Transmission Lines · Electromagnetics · GATE ECE
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GATE ECE 2024
Consider a lossless transmission line terminated with a short circuit as shown in the figure below. As one moves towards the generator from the load, ...
GATE ECE 2017 Set 1
The voltage of an electromagnetic wave propagating in a coaxial cable with uniform characteristic impedance is $$V(l) = {e^{ - \gamma l\, + \,j\,\ome...
GATE ECE 2017 Set 2
A two wire transmission line terminates in a television set. The VSWR measured on the line is 5.8. The percentage of power that is reflected from the ...
GATE ECE 2016 Set 1
The propagation constant of a lossy transmission line is (2 + j5) $${m^{ - 1}}$$ and its characteristic impedance is (50 + j0) $$\Omega $$ at $$\omega...
GATE ECE 2015 Set 3
A coaxial cable is made of two brass conductors. The spacing between the conductors is filled with Teflon $$\left( {{\varepsilon _r} = 2.1,\,\,\tan \,...
GATE ECE 2014 Set 3
In the following figure, the transmitter Tx sends a wideband modulated RF signal via a coaxial cable to the receiver Rx. The output impedance $${Z_T}$...
GATE ECE 2014 Set 2
To maximize power transfer, a lossless transmission line is to be matched to a resistive load impedance via a $$\lambda /4$$ transformer as shown.
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GATE ECE 2013
The return loss of a device is found to be 20 dB. The voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) and magnitude of reflection coefficient are respectively.
GATE ECE 2012
A coaxial cable with an inner diameter of 1 mm and outer diameter of 2.4 mm is filled with a dielectric of relative permittivity 10.89. Given $${\mu _...
GATE ECE 2011
A transmission line of characteristic impedance 50 $$\Omega $$ is terminated by a 50 $$\Omega $$ load. When excited by a sinusoidal voltage source at ...
GATE ECE 2010
If the scattering matrix [S] of a two port network is $$$\left[ S \right] = \left[ {\matrix{
{0.2\,\angle \,\,{0^ \circ }} & {0.9\,\,\angle \,\...
GATE ECE 2010
A transmission line has a characteristic impedance of 50 $$\Omega $$ and a resistance of 0.1 $$\Omega $$/m. If the line is distortionless, the attenua...
GATE ECE 2005
Many circles are drawn in a Smith chart used for transmission line calculations. The circles shown in Fig. represent
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GATE ECE 2002
In an impedance Smith chart, a clockwise movement along a constant resistance circle gives rise to
GATE ECE 2002
The VSWR can have any value between
GATE ECE 2001
A transmission line is distortionless if
GATE ECE 2000
The magnitudes of the open-circuit and short-circuit input impedances of a transmission line are 100$$\Omega \,$$ and 25$$\Omega \,$$ respectively. Th...
GATE ECE 1999
Assuming perfect conductors of a transmission line, pure TEM propagation is NOT possible in
GATE ECE 1998
All transmission line sections shown in Fig. have characteristic impedance $${R_0}\, + \,j0$$. The input impedance $${Z_{in}}$$ equals
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GATE ECE 1997
A transmission line of 50$$\Omega $$ characteristic impedance is terminated with a 100 $$\Omega $$ resistance. The minimum impedance measured on the l...
GATE ECE 1996
A lossless transmission line having 50 $$\Omega $$ characteristic impedance and lenght $$\lambda /4$$ is short ciruited at one end and connected to an...
GATE ECE 1996
The capacitance per unit length and the characteristic impedance of a lossless transmission line are C and $$Z_0$$ respectively. The velocity of a tra...
GATE ECE 1994
A load impedance (200 + j0) $$\Omega $$ is to be matched to a 50$$\Omega $$ lossless transmission line by using a quarter wave line transformer (QWT)....
Marks 2
GATE ECE 2024
A lossless transmission line with characteristic impedance $Z_0 = 50 \Omega$ is terminated with an unknown load. The magnitude of the reflection coeff...
GATE ECE 2023
The standing wave ratio on a 50 $$\Omega$$ lossless transmission line terminated in an unknown load impedance is found to be 2.0. The distance between...
GATE ECE 2023
The following circuit(s) representing a lumped element equivalent of an infinitesimal sectioin of a transmission line is/are
GATE ECE 2016 Set 2
A microwave circuit consisting of lossless transmission lines $$T_1$$ and $$T_2$$ is shown in the figure. The plot shows the magnitude of the input re...
GATE ECE 2016 Set 2
A lossless microstrip transmission line consists of a trace of width w. It is drawn over a practically infinite ground plane and is separated by a die...
GATE ECE 2015 Set 3
A 200 m long transmission line having parameters shown in the figure is terminated into a load ܴ$$R_L$$. The line is connected to a 400 V source havin...
GATE ECE 2015 Set 3
Consider the 3 m long lossless air-filled transmission line shown in the figure. It has a characteristic impedance of $$120\pi \,\Omega $$, is termina...
