Transient analysis of nonuniform, high-pass transmission lines

Author

Hsue, Ching-Wen ; Hechtman, Charles D.

Author_Institution

AT&T Bell Lab., Princeton, NJ, USA

Volume

38

Issue

8

fYear

1990

Firstpage

1023

Lastpage

1030

Abstract

The transient behavior of nonuniform transmission lines is studied by investigating the step response of a cascaded multiple-section line. The first arriving wave and the transition ripple at the load end are examined in detail. It is found that the characteristic impedances necessary for obtaining the maximum first arriving wave are the same as those of the conventional multiple-section, quarter-wave transformer. The discrete characteristic impedances of the multiple-section line are then extended to a continuously varied impedance function of a tapered line. The high-pass characteristic of the tapered nonuniform line is verified with techniques in the frequency domain.<>

Keywords

frequency-domain analysis; transient response; transmission line theory; cascaded multiple-section line; characteristic impedances; continuously varied impedance function; discrete characteristic impedances; frequency domain; high-pass characteristic; high-pass transmission lines; maximum first arriving wave; step response; tapered line; transient behavior; transition ripple; Chebyshev approximation; Distributed parameter circuits; Impedance; Matched filters; Passband; Power system transients; Power transmission lines; Transient analysis; Transmission line theory; Transmission lines;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.57326

Filename

57326