Roger Sparks wrote:
(the reflected voltage should ADD to the source voltage)
If you graph the two voltages you will find that half the time
the reflected voltage adds to the source voltage and half the
time the reflected voltage subtracts from the source voltage.
Both are true half the time. You can point out either case on
the graph. That's why the average interference term is zero
for this special case and therefore why 100% of the average
reflected power is dissipated in the source resistor for
this special case.
You might wonder why I would consider this alternative.
If the destructive interference included a 90 degree delay,
how would I know whether the 30v was the delayed voltage or
exactly in phase with the source?
By looking at the graphs?
Where is the power stored for 90 degrees?
In the equivalent reactance of the transmission line.
That's what reactances do in AC circuits. They store
energy and deliver it back to the system some time
later.
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73, Cecil
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