Amphenol
Aerospace
Impedance Matching Formula
(Your System to a 50 Ohm System)
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The following formula and example are offered in order to
deter­mine the expected filter performance in an impedance
system other than 50 ohms.
Atten (dB) = 20 log10 With the attenuation expressed in 50 ohms and the transfer
impedance curve shown in Figure 1 below, a designer can relate
the expressed attenuation to the input and output imped­ance of
their circuit.
Example:
(1) Noise is 40dB above specification level at 100 MHz
(2) Output and input impedance are 10 and 100 ohms
respectively
(3)Amphenol® VHF 7000 pf filter has a 65 dB minimum
attenuation at 100 MHz and +25°C
Formula (Taken from Figure 1):
1.4 x 10-2 ohm = transfer impedance
for 65 dB in a 50 ohm system
Z SZ L
Z12(ZS + ZL)
1+
ZS = source impedance (output)
ZL = load impedance (input)
Z12 = transfer impedance
Atten = filter performance in a system other than 50 ohms
Atten (dB) = 20 log10 1+
10(100)
1.4 x 10–2 (10 + 100)
Attenuation = 56.3dB
In this case, the 7000 pf VHF filter will give 56.3 dB which is
16.3dB below the desired reduction in noise (40dB) as stated
in the above problem.
Contacts
Connectors
EMI Filter
Transient
Cables
Attenuation vs Transfer Impedance in 50 Ohm System
Matrix|Pyle
120
100
Attenuation - dB
5015
Crimp Rear
Release
Matrix
Pyle
26500
83723 III
26482
Matrix 2
140
80
60
Class L
22992
40
Options
Others
BackShells
20
0
10 -4
10-3
10-2
10-1
10-0
101
Transfer Impedance - Z 12 Ohms
Figure 1
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