Title :
Decoupling the multiconductor transmission line equations
Author :
Paul, Clayton R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Kentucky Univ., Lexington, KY, USA
fDate :
8/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A comprehensive discussion is presented of the method of decoupling the multiconductor transmission line (MTL) equations by the method of transformation of the voltages and currents to mode voltages and currents in order to obtain their general solution. Various ways of defining and obtaining the transformations are shown which serve to connect the myriad of such definitions and also point out where inconsistencies in those definitions can result. Structures for which the decoupling is assured are also discussed. The MTL equations to be decoupled are in the frequency domain, and extensions to their applicability in the time-domain are shown
Keywords :
frequency-domain analysis; time-domain analysis; transmission line matrix methods; decoupling; frequency domain; mode currents; mode voltages; multiconductor transmission line equations; time-domain; transformation; Conductors; Couplings; Equations; Frequency domain analysis; Inductance; Multiconductor transmission lines; Nonhomogeneous media; Symmetric matrices; Transmission line matrix methods; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
