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Nonsynchronous Noncommensurate Impedance Transformers

Vitaliy Zhurbenko,

Dr. Vitaliy Zhurbenko

Technical University of Denmark

Denmark

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Kseniya Kim

Dr. Kseniya Kim

Electrical Engineering Department

Technical University of Denmark

Denmark

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Progress In Electromagnetics Research B, Vol. 42, 405-424, 2012

doi:10.2528/PIERB12052507 | Google Scholar

Abstract

Nonsynchronous noncommensurate impedance transformers consist of a combination of two types of transmission lines: transmission lines with a characteristic impedance equal to the impedance of the source, and transmission lines with a characteristic impedance equal to the load. The practical advantage of such transformers is that they can be constructed using sections of transmission lines with a limited variety of characteristic impedances. These transformers also provide comparatively compact size in applications where a wide transformation ratio is required. This paper presents the data which allows to estimate the achievable total electrical length and in-band reflection coefficient for transformers consisting of up to twelve transmission line sections in the range of transformation ratios r=1.5 to 10 and bandwidth ratios χ=2 to 20. This data is obtained using wave transmission matrix approach and experimentally verified by synthesizing a 12-section nonsynchronous noncommensurate impedance transformer. The measured characteristics of the transformer are compared to the characteristics of the conventional tapered line transformer.

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Vitaliy Zhurbenko, and Kseniya Kim, "Nonsynchronous Noncommensurate Impedance Transformers," Progress In Electromagnetics Research B, Vol. 42, 405-424, 2012.
doi:10.2528/PIERB12052507

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