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Module 5: Pulse Modulation-II

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If a Delta Modulation system has step size of 0.1V and a sampling rate of 10 kHz, determine the maximum input signal frequency without slope overload distortion.

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Slope overload condition: ∣dm/dt∣max≤Δfs|dm/dt|_{max}\le\Delta f_s. For m=Amcos⁡ωmtm=A_m\cos\omega_m t, ∣dm/dt∣max=Amωm|dm/dt|_{max}=A_m\omega_m. So fm≤Δfs/(2πAm)f_m\le\Delta f_s/(2\pi A_m). Given Δ=0.1\Delta=0.1V fs=10f_s=10kHz Am=1A_m=1V → fmax=159f_{max}=159Hz. General fmax=Δfs/(2πAm)f_{max}=\Delta f_s/(2\pi A_m).

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