Viewing the Input Impedance

View the source input impedance (real and imaginary) of the transmission line on a Cartesian graph.

  1. Create a new Cartesian graph.
    1. On the Home tab, in the Create new display group, click the  Cartesian icon.
  2. Add the source input impedance to the Cartesian graph.
    1. On the Home tab, in the Add results group, click the  Source data icon. From the drop-down list, select VoltageSource1.
  3. View the real part of the impedance and rename the legend text.
    1. On the result palette, in the Traces panel, select VoltageSource1.
    2. Press F2 and rename the trace to Real.
    3. On the Quantity panel, from the drop-down list select Impedance.
    4. On the Quantity panel, click Real.
  4. Duplicate the VoltageSource1 trace using one of the following workflows:
    • On the Cartesian context tab, on the Trace tab, in the Manage group, click the  Duplicate trace icon.
    • Press Ctrl+K to use the keyboard shortcut.
  5. View the imaginary part of the impedance and rename the legend text.
    1. On the result palette, in the Traces panel, select VoltageSource1_1.
    2. Press F2 and rename the trace to Imaginary.
    3. On the Quantity panel, click Imaginary.
  6. [Optional] Repeat Step 4 and Step 5 of Viewing the Load Current to change the legend position and remove the graph footer.


Figure 1. The input impedance (real and imaginary) versus frequency.