SSBSC-AM

• SSBSC – Single Side Band Suppressed Carrier

• In DSB method, the information is transmitted twice (USB and LSB)

• Carrier signal and one of the sideband is suppressed

• Modulated wave contains only upper or lower sidebands

• Transmitted power is saved

• Bandwidth is saved (fm)

Mathematical expression, spectrum and phasor diagram

E m Ec
VSSBSC (t)  cos( c m )t
2
 SSBSC-AM power distribution
• The total power in AM-DSBFC envelope is expressed as
 m2 
Pt  Pc 1       (1)
 2 
• The total power in AM-DSBSC envelope is expressed as
m2
Pt  Pc      (2)
2
 SSBSC-AM power distribution
• The total power in AM-DSBFC envelope is expressed as
 m2 
Pt  Pc 1       (1)
 2 
• The total power in AM-DSBSC envelope is expressed as
m2
Pt  Pc      (2)
2
• The total power in AM-SSBSC envelope is expressed as
m2
Pt Pc      (3)
4
 Power saving in SSBSC-AM
• Power saving in SSBSC wave is
Pt Pt
PSavSSBSC       (4)
Pt
 Power saving in SSBSC-AM
• Power saving in SSBSC wave is
Pt Pt
PSavSSBSC       (4)
Pt

4 m2
PSavSSBSC       (5)
4 2m 2
 Power saving in SSBSC-AM
• Power saving in SSBSC wave is
Pt Pt
PSavSSBSC       (4)
Pt

4 m2
PSavSSBSC       (5)
4 2m 2

• If modulation index is equal to 1, the total power saving in SSBSC-

AM wave is 83.3%

• When comparing with DSBSC-AM, the total power saving is 50%

 Generation of SSBSC-AM wave

• Frequency discrimination method or Balanced modulator

filter method or Selective filtering method

• Phase discrimination method or phase shift method

• Modified phase shift method or Weaver’s method

Frequency discrimination method
Frequency discrimination method
Non-Ideal Band pass filter
Frequency discrimination method
Frequency discrimination method
Phase discrimination method
Hilbert Transform
 Phase discrimination method
• Output of P.M 1
V1  Vm cos 2 fmtVc cos 2 fct    (1)
 Phase discrimination method
• Output of P.M 1
V1  Vm cos 2 fmtVc cos 2 fct    (1)
VcV m
V1  {cos[2 ( f c  f m )t]  cos[2 ( f c  f m )t]}    (2)
2
 Phase discrimination method
• Output of P.M 1
V1  Vm cos 2 fmtVc cos 2 fct    (1)
VcV m
V1  {cos[2 ( f c  f m )t]  cos[2 ( f c  f m )t]}    (2)
2
• Output of P.M 2
V2  Vm sin 2 fmtVc sin 2 fct    (3)
 Phase discrimination method
• Output of P.M 1
V1  Vm cos 2 fmtVc cos 2 fct    (1)
VcV m
V1  {cos[2 ( f c  f m )t]  cos[2 ( f c  f m )t]}    (2)
2
• Output of P.M 2
V2  Vm sin 2 fmtVc sin 2 fct    (3)
VcV m
V2  {cos[2 ( f c  f m )t]  cos[2 ( f c  f m )t]}    (4)
2
 Phase discrimination method
• Output of P.M 1
V1  Vm cos 2 fmtVc cos 2 fct    (1)
VcV m
V1  {cos[2 ( f c  f m )t]  cos[2 ( f c  f m )t]}    (2)
2
• Output of P.M 2
V2  Vm sin 2 fmtVc sin 2 fct    (3)
VcV m
V2  {cos[2 ( f c  f m )t]  cos[2 ( f c  f m )t]}    (4)
2
• Output of Adder
V  V1 V2    (5)
 Phase discrimination method
• Output of P.M 1
V1  Vm cos 2 fmtVc cos 2 fct    (1)
VcV m
V1  {cos[2 ( f c  f m )t]  cos[2 ( f c  f m )t]}    (2)
2
• Output of P.M 2
V2  Vm sin 2 fmtVc sin 2 fct    (3)
VcV m
V2  {cos[2 ( f c  f m )t]  cos[2 ( f c  f m )t]}    (4)
2
• Output of Adder
V  V1 V2    (5)
V2  VcVm cos[2 ( fc  f m )t]    (6)
 Phase discrimination method
• To get USB, replace the adder by subtractor
V2  VcVm cos[2 ( fc  f m )t]   (7)

• Since this method relies on phase shifting, its called phase shift method

• Advantages
• Does not require SSB filter
• Does not require balanced mixer – Modulation done at transmitting frequency
• Easy to switch from one sideband to other

• Disadvantages
• Audio phase shifter needed - complex device and operated over large
frequency range
• The drawback is eliminated by Modified phase shift method
 Modified phase shift method or Weavers method

• Invented by Dr.Weavers
• Does not requires SSB filter and wideband phase shifter
 Weavers method
• Output of P.M - A
Va  cos 2 fmt cos 2 f0 t    (1)
 Weavers method
• Output of P.M - A
Va  cos 2 fmt cos 2 f0 t    (1)
1
Va  {cos[2 ( f 0  f m )t]  cos[2 ( f 0  f m )t]}    (2)
2
 Weavers method
• Output of P.M - A
Va  cos 2 fmt cos 2 f0 t    (1)
1
Va  {cos[2 ( f 0  f m )t]  cos[2 ( f 0  f m )t]}    (2)
2
• Output of LPF-1 1
V1  {cos 2 ( f0  f m )t}   (3)
2
Let f  f0  f m    (4)

1
V1  cos 2ft   (5)
2
 Weavers method
• Output of P.M – B
Vb  cos 2 fmt sin 2 f0t    (6)
1
Vb  {sin[2 ( f 0  f m )t]  sin[2 ( f 0  f m )t]}    (7)
2
• Output of LPF-2 1
V2  {sin 2 ( f0  f m )t}   (8)
2
Let f  f0  f m    (9)

1
V2  sin 2ft   (10)
2
 Weavers method
• Output of P.M – C
1
Vc  cos 2 f tcos 2 fct    (11)
2
 Weavers method
• Output of P.M – C
1
Vc  cos 2 ftcos 2 fct    (11)
2
1
Vc  {cos2 ( f c  f )t  cos 2 ( f c  f )t}   (12)
4
 Weavers method
• Output of P.M – C
1
Vc  cos 2 ftcos 2 fc t    (11)
2
1
Vc  {cos2 ( f c  f )t  cos 2 ( f c  f )t}   (12)
4
• Output of P.M – D
1
Vd  sin 2 ftsin 2 fc t    (13)
2
1
Vd  {cos 2 ( f c  f )t  cos2 ( f c  f )t}   (14)
4
 Weavers method
• Output of P.M – C
1
Vc  cos 2 ftcos 2 fc t    (11)
2
1
Vc  {cos2 ( f c  f )t  cos 2 ( f c  f )t}   (12)
4
• Output of P.M – D
1
Vd  sin2 f tsin2 f c t    (13)
2
1
Vd  {cos2 ( f c  f )t  cos2 ( f c  f )t}   (14)
4
• Output of adder – Add Eq.(12) and (14)
1
V0  cos 2 ( f c  f )t    (15)
2
 Weavers method
• To get USB, replace the adder by subtractor
1
V0  cos 2 ( f c  f )t    (16)
2
• Advantages
• Does not require SSB filter
• Does not require audio phase shifter
• Easy to switch from one sideband to other

• Disadvantages
• Complexity