Problem 2.

61 Using a slotted line on a 50- air-spaced lossless line, the following

measurements were obtained: S = 1.6 and |Ve |max occurred only at 10 cm and 24 cm
from the load. Use the Smith chart to find ZL .

1.2

1.0

0.3

0.1

1.6

0.3

3
0.1

1.8

0.6

60

0.5

0.4

0.2

40
0.3

3.0

0.6

0.2
9

4.0

0.28

1.0

5.0

0.2

20

0.

0.25
0.26
0.24
0.27
0.23
0.25
0.24
0.26
0.23
COEFFICIENT IN
0.27
REFLECTION
DEGR
LE OF
EES
ANG

0.6

10

0.1

0.4

20

0.2
10

5.0

4.0

3.0

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

0.9

0.8

0.7

0.6

0.5

0.4

1.0

50

0.3

50

SWR

RESISTANCE COMPONENT (R/Zo), OR CONDUCTANCE COMPONENT (G/Yo)

0.2

20

0.4

10

0.1

Z-LOAD
.6
0

-20

0.

1.0

0.47

5.0

1.0
4.0

0.8

0.6

3.0
2.0

1.8

0.2
1.6

-60

0.3

1.4

-70

0.15

0.35

1.2

0.1

0.14
-80
0.36

1.0

0.7

0.6

0.1
0.3

0.9

0.8

0.1
0.3

0.1
0.4
1
-110
0.0
9
0.4
2
CAP
-12 0.08
AC
0
ITI
V
0.4
E
RE
3
AC
0.0
TA
7
NC
-1
E
30
C
OM
PO
N
EN
T
(-j

0.5

31

0.

-5

06

0.4

19

0.

0.

0.3

-4

44

0.2

0.

0.2

0.2

-30

0.3

0.28

0.22

0.2

0.

0.22

1.0

50

0.

0.3

30

0.8

0.2

0.0 > WAVELEN

0.49
GTHS
TOW
ARD
0.48
< 0.0
0.49
GEN
RD LOAD
ERA
TOWA
0.48
180
THS
TO
G
170
0
N
R
-17
E
0.47
VEL
>
A
W
0.0
6
160
4
<
0.4
-160
0.4
4
.0
6
0
IND
Yo)
UCT
0.0
/
5
15
B
j
0
(IVE
5
0
0.4
-15
CE
R
N
0.4
E
5
AC
TA
5
TA
0.0
EP
0.1
NC
SC
SU
EC
E
V
OM
14
0
TI
4
0
C
PO
-1
DU
N
EN
IN
R
T
(+
,O
jX
o)
Z
/Z
0.2
X/

50

31
0.

R
,O
o)

0.3

2.0

0.2

20

0.
06

20

0.1

70

19
0.

0.
44

Yo)
jB/
1
E (+
NC
TA
EP
SC
U
S
VE
TI
CI
PA
CA

2
0.4

3
0.4
0
13

0.35

80

1.4

0.0

0.0

0.15

0.36

90

0.7

0.357

110

0.14

0.37

0.38
0.9

0.4

0.8

0.0

0.39
100

0.4

0.13

0.12

0.11
0.1

-90

0.12

0.13

0.38

0.37

0.11
-100

0.4

0.39

Figure P2.61: Solution of Problem 2.61.

Solution: Refer to Fig. P2.61. The point SWR denotes the fact that S = 1.6. This point
is also the location of a voltage maximum. From the knowledge of the locations of
adjacent maxima we can determine that = 2(24 cm 10 cm) = 28 cm. Therefore,
cm
the load is 10
28 cm = 0.357 from the first voltage maximum, which is at 0.250
on the WTL scale. Traveling this far on the SWR circle we find point Z-LOAD at
0.250 + 0.357 0.500 = 0.107 on the WTL scale, and here
zL = 0.82 j0.39.

Therefore ZL = zL Z0 = (0.82 j0.39) 50 = (41.0 j19.5) .