Tutorial 2: Use Smith Chart to solve problems where ever

necessary

1. On a line the maximum and minimum voltages measured are 25 V and 15 V respectively. The
distance between adjacent maximum and minimum is 20 cm. If the voltage minimum occurs
at a distance of 25 cm from the load, find the load admittance. The characteristic impedance
of the line is 100 Ω
Hint – Find the phase change (θ) of the reflection coefficient using 2βXmin = (2n+1) π +θ.

Ans- (6.62 -j2.5) mS

2. A 30-m long lossless transmission line with Zo=50 Ω operating at 2 MHz is terminated with
a load ZL=60+40 Ω If u=0.6c on the line, find analytically and using Smith chart

a. The reflection coefficient

b. The standing wave ratio
c. The input impedance
Hint – moving in clockwise direction is towards the load
Ans - (a) 0.352∠ 560
(b) 2.086
(c) 23.97 + j1.35

3. Antenna with impedance 40+30j to be matched to a 100-Ohm lossless line with a shorted
stub. Determine

a. The required stub admittance

b. The distance between the stub and the antenna
c. The stub length
d. The standing wave ratio
Hint – Consider both the points +jb , -jb on g = 1 circle
Ans- (a) +1.02j, -1.02j
(b) 0.038λ, 0.359λ
(c) 0.376 λ, 0.122λ
(d) 2.7
4. A transmission line of 50 Ω characteristic impedance is terminated in a load impedance of 80-
j30Ω. At a distance of 0.3λ a short-circuited stub made of 75 Ω line is connected in parallel
to the main line such that the impedance is real at the junction. What is the length of the
stub? What will be the VSWR on the main line beyond the junction towards the generator?

Hint – find normalized admittance and move 0.3λ in clockwise direction.

Ans- 0.346λ, 1.11

5 A λ/2 section of line has 0.05 dB loss. If the line is open circuited at one end, find the
impedance at the other end of the line. The characteristic impedance of the line is 50 Ω. What
will be the quality factor of the section?

Hint - Q is independent of wavelength = β/2α

Ans- 8.695 kΩ, 273.2
6. A short-circuited section of a line is to be used as a parallel resonant circuit at 2.4 GHz. Find the
length of the section. If the line has 3dB/m loss, what is the 3-dB bandwidth of the resonant circuit?

Hint - For the line to behave as parallel resonant circuit length of the line should be odd multiples of
λ/4
Ans- 32.98 MHz

7. A coaxial transmission line of characteristic impedance 50 ohm is to deliver 10 KW of power at a

frequency of 10 MHz over a distance of several hundred feet to a load. The rms value of current in
the line conductor must not exceed 25 Amp at any point. What is the highest value of VSWR that can
be tolerated on the line?
Hint – Power should be function of Г
Ans- 10.404

8. The observed standing wave ratio on a 100-Ohm lossless line is 8. If the first maximum voltage
occurs at 0.3λ from the load, calculate the load impedance and the voltage reflection coefficient at
the load

Ans Zl=0.14-j0.32, Reflection coefficient= 0.77

9. Two semi-infinitely long cables of 100 ohm and 400-ohm characteristic impedances are
connected through a quarter wavelength transformer at 1 GHz. Find the bandwidth around 1GHz
over which more than 95% power transfer efficiency from one cable to another is achieved.

Hint- find input impedance at quarter wave transformer and then find Г at 100-ohm line
Find magnitude of Г and assume operating frequency is near the design frequency f0 and assume
Г=Гm where Гm is reflection coefficient at quarter wave transformer and accordingly find fractional
bandwidth.

Ans- 0.396 GHz

10. A 75 Ω lossless coaxial cable is connected to an antenna of impedance 75 + j25 Ω at one end and
to a generator at the other end. The internal impedance of the generator is 50 Ω. What should be
the length of the cable so that maximum power is delivered to the antenna?

Hint – Zin should be function of length

Ans – 0.8435λ