GATE ECE 2014 Set 2
In the transmission line shown, the impedance $${Z_{in}}$$ (in ohms) between node A and the ground is
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GATE ECE 2014 Set 1
For a parallel plate transmission line, let v be the speed of propagation and Z be the characteristic impedance. Neglecting fringe effects, a redution...
GATE ECE 2012
A transmission line with a characteristic impedance of 100 $$\Omega $$ is used to match a 50 $$\Omega $$ section to a 200 $$\Omega $$ section. If the ...
GATE ECE 2011
A transmission line of characteristic impedance 50 $$\Omega $$ is terminated in a load impedance $$Z_L$$. The VSWR of the line is measured as 5 and t...
GATE ECE 2010
In the circuit shown, all the transmission line sections are lossless. The Voltage Standing Wave Ration (VSWR) on the 60W line is
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GATE ECE 2009
A transmission line terminates in two branches, each of length $$\lambda /4$$, as shown.The branches are terminated by 50 $$\Omega $$ loads. The lines...
GATE ECE 2008
One end of loss-less transmission line having the characteristic impedance of 75 $$\Omega $$ and length of 1 cm is short-ciruited. At 3 GHz, the input...
GATE ECE 2007
The parallel branches of a 2-wire transmission line are terminated in 100 $$\Omega $$ and 200 $$\Omega $$ resistors as shown in the Fig. The character...
GATE ECE 2007
A load of 50 $$\Omega $$ is connected in shunt in a 2-wire transmission line of $$Z_0$$ = 50 $$\Omega $$ as shown in the Fig. The 2-port scattering pa...
GATE ECE 2005
Voltage standing wave pattern in a lossless transmission line with characteristic impedance 50 $$\Omega $$ and a resistive load is shown in Fig.
Th...
GATE ECE 2005
Voltage standing wave pattern in a lossless transmission line with characteristic impedance 50 $$\Omega $$ and a resistive load is shown in Fig.
Th...
GATE ECE 2005
Characteristic impedance of a transmission line is 50$$\Omega $$. Input impedance of the open-circuited line is $${Z_{oc}} = 100\, + \,j\,\,150\Omega ...
GATE ECE 2004
A lossless transmission line is terminated in a load which reflects a part of the incident power. The measured VSWR is 2. The percentage of the power ...
GATE ECE 2004
Consider a 300$$\Omega $$, quarter-wave long (at 1 GHz) transmission line as shown in Fig. It is connected to a 10V, 50$$\Omega $$ sources at one end ...
GATE ECE 2004
Consider an impedance Z = R + jX marked with point P in an impedance Smith chart as shown in Fig. The movement from point P along a constant resistanc...
GATE ECE 2003
A short-circuited stub is shunt connected to a transmission line as shown in Fig. If $${Z_0} = 50\,\,\Omega $$, the admittance Y seen at the junction ...
GATE ECE 1999
In air, a lossless transmission line of length 50 cm with $$L = 10\,\mu H/m,\,\,C = 40\,\,pF/m$$ is operated at 25 MHz. Its electrical path length is...
GATE ECE 1999
In a twin-wire transmission line in air, the adjacent voltage maxima are at 12.5 cm and 27.5. The operating frequency is
GATE ECE 1994
If a pure resistance load, when connected to a lossless 75-ohm line, produces a VSWR of 3 on the line, then the load impedance can only be 25 ohms.
GATE ECE 1993
Consider a transmission line of characteristic impedance 50 ohm. Let it be terminated at one end by ( + j50) ohm. The VSWR produced by it in the trans...
GATE ECE 1992
A transmission line whose characteristic impedance is a pure resistance
GATE ECE 1991
The input impedance of a short-circuited lossless transmission line guarter wave long is
GATE ECE 1989
A 50 ohm lossless transmission line has a pure reactance of (j100) ohms as its load. The VSWR in the line is :
GATE ECE 1988
A two - wire transmission line of characteristic impedance $$Z_0$$ is connected to a load of impedance $${Z_L}({Z_L}\, \ne \,\,{Z_0})$$. Impedance mat...
GATE ECE 1987
A transmission line of pure resistive characteristic impedance is terminated with an unknown load. The measured value of VSWR on the line is equal to ...
Marks 5
GATE ECE 2000
The three regions shown in Fig. are all lossless and non-magnetic. Find
(a) Wave impedance in mediums 2 and 3.
(b) d such that medium 2 acts as a q...
GATE ECE 1997
A $${\lambda \over 2}$$ section of a 600 $$\Omega $$ transmission line, short ciruited at one end and open circuited at the other end, is shown in Fi...
Marks 10
GATE ECE 1990
A 200 volt (r. m. s) generator having an internal resistance of 200 ohm is feeding a loss-less transmission line. The characteristic impedance and the...