UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCE AND ENGINNERING Midterm Examination October 24, 2011 12:10-1:00 pm ECE 524 Microwave Circuits Examiner: George V. Eleftheriades ‘Student Number: ‘Are you a graduate student (circle): YES NO ‘There are TWO questions carrying equal weight. Total marks 20, ‘© Give units in your answers. «Only answers that are fully justified will be given full credit. ‘© Assume that all lines are air-filled and lossless unless otherwise stated Page 1Problem #1 {10 marks}: ‘An input line with characteristic impedance Z, = 5002 is matched to a load consisting of a series combination of a resistor Rand a capacitor C. This is achieved with a line section of length d=12Smm and an open stub of the same length /h=125mm, as shown below. All lines are air-filled, lossless and have a characteristic impedance ofZ, = 500 . The frequency at which matching is exact is f = 3GH=. ge3ache ste ane 3xto5 Zo Zo fictes open 129 YA a) Find the input admittance Y, immediately after (to the right) of the stub. Place, on the Smith chart. [2marks} Y= 1-38 where B= tan (pd) =tan 24) = tent) ze Yaris b) Using the Smith chart determine the complex load impedance Z, (consisting of a resistance R in series with a capacitance C, as shown). [6 marks} Move Ye iaears the Load (90°) Page 2ee ee Ve Sate) re gh 0-2) 2 (Fee Gath at) ) Calculate the load resistance R and capacitance C (in pF). [2 marks] Y= 1Ve= be 3 = mp C)= 0.04+0-024 Gi 7a cue waees = 20-19) => R=20S SF fe 1 S 3 yea 0 =b C= OGnae = 3pF a Page 3Problem #2 {10 mar! Consider the following transmission-line circuit, |As shown the input transmission line has a characteristic impedance Zo =50Q and the line of length d= 4/4 has a characteristic impedance Z1=~/2Zo.. Also R=Zo. a) What is the reflection coefficient at the load = on the line Z1? [1 mark] 4Z-B2 | { 4 BT lene ie e-lt aah =— Vie ) What is the voltage standing wave ratio on the input line Zo? [1 mark] Throvyh tle. Me fansdorme vy (Z..)( a)= 4 Hore “P Zq= Meh a%, Heme (Go ean) and \sun= tl | ae) =p yous a ——= Page 4©) If the power delivered to the load is 2W, calculate the incident voltage V;" on the input line Zo. Assume that J’ is purely real. [2 marks] oz pt 2 \2 as = (1-1 P) == Cage) = 2[5o)(2)_ 20 ; % [Sm = 15V - =p Vo od 4) Based on the previous answers, write down an expression for the voltage V(z) ‘as a function of the distance z on the Z/ transmission line. Assume that 2 = 8cm . ‘Note that the origin of the z-axis, 2=0, is placed at the load R. [1 mark] simply V@)= vied + vy! evbS Sui =a 4 ee Re an ¢) Calculate the ratio of the voltage at the load V2 to the voltage at the input V1. Give a numerical answer. [5 marks] Mt ao: a= YN Cite) - Aaa, y= Wi (el +e! fa) = yf" j et) | 2 o Sy Nae ltale) | le ars (a8 Veco wae Ya Page 5The Complete Smith Chart Black Magic Design wes Ss iu He Page 6Refractive index of non-magnetic dielectric ‘Complex propagation constant y=at jp = jolpe ‘Speed of light in vacuum c=3x108 m/s Generalized reflection coefficient Te=T,et™e™ Z,-Z, Z.+Z, Quarter-wayelength transformer ‘Admittance of an open stub Impedance of a shorted stub Impedance transformation wel Voltage Standing Wave Ratio 1STR= Permittivity of free space 8.854e EF /m Page 7