Normalized Power of a signal [duplicate]

1. What is the normalized power of a signal?
2. What is power normalization?
3. What does it mean to normalize a signal?
4. How do you normalize signal power in Matlab?

What is the normalized power of a signal?

The concept of normalised power in a periodic waveform is often employed in Communication Engineering and allied areas as a measure of signal strength. It is defined as the average power that will be delivered to 1 Ω resistance if the periodic waveform is thought of as a voltage waveform applied to that resistor.

What is power normalization?

Normalized Power (NP) is a power averaging method, measured in watts, used to compensate for changes in ride conditions for a more accurate depiction of power expenditure. Conventional power measurement is based on a steady resistance.

What does it mean to normalize a signal?

Normalizing the amplitude of a signal is to change the amplitude to meet a particular criterion. One type of normalization is to change the amplitude such that the signal's peak magnitude equals a specified level.

How do you normalize signal power in Matlab?

a= randn(1,1e4) + irandn(1,1e4); I normalize this signal a to power 1 by simply multiplying it by sqrt(0.5),i.e a= sqrt(0.5)*(randn(1,1e4) + irandn(1,1e4));