Topic: Signal Energy and Power

## Question

Compute the energy $E_\infty$ and the power $P_\infty$ of the following discrete-time signal

x[n] = j


What properties of the complex magnitude can you use to check your answer?

\begin{align} E_{\infty}&=\lim_{N\rightarrow \infty}\sum_{n=-N}^N |j|^2 \\ &= \lim_{N\rightarrow \infty}\sum_{n=-N}^N {(\sqrt{jj^*})}^2 \\ &= \lim_{N\rightarrow \infty}\sum_{n=-N}^N {(\sqrt{-j^2})}^2 \\ &= \lim_{N\rightarrow \infty}\sum_{n=-N}^N 1 \\ &=\infty. \\ \end{align}

So $E_{\infty} = \infty$.

Instructors comment: Good job! The answer is correct and the justification is very clear. Now can someone compute the power? --Mboutin 19:31, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

\begin{align} P_{\infty}&=\lim_{N\rightarrow \infty}{1 \over {2N+1}}\sum_{n=-N}^N |j|^2 \\ &= \lim_{N\rightarrow \infty}{1 \over {2N+1}}\sum_{n=-N}^N {(\sqrt{jj^*})}^2 \\ &= \lim_{N\rightarrow \infty}{1 \over {2N+1}}\sum_{n=-N}^N {(\sqrt{-j^2})}^2 \\ &= \lim_{N\rightarrow \infty}{1 \over {2N+1}}\sum_{n=-N}^N 1 \\ &= \lim_{N\rightarrow \infty}{1 \over {2N+1}}\sum_{n=0}^{2N} 1 \\ &= \lim_{N\rightarrow \infty}{2N+1 \over {2N+1}} \\ &= \lim_{N\rightarrow \infty}{1}\\ &= 1 \\ \end{align}

So $P_{\infty} = 1$.


--Rgieseck 21:35, 12 January 2011

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