diff --git a/tech/Impedance.wiki b/tech/Impedance.wiki index b77c2d9..9584ca7 100644 --- a/tech/Impedance.wiki +++ b/tech/Impedance.wiki @@ -8,3 +8,32 @@ causing voltage to get out of sync. This getting out of sync is called reactance. The total reactance is called Impedance. Impedance is measured in Ohms, shown as Z + +== Inductors == + +An inductor creates a magnetic field, which when the direction of the voltage +switches, the field resists this change, creating a phase shift. This causes +some resistance, which is why impedance is measured in Ohms. The phase shift, +and therefore the resistance, is directly based on the frequency of the AC +signal. The relationship is shown below + +X,,l,, = 2(pi)fL + +Where X,,l,, is the inductive reactance (in Ohms), +f is AC signal frequency (in hz), +and L is the inductance (in henery) + +*Inductors always make voltage lead current* + +== Capacitors == + +A capacitor creates an electrostatic field, which swaps which plate of the +capacitor each charge forms on, when the direction changes. As a result, this +creates some resistance, measured in Ohms. The phase shift (in current) is +based on the frequency of the AC signal. The relationship is shown below + +X,,c,, = 1 / 2(pi)fC + +Where X,,c,, is the capactive reactance (in Ohms), +f is the AC signal frequency (in hz), +and C is the capacitance (in f) diff --git a/tech/SWR.wiki b/tech/SWR.wiki index 86ae1e4..0e7af9c 100644 --- a/tech/SWR.wiki +++ b/tech/SWR.wiki @@ -1,8 +1,14 @@ = SWR = Standing Wave Radio (SWR) is a phenomenon where power sent down a feed line is -reflected back by the antenna. +reflected back by the antenna. Due to this, a standing wave is formed in the +feed line. This only occours when the impedance of the antenna and the feed line do not match. This is often caused by having the incorrect sized antenna for the signal. + +SWR is the same as the ratio of antenna-to-feed or feedline-to-antenna +impedances, whichever is greater than 1. No reflected power is a ratio of 1, +and means that there is no interference pattern. Because [[Impedance]] changes with +frequency, the SWR also changes with frequency.