Title :
Electrical characteristics of ribbon-based probe cables
Author :
Griffith, Jim ; Lebender, Roland
Author_Institution :
E&H Resources Inc., Phoenix, AZ, USA
Abstract :
We have electrically evaluated a ribbon-based probe cable that eliminates served wire shields and concomitantly reduces the installed cost of cables. Evaluation consists of (a) cable characterization by finding frequency-dependent multiconductor transmission line R, L and C matrices and (b) probe characterization by assuming a 3-meter cable terminated in 75 ohms and then finding cross talk and insertion loss. Based on the said analysis and early system level tests with an ultrasound system, we conclude that the ribbon-based cable provides a technically workable and cost effective new approach to probe cabling
Keywords :
cable testing; cables (electric); crosstalk; losses; multiconductor transmission lines; probes; transmission line matrix methods; ultrasonic transducers; 3 m; 75 ohm; cable characterization; cable termination; cross talk; electrical characteristics; frequency-dependent multiconductor transmission line matrices; insertion loss; installed cost; probe cabling; probe characterization; ribbon-based probe cables; system level tests; ultrasound system; Cables; Costs; Electric variables; Frequency; Insertion loss; Multiconductor transmission lines; Probes; Propagation losses; Transmission line matrix methods; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Ultrasonics Symposium, 1999. Proceedings. 1999 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Caesars Tahoe, NV
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5722-1
DOI :
10.1109/ULTSYM.1999.849188
