• DocumentCode
    1379765
  • Title

    Spectral output of piecewise linear nonlinearity

  • Author

    Smith, Otto J. M.

  • Author_Institution
    University of California, Berkeley, Calif.
  • Volume
    78
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1959
  • Firstpage
    543
  • Lastpage
    549
  • Abstract
    The transference or effective gain of a piecewise linear component is derived. The output autocorrelation function of a clipper, a dead zone, and a general piecewise linear nondynamic component is obtained by a double integration of the second probability density. The output power is a sum of Gaussian error integrals. This can be divided into fundamental or correlated power, and distortion power due to lack of desired signal or presence of harmonics.
  • Keywords
    Correlation; Correlators; Equations; Integral equations; Laboratories; Mathematical model; Power generation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Part I: Communication and Electronics, Transactions of the
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0097-2452
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TCE.1959.6372859
  • Filename
    6372859