Chapter 11 TRƯỜNG ĐIỆN TỪ

Chapter TRANSMISSION LINES There is a story about four men named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody There was an important job to be done, and Everybody was asked to it Everybody was sure that Somebody would it Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody's job Everybody thought that Anybody could it, and Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't it It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody, when actually Nobody did what Anybody could have done —ANONYMOUS 1.1 INTRODUCTION Our discussion in the previous chapter was essentially on wave propagation in unbounded media, media of infinite extent Such wave propagation is said to be unguided in that the uniform plane wave exists throughout all space and EM energy associated with the wave spreads over a wide area Wave propagation in unbounded media is used in radio or TV broadcasting, where the information being transmitted is meant for everyone who may be interested Such means of wave propagation will not help in a situation like telephone conversation, where the information is received privately by one person Another means of transmitting power or information is by guided structures Guided structures serve to guide (or direct) the propagation of energy from the source to the load Typical examples of such structures are transmission lines and waveguides Waveguides are discussed in the next chapter; transmission lines are considered in this chapter Transmission lines are commonly used in power distribution (at low frequencies) and in communications (at high frequencies) Various kinds of transmission lines such as the twisted-pair and coaxial cables (thinnet and thicknet) are used in computer networks such as the Ethernet and internet A transmission line basically consists of two or more parallel conductors used to connect a source to a load The source may be a hydroelectric generator, a transmitter, or an oscillator; the load may be a factory, an antenna, or an oscilloscope, respectively Typical transmission lines include coaxial cable, a two-wire line, a parallel-plate or planar line, a wire above the conducting plane, and a microstrip line These lines are portrayed in Figure 11.1 Notice that each of these lines consists of two conductors in parallel Coaxial cables are routinely used in electrical laboratories and in connecting TV sets to TV antennas Microstrip lines (similar to that in Figure 11 le) are particularly important in integrated circuits where metallic strips connecting electronic elements are deposited on dielectric substrates Transmission line problems are usually solved using EM field theory and electric circuit theory, the two major theories on which electrical engineering is based In this 473 474 Transmission Lines (e) Figure 11.1 Cross-sectional view of typical transmission lines: (a) coaxial line, (b) two-wire line, (c) planar line, (d) wire above conducting plane, (e) microstrip line chapter, we use circuit theory because it is easier to deal with mathematically The basic concepts of wave propagation (such as propagation constant, reflection coefficient, and standing wave ratio) covered in the previous chapter apply here Our analysis of transmission lines will include the derivation of the transmission-line equations and characteristic quantities, the use of the Smith chart, various practical applications of transmission lines, and transients on transmission lines 11.2 TRANSMISSION LINE PARAMETERS It is customary and convenient to describe a transmission line in terms of its line parameters, which are its resistance per unit length R, inductance per unit length L, conductance per unit length G, and capacitance per unit length C Each of the lines shown in Figure 11.1 has specific formulas for finding R, L, G, and C For coaxial, two-wire, and planar lines, the formulas for calculating the values of R, L, G, and C are provided in Table 11.1 The dimensions of the lines are as shown in Figure 11.2 Some of the formulas1 in Table 11.1 were derived in Chapters and It should be noted that The line parameters R, L, G, and C are not discrete or lumped but distributed as shown in Figure 11.3 By this we mean that the parameters are uniformly distributed along the entire length of the line 'Similar formulas for other transmission lines can be obtained from engineering handbooks or data books—e.g., M A R Guston, Microwave Transmission-line Impedance Data