Impedance Transform - Series to Parallel

November 24, 2013

1 R-L Series to Parallel Conversion

Series R-L impedance

ZS = RS + jωLS
Parallel R-L impedance

ZP = RP ||jωLP

jωRP LP
=
RP + jωLp
jωRP LP RP − jωLP
= ·
RP + jωLp RP − jωLP
ω 2 RP L2P + jωRP
2
LP
= 2 2 2
RP + +ω Lp
ω 2 RP L2P ωR2 LP
ZP = 2 2 2
+j 2 P 2 2
RP + +ω Lp RP + +ω Lp
Equalize the real part and imaginary part

{
ReZS = ReZP
ImZS = ImZP


 ω 2 RP L2P

 RS = 2
+ +ω 2 L2p
RP

 ωR2 LP
 jωLS = j 2 P 2 2
RP + +ω Lp
1
 i.e.


 ω 2 RP L2P

 RS = 2
+ +ω 2 L2p
RP

 R2 LP
 LS = 2 P 2 2
RP + +ω Lp

2 R-C Series to Parallel Conversion

Series R-C impedance

1 1
ZS = RS + = RS − j
jωCS ωCS
Parallel R-L impedance

1
ZP = RP ||
jωCP
RP
jωCP
=
1
RP +
jωCP
RP
=
jωCP RP + 1
\
RP −jωCP RP + 1
= ·
jωCP RP + 1 −jωCP RP + 1

RP − jωCP RP2
= 2 2 2
ω CP RP + 1
2
RP ωCP RP
ZP = −j
ω 2 CP2 RP
2 +1 2 2
ω 2 CP RP + 1
Equalize the real part and imaginary part

{
ReZS = ReZP
ImZS = ImZP



RP
 RS =
ω 2 CP2 RP
2 +1


 1 ωCP R2
 −j = −j 2 2 2 P
ωCS ω CP RP + 1
i.e.



RP
 RS =
ω 2 CP2 RP
2 +1


 1 ωCP R2
 = 2 2 2P
ωCS ω CP RP + 1