CHAPTER 19

TWO PORT NETWORK

INTRODUCTION
 A two-port network is an electrical network with two
separate ports for input and output.
 A two-port network has two terminal pairs acting as
access points
 Three-terminal devices such as transistors can be
configured into two-port networks.
 such networks are useful in communications, control
systems, power systems, and electronics
 Knowing the parameters of a two-port network enables
us to treat it as a “black box” when embedded within a
larger network
 Using the 4 parameters of V1,V2,I1 and I2 we can derive
separate sets of these parameters
 Such as
Impedance parameter
Admittance parameter
Hybrid parameter
IMPEDANCE PARAMETER
 Impedance parameters are commonly used in the
synthesis of filters
 They are also useful in the design and analysis of
impedance-matching networks and power distribution
networks
 The z parameter or the impedance parameter can be
written in matrix form as

 From which we can derive the equation

 Z parameter have the unit of ohms
 From the above equations we can say that

 we find z11 when port 2 is open circuit

 we find z12 when port 1 is open circuit

 we find z21 when port 2 is open circuit

 we find z22 when port 1 is open circuit

EXAMPLE
 Find the z parameter of the circuit
ADMITTANCE PARAMETER
 Similar to impedance parameter admittance parameters
are also used in the synthesis of filters
 Admittance parameter can also be written as y parameter

 Using the parameters of V1,V2,I1 and I2 we can derive

the 2 equations

 From which we can derive the matrix

 From the above matric and equation we can say

 we find y11 by shorting port 2

 we find y12 by shorting port 1

 we find y21 by shorting port 2

 we find y22 by shorting port 1

EXAMPLE
HYBRID PARAMETERS
 There are times when the z and y parameters of a two-
port network do not exist
 For time like these we derive another set of parameters
called the hybrid parameters / h-parameters
 This set of parameters is based on making V1and I2 the

dependent variables. Thus, we obtain

 Which can be written in matrix form as

 From this we can find the following

 to find h11 we short the port 2

 to find h12 we make an open circuit at pot 1

 to find h21 we short the port 2

 to find h22 we make an open circuit at pot 1

EXAMPLE