Title :
Pi-Network design software
Author :
Thompson, Mark ; Fidler, J.K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., York Univ., UK
Abstract :
Impedance matching networks are used extensively in radio transmission and receiving systems. A problem in designing Pi-Networks is that it is difficult to predict the impedance region of the Pi-Network given a set of practical network component values or ranges, and operating frequency range. The following paper presents a computer program capable of plotting the impedance region of the Pi-Network given component ranges and operating frequency. This gives the designer the ability to visualise the effects that design decisions for components have upon the impedance region of the Pi-Network. In addition a design procedure is proposed, allowing a Pi-Network to match a range of impedances
Keywords :
circuit CAD; circuit layout CAD; impedance matching; network synthesis; Pi-Network design software; circular equations; computer program; impedance matching networks; impedance region plotting; operating frequency range; radio receiving systems; radio transmission systems; reflection coefficient; Clocks; Equations; Frequency; Impedance matching; Inductance; Software design; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics, Circuits, and Systems, 1996. ICECS '96., Proceedings of the Third IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rodos
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3650-X
DOI :
10.1109/ICECS.1996.582583
