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This project has to be done in group (following groups assigned to you by the
module leader or MSc director) and one report per group has to be submitted
at the end of the week.
3. For various values of n, plot the Fourier Series around the discontinuity
and compare it with f . What can you conclude?
4. Record both the position and value of the maximum of the Fourier Series.
This maximum should be in the vicinity of the discontinuity.
5. On two separate plots (or subplots), display the position and the amplitude
as a function of the number of terms in the series.
Master Nanoelectronics. Signal Analysis - Fourier 2
6. Study their convergence: do these values converge and if yes, how do the
limits compare with the function f .
Exercise 2 This exercise study he use of Fourier series for the calculation of
total harmonic distortion (THD). Before looking at the question to answer, lets
first look at the definition of THD.
THD is defined as the energy contain in the harmonics over the energy in the
fundamental. Considering a signal V with Fourier coefficients, noted Vn . The
THD is expressed by:
p
V22 + V32 + V42 + ...
T HD = (1)
V1
Classically, the coefficients are RMS values. but, in our case, as the fundamental
and harmonics are cosine or sine, we can directly use the Fourier coefficients.
As from a practical point of view, separating the energy in the fundamental and
harmonics may not be easy, sometimes THD is defined as the energy in the
harmonics over the energy in the signal, i.e:
p
V 2 + V 2 + V 2 + ...
T HD = 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 (2)
V1 + V2 + V3 + V4 + ...
Based on the Fourier series for this signal, calculate, with pen and paper, the
total harmonic distortion.
Triangle signal In this second part of the exercise, we are studying the THD
associated with a triangular signal. We re considering the following periodic
function of period 2:
1. With pen and paper, calculate the coefficients of the Fourier series of g.
2. Using the coefficient calculated above, write a Matlab code that calculate
the value of the Fourier series of g for a given number of harmonics, noted
n.
3. Increase the value of n and check that the Fourier series converge towards
g.
4. Based on the definition of T HD, calculate the T HD of g. How does it
compare with the T HD of the square signal in section 1? Could we have
expected such a result from the Fourier coefficients expression?