Question

1. Why don’t you need three-phase power for typical household applications such as lighting? (talk about the speed of light ‘flicker’)

2. What is the maximum speed at which information can travel down a wire?

3. At the heart of transmission line theory is the idea that even a straight wire has some component of _____________ and resistance running down its length and that there will be a continuous _________________ between two parallel straight wires. These circuit components effect the signals being transmitted.

4. If the impedence of a transmission line is too low or too high (short circuit or open circuit) ____________ can occur.

5. What should the value of the load terminating a transmission line be to minimize transmission line reflections and to maximize the power transmitted to the load?

Answer 1