Sunday, April 22, 2018

continuous signals - Value of $A_k$ in Fourier series


Fourier series in continuous time domain while representing $a_k$ in rectangular form $$ a_k = B_k + jC_k$$ But when using the value of $a_k$ in the main equation: $$ x(t) = a_0 + 2\sum^{+\infty}_{k\ =\ 1} [B_k\cos k\omega_0t - jC_k\sin k\omega_0t]$$


I want to ask from where $-$(minus) sign comes as there was no minus sign main Equation $$ x(t) = a_0 + 2\sum^{+\infty}_{k\ =\ 1} 2\mathrm{Re}\left[ e^j(k \omega_0t +\theta_k)\right]$$



Answer



I'm afraid that all the formulas in your question are inaccurate. From what I understand, you're interested in the representation of real-valued signals $x(t)$:


$$x(t)=a_0+2\Re\left\{\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}a_ke^{jk\omega_0t}\right\}= a_0+2\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}\Re\left\{a_ke^{jk\omega_0t}\right\}\tag{1}$$


With $a_k=B_k+jC_k$ and $e^{jk\omega_0t}=\cos(k\omega_0t)+j\sin(k\omega_0t)$ you get


$$\Re\left\{a_ke^{jk\omega_0t}\right\}=B_k\cos(k\omega_0t)-C_k\sin(k\omega_0t)\tag{2}$$


which you can substitute into Eq. $(1)$ to get the equation in your question (but without the $j$!). The minus sign in $(2)$ appears simply because $j\cdot j=-1$.



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