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ANTENNAS AND TRANSMISSION LINES · The Smith chart

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What type of coordinate system is used in a Smith chart?

  1. AVoltage circles and current arcs
  2. BResistance circles and reactance arcs
  3. CVoltage chords and current chords
  4. DResistance lines and reactance chords
Why The Smith chart is a graphical plot of the complex reflection coefficient, but it is overlaid with a grid of normalized impedance. Points of constant resistance form complete circles, and points of constant reactance form arcs that run off toward the edge, so any impedance R + jX plots where its resistance circle crosses its reactance arc. Values are normalized to the line impedance, so the center of the chart is 1.0 (a perfect match, typically 50 ohms).
Watch out The choices mentioning voltage and current are wrong because the chart's grid is impedance based, not a plot of instantaneous voltage or current; and nothing on a Smith chart is drawn as straight lines or chords, the curves are circles and arcs.
Smith chart = R circles + X arcs. Resistance makes full circles, reactance makes arcs curving to the rim.
HamSandwich explanation, first draft. The question and answers are the NCVEC text.
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  1. E9G01 Which of the following can be calculated using a Smith chart?
  2. E9G02 What type of coordinate system is used in a Smith chart?
  3. E9G03 Which of the following is often determined using a Smith chart?
  4. E9G04 What are the two families of circles and arcs that make up a Smith chart?
  5. E9G05 Which of the following is a common use for a Smith chart?
  6. E9G06 On the Smith chart shown in Figure E9-3, what is the name for the large outer circle on which the reactance a…
  7. E9G07 On the Smith chart shown in Figure E9-3, what is the only straight line shown?
  8. E9G08 How is a Smith chart normalized?
  9. E9G09 What third family of circles is often added to a Smith chart during the process of designing impedance matchi…
  10. E9G10 What do the arcs on a Smith chart represent?
  11. E9G11 In what units are the wavelength scales on a Smith chart calibrated?
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