If you have avoided the Smith chart in the past, here’s a primer on how to take advantage of it. And as you will find out, it’s useful for working out transmission-line problems and in designing impedance-matching circuits. How he came up with this is an untold story, but he provided a solution to the complex calculations on transmission lines.
The intimidating graph, developed by Philip Smith in 1939, is just about as bad as it looks.
Most of you have probably heard of the Smith chart. Identify impedance-matching component values from the Smith chart.Determine the impedance of a load at the end of a transmission line.Plot complex impedances on a Smith chart.Members can download this article in PDF format. This article is part of the Analog Series: Back to Basics: Impedance Matching
