Assignment#3 Harmonic Distortion test

March 29, 2018

• Muhammad Abbas (202363), Afzal Ahmed (238885), Omair Noaman (205983),

Sayed Wahab (205253)
Aim:

To perform harmonic distortion test in lab on using spectral analyzer for fre-
quency of 1.5GHz
Introduction:

Harmonic distortion is a measure of the amount of power contained in the har-

monics of a fundamental signal. Harmonic distortion is inherent to devices and
systems that possess nonlinear characteristicsthe more nonlinear the device,
the greater its harmonic distortion.In some applications, the harmonic distor-
tion is measured as a total percentage harmonic distortion (THD). This mea-
surement involves the power summation of all the harmonics in the spectrum
band. In this lab harmonic distortion test is preformed using RF generator and
spectrum analyzer. All reading are noted for specic frequency of 1.5GHz and
its harmonics.
Apparatus

Spectrum Analyzer: FSIQ7 , Frequency range: 20Hz - 7 GHz

RF Generator: SME:06, Frequency range: 5KHz - 6 GHz
Connecting cables (Coaxial 50Ohm)
Procedure

All the apparatus is set up according to the following block diagram;

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 Figure 1: Setup Diagram
Spectrum analyzer is connected to RF generator through connecting cables
which in this case is coaxial cable. In RF generator frequency of 1.5 GHz is
generated of power level -5dbm. This generated signal is then feed into Spectrum
analyzer. RF button is o until all setting in spectrum analyzer is done perfectly.
In spectrum analyzer as our frequency is 1.5 GHz and we were supposed to
generate atleast 3 harmonics. So we set the start frequency as 1Ghz and stop
frequency as 6 GHz. We set RBW 1KHz to and VBW 300Hz to. After all these
setting push the RF button to ON at RF generator. With this result showed
o on spectrum analyzer. First result were not very clear. We played around
with VBW and RBW and get the desired results.
Due to issues in Spectrum analyzer we didn't see the third harmonics at 4.5
GHz. Present Spectrum analyzer could provide accurate results up to 1GHz.
Further this range spectrum analyzer was not too accurate.