Problem 8.

59

RL = 75
Z0 = 50

C=?

A 50- lossless transmission line is connected to a load composed of a 75- resistor

in series with a capacitor of unknown capacitance. If at 10 MHz the voltage standing
wave ratio on the line was measured to be 3, determine the capacitance C.
Solution:



S 1

S 1

RL 

ZL

3 1

3 1

jXC 

2

0 5
4
where XC

ZL  Z0
ZL  Z0


ZL  Z0 ZL 
2
ZL  Z0 
ZL 
2

ZL ZL  Z0  Z0  ZL 
2
ZL ZL  Z02  Z0  ZL 

1

C

Z0
Z0 
ZL 
ZL 

Noting that:
ZL ZL

Z0  ZL  ZL 

2
Upon substituting L
we have



jXC   RL 

 RL 

Z0  RL  jXC  RL 

0  5, RL

1

XC

R2L  XC2 


jXC 
2Z0 RL 

R2L  XC2  Z02  2Z0 RL


R2L  XC2  Z02  2Z0 RL

75 , and Z0
XC

Hence

jXC 

50 , and then solving for XC ,

66  1 

1
2  41  10 
7
2  10  66  1

10

241 pF