6: AC Steady-State Transmission
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- 6.1: Introduction to Phasors
- Introduction to the concept of phasors, including Euler's Identity and plotting phasors on the complex plane.
- 6.2: A/C Line Behavior
- Factoring in spatial variation when using phasors on a transmission line.
- 6.3: Terminated Lines
- Applying Kirchoff's laws with phasors at the load end of a finite transmission line.
- 6.4: Line Impedance
- Converting the equations from Section 6.3 into a more easily calculable form, called the line impedance.
- 6.5: Crank Diagram
- Using a crank diagram to determine the ratio of the two complex numbers from the equation for line impedance.
- 6.6: Standing Waves/VSWR
- Analysis of standing wave patterns. Continued rotation of the crank diagram to reach a voltage minimum.
- 6.7: Bilinear Transform
- Introduction to bilinear transforms. Basic concepts for algebra on the complex plane.
- 6.8: The Smith Chart
- How to map coordinates on the Z(s)Z0 plane onto the r(s) plane, using the Bilinear Transform.
- 6.9: Introduction to Using the Smith Chart
- Introduction to applications and uses of the Smith Chart.
- 6.10: Simple Calculations with the Smith Chart
- Instructions on how to use the Smith Chart for simple calculations such as converting from admittance to impedance.
- 6.11: Power
- How to calculate the power that flows into and out of a line, as well as average power.
- 6.12: Finding ZL
- How to find the load impedence using the Smith Chart and VSWR circle.
- 6.13: Matching
- Using the Smith Chart to match the appropriate circuit elements to a line.
- 6.14: Introduction to Parallel Matching
- An introduction to using the Smith Chart to perform matching in parallel.
- 6.15: Single Stub Matching
- Using the Smith Chart and a Single Stub to perform matching.
- 6.16: Double Stub Matching
- Matching circuit elements for a line with two stubs.