INTRODUCTION TO NONSINUSOIDAL WAVEFORMS
Section I. METHODS OF NONSINUSOIDAL WAVEFORM ANALYSIS
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INTRODUCTION.
a. This special text presents information which will enable you
to understand the performance of circuits containing resistance,
inductance, and capacitance, and to analyze the response of these
circuits. In addition, this text discusses the application of these
principles to specific circuits in electronic equipment.
b. A waveform can best be described as any rise or fall of
voltage or current over a finite period of time. A variety of
waveforms are produced by electronic circuits. Waveforms that do not
follow the conventional pattern of the sine wave are called
nonsinusoidal waveforms (Figure 1). Originally, nonsinusoidal waves
were regarded as undesirable distortions of sine waves. Today, their
study has been extended to determine new ways of producing and
utilizing them.
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