Power of periodic signal

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1. xxxyyyba Thread Starter Member

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We know that periodic function can be writen in terms of complex Fourier coefficients:
$f(t)=F_n_=_0+\sum_{n=-\infty,n\neq 0}^{n=\infty}F_ne^{jnw_0t}$, where $F_n=\frac{1}{T}\int_{\tau}^{\tau+T}f(t)e^{-jnw_0t}dt$ and $F_n_=_0$ is DC component. Power spectrum of signal is defined as $S_1_1(nw_0)=\left | F_n \right |^{2}$, where $\left | F_n \right |$ is modulus of complex Fourier coefficient $F_n$.
In book, they gave us some periodic signal to write it in terms of complex Fourier coefficients and calculate power of first three harmonics. What is power of first three harmonics? Is it $\left | F_n_=_1 \right |^{2}+\left | F_n_=_2 \right |^{2}+\left | F_n_=_3 \right |^{2}$?

2. WBahn Moderator

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What does your text have to say about that?

3. xxxyyyba Thread Starter Member

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There is no such a information in book... But I think it is like I wrote

4. WBahn Moderator

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So what about F_(n-1), F_(n-2), and F_(n-3)?

If you sum up all the power in all the harmonics, does it equal the power in the signal?

5. xxxyyyba Thread Starter Member

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It must equal power in signal.
Here is formula I found in book:
$P=\frac{1}{T}\int_{\tau}^{\tau+T}f^{2}(t)dt=F^{2}_n_=_0+\sum_{n=-\infty,n\neq 0}^{n=\infty}\left | Fn \right |^{2}$
It equals $F^{2}_n_=_0+\sum_{n=1}^{n=\infty}2\left | Fn \right |^{2}$
So power of first three harmonics should be (hopefully):
$2(\left | F_n_=_1 \right |^{2}+\left | F_n_=_2 \right |^{2}+\left | F_n_=_3 \right |^{2})$