normalized current

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swty_todd

Joined Aug 3, 2008
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in transmission lines i came across words such as mormalized current and normalized voltage...what do they mean..does it hav nething 2 do wid division??
 

mik3

Joined Feb 4, 2008
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You choose some values as the base values, ie the maximum voltage and current ratings for the line. Also, you can find the base impedance by dividing Voltage (base) by Current (base). Any other values of voltage and current are expressed as a fraction of the base values.
 

KL7AJ

Joined Nov 4, 2008
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in transmission lines i came across words such as mormalized current and normalized voltage...what do they mean..does it hav nething 2 do wid division??

Greetings:

When dealing with transmission lines, impedances are normalized with the Characteristic Impedance (Z0) of the transmission line. Smith Charts, for example, come in two versions, un-normalized with 1+j0 being at the origin, and with normalized versions being 50+j0 at the origin (or sometimes 75+j0)

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