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1. The impedance of the middle transmission line section, Z1, that maximizes the initial voltage on the last line is the geometric mean of the first and third line impedances, Z0 and Z2. 2. If a switched DC source is connected to two mismatched transmission lines, the voltage will change at 0.2, 0.7, 1.2, 1.7, 2.2, 2.7, 3.2, 3.7, 4.2, 4.7, 5.2, and 5.7 ns as pulses reflect between the lines and load. 3. For a transmission line connected to a switched DC source and load, the steady-

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1. The impedance of the middle transmission line section, Z1, that maximizes the initial voltage on the last line is the geometric mean of the first and third line impedances, Z0 and Z2. 2. If a switched DC source is connected to two mismatched transmission lines, the voltage will change at 0.2, 0.7, 1.2, 1.7, 2.2, 2.7, 3.2, 3.7, 4.2, 4.7, 5.2, and 5.7 ns as pulses reflect between the lines and load. 3. For a transmission line connected to a switched DC source and load, the steady-

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ECE 3025 Homework 2: Reflections on Transmission Lines

1. Three transmission lines are cascaded together, the first one with impedance Z0 , the second
with impedance Z1 , and the third with impedance Z2 . What is the impedance of the middle
section Z1 in terms of the other two impedances that maximizes the amplitude of the initial
voltage of a DC pulse traveling on the last transmission line segment? (5 points)

2. Two mismatched transmission lines are cascaded together with a switched DC-source and re-
sistive load that are also mismatched. If the transit time of the first line is 1.2 ns and the
transit time of the second line is .5 ns, write down the first 12 times that you will see voltage
changes at the output if the DC switch is turned on at t=0. (5 points)

3. Use the diagram below to answer the following questions. (15 points)

t=0
RG

+
+
+
VS
-
Vin GG Z0 GL R L VL
- -

(a) If the transmission line is completely discharged before the switch is thrown, write the
equation for Vin shortly after the switch turns on and the circuit is excited by the DC
source, VS .
(b) It is possible to organize the reflections on a transmission line as a geometrical series. For
example, the stead-state load voltage, VL , may be written as the following series:

VL = (1 + ΓL ) Vin + ΓL ΓG (1 + ΓL ) Vin + ΓL ΓG ΓL ΓG (1 + ΓL ) Vin + · · ·


| {z } | {z } | {z }
load transmission
load reflection load reflection
source reflection source reflection
load transmission load reflection
source reflection
load transmission

∑
∞
Using a basic geometric series relationship ( rn = 1
1−r for |r| < 1) we concluded that
n=0
the steady state transmission to the load is given by γL :
1 + ΓL
γL =
1 − ΓL ΓG
What is γL in terms of Z0 , RL , and RG ? Use your result in (a) to demonstrate that, in
the steady state, the transmission line behaves like a pair of short circuits.

ss
(c) Prove that the steady-state input voltage to the transmission line, Vin , is related to
the initial Vin with the exact same transmission coefficient. In other words, prove that
γG = γL and that the steady-state DC voltages are identical on either side of the line.
Hint: start with a series similar the above expression, taking into account reflections and
transmissions on the source side. This should have the following form:
ss
Vin = Vin + |{z} Vin + |{z} Vin + · · ·
load reflection load reflection
source transmission source reflection
load reflection
source transmission

(d) Substitute your result for (a) into your result for (c) to calculate the steady-state DC
voltage on the transmission line. What equivalent circuit does this behavior represent?
(e) Explain in words what is happening to the transmission line between the initial excitation
in (a) and the steady-state operation in (d).

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