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| [[File:Megger Time-Domain Reflectometer MTDR1.jpg|thumb|A [[time-domain reflectometer]]; an instrument used to locate the position of faults on lines from the time taken for a reflected wave to return from the discontinuity.]]
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| A signal travelling along an electrical [[transmission line]] will be partly, or wholly, [[reflection (physics)|reflected]] back in the opposite direction when the travelling signal encounters a [[discontinuity (mathematics)|discontinuity]] in the [[characteristic impedance]] of the line, or if the far end of the line is not [[Electrical termination|terminated]] in its characteristic impedance. This can happen, for instance, if two lengths of dissimilar transmission lines are joined together.
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| This article is about [[signal reflection]]s on [[electrical conduction|electrically conducting]] lines. Such lines are loosely referred to as [[copper]] lines, and indeed, in telecommunications are generally made from copper, but other metals are used, notably [[aluminium]] in power lines. Although this article is limited to describing reflections on conducting lines, this is essentially the same phenomenon as optical reflections in [[fibre-optic]] lines and [[microwave]] reflections in [[waveguide]]s.
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| Reflections cause several undesirable effects, including modifying [[frequency response]]s, causing [[overload]] power in [[transmitter]]s and [[overvoltage]]s on [[power line]]s. However, the reflection phenomenon can also be made use of in such devices as [[stub (electronics)|stubs]] and [[quarter wave impedance transformer|impedance transformers]]. The special cases of open circuit and short circuit lines are of particular relevance to stubs.
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| Reflections cause [[standing wave]]s to be set up on the line. Conversely, standing waves are an indication that reflections are present. There is a relationship between the measures of [[reflection coefficient]] and [[standing wave ratio]].
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| ==Specific cases==
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| There are several approaches to understanding reflections, but the relationship of reflections to the [[conservation law]]s is particularly enlightening. A simple example is a step voltage, <math style="vertical-align:-15%;">\scriptstyle Vu(t)</math> (where <math style="vertical-align:baseline;">\scriptstyle V</math> is the height of the step and <math style="vertical-align:-15%;">\scriptstyle u(t)</math> is the [[unit step function]] with time <math style="vertical-align:baseline;">\scriptstyle t</math>), applied to one end of a lossless line, and consider what happens when the line is terminated in various ways. The step will be propagated down the line according to the [[telegrapher's equation]] at some velocity <math>\scriptstyle \kappa</math> and the incident voltage, <math>\scriptstyle v_\mathrm i</math>, at some point <math>\scriptstyle x</math> on the line is given by<ref>Carr, pages 70–71</ref>
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| :<math>v_\mathrm i = Vu(\kappa t-x)\,\! </math>
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| The incident current, <math>\scriptstyle i_\mathrm i</math>, can be found by dividing the characteristic impedance, <math>\scriptstyle Z_0</math>
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| :<math>i_\mathrm i = \frac{v_\mathrm i}{Z_0} = Iu(\kappa t-x)</math>
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| ===Open circuit line===
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| [[File:Step disturbance on transmission line.svg|thumb|430px|'''Fig. 1.''' Step voltage disturbance ''Vu(t)'' is injected into the input of the line, ''v''<sub>i</sub> travels down the line and is reflected back at the far end as ''v''<sub>r</sub>.]]
