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Smith chart (Example)

Example 9.9: On the simplified Smith chart, locate the following normalized
impedances:

a ) z 1 j 0;
b) z 0.5 j 0.5
c) z 0 j 0;
d ) z 0 j1;
e) z 1 j 2;
f ) z

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To find reflection coefficient

1.Get the normalized impedance

2. Plot normalized impedance on sm chart
2.Draw the VSWR circle
3.Measure the distance from the center of the smith chart to the circle
on the reflection coefficient scale
4.Draw the straight line through center of the sm chart to normalized
impedance we can get the angle

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Smith chart
For example, the impedance
z = 0.5 + j 0.5
corresponds to the admittance
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y 1 j1
0.5 j 0.5
Surprisingly, this calculation can be
done graphically using the Smith
chart!
First, we locate the normalized
impedance on the chart.
Second, we draw a circle (or a
semicircle to generator) centered
at the center of the Smith chart and
passing through the impedance.
Third, we plot a straight line through the center of the Smith chart and through this
impedance. The intersection of the line with the semicircle yields the value for the
admittance.
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Smith chart

This method suggests that the

normalized load impedance of 0
will yield a normalized load
admittance of .
The last observation implies that
the input impedance at the
location that is /4 from a short
circuit will be an input
impedance of an open circuit!

Therefore, we may avoid using

open circuits since they are not
very attractive due to fringing,
and use short circuits only

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