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Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
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Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

by John G. Webster, Halit Eren
February 2014
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
1921 pages
82h 13m
English
CRC Press
Content preview from Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
32-6 Electrical Variables
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Single-sided clipping distortion
Output voltage
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Input voltage
FIGURE 32.8 Single-sided clipping is neither even nor odd.
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Amplitude (V)
Single-sided clipping distortion
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Time (ms)
FIGURE 32.9 Distortion due to single-sided clipping.
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Crossover distortion
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Input voltage
FIGURE 32.10 Symmetrical crossover distortion is odd.
32-7Distortion Measurement
To round out the discussion, consider a mathematical example wherein the harmonics are deriv ...
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