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| The incident wave travelling down the line is not affected in any way by the open circuit at the end of the line. It cannot have any effect until the step actually reaches that point. The signal cannot have any foreknowledge of what is at the end of the line and is only affected by the local characteristics of the line. However, if the line is of length <math>\scriptstyle l</math> the step will arrive at the open circuit at time <math>\scriptstyle t=l/\kappa</math>, at which point the current in the line is zero (by the definition of an open circuit). Since charge continues to arrive at the end of the line through the incident current, but no current is leaving the line, then conservation of electric charge requires that there must be an equal and opposite current into the end of the line. Essentially, this is [[Kirchhoff's circuit laws|Kirchhoff's current law]] in operation. This equal and opposite current is the reflected current, <math>\scriptstyle i_\mathrm r</math>, and since
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| :<math>i_\mathrm r = \frac{v_\mathrm r}{Z_0}</math> | |
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| there must also be a reflected voltage, <math>\scriptstyle v_\mathrm r</math>, to drive the reflected current down the line. This reflected voltage must exist by reason of conservation of energy. The source is supplying energy to the line at a rate of <math>\scriptstyle v_\mathrm i i_\mathrm i</math>. None of this energy is dissipated in the line or its termination and it must go somewhere. The only available direction is back up the line. Since the reflected current is equal in magnitude to the incident current, it must also be so that
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| :<math>v_\mathrm r = v_\mathrm i \,\!</math>
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| These two voltages will ''add'' to each other so that after the step has been reflected, twice the incident voltage appears across the output terminals of the line. As the reflection proceeds back up the line the reflected voltage continues to add to the incident voltage and the reflected current continues to subtract from the incident current. After a further interval of <math>\scriptstyle t=l/\kappa</math> the reflected step arrives at the generator end and the condition of double voltage and zero current will pertain there also as well as all along the length of the line. If the generator is matched to the line with an impedance of <math>\scriptstyle Z_0</math> the step transient will be absorbed in the generator internal impedance and there will be no further reflections.<ref name=Pai>Pai & Zhang, pages 89–96</ref>
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| [[File:Equivalent generator and line.svg|thumb|300px|left|'''Fig. 2.''' Equivalent circuit of generator feeding a line.]]
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| This counter-intuitive doubling of voltage may become clearer if the circuit voltages are considered when the line is so short that it can be ignored for the purposes of analysis. The equivalent circuit of a generator matched to a load <math>\scriptstyle Z_0</math> to which it is delivering a voltage <math>\scriptstyle V</math> can be represented as in figure 2. That is, the generator can be represented as an ideal voltage generator of twice the voltage it is to deliver and an internal impedance of <math>\scriptstyle Z_0</math>.<ref name=Pai/>
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| [[File:Equivalent generator open circuit.svg|thumb|250px|right|'''Fig. 3.''' Open circuit generator]]
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| However if the generator is left open circuit, a voltage of <math>\scriptstyle 2V</math> appears at the generator output terminals as in figure 3. The same situation pertains if a very short transmission line is inserted between the generator and the open circuit. If, however, a longer line with a characteristic impedance of <math>\scriptstyle Z_0</math> and noticeable end-to-end delay is inserted, the generator – being initially matched to the impedance of the line – will have <math>\scriptstyle V</math> at the output. But after an interval, a reflected transient will return from the end of the line with the "information" on what the line is actually terminated with, and the voltage will become <math>\scriptstyle 2V</math> as before.<ref name=Pai/>
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| ===Short circuit line===
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| The reflection from a short-circuited line can be described in similar terms to that from an open-circuited line. Just as in the open circuit case the current must be zero at the end of the line, in the short circuit case the voltage must be zero since there can be no volts across a short circuit. Again, all of the energy must be reflected back up the line and the reflected voltage must be equal and opposite to the incident voltage by [[Kirchhoff's circuit laws|Kirchhoff's voltage law]]:
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| :<math>v_\mathrm r = -v_\mathrm i \,\!</math> and,
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| :<math>i_\mathrm r = -i_\mathrm i \,\!</math>
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| As the reflection travels back up the line, the two voltages subtract and cancel, while the currents will add (the reflection is double negative - a negative current travelling in the reverse direction), the [[Duality (electrical circuits)|dual]] situation to the open circuit case.<ref name=Pai/>
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| ===Arbitrary impedance===
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| For the general case of a line terminated in some arbitrary impedance it is usual to describe the signal as a [[wave]] travelling down the line and analyse it in the [[frequency domain]]. The impedance is consequently represented as a [[frequency]] dependant [[complex function]].
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| [[File:Equivalent incident wave and load.svg|thumb|300px|'''Fig. 4.''' Equivalent circuit of an incident wave on a transmission line arriving at an arbitrary load impedance.]]
