COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

Prof. Óscar Reyes – Universidad Industrial de Santander

DISCLAIMER
This presentation is meant for educational purposes only. It is based
on the book: “Fundamentals of applied electromagnetics” (7th Ed.),
by Fawwaz T. Ulaby. Pearson education. Prentice-Hall Inc 2015;
and Amanogawa Educational Material – www.amanogawa.com
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LESSON 1-8

Smith Chart
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Smith chart
𝑽+
𝑍0 𝑍𝐿 𝑍𝐿 𝑽−
𝑧𝐿 = Γ𝐿 = +
𝑽− 𝑍0 𝑽
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Smith chart

𝑙 (towards generator)

𝑽+
𝑍0 𝑍𝐿
𝑽−
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Smith chart
3𝜆3 𝜆2 𝜆1
𝐿3 = 𝐿2 = 𝐿1 =
4 3 5

𝒁𝒊𝒏 𝒁𝑪 𝒁𝑩 𝒁𝑨
𝑍03 = 100 Ω 𝑍02 = 75 Ω 𝑍01 = 50 Ω
𝑧𝑖𝑛
𝒁𝑳
50Ω
𝚪𝑪 𝚪𝐵 𝚪𝐴
𝐵 𝐴
𝐴
𝐶 𝐵

𝐶
𝒁𝑳
𝒛𝑳 = =1
𝒁𝟎𝟏
𝒁𝑩 50 𝜆 2 𝜆2
𝒛𝑩 = = ≈ 0.67 ⇒ 2 =
𝒁𝟎𝟐 75 3 3 2
(240°)
𝒁𝑪
𝒛𝑪 = ≈ 0.857 − 𝑗0.309
𝒁𝟎𝟐
3𝜆3 3 𝜆3
⇒ =
4 2 2
(540° ≡ 180°)
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Smith chart (example)

SWR
𝑍𝐿 = 80 + 𝑗25
𝑧𝐿 = 1.6 + 𝑗0.5
𝑑𝑚𝑎𝑥

𝑆𝑊𝑅
𝑍0 = 50Ω 𝑍𝐿

Γ = 0.3𝑒 𝑗𝜋/6

𝑆𝑊𝑅
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References
[Amanogawa] www.amanogawa.com. Instructional material
[FCC]. www.fcc.gov. Propagation characterization
[Ulaby] Fundamentals of applied electromacnetics (7th Ed.), Fawwaz T. Ulaby.
Pearson education. Prentice-Hall Inc 2015.
[Wikipedia] Wikipedia in English, the free Encyclopedia.