• DocumentCode
    1387407
  • Title

    Bandwidth Analysis of a Single-Stub Matching System Using the Smith Chart [Education Column]

  • Author

    Pereira, José R. ; Pinho, Pedro

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. de Telecomun., Univ. de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
  • Volume
    54
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    12/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    203
  • Lastpage
    206
  • Abstract
    Examples of the concept of explaining the use of an old tool like the Smith chart using modern tools like MATLAB™ [1] in combination with e-learning facilities are illustrated by MATLAB scripts. These display the step-by-step graphical procedure that must be used to solve single-stub impedance-matching problems, and they illustrate the variation of the corresponding bandwidth. These scripts are important for students, since they teach them how to solve several kinds of transmission-line problems by themselves, with a paper chart using a pencil, a ruler, and a compass.
  • Keywords
    electrical engineering computing; graph theory; impedance matching; MATLAB; Smith chart; bandwidth analysis; graphical procedure; single-stub impedance-matching; transmission-line problem; Computer aided instruction; Electrical engineering education; Impedance matching; MATLAB; MATLAB; Smith chart; computer aided instruction; electrical engineering education; stub impedance matching;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1045-9243
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MAP.2012.6387816
  • Filename
    6387816