Appendix: Electrical Characteristics of Transmission Lines
Figure 1: Preview of internet representation
Figure 2: Temporal sequence of AC voltage on a transmission line
Figure 1: Temporal sequence of AC voltage on a transmission line
Learning Objectives
Learning objectives are stated at the beginning of each chapter. These learning objectives serve as a preview of the information you are expected to learn in the chapter. Upon completing this chapter, you should be able to:
- Define the characteristics of an electrical lead;
- be able to define the terms resistance coating, inductance coating and capacitance coating of a line;
- describe the frequency dependence of an RF line;
- know the skin effect and name measures to reduce its influence;
- know the structure of a coaxial cable and its characteristic impedance as independent of the cable length;
- be able to describe the principle of energy transport in a waveguide;
- know the mode of action of waveguide connections and different waveguide sections.