London: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1972 11.2 TRANSMISSION LINE PARAMETERS 475 TABLE 11.1 Distributed Line Parameters at High Frequencies* Parameters Coaxial Line Planar Line Two-Wire Line R (fl/m) L(H/m) 2x8(7, La /> (6 «C a, c - b) V b — ln2ir a w8oe (8 « (8 a) /i , d — cosh — •7T 2a w ow ~d G (S/m) in6 a C (F/m) cosh- 2a BW 2TTE d h ^ cosh" — 2a (w » aO *6 = — j = = skin depth of the conductor; cosh ' — = In — if — \Ar/"n n 2a a I 2a For each line, the conductors are characterized by ac, /*c, ec = eo, and the homogeneous dielectric separating the conductors is characterized by a, fi, e G + MR; R is the ac resistance per unit length of the conductors comprising the line and G is the conductance per unit length due to the dielectric medium separating the conductors The value of L shown in Table 11.1 is the external inductance per unit length; that is, L = Lext The effects of internal inductance Lm (= Rlui) are negligible as high frequencies at which most communication systems operate For each line, G LC = /lie and a —; = — C £ (H.l) As a way of preparing for the next section, let us consider how an EM wave propagates through a two-conductor transmission line For example, consider the coaxial line connecting the generator or source to the load as in Figure 11.4(a) When switch S is closed, Figure 11.2 Common transmission lines: (a) coaxial line, (b) two-wire line, (c) planar line 476 Transmission Lines series R and L shunt G and C Figure 11.3 Distributed parameters of a two-conductor transmission line the inner conductor is made positive with respect to the outer one so that the E field is radially outward as in Figure 11.4(b) According to Ampere's law, the H field encircles the current carrying conductor as in Figure 11.4(b) The Poynting vector (E X H) points along the transmission line Thus, closing the switch simply establishes a disturbance, which appears as a transverse electromagnetic (TEM) wave propagating along the line This wave is a nonuniform plane wave and by means of it power is transmitted through the line S I—WV • • generator I — coaxial line- -»-| r load (a) • E field H field (b) Figure 11.4 (a) Coaxial line connecting the generator to the load; (b) E and H fields on the coaxial line 11.3 TRANSMISSION LINE EQUATIONS 477 11.3 TRANSMISSION LINE EQUATIONS As mentioned in the previous section, a two-conductor transmission line supports a TEM wave; that is, the electric and magnetic fields on the line are transverse to the direction of wave propagation An important property of TEM waves is that the fields E and H are uniquely related to voltage V and current /, respectively: V = - E • d\, I =

leads to (11.4) dt Similarly, applying Kirchoff's current law to the main node of the circuit in Figure 11.5 gives I(z, t) = I(z + Az, t) + A/ dV(z + Az,t) = I(z + Az, t) + GAz V(z + Az, t) + C Az - dt or dt (11.5) As A^ —> 0, eq (11.5) becomes at (11.6) If we assume harmonic time dependence so that V(z, t) = Re [Vs(z) eJu"] I(z, t) = Re [Is(z) eJ"'] (11.7b) where Vs(z) and Is(z) are the phasor forms of V(z, i) and I(z, t), respectively, eqs (11.4) and (11.6) become _dV^ = (R + juL) I3 dz ) dz uQ Vs In the differential eqs (11.8) and (11.9), Vs and Is are coupled To separate them, we take the second derivative of Vs in eq (11.8) and employ eq (11.9) so that we obtain juL)(.G + jo>Q Vs dz or dz (ll.lOi 11.3 479 TRANSMISSION LINE EQUATIONS where | = a + jf3 = V(R + juL)(G + ju (11.11) By taking the second derivative of Is in eq (11.9) and employing eq (11.8), we get (11.12) We notice that eqs (11.10) and (11.12) are, respectively, the wave equations for voltage and current similar in form to the wave equations obtained for plane waves in eqs (10.17) and (10.19) Thus, in our usual notations, y in eq (11.11) is the propagation constant (in per meter), a is the attenuation constant (in nepers per meter or decibels2 per meter), and (3 is the phase constant (in radians per meter) The wavelength X and wave velocity u are, respectively, given by X = 2ir ,—fK (11.13) (11.14) The solutions of the linear homogeneous differential equations (11.10) and (11.12) are similar to Case of Example 6.5, namely, Vs(z) = (11.15) and (11.16) where Vg, Vo, 7tt, and Io are wave amplitudes; the + and — signs, respectively, denote wave traveling along +z- and -z-directions, as is also indicated by the arrows Thus, we obtain the instantaneous expression for voltage as V(z, t) = Re [Vs(z) eM] = V+ e'az cos (oit - fa) + V~ eaz cos {at + /3z) (11.17) The characteristic impedance Zo of the line is the ratio of positively traveling voltage wave to current wave at any point on the line Recall from eq (10.35) that Np = 8.686 dB 480 Transmission Lines Zo is analogous to 77, the intrinsic impedance of the medium of wave propagation By substituting eqs (11.15) and (11.16) into eqs (11.8) and (11.9) and equating coefficients of terms eyz and e~lz, we obtain V R + jo)L (11.18) or R + juL = Ro+jXo I (11.19) where Ro and Xo are the real and imaginary parts of Zo Ro should not be mistaken for R— while R is in ohms per meter; Ro is in ohms The propagation constant y and the characteristic impedance Zo are important properties of the line because they both depend on the line parameters R, L, G, and C and the frequency of operation The reciprocal of Zo is the characteristic admittance Yo, that is, Yo = 1/ZO The transmission line considered thus far in this section is the lossy type in that the conductors comprising the line are imperfect (ac =£ °°) and the dielectric in which the conductors are embedded is lossy (a # 0) Having considered this general case, we may now consider two special cases of lossless transmission line and distortionless line A Lossless Line (R = = G) A transmission line is said lo be lossless if the conductors of the line are perfect ( - - * - - - - -• o - (b) Figure 11.41 For Problem 11.3: (a) II-type equivalent circuit, (b) T-type equivalent circuit 534 Transmission Lines 11.5 A telephone line has the following parameters: R = 40 fi/m, G = 400 /iS/m, L = 0.2 /xH/m, C = 0.5 nF/m (a) If the line operates at 10 MHz, calculate the characteristic impedance Zo and velocity u (b) After how many meters will the voltage drop by 30 dB in the line? 11.6 A distortionless line operating at 120 MHz has R = 20 fi/m, L = 0.3 /xH/m, and C = 63 pF/m (a) Determine 7, u, and Zo (b) How far will a voltage wave travel before it is reduced to 20% of its initial magnitude? (c) How far will it travel to suffer a 45° phase shift? 11.7 For a lossless two-wire transmission line, show that (a) The phase velocity u = c = LC 120 (b) The characteristic impedance Z o = —-j= cosh — Is part (a) true of other lossless lines? 11.8 A twisted line which may be approximated by a two-wire line is very useful in the telephone industry Consider a line comprised of two copper wires of diameter 0.12 cm that have a 0.32-cm center-to-center spacing If the wires are separated by a dielectric material with e = 3.5e0, find L, C, and Z o 11.9 A lossless line has a voltage wave V(z, t) = Vo sin(wr - fa) Find the corresponding current wave 11.10 On a distortionless line, the voltage wave is given by V(€') = 120 e 0 r cos (108r + 2€') + 6030° Find the current at A/8 from the load 11.20 A 60-fi lossless line is connected to a source with Vg = 10/CT l/ ms and Zg = 50 7'40 fi and terminated with a load j40 If the line is 100 m long and /3 = 0.25 rad/m, calculate Zin and V at (a) The sending end (b) The receiving end (c) m from the load (d) m from the source A/6 Zo = 50 Q Figure 11.45 For Problem 11.17 120 n 536 Transmission Lines ZL =60-/35 Figure 11.46 For Problem 11.22 11.21 A lossless transmission line with a characteristic impedance of 75 fi is terminated by a load of 120 Q The length of the line is 1.25X If the line is energized by a source of 100 V (rms) with an internal impedance of 50 fi, determine: (a) the input impedance, and (b) the magnitude of the load voltage *11.22 Three lossless lines are connected as shown in Figure 11.46 Determine Zin *11.23 Consider the two-port network shown in Figure 11.47(a) The relation between the input and output variables can' be written in matrix form as C D\[-12_ For the lossy line in Figure 11.47(b), show that the ABCD matrix is cosh yi Zo sinh yi — sinh y( cosh y( 11.24 A 50-fi lossless line is 4.2 m long At the operating frequency of 300 MHz, the input impedance at the middle of the line is 80 — j60 U Find the input impedance at the generator and the voltage reflection coefficient at the load Take u = 0.8c 11.25 A 60-fi air line operating at 20 MHz is 10 m long If the input impedance is 90 + jl50 fi calculate ZL, T, and s 11.26 A 75-Q transmission line is terminated by a load of 120 + ;80 fi (a) Find T and s (b) Determine how far from the load is the input impedance purely resistive 11.27 A 75-0 transmission line is terminated by a load impedance ZL If the line is 5X/8 long, calculate Zjn when: (a) ZL = j45 U, (b) ZL = 25 - j65 o (a) Figure 11.47 For Problem 11.23 PROBLEMS 537 11.28 Determine the normalized input impedance at A/8 from the load if: (a) its normalized impedance is + j , (b) its normalized admittance is 0.2 — j'0.5, (c) the reflection coefficient at the load is 0.3 + jOA 11.29 A transmission line is terminated by a load with admittance YL = (0.6 4- ;'0.8)/Zo Find the normalized input impedance at A/6 from the load 11.30 An 80-ft transmission line operating at 12 MHz is terminated by a load ZL At 22 m from the load, the input impedance is 100 - j'120 ft If M = 0.8c, (a) Calculate TL, Z i n m a x , andZ m m m (b) Find ZL, s, and the input impedance at 28 m from the load (c) How many Zin max and Zin are there between the load and the 100 — j\2Q ft input impedance? 11.31 An antenna, connected to a 150-ft lossless line, produces a standing wave ratio of 2.6 If measurements indicate that voltage maxima are 120 cm apart and that the last maximum is 40 cm from the antenna, calculate (a) The operating frequency (b) The antenna impedance (c) The reflection coefficient Assume that u = c 11.32 The observed standing-wave ratio on a 100-ft lossless line is If the first maximum voltage occurs at 0.3A from the load, calculate the load impedance and the voltage reflection coefficient at the load 11.33 A 50-fl line is terminated to a load with an unknown impedance The standing wave ratio s = 2.4 on the line and a voltage maximum occurs A/8 from the load, (a) Determine the load impedance, (b) How far is the first minimum voltage from the load? 11.34 A 75-fl lossless line is terminated by an unknown load impedance ZL If at a distance 0.2A from the load the voltage is Vs = + j V while the current is 10 mA Find ZL and s 11.35 Two A/4 transformers in tandem are to connect a 50-fl line to a 75-ft load as in Figure 11.48 (a) Determine the characteristic impedance Z ol if Z o2 = 30 ft and there is no reflected wave to the left of A (b) If the best results are obtained when Zo2 determine Z ol and Z o2 for this case 11.36 Two identical antennas, each with input impedance 74 are fed with three identical 50-fi quarter-wave lossless transmission lines as shown in Figure 11.49 Calculate the input impedance at the source end 538 Transmission Linos Figure 11.48 Double section transformer of Problem 11.35 zo = so n 75 n 11.37 If the line in the previous problem is connected to a voltage source 120 V with internal impedance 80 fi, calculate the average power delivered to either antenna 11.38 Consider the three lossless lines in Figure 11.50 If Zo = 50 fi, calculate: (a) Zin looking into line • o (b) Zin looking into line N (c) Z in looking into line 11.39 A section of lossless transmission line is shunted across the main line as in Figure 11.51 If €j = X/4, € = X/8, and £3 = 7X/8, find y-m, yin2, and y^ given that Z o = 100 ZL = 200 + j l fi Repeat the calculations if the shorted section were open 11.40 It is desired to match a 50-fi line to a load impedance of 60 — j50 fi Design a 50-fi stub that will achieve the match Find the length of the line and how far it is from the load 11.41 A stub of length 0.12X is used to match a 60-fi lossless line to a load If the stub is located at 0.3X from the load, calculate (a) The load impedance ZL (b) The length of an alternative stub and its location with respect to the load (c) The standing wave ratio between the stub and the load 11.42 On a lossless line, measurements indicate s = 4.2 with the first maximum voltage at X/from the load Determine how far from the load a short-circuited stub should be locatec and calculate its length 74 n A/4 A/4 A/4 \ 74 O Figure 11.49 For Problems 11.36 and 11.37 • 200 Q Fi g u r e H-50 PROBLEMS For iS 539 Problem 11.38 A/4 11.43 A 60-0 lossless line terminated by load ZL has a voltage wave as shown in Figure 11.52 Find s, F, andZ L 11.44 The following slotted-line measurements were taken on a 50-0 system With load: s = 3.2, adjacent V^,, occurs at 12 cm and32 cm (high numbers on the load side); with short circuit: Vmin occurs at 21 cm Find the operating frequency and the load impedance 11.45 A 50-0 air slotted line is applied in measuring a load impedance Adjacent minima are found at 14 cm and 22.5 cm from the load when the unknown load is connected and Vmax = 0.95 V and Vmin = 0.45 V When the load is replaced by a short circuit, the minima are 3.2 cm to the load Determine s,f, T, and ZL **11.46 Show that for a dc voltage Vg turned on at t — (see Figure 11.30), the asymptotic values (t