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Bob wrote in
: .... It mentioned the voltage maximum problems, the current maximum problems, and then said, "Is there a better option?" And I don't understand the few sentences that follow that query. In other words, I don't understand the solution -- i.e. "line lengths around 135 degrees longer than voltage maximum" :-) The location of voltage maxima depends on the load on the line. If you were to plot the impedance at various lengths of line, it is highest (and purely resistive) when fed at a voltage maximum. As the line is lengthed, that impedance becomes capacitive, and lower, eventually becoming lowest (purely resistive again) at the current maximum (90° longer than the point of voltage maximum). Increasing the length further, impedance becomes inductive and increases eventually becoming highest at the next voltage maximum. At a point of about 135° longer than the voltage maximum, the impedance presented to the T match is in the region where it is most efficient. Alternatively, you could state this as 45° shorter than a voltage maximum. This is not your odd eighth wave (from a resonant load) rule, because that also encourages the capacitive region where losses are higher. Owen |
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