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| For a line terminated in its own characteristic impedance there is no reflection. By definition, terminating in the characteristic impedance has the same effect as an infinitely long line. Any other impedance will result in a reflection. The magnitude of the reflection will be smaller than the magnitude of the incident wave if the terminating impedance is wholly or partly resistive since some of the energy of the incident wave will be absorbed in the resistance. The voltage, <math>\scriptstyle V_0</math>, across the terminating impedance, <math>\scriptstyle Z_\mathrm L</math>, may be calculated by replacing the output of the line with an equivalent generator (figure 4) and is given by<ref>Matthaei ''et al.'', pages 34</ref>
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| :<math>V_\mathrm o = 2V_\mathrm i \frac {Z_\mathrm L}{Z_\mathrm 0+Z_\mathrm L}</math>
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| The reflection, <math>\scriptstyle V_\mathrm r</math> must be the exact amount required to make <math>\scriptstyle V_\mathrm i + V_\mathrm r = V_\mathrm o</math>,
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| :<math>V_\mathrm r = V_\mathrm o - V_\mathrm i = 2V_\mathrm i \frac {Z_\mathrm L}{Z_\mathrm 0+Z_\mathrm L} - V_\mathrm i = V_\mathrm i \frac {Z_\mathrm L - Z_\mathrm 0}{Z_\mathrm L+Z_\mathrm 0}</math>
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| The reflection coefficient, <math>\scriptstyle \mathit \Gamma</math>, is defined as
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| :<math>\mathit \Gamma := \frac{V_\mathrm r}{V_\mathrm i}</math>
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| and substituting in the expression for <math>\scriptstyle V_\mathrm r</math>,
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| :<math>\mathit \Gamma = \frac{V_\mathrm r}{V_\mathrm i} = \frac{I_\mathrm r}{I_\mathrm i} = \frac {Z_\mathrm L - Z_\mathrm 0}{Z_\mathrm L+Z_\mathrm 0}</math>
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| In general <math>\scriptstyle \mathit \Gamma</math> is a complex function but the above expression shows that the magnitude is limited to
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| :<math>|\mathit \Gamma| \le 1</math> when <math>\Re( Z_\mathrm L), \Re( Z_0) > 0</math> | |
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| The physical interpretation of this is that the reflection cannot be greater than the incident wave when only passive elements are involved (but see [[negative resistance#Amplifiers|negative resistance amplifier]] for an example where this condition does not hold).<ref>Matthaei ''et al.'', pages 8–10</ref> For the special cases described above,
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| {|class="wikitable"
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| ! Termination!!<math>\mathit \Gamma\,\!</math>
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| |Open circuit||<math>\mathit \Gamma = 1\,\!</math>
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| |Short circuit||<math>\mathit \Gamma = -1\,\!</math>
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| |<math>Z_\mathrm L=R_\mathrm L\,\!</math><br /><math>Z_0=R_0\,\!</math>||<math>\Re(\mathit \Gamma) < 1\ ,</math><br /><math>\Im(\mathit \Gamma)=0</math>
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| When both <math>\scriptstyle Z_0</math> and <math>\scriptstyle Z_\mathrm L</math> are purely resistive then <math>\scriptstyle \mathit \Gamma</math> must be purely real. In the general case when <math>\scriptstyle \mathit \Gamma</math> is complex, this is to be interpreted as a shift in [[phase (waves)|phase]] of the reflected wave relative to the incident wave.<ref>Connor, pages 30–31</ref>
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| ===Reactive termination===
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| Another special case occurs when <math>\scriptstyle Z_0</math> is purely real (<math>\scriptstyle R_0</math>) and <math>\scriptstyle Z_\mathrm L</math> is purely imaginary (<math>\scriptstyle jX_\mathrm L</math>), that is, it is a [[reactance]]. In this case,
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| :<math>\mathit \Gamma = \frac {jX_\mathrm L - R_\mathrm 0}{jX_\mathrm L+R_\mathrm 0}</math>
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| Since
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| :<math>|jX_\mathrm L - R_\mathrm 0| = |jX_\mathrm L+R_\mathrm 0|\,</math>
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| then
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| :<math>|\mathit \Gamma| = 1\,</math>
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| showing that all the incident wave is reflected, and none of it is absorbed in the termination, as is to be expected from a pure [[electrical reactance|reactance]]. There is, however, a change of phase,<math>\scriptstyle \theta</math>, in the reflection given by
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| :<math>\theta =
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| \begin{cases}
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| \pi -2\arctan\frac{X_\mathrm L}{R_\mathrm 0} & \mbox{if } {X_\mathrm L} > 0 \\
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| -\pi -2\arctan\frac{X_\mathrm L}{R_\mathrm 0} & \mbox{if } {X_\mathrm L} < 0 \\
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| \end{cases}</math>
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| ===Discontinuity along line===
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| [[File:Mismatched transmission line.svg|thumb|500px|'''Fig. 5.''' Mismatch of transmission line characteristic impedances causes a discontinuity (marked with a star) in the line parameters and results in a reflected wave.]]
