1151EC114 Waveguides and

Antennas
Dr. M.Saravanan
drsaravananm@veltech.edu.in

Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr.Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and

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 STANDING WAVES AND
RELATION BETWEEN S AND
K
 STANDING WAVES
• The ratio of maximum to minimum magnitudes of voltages or currents is called standing wave ratio.
Vmax I max
SWR   Along the line at a point, the incident wave and the
Vmin I
reflectedmin
wave are subtracted directly to obtain the
magnitude of the minimum voltage.
• S ranges between 1 to Vmin  V   V 

Relation between S and K: Vmax

SWR  V
Consider E  - magnitude of incident wave Vmin let k 
V
E  - magnitude of reflected wave V V
 1 k
Along the line at a point, the incident wave and the   SWR 
V V 1 k
reflected wave are added directly to obtain the magnitude
 V 
of the maximum voltage. V 1  


 V 
Vmax  V   V 
 V 
V 1  

 V 
 
Reflection co – efficient in terms of standing wave ratio:
Z R  Z0
k 
S 
1 k Z R  Z0
1 k 800  400
S 1  k   1  k k 
S  kS  1  k
800  400
S  1  k  kS
400
k 
S  1  k ( S  1) 1200
S 1 k  0.33
k 
S 1 1 k
S 
1 k
A lossless line has a characteristic impedance of 400 ohms. 1  0.33
S 
Determine the standing wave ratio if the receiving end 1  0.33
impedance is 800+j0.0 ohms. S  1.985
Fundamentals of smith chart

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