Transcript Group-D

APPLICATIONS OF FOURIER SERIES
Circuit Analysis & Design
GROUP D
Group Members
Akber Raza
Sameed Qureshi
M. Oneeb Ul Haq Khan
Mahnoor Ajaz
Saad Iftikhar
Hareem Shafi
Wu Ranlu
S.M. Zain Zafar
Tauseef Khan
Muhammad Saad
Ali Waqar Durrani
Moeez Akmal
Sinusoidal Steady State
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Also known as AC steady-state.
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A sinusoidal forcing function when applied to a linear circuit always produces
responses in the form of sinusoids.
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These sinusoidal forced responses are of the same frequency as that of the
source.
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In order to find a steady state voltage or current in the circuit, all we need to
know is its magnitude and its phase relative to the source.
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For this, we use the concepts of phasors and complex impedances.
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Phasors and complex impedances convert problems involving differential
equations into circuit analysis problems.
Sinusoidal Steady State Analysis
1. Representing sinusoidal function as phasor.
2. Evaluating element impedances at the source frequency.
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Impedance is frequency dependent
3. All resistive-circuit analysis techniques can be used for phasors and
impedances.
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Such as node analysis, mesh analysis, superposition principle, Thevenin theorem,
Norton theorem.
4. Converting the phasors back to sinusoidal function.
Phasor Representation of a Sinusoidal Waveform
Fourier Circuit Analysis in the Frequency
Domain
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The Fourier transform takes an input function f
(in red) in the "time domain" and converts it into
a new function f-hat (in blue) in the "frequency
domain".
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In other words, the original function can be
thought of as being "amplitude given time", and
the Fourier transform of the function is
"amplitude given frequency".
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Shown here is a simple 6-component
approximation of a square wave which is
decomposed (exactly, for simplicity) into 6 sine
waves. These component frequencies show as
very sharp peaks in the frequency domain of the
function, shown as the blue graph.
Applications of Fourier Series in Circuit
Analysis
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Power Spectrum Analyzer
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Audio Equalizer
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Filter Design (Low Pass Filter)
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ECG Machine
Power Spectrum Analyzer
Power Spectrum Analyzer
Spectrum Analysis is a technique used to break down complex signals in to
simpler parts.
Spectrum Analysis is the process of plotting graphs of different quantities (which
in this case is power) versus frequency.
Power Spectrum Analyzer
This instrument applies a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) to the input signal in order
to break it down into more simpler parts.
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FFT is an algorithm used to compute the DFT (Discrete Fourier Transform) of
an input function at a faster rate than directly computing the DFT.
Once the FFT is applied, we are now able to see the various frequencies that are
present in our signal.
Power Spectrum Analyzer
Power Spectrum Analyzer
Power Spectrum Analyzer
Power Spectrum Analyzer
Power Spectrum Analyzer
By obtaining the power spectrum, we are able to observe the various noise
frequencies present in our signal e.g.
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In case of a DC voltage, if we see a spike at any frequency x apart from at f =
0, we can almost immediately know of any noise feeding into our system.
Power Spectrum Analysis
Once obtained, the Power Spectrum of a signal provides us with all the
knowledge of the input signal, and is perhaps more informative than the input
signal being displayed itself.
We are able to know of the various sinusoids comprising the input signal.
The power spectrum also provides us with enough knowledge to reconstruct the
input signal.
AUDIO EQUALIZER
How Fourier transform is used in equalizers?
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Fourier transforms (FT) take a signal and express it in terms of
the frequencies of the waves that make up that signal.
Sound is probably the easiest thing to think about when talking
about Fourier transforms.
In the form of an FT it’s easy to filter sound.
When you adjust the equalizer on your sound system, what
you’re really doing is telling the device to multiply the
different frequencies by different amounts before sending the
signal to the speakers.
For example, when the base is turned up, the lower
frequencies get multiplied by a bigger value than the higher
frequencies.
Sound data converted from time domain to
frequency domain.
Types of Filters Used
There are different kinds of filters used in Audio Equalizers that change
the type of sound we hear. They have different uses and they all need the
waves in frequency domain which is achieved by Fourier Transform.
