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Re: More on Z=SQRT(L/C)








Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> on 14.12.99 20:43:16

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Subject:  More on Z=SQRT(L/C)



Original Poster: Kennan C Herrick <kcha1-at-juno-dot-com>

>Characteristic impedance, in ohms, is generally defined as the impedance
>of a transmission line of infinite length; or else, the value of a
>network's load resistance that causes the impedance looking into that
>network to be the same as that load resistance.
The characteristic impedance definition is simply  Z =
SQRT(inductance_per_inch/capacitance_per_inch): as easy as.

Regards