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TLine

Lossless transmission line with characteristic impedance Z0 and transmission delay TD

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Information

This information is part of the Modelica Standard Library maintained by the Modelica Association.

Lossless transmission line with characteristic impedance Z0 and transmission delay TD. The lossless transmission line TLine is a two Port. Both port branches consist of a resistor with characteristic impedance Z0 and a controlled voltage source that takes into consideration the transmission delay TD. For further details see [Branin1967]. The model parameters can be derived from inductance and capacitance per length (L' resp. C'), i. e. Z0 = sqrt(L' / C').

There are three possibilities for specifying the transmission delay TD:

  • Calculate TD = sqrt(L' * C')*length_of_line.
  • Specify the normalized length NL, i.e. the length of the line divided by the wavelength corresponding to the frequency F: TD = NL / F.
  • Specify NL = 1/4, i.e. the length of the line is assumed to be equal to a quarter of the wavelength corresponding to the frequency F: TD = 1/4 / F. In that case, the characteristic impedance Z0 is called natural impedance.

Resistance R' and conductance G' per meter are assumed to be zero.

References: [Branin1967], [Hoefer1985]

Parameters (4)

Z0

Type: Resistance (Ω)

Description: Characteristic impedance

TD

Value: 0

Type: Time (s)

Description: Transmission delay: specify > 0 if F and NL are not given

F

Value: 0

Type: Frequency (Hz)

Description: Frequency: specify > 0 if TD is not given

NL

Value: 1 / 4

Type: Real

Description: Normalized length: specify if TD is not given

Connectors (4)

p1

Type: PositivePin

Description: Positive electrical pin of port 1

n1

Type: NegativePin

Description: Negative electrical pin of port 1

p2

Type: PositivePin

Description: Positive electrical pin of port 2

n2

Type: NegativePin

Description: Negative electrical pin of port 2

Used in Examples (4)

CompareLosslessLines

Modelica.Electrical.Analog.Examples.Lines

Compare lossless lines with different load

SmoothStep

Modelica.Electrical.Analog.Examples.Lines

Compares oLine and tLine behaviour

CompareLineTrunks

Modelica.Electrical.Analog.Examples.Lines

Compares oLine and tLine splitting lines into trunks

LightningLosslessTransmissionLine

Modelica.Electrical.Analog.Examples.Lines

Lightning on a lossless transmission line

Revisions

  • 1998 by Joachim Haase
    initially implemented