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| A discontinuity, or mismatch, somewhere along the length of the line results in part of the incident wave being reflected and part being transmitted onward in the second section of line as shown in figure 5. The reflection coefficient in this case is given by
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| :<math>\mathit \Gamma = \frac {Z_{02}-Z_{01}}{Z_{02}+Z_{01}}</math>
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| In a similar manner, a transmission coefficient, <math>\scriptstyle T</math>, can be defined to describe the portion of the wave, <math>\scriptstyle V_\mathrm t</math>, that it is transmitted in the forward direction:
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| :<math>T=\frac {V_\mathrm t}{V_\mathrm i} = \frac {2Z_{02}}{Z_{02}+Z_{01}}</math>
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| [[File:Discontinuity on transmission line.svg|thumb|500px|'''Fig. 6.''' Lumped components or networks connected to the line also cause a discontinuity (marked with a star).]]
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| Another kind of discontinuity is caused when both sections of line have an identical characteristic impedance but there is a lumped element, <math>\scriptstyle Z_\mathrm L</math>, at the discontinuity. For the example shown (figure 6) of a shunt lumped element,
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| <span style="line-height:450%;">
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| :<math>\mathit \Gamma = \frac {-Z_0}{Z_0+2Z_\mathrm L}</math>
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| :<math>T = \frac {2Z_\mathrm L}{Z_0+2Z_\mathrm L}</math>
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| </span>
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| Similar expressions can be developed for a series element, or any electrical network for that matter.<ref>Matthaei ''et al.'', pages 34–35</ref>
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| ===Networks===
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| Reflections in more complex scenarios, such as found on a network of cables, can result in very complicated and long lasting waveforms on the cable. Even a simple overvoltage pulse entering a cable system as uncomplicated as the power wiring found in a typical private home can result in an oscillatory disturbance as the pulse is reflected to and fro from multiple circuit ends. These ''ring waves'' as they are known<ref>Term originally defined in [http://ecatalog.squared.com/techlib/docdetail.cfm?oid=0900892680079340 IEEE Standard 587 Applicability to Adjustable Frequency Control (Surge Voltages)]</ref> persist for far longer than the original pulse and their waveforms bears little obvious resemblance to the original disturbance, containing high frequency components in the tens of MHz range.<ref>Standler, pages 74–76</ref>
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| ==Standing waves==
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| For a transmission line carrying sinusoidal waves, the phase of the reflected wave is continually changing with distance, with respect to the incident wave, as it proceeds back down the line. Because of this continuous change there are certain points on the line that the reflection will be in phase with the incident wave and the [[amplitude]] of the two waves will add. There will be other points where the two waves are in anti-phase and will consequently subtract. At these latter points the amplitude is at a minimum and they are known as [[node (physics)|nodes]]. If the incident wave has been totally reflected and the line is lossless, there will be complete cancellation at the nodes with zero signal present there despite the ongoing transmission of waves in both directions. The points where the waves are in phase are anti-nodes and represent a peak in amplitude. Nodes and anti-nodes alternate along the line and the combined wave amplitude varies continuously between them. The combined (incident plus reflected) wave appears to be standing still on the line and is called a [[standing wave]].<ref>Connor, pages 28–31</ref>
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| The incident wave can be characterised in terms of the line's [[propagation constant]], <math>\scriptstyle \gamma </math>, source voltage, <math>\scriptstyle V </math> and distance from the source, <math style="vertical-align:0%;">\scriptstyle x' </math>, by
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| :<math>V_\mathrm i = Ve^{-\gamma x'}\,\!</math>
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| However, it is often more convenient to work in terms of distance from the load (<math style="vertical-align:0%;">\scriptstyle x=l-x'</math>) and the incident voltage that has arrived there (<math>\scriptstyle V_\mathrm {iL}</math>).
