impedance

An Interactive Smith Chart with Manual & Auto Matching

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The Smith Chart, a cornerstone of RF and microwave engineering, offers a powerful graphical language for understanding and manipulating complex impedance. It’s essential for tasks ranging from antenna analysis to transmission line troubleshooting and, crucially, designing impedance matching networks. While its theoretical elegance is undeniable, translating designs onto the chart or exploring variations manually can … Read more

The mathematics of the smith chart

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The Smith chart is a graphical tool used in electrical engineering, particularly in RF (radio frequency) and microwave engineering, to represent complex impedance(~Z~), admittance(~Y~), and reflection coefficients(~\Gamma~). It provides a way to visualize and solve problems involving transmission lines and matching circuits without requiring extensive calculations. Key Aspects of the Smith Chart: Applications: By using … Read more