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Energy and Power of Continuous Time Signals

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Main Ideas / Concepts Covered

  • Energy and power of continuous-time signals are introduced as an important topic for exams.
  • The lecture derives formulas for total energy and average power of continuous-time signals.
  • It distinguishes between:
    • Energy signals and power signals (noted as topics to be covered formally later),
    • And “neither energy nor power signals” (part of the overall classification).
  • A resistance-based circuit motivates the derivation:
    • A resistor (R) with voltage (v(t)) and current (i(t)),
    • Using instantaneous power delivered by the resistor.

Methodology / Derivation Steps

1) Start from Instantaneous Power in a Resistor

  • Instantaneous power: [ p(t) = i^2(t)\,R ]

  • Using Ohm’s law (v(t) = i(t)R), rewrite power in voltage form: [ p(t) = \frac{v^2(t)}{R} ]

2) Normalize by Assuming (R = 1\,\Omega)

  • With (R=1): [ p(t) = i^2(t) ] and also: [ p(t) = v^2(t) ]

3) Define Total Energy

  • Using the physics relation: [ \text{work} = \text{power} \times \text{time} ]

  • Energy is accumulated power over time, so the total energy is: [ E = \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} p(t)\,dt ]

  • Since (p(t)=v^2(t)) (equivalently (p(t)=i^2(t))): [ E = \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} v^2(t)\,dt ]

4) Define Average Power

  • Average power is found by integrating instantaneous power over all time and dividing by total time.

  • The lecture presents it using a symmetric limit: [ P = \lim_{T \to \infty}\frac{1}{T}\int_{-T/2}^{T/2} p(t)\,dt ]

  • Substituting (p(t)=v^2(t)): [ P = \lim_{T \to \infty}\frac{1}{T}\int_{-T/2}^{T/2} v^2(t)\,dt ]

5) Generalize Using a Generic Signal (x(t))

  • Let (x(t)) represent the varying quantity (voltage/current depending on context).
  • Total energy (general form): [ E = \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} |x(t)|^2\,dt ]

Average power for periodic signals

  • For periodic signals, averaging over one fundamental period is sufficient: [ P = \frac{1}{T}\int_{0}^{T} |x(t)|^2\,dt ]

  • (The lecture also notes using limits over one fundamental time period.)

Average power for non-periodic signals

  • For non-periodic signals, use the limit form: [ P = \lim_{T \to \infty}\frac{1}{T}\int_{-T/2}^{T/2} |x(t)|^2\,dt ]

6) Practical Note Emphasized

  • These expressions are presented in normalized form because the derivation earlier assumed: [ R = 1\,\Omega ]

Why These Calculations Matter

  • Energy and power computations are needed for:
    • Energy spectral density
    • Power spectral density
    • Autocorrelation
    • SNR (Signal-to-Noise Ratio) calculations
  • They also support later study of Fourier transform/series and the energy vs. power signal classifications referenced by the lecture (e.g., “4A transform” and “4A series”).

Speakers / Sources Featured

  • The lecture narrator / instructor (no specific name provided), using first-person framing (e.g., “I will…”).

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