A carrier wave of peak voltage $60 \mathrm{~V}$ is used to transmit a message signal. Then the peak voltage…

A carrier wave of peak voltage $60 \mathrm{~V}$ is used to transmit a message signal. Then the peak voltage of the modulating signal in order to have a modulation index of $90 \%$ is
  1. $30 \mathrm{~V}$
  2. $54 \mathrm{~V}$
  3. $45 \mathrm{~V}$
  4. $60 \mathrm{~V}$

Solution

Modulation index, $\mu=\frac{\text { Amplitude of message } A_M}{\text { Amplitude of carrier } A_C}$ here, $\quad \mu=90 \%=\frac{9}{10}$ and $A_C=60 \mathrm{~V}$ $\therefore \quad \frac{9}{10}=\frac{A_M}{60}$ $\Rightarrow \quad A_M=\frac{9 \times 60}{10}=54 \mathrm{~V}$ So peak voltage of modulating signal is $54 \mathrm{~V}$.

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2022 (08 Jul Shift 2)

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