Problem 2.55 A lossless 50- transmission line is terminated in a short circuit.

Use the Smith chart to determine:

(a) The input impedance at a distance 2.3 from the load.
(b) The distance from the load at which the input admittance is Yin = j0.04 S.
Solution: Refer to Fig. P2.55.
(a) For a short, zin = 0 + j0. This is point Z-SHORT and is at 0.000 on the WTG
scale. Since a lossless line repeats every /2, traveling 2.3 toward the generator is
equivalent to traveling 0.3 toward the generator. This point is at A : Z-IN, and
Zin = zin Z0 = (0 j3.08) 50 = j154 .
(b) The admittance of a short is at point Y -SHORT and is at 0.250 on the WTG
scale:
yin = Yin Z0 = j0.04 S 50 = j2,

which is point B : Y -IN and is at 0.324 on the WTG scale. Therefore, the line length
is 0.324 0.250 = 0.074 . Any integer half wavelengths farther is also valid.

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0.9

0.15

0.39

0.4

0.38

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0.13

0.35

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Figure P2.55: Solution of Problem 2.55.

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0.0

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3

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Y-SHORT