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A larger version is shown here.įigure 1 should look a little intimidating, as it appears to be lines going everywhere. With modern computers, the Smith Chart is no longer used to the simplify the calculation of transmission line equatons however, their value in visualizing the impedance of an antenna or a transmission line has not decreased. See, for instance, the input impedance equation for a load attached to a transmission line of length L and characteristic impedance Z0. Smith Charts were originally developed around 1940 by Phillip Smith as a useful tool for making the equations involved in transmission lines easier to manipulate. The Smith Chart is used to display a real antenna's impedance when measured on a Vector Network Analyzer (VNA). Smith Charts are also extremely helpful for impedance matching, as we will see. Smith Charts can be used to increase understanding of transmission lines and how they behave from an impedance viewpoint. The Smith Chart is a fantastic tool for visualizing the impedance of a transmission line and antenna system as a function of frequency.
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Now that transmission line elements are included, the old Java applet version can be retired and the web app can be used in its place.SMITH CHART, SOLUTIONS OF PROBLEMS USING SMITH CHART
#SMITH CHART TRANSMISSION LINE SERIES#
Nonetheless a variation of this approach is used to find the center of the circle for arbitrary impedance series transmission lines, and it works more smoothly than the routine that was used in the old Java version. Only using a 1/4 wavelength transformer, etc.). I'm frankly not sure if this was a technique that was used, or more likely there were tricks to get around this hassle (i.e. Then you could add the line length, which would now rotate about the center of the chart by a certain number of degrees, where you could read off the new impedance, which you could transfer back to the first chart and continue matching. Then switch to another Smith Chart that you normalize to the impedance of the line and plot the impedance there. In the olden days of paper charts, to use a series line with a different impedance, you would have to read off the impedance of your termination or network at the point where you are about to insert the line.
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However, if the impedance of the line is not the same as the chart, then figuring out the center of the circle that it traces out is much more complicated. If the characteristic impedance of the series transmission line is the same as the chart impedance, then the arc that is drawn simply rotates around the center of the chart, which is pretty easy to code. The series transmission line drawing routine has been improved and tracks the mouse input more smoothly now. You can then change the chart impedance back to whatever it was beforehand and the transmission line elements will remain unchanged. So, if you change the Chart normalization impedance to the value you would like to use for your transmission line section, then add whichever transmission line element you want, it will be added with that characteristic impedance. The elements adopt the same characteristic impedance as the chart normalization impedance (default is 50 Ohms). There's a trick you can use to have these transmission line elements use an arbitrary characteristic impedance. These include series, shorted shunt section, and open shunt section. I've successfully added transmission line elements to the Smith Chart matching web app here on.