Problem 2.

26 A 50- lossless transmission line is connected to a load composed of a 75- resistor in series with a capacitor of unknown capacitance (Fig. P2.26). If at 10 MHz the voltage standing wave ratio on the line was measured to be 3, determine the capacitance C.

RL = 75 Z0 = 50 C=?

Figure P2.26: Circuit for Problem 2.26.

Solution: | | = S1 31 2 = = = 0.5 S+1 3+1 4 where XC = 1 . C

ZL = RL jXC , ZL Z 0 ZL + Z0 ZL Z 0 | | 2 = ZL + Z0 = | | 2 = Noting that:

Z ZL 0 ZL + Z0

+ Z 2 Z (Z + Z ) ZL ZL 0 L L 0 2 ) ZL ZL + Z0 + Z0 (ZL + ZL

Z0 (ZL + ZL ) = Z0 (RL jXC + RL + jXC ) = 2Z0 RL ,

2 ZL ZL = (RL jXC )(RL + jXC ) = R2 L + XC , 2 2 R2 L + XC + Z0 2Z0 RL . 2 2 R2 L + XC + Z0 + 2Z0 RL

| | 2 =

Upon substituting |L | = 0.5, RL = 75 , and Z0 = 50 , and then solving for XC , we have XC = 66.1 . Hence C= 1 1 = = 2.41 1010 = 241 pF. XC 2 107 66.1