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FOUR YEAR B.TECH. DEGREE EXAMINATION _ APRIL 2015.

FOURTH SEMESTER EXAMINATION

ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

NETWOEK AND TRANSMISSION T,INES (NTL)

(scHEME

Time:S

2013)

Hours

Max. Marks:7A

Note : Question No.1 is compulsory and it must be answered first in sequence at one
place only.
Answer any FOUR from the remaining
Question No.1 carries 10 marks and remaining quesiions carry 15 marks each.

1. (a)
(b)
(c)

What is the condition for reciprocit5r interms of transrnission parameters?

Define image transfer constant.

For constant K highpass filter (a), characteristics impedance for

< f"

1S

(d)

In a m-derived terminating half section 3 rfl =

(e) What is. the

reiationship bqtween charagteristics impedance and

propagation constant.

(0
(g)

The reflection coefficient of line is -1, the line is

The impedance at the point of voltage maximum for a loss less

transmission line with characteristic impedance R0 and VSWR 'S'
is

(h)
(l)

Draw the equivalent cKt of unit length of transmission line.

Give the relation between group velocity and phase velocity

0) Double

stubmatching eleminates

the standing waves on

the

Turn Over

2. (a)
(b)

network.
Find the Z parameters of the circuit shown in fi.gure below.
Derive the ABCD parameters of a typieal four terminal

(6)
(4)

d.v

IrL

(c)

3S

Find the Y-parameters for the network shown in figure below.

(5)

J\o

3.

4.

(a)

The two port networks are connected in parallel. Prove that the overall
(7)
parameters are the sum of corresponding individual parameters'

(b)

Design an m-derived high pass filter having a design impedance of

5000, cutoff frequency of SHKz and m = 0.32. Also determine the
(8)
frequency of infinite attenuation.

(a)

Explain the following

(r)
(ir)

Image impedance
(6)

Characteristic impedance

(iir). Image transfer constant.

(b)

Desisn a composite high pass filter having a m-derived section m = 0.4,

(e)
and prototype high pass filter with tr = 40mH and C = 0.LpF .

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5. (a)

Derive thd expression for characteristic impedance and propagation

constant of air dielectric transmission line interms of primary

constants?
(b)

Calcuiate the line parameters R, G, L and C for

(i)

A lossy line with a = 0.25Np/m, fr = 4.Zrailm, Z0 = 100-i5Q,

f
(ii)

= 60MHz

A distortion less

f = 500MHz.
6.

line

with

r = 0.A4 +

jL.b /

m,

Zo = 8Q{r,
(7)

(a)

Define and explain the term reflection coeffi.cient of a transmission line.

Deduce an expression for the reflection coefficient when a transmission
line is terminated by an impedance other than its characteristic
(7)
impedance.

(b)

An unknown load attached to a 50 - O air line produces ymax = 0.8V,

V-in = 0.5Y and adjacent minima at L4 cm and 23.5 cm fi'om the load.
When the ioad is temporarily replaced with a short, the minima are at
9.5 and 19 cm from the ioad. Calculate, VSWR reflection coeffrcient,

frequency and.
l.

(8)

Zr.

(8)

(a)

Describe in detail double stub matching of a transmission line. What are

(8)
the advantages of this method over single stub matching?

(b)

A stub of length 0.L21 is used to match a 60Q losslessline to a load. If

the stub is located at 0.3tr -from the load, calculate (i) the load impedancq
ZL (li) the length of an alternative stub and its location with respect to
the load. (iii) The SWR between the stub ancl the load
(use smith chart).

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