EC2305 TRANSMISSION LINES AND WAVEGUIDES

(Regulation 2008)
Date: 03-09-2012

Time: 9 am 10.30 am

Maximum: 50 Marks

PART A (5 x 2 = 10 Marks)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Express standing wave ratio in terms of reflection coefficient.

What is the use of eighth wave line?
What is frequency distortion?
What are the advantages of double stub matching over single stub matching?
Find the reflection coefficient of a 50W transmission line when it is terminated
by a load impedance of 60+j40 W.

PART B
Answer the following

1. (a) Derive the general transmission line equations for voltage and current at
any point on a line

(16)

(OR)
(b) (i) Derive an expression for the input impedance of a transmission line. (8)
(ii) Write a short note on reflection factor and reflection loss.(8)

2. (a)(i) The characteristic impedance of a uniform transmission line is 2309 a frequency

of 800 MHz. At this frequency, the propagation constant is
0.054(0.0366+i0.99). Determine R and L. (8)
(ii) Derive Campbells equation.
(8)
(OR)
(b) (i)A line has R= 10.4 W/km, L= 3.67mH/km, G=0.8X 10-6 mho/km, and
C=0.00835 f/km. Determine the characteristic impedance, propagation constant
and sending end current for f=1000 Hz, Es=1.0 volts and length=100km.(8)
(ii) Explain the reflection on lines not terminated in characteristic
impedance with
phasor diagrams. Define reflection coefficient and reflection
loss.(8)
3. (a) For a transmission line with a characteristic impedance 75 and a load with a
capacitive impedance 45-j100.Determine SWR, the distance a shorted stub must be placed
from the load to match the load to the line, and the length of the stub (16)
(OR)

(b)Using double stub matching, match a complex load of ZL=18.75+j56.25 to a line with
characteristic impedance Zo=75. Determine the stub lengths, assuming a quarter
wavelength spacing are maintained between the two short circuited stubs.
4.(a) Determine the stub length and the distance of the stub from the load
given that a complex load ZL=50-j100 is to be matched to a 75
transmission line using a short circuited stub.(16)
(OR)
(b) (i)Discuss double stub matching.(8)
(ii) A UHF lossless transmission line working at 1GHz is connected to an unmatched line
producing a reflection coefficient of 0.5(0.866+j0.5). Calculate the length and position of
the stub to match the line (8)