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"Dr. Slick" wrote:
wrote in message ... And yes, |rho| can be greater than unity for a passive load. ...Keith Absolute Rubbish.. Could you produce a passive circuit that will reflect a greater voltage than what you feed it? I'd LOVE to see that... Several examples have been presented, but rather than accepting them, you changed the definition of rho. Perhaps you could build one of these circuits to determine if modifying the definition of rho was appropriate. The ratio Pref/Pfwd is directly related to the ratio [rho]. Pref/Pfwd = [rho]**2 Absolute value brackets are a must! Consider that after the absolute value brackets, the phase information is gone. But since we are going to a ratio of average (RMS) values OR peak values of power, it doesn't matter. In other words, if you use V**2/R, the "V" can be either peak or RMS, it doesn't matter, because it is a ratio. And of course, the "R" doesn't matter either. And of course, the phase information is gone with the absolute value brackets. If you agree that the Pref/Pfwd ratio cannot be greater than 1 Which I haven't since Pref and Pfwd are just computed numbers and the result for some circuits is that Pref/Pfwd is greater than 1. Of course, Pnet is not equal to Pfwd-Pref in these circumstances so there is no violation of basic physics. It is just that the computation of Pfwd and Pref does not really produce real powers (though, again unfortunately, the dimension of the quantity produced is power). for a passive network, then neither can the [Vref/Vfwd]= rho be greater than 1 either. ....Keith |
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It is just that the computation of Pfwd and Pref does not really produce real powers (though, again unfortunately, the dimension of the quantity produced is power). Funny how they can heat resistors both at the load end and at the source end when the source is equipped with a circulator+load. Incidentally, I've come up with a proof that there are no reflections at a voltage null in a homogeneous transmission line. Consider a 50 ohm lossless feedline. At a voltage null - rho = (50-50)/(50+50) = 0 i.e. no reflections in either direction -- 73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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Cecil Moore wrote:
wrote: It is just that the computation of Pfwd and Pref does not really produce real powers (though, again unfortunately, the dimension of the quantity produced is power). Funny how they can heat resistors both at the load end and at the source end when the source is equipped with a circulator+load. Not surprising. The energy comes from the source. Incidentally, I've come up with a proof that there are no reflections at a voltage null in a homogeneous transmission line. Consider a 50 ohm lossless feedline. At a voltage null - rho = (50-50)/(50+50) = 0 i.e. no reflections in either direction That's what you get when you use the surge impedance and compute surge rho. Try steady state impedance for steady state rho. rho = (0-50)/(0+50) = -1 as expected ....Keith |
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That's what you get when you use the surge impedance and compute surge rho. Try steady state impedance for steady state rho. rho = (0-50)/(0+50) = -1 as expected Heh, heh, the steady state impedances are V/I ratios which are results incapable of causing anything. Your logic is a closed loop. The V/I ratios cause the rho to be -1. Therefore, rho=-1 causes the appropriate V/I ratios. Can you name any other result in reality that causes itself? Hint: Only physical impedance discontinuities can cause reflections. Image impedances are incapable of causing anything since they are an end result. -- 73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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Cecil Moore wrote:
wrote: That's what you get when you use the surge impedance and compute surge rho. Try steady state impedance for steady state rho. rho = (0-50)/(0+50) = -1 as expected Heh, heh, the steady state impedances are V/I ratios which are results incapable of causing anything. Your logic is a closed loop. The V/I ratios cause the rho to be -1. Therefore, rho=-1 causes the appropriate V/I ratios. Can you name any other result in reality that causes itself? Hint: Only physical impedance discontinuities can cause reflections. Image impedances are incapable of causing anything since they are an end result. Was it not only a few days ago that there was agreement that If it is acceptable to claim that sometimes there is no reflection at an impedance discontinuity, then it must also be acceptable to claim that sometimes there is a reflection where there is no discontinuity. ? ....Keith |
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Cecil:
[snip] rho = (50-50)/(50+50) = 0 i.e. no reflections in either direction -- 73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp [snip] Hey... that's my line. That's Mother Nature's reflection coefficient! At every infinitesimal length along a transmission line rho = (Zo - Zo)/(Zo + Zo) = 0. It's not nice to fool Mother Nature! -- Peter K1PO Indialantic By-the-Sea, FL. |
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Dr. Slick wrote:
The definition of Rho has been set for "God-knows-how-long!" Actually, 'rho' has contradictory definitions. (Z2-Z1)/(Z2+Z1) is not always the same value as Sqrt(Pref/Pfwd) because of interference energy. -- 73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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Slick:
[snip] I can't wait to hook it up to see more reflected power than incident on my DAIWA meter, that would be very interesting. Slick [snip] It sure will be an interesting event for your Daiwa when the transmitter hooked to the other end is keyed! -- Peter K1PO Indialantic By-the-Sea, FL. |
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