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Lecture (28/02)
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Circuit analysis is a simplification of Maxwell's equations using
the assumption that the physical dimensions of the network are muc
h smaller than the electrical wavelength (d<<λ).
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The transmission line is often represented as a two-wire line
The transmission line is divided into segments of length ∆z, which are
modeled by the same lumped element model.
The units of the circuit parameters are measured per unit length and the
voltage and current can therefore vary along the length of the line.
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Kirchoff’s Voltage and Current law can be applied to the lumped circuit
model, giving 2 equations involving current and voltage at either end of
the differential line segment.
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0, one obtains a set of partial differential
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equations in the time domain
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Note that the differential equations on the previous slide are coupled.
We can therefore eliminate either V(z) or I(z).
where
γ = α +
jβ =
(R +
jϖ L)(G +
jϖ c)
is known as the propagation constant.
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The second order differential equations on the previous
slide should be familiar as the wave equation, which has the well known
solutions:
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Given a transmission line with a propagating wave, we can define:
9 The characteristic Impedance:
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The preceding general case can be simplified considerably for lossless l
ines, which can be used to approximate practical cases where the loss is
often very small and can be neglected. In that case, R=G=0, and lossles
s line properties are:
9 Propagation Constant:
9 Characteristic Impedance:
9 Wavelength :
9 Phase Velocity:
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Terminated Lines: General Case 1
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Terminated Lines: Short Circuit Case
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Terminated Lines: Special Line Lengths
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Example: Transmission Line Calculations
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Example: Using the Smith Chart with Impedance
Values 1
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Example: Using the Smith Chart with Impedance
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Example: Using the Smith Chart with Admittance
Values
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Impedance and Admittance Matrix 1
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Scattering Matrix 1
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Measurement of S parameters
Network Analyzer
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L-Section
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Single Stub Tuning
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Single Stub Tuning
Y
0 Y
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Y
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Example: Single Stub Shunt Tuning 1
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