equal to the frequency of the modulating

signal, the amplitude of the AM wave varies proportional to amplitude of the
modulating signal, and the maximum amplitude of the modulated wave is
equal to +
• The instantaneous amplitude of the • If
  is substituted for and is factored.
modulated wave can be expressed as.

 
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 Where )]= amplitude of the modulated  Where ] = constant + modulating signal

wave
= unmodulated carrier
= peak change in the amplitude
envelope (volts)
= frecuency of the modulating
signal(hertz)
  
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Therefore,

Figure I Voltage spectrum

for an AM DSBFC wave
 Figure II Generation of an AM
DSBFC envelope shown in the
time domain: a) -1/2 cos(230t); b)
sin(225t); c) + 1/2 cos(2 0t); d)
summation of a, b and c
AM Power Distribution
• In
  any electrical circuit, the dissipated power is equal to the voltage squared divided
by the resistance. Thus, the average power dissipated in a load by an unmodulated
carrier is equal to the rms carrier voltage squared divided by the load resistence.
Mathematically, power in a unmodulated carrier is

 Where

= carrier power (watts)

(1)
= peak carrier voltage (volts)
R = load resistance (ohms)
• The powers in the upper and lower Rearranging Equation
sidebands are determined by the following
2 2
equation 𝐸𝑐

(𝑚 𝐸 𝑐 / 2)2
 
𝑃𝑢𝑠𝑏 =𝑃𝑙 𝑠𝑏 =
𝑚
4 { }
2𝑅
 
𝑃𝑢𝑠𝑏 =𝑃𝑙 𝑠𝑏 =
𝑅
Substituting equation 1 into equation 2 gives
 where is the maximum voltage of the
upper and lower side frequencies. By   𝑚 2 𝑃𝑐
rearranging this equation you get 𝑃𝑢𝑠𝑏 =𝑃𝑙 𝑠𝑏 =
4

  𝑚 2 𝐸𝑐 2
𝑃𝑢𝑠𝑏 =𝑃𝑙 𝑠𝑏 = (2) Total power
8𝑅

 Where
 
= upper sideband power (watts)
= upper sideband power (watts)