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Peak Filter: Peak filter has a typical bell type curve around the central
frequency, which is affected by a specified gain. These filters are the
most commonly used.
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Low/high shelf filter: Low/high shelf filter affects all frequencies
below/above the threshold limit defined by the frequency parameter and
the Q. These are mostly used on bass or treble.
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Low/high pass filter: Low/high pass filter lets you remove all frequencies
above/below the limit.
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Band-pass and notch filters: Band-pass and notch filters are similar to
low/high pass filters as they either remove all frequencies in a specific
range around the central frequency (notch) or outside it (band-pass).
Filters
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Filtering is the process of removing certain
portions of the input signal in order to create
a new signal
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A familiar example would be the bass and
treble controls on a CD player or electric
guitar. (Typically used for noise removal and
data smoothing)
Types of Filter
Low Pass
• The capacitor exhibits reactance, and
blocks low-frequency signals, forcing
them through the load instead
• At higher frequencies the reactance
drops, and the capacitor effectively
functions as a short circuit
High Pass
• At higher frequencies, the capacitor
effectively works as a short circuit,
allowing the current through to the
resistor
Half wave symmetry
If the function is half wave symmetric in time domain, then it does NOT have even harmonics in
frequency domain
T switching
time
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3ω
5ω
7ω
Frequency
T switching
time
• Since “T switching” is small, the constituent
waves, apart from the wave with fundamental
frequency, have a significantly large frequency.
• It is easier to remove noise using a very raw form
of filter
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ωs
Frequency
Electrocardiography (ECG)
Principles of ECG
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Electrocardiography (ECG) is the recording of the electrical activity of the
heart. The recording produced by this non-invasive procedure is termed
an electrocardiogram.
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With the help of electrodes connected to various parts of the body, it picks up
electrical impulses generated by the polarization and depolarization of
cardiac tissue and translates it into a waveform. The waveform is then used
to measure the rate and regularity of heartbeats.
Sample ECG readout
In more detail, the features of the repeated pulse
shown above are as follows:
•The P wave is caused by contraction of the right
atrium followed by the left atrium (the
chambers at the top of the heart).
•The QRS complex represent the point in time
when most of the heart muscles are in action; so it
has the highest amplitude.
•The T wave represents the polarization of the
ventricles (the chambers at the bottom of the
heart).
Modeling the Heartbeat Using Fourier
Series
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A heartbeat is roughly regular. So, in mathematical terms, we can say that it
is periodic. Such waves can be represented using a Fourier Series.
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To keep things simple we will only model the R wave and shall assume the
period to be equal to 1. P, Q, S and T waves can be obtained in a similar
manner and added to the model.
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The R wave is about 2.5 mV high and lasts for a total of 40 ms.
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The following polynomial models the R wave:
f(t) = -0.0000156(t − 20)⁴ + 2.5
f(t) = f(t + 1000)
Graph of the Model
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is the graph of part of one
period (the part above the t-axis
from t = 0 to t = 40):
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this is just a single pulse.
order to produce a graph that
repeats this pulse over regular
intervals we use Fourier Series.
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To obtain the Fourier Series, we need to find
the mean value, a0, and 2 coefficient expressions
involving n, an and bn which are multiplied by
trigonometric terms and summed for n = 1 to
infinity.
Mean Value Term
 a0 is obtained by
integration as
follows (L is half of
the period)
Coefficient Terms,
an and bn
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compute an and bn
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Finally, we put it all together and obtain the Fourier
Series for our simple model of a heart beat:
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When we graph this
for just the first 5
terms (n = 1 to 5), we
can see the
beginnings of a
regular 1-second
heart beat.
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The above graph
shows the "noise" you
get in a Fourier Series
expansion, especially
if you haven’t taken
enough terms.
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Taking more terms gives
us the following, and we
see we get a reasonable
approximation for a
regular R wave with
period 1 second.
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So, in summary, we took
a single spike that
represented one R wave
of a heartbeat. Then,
using Fourier Series, we
found a formula that
repeats that spike at
regular intervals of time.
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