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| :<math>V_\mathrm i = V_\mathrm {iL}e^{\gamma x}\,\!</math>
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| The exponent is positive because <math>\scriptstyle x </math> is measured in the reverse direction back up the line and the voltage is increasing closer to the source. Likewise the reflected voltage is given by
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| :<math>V_\mathrm r = \mathit \Gamma V_\mathrm {iL}e^{-\gamma x}\,\!</math>
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| The total voltage on the line is given by
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| :<math>V_\mathrm T = V_\mathrm i + V_\mathrm r = V_\mathrm {iL}(e^{\gamma x} + \mathit \Gamma e^{-\gamma x})\,\!</math>
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| It is often convenient to express this in terms of [[hyperbolic function]]s
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| :<math>V_\mathrm T = V_\mathrm {iL}[(1+\mathit \Gamma)\cosh(\gamma x) + (1-\mathit \Gamma)\sinh(\gamma x)]\,\!</math>
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| Similarly, the total current on the line is
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| :<math>I_\mathrm T = I_\mathrm {iL}[(1-\mathit \Gamma)\cosh(\gamma x) + (1+\mathit \Gamma)\sinh(\gamma x)]\,\!</math> | |
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| The voltage nodes (current nodes are not at the same locations) and anti-nodes occur when
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| :<math>\frac {\partial |V_\mathrm T|}{\partial x} = 0 </math>
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| This does not have an easy analytical solution in the general case, but in the case of lossless lines (or lines that are short enough to be considered so) <math>\scriptstyle \gamma</math> can be replaced by <math>\scriptstyle i\beta</math> where <math>\scriptstyle \beta</math> is the [[phase change constant]]. The voltage equation then reduces to trigonometric functions
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| :<math>V_\mathrm T = V_\mathrm {iL}[(1+\mathit \Gamma)\cos(\beta x) + i(1-\mathit \Gamma)\sin(\beta x)]\,\!</math>
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| and the partial differential of the magnitude of this yields the condition,
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| :<math>-2\Im(\mathit \Gamma)=\tan(2\beta x)</math>
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| Expressing <math>\scriptstyle \beta</math> in terms of wavelength, <math>\scriptstyle \lambda</math>, allows <math>\scriptstyle x</math> to be solved in terms of <math>\scriptstyle \lambda</math>:
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| :<math>-2\Im(\mathit \Gamma)=\tan \left (\frac{4\pi}{\lambda} x\right)</math>
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| <math>\scriptstyle \mathit \Gamma</math> is purely real when the termination is short circuit or open circuit, or when both <math>\scriptstyle Z_0</math> and <math>\scriptstyle Z_\mathrm L</math> are purely resistive. In those cases the nodes and anti-nodes are given by
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| :<math>\tan \left (\frac{4\pi}{\lambda} x\right)=0</math>
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| which solves for <math>\scriptstyle x</math> at
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| :<math>x=0,~~ \frac{\lambda}{4},~~\frac{\lambda}{2},~~ \frac{3\lambda}{4},~ \dots</math>
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| For <math>\scriptstyle R_\mathrm L < R_0</math> the first point is a node, for <math>\scriptstyle R_\mathrm L > R_0</math> the first point is an anti-node and thenceforth they will alternate. For terminations that are not purely resistive the spacing and alternation remain the same but the whole pattern is shifted along the line by a constant amount related to the phase of <math>\scriptstyle \mathit \Gamma</math>.<ref>Connor, page 29</ref>
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| ===Voltage standing wave ratio===
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| The ratio of <math>\scriptstyle |V_\mathrm T|</math> at anti-nodes and nodes is called the [[voltage standing wave ratio]] (VSWR) and is related to the reflection coefficient by
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| :<math>\mathrm{VSWR}= \frac{1+|\mathit \Gamma|}{1-|\mathit \Gamma|}</math>
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| for a lossless line. For a lossy line the expression is only valid adjacent to the termination; VSWR [[Asymptote|asymptotically]] approaches unity with distance from the termination or discontinuity.
