Friday 6 November 2015

What is the physical meaning of the characteristic impedance of a transmission line?




If it was per unit length, I'd understand, but apparently it is a constant of the whole line.


Consider if I change the length of the transmission line, the impedance of the whole thing should increase since more power is dissipated, but the characteristic impedance doesn't change. So, what exactly is the characteristic impedance?




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