We typically diagram these as vertical lines in a graph where the horizontal position represents the frequency of the simple wave and its height represents the amplitude : This kind of spectrum diagram is especially convenient for naturally occurring waves, which are typically composed of a lot of simple waves.
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Frequency spectrum of a signal is the range of frequencies contained by a signal .
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Frequency domains graphs usually look like a series of mountain peaks. The location of the each peak along the horizontal axis indicates the frequency of the peak . Low frequency sounds appear at the left end of the FFT; higher frequency sounds are at the right.
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The frequency domain representation of a periodic signal is a line spectrum . It can only have non-zero values at DC, the fundamental frequency, and harmonics of the fundamental. Because periodic signals have no beginning or end, non-zero periodic signals have infinite energy but generally have finite power.
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In theory, Fourier theorem states that a signal is composed of a number of sinusoidal signals. Analyzing the amplitude, frequency, and phase of these sinusoidal signals is referred to as the frequency spectrum analysis of the signal.
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By analyzing the spectra of electrical signals, dominant frequency, power, distortion, harmonics, bandwidth, and other spectral components of a signal can be observed that are not easily detectable in time domain waveforms .
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Frequency spectrum of a signal is the range of frequencies contained by a signal . For example, a square wave is shown in Fig. 3.5A. It can be represented by a series of sine waves, S(t) = 4A/π sin(2πft) + 4A/3π sin(2π(3f)t) + 4A/5π sin(2π(5f)t + …)
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