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EEE 2312 Tutorial Questions

The document outlines key concepts in transmission line theory, including lossless vs. distortionless lines, characteristic impedance, attenuation constant, phase constant, standing wave, matching, and loading. It presents various tutorial questions involving calculations related to transmission lines, including reflection coefficients, stub matching, and impedance transformations. Additionally, it includes practical problems requiring the use of a Smith chart for matching and analyzing transmission lines.

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EEE 2312 Tutorial Questions

The document outlines key concepts in transmission line theory, including lossless vs. distortionless lines, characteristic impedance, attenuation constant, phase constant, standing wave, matching, and loading. It presents various tutorial questions involving calculations related to transmission lines, including reflection coefficients, stub matching, and impedance transformations. Additionally, it includes practical problems requiring the use of a Smith chart for matching and analyzing transmission lines.

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1. Differentiate between lossless and distortion less lines.

2. Define the following terms as used in transmission line theory

i. Characteristic impedance

ii. Attenuation constant

iii. Phase constant

iv. Standing wave


DEDAN KIMATHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
v. Matching

vi. Loading

3. A 50 ohm line of length 10m is terminated by a 25 ohm load resistor. The line
is connected to a 100MHz signal generator that has an output impedance of 50
ohms. The εr of the line is 1.5. What will be the speed of propagation and the
wavelength of the signal?

[2.45×107 m/s, 0.245m]


EEE 2312 TRANSMISSION LINES
4. What will be the values of the reflection coefficient at the
TUTORIAL QUESTIONS

i). The load

ii). The generator

iii). 7m from the load

5. Using the smith chart, design a shorted shunt, single stub to match the load ZL =
35 − j47.5 Ω to a transmission line with characteristic impedance Z0 = 50Ω.

[d = 0.059λ and ls = 0.111λ or d = 0.223λ and ls = 0.389λ ]

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6. A 50 Ω transmission line is connected to a cellular phone antenna with a load ZL = 12. The open-circuit and short-circuit impedances measured at the input terminals of a
25 − j50Ω. Find the position and the length of a shunt short-circuit stub required very low-loss transmission line of length 1.5m, which is less than a quarter wave-
to match the 50 Ω line. length, are respectively -j54.6Ω and j103Ω.

[l = 0.41λ ] i. Find z0 and γ of the line.(6 Marks)

7. Consider the characteristic impedance of a 50 termination and the following im- ii. Without changing the operating frequency, find the input impedance of a

pedances: short-circuited line that is twice the given length.(4 Marks)

iii. How long should the short- circuited line be in order for it to appear as an
i). Z1 = 100+j50Ω
open circuit at the input terminals?(6 Marks)
ii). Z2 = 75-j100Ω

iii). Z3 = j200Ω 13. A 30m long lossless transmission line with Z0 = 50Ω operating at 2MHz is termi-
nated with a load ZL = 60+j40Ω. If v p = 0.6c on the line(c is the speed of light),
iv). Z4 = 150Ω
find

v). Z5 = ∞Ω i. The reflection coefficient (2 Marks)

vi). Z6 = 0Ω Z7 = 50Ω ii. The standing wave ratio (1 marks)


vii). Z8 = 184-j900Ω iii. Wavelength, attenuation and phase constant (3 marks)

8. Using a smith chart, find the impedance Z0 of a 50Ω coaxial cable that is termi- iv. Input impedance (2 Marks)
nated in a load ZL = (25+j25)Ω. The coaxial cable has a length of 3λ /8. v. Plot the standing wave patterns for the voltage and current (4 Marks)

9. Using smith chart, find the admittance Yin of a 50Ω coaxial cable that is terminated
in a load ZL = (25+j25)Ω. The coaxial cable has a length of λ /8.

10. Using smith chart, find the distance from a load impedance ZL = (25+j25)Ω that
is connected to a 50Ω coaxial cable where the normalized input ..........

11. A 220+j170Ω load is supposed to be matched with 300Ω line to achieve SWR of
unity. Calculate the reactance of the stub and the characteristic impedance of the
quarter wave transformer both connected to the load.

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