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| VSWR and the positions of the nodes are parameters that can be directly measured with an instrument called a [[slotted line]]. This instrument makes use of the reflection phenomenon to make many different measurements at microwave frequencies. One use is that VSWR and node position can be used to calculate the impedance of a test component terminating the slotted line. This is a useful method because measuring impedances by directly measuring voltages and currents is difficult at these frequencies.<ref>Connor, pages 31–32</ref><ref>Engen, pages 73–76</ref>
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| VSWR is the conventional means of expressing the match of a radio transmitter to its antenna. It is an important parameter because power reflected back in to a high power transmitter can damage its output circuitry.<ref>Bowick ''et al.'', page 182</ref>
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| ==Input impedance==
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| The input impedance looking into a transmission line which is not terminated with its characteristic impedance at the far end will be something other than <math>\scriptstyle Z_0</math> and will be a function of the length of the line. The value of this impedance can be found by dividing the expression for total voltage by the expression for total current given above:<ref>Connor, pages 13–14</ref>
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| :<math>Z_{\mathrm {in}} = \frac {V_\mathrm T}{I_\mathrm T} = Z_0 \frac {(1+\mathit \Gamma)\cosh(\gamma x) + (1-\mathit \Gamma)\sinh(\gamma x)}{(1-\mathit \Gamma)\cosh(\gamma x) + (1+\mathit \Gamma)\sinh(\gamma x)}</math>
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| Substituting <math>\scriptstyle x=l</math>, the length of the line and dividing through by <math>\scriptstyle (1+\mathit \Gamma) \cosh(\gamma x)</math> reduces this to
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| :<math>Z_{\mathrm {in}} = Z_0 \frac {Z_\mathrm L + Z_0\tanh(\gamma l)}{Z_0 + Z_\mathrm L\tanh(\gamma l)}</math>
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| As before, when considering just short pieces of transmission line, <math>\scriptstyle \gamma</math> can be replaced by <math>\scriptstyle j\beta</math> and the expression reduces to trigonometric functions
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| :<math>Z_{\mathrm {in}} = Z_0 \frac {Z_\mathrm L + jZ_0\tan(\beta l)}{Z_0 + jZ_\mathrm L\tan(\beta l)}</math>
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| ===Applications===
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| There are two structures that are of particular importance which use reflected waves to modify impedance. One is the [[stub (electronics)|stub]] which is a short length of line terminated in a short-circuit (or it can be an open-circuit). This produces a purely imaginary impedance at its input, that is, a reactance
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| :<math>X_{\mathrm {in}} = Z_0\tan(\beta l)\,\!</math>
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| By suitable choice of length, the stub can be used in place of a capacitor, an inductor or a resonant circuit.<ref>Connor, pp. 32–35, Matthaei ''et al.'', pages 595–605</ref>
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| The other structure is the [[quarter wave impedance transformer]]. As its name suggests, this is a line exactly <math>\scriptstyle \lambda/4</math> in length. Since <math>\scriptstyle \beta l=\pi/2</math> this will produce the inverse of its terminating impedance<ref>Matthaei ''et al.'', pages 434–435</ref>
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| :<math>Z_{\mathrm {in}} = \frac{{Z_0}^2}{Z_\mathrm L}</math>
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| Both of these structures are widely used in [[distributed element filter]]s and [[impedance matching]] networks.
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| ==See also==
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| * [[Attenuation distortion]]
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| * [[Lecher lines]]
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| * [[Time-domain reflectometry]]
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| ==Notes==
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| {{reflist|2}}
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| ==References==
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| *Bowick, Christopher; Ajluni, Cheryl; Blyler, John, ''RF Circuit Design'', Newnes, 2011 ISBN 0-08-055342-7.
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| *Carr, Joseph J., ''Practical antenna handbook'', McGraw-Hill Professional, 2001 ISBN 0-07-137435-3.
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| *Connor, F.R., ''Wave Transmission'', Edward Arnold Ltd., 1972 ISBN 0-7131-3278-7.
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| *Engen, Glenn F., ''Microwave circuit theory and foundations of microwave metrology'', IET, 1992 ISBN 0-86341-287-4.
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| *Matthaei, G.; Young, L.; Jones, E. M. T., ''Microwave Filters, Impedance-Matching Networks, and Coupling Structures'' McGraw-Hill 1964.
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| *Pai, S. T.; Zhang, Qi, ''Introduction to high power pulse technology'', World Scientific, 1995 ISBN 981-02-1714-5.
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| *Standler, Ronald B., ''Protection of Electronic Circuits from Overvoltages'', Courier Dover Publications, 2002 ISBN 0-486-42552-5.
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