How to measure/estimate Bias of the signal

Dear Sir
I am performing the FFT of the signal which collect in real time from the hall effect current tranceducer SCT-013-005. I need to measure/estimate bias of this signal. Can you please guide me how can I do that. (Attached is my vi which is developed in LabVIEW 2012)
I shall be thankful to you for your attention and consideration.
Kind Regards
Urfee
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How to measure Biase of the signal.vi ‏930 KB

Hi tronoh,
what about using the "Basic Averaged DC&RMS" function on your periodic signal?
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GerdW
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