have you guys read this one yet?

www.qsl.net/w9dmk/MPTT.pdf

Dave wrote:
have you guys read this one yet?

www.qsl.net/w9dmk/MPTT.pdf

Yes, as a matter of fact, I have. It tends to support my argument
with Jeff Anderson, wa6ahl, on this newsgroup from about a decade
ago, but is much more thorough and eloquent than I ever could be.
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What a load of crap!

The only difficulty in the MPTT occurs when some folks create new
definitions and new constraints that are not shared by others in the
discussion. Allowing the problem to float at will means that the
solutions will float as well.

The longstanding MPTT argument in amateur radio circles is not really
about power transfer and conjugate matching. The argument is typically
about what happens to the source impedance under varying load conditions.

Steam engines? Gear boxes? Yeah, sure, they help a lot.

73,
Gene
W4SZ

Cecil Moore wrote:
Dave wrote:

have you guys read this one yet?

www.qsl.net/w9dmk/MPTT.pdf


Yes, as a matter of fact, I have. It tends to support my argument
with Jeff Anderson, wa6ahl, on this newsgroup from about a decade
ago, but is much more thorough and eloquent than I ever could be.

On Mon, 01 Mar 2004 22:23:56 GMT, Gene Fuller
wrote:

What a load of crap!

The only difficulty in the MPTT occurs when some folks create new
definitions and new constraints that are not shared by others in the
discussion. Allowing the problem to float at will means that the
solutions will float as well.

The longstanding MPTT argument in amateur radio circles is not really
about power transfer and conjugate matching. The argument is typically
about what happens to the source impedance under varying load conditions.

Steam engines? Gear boxes? Yeah, sure, they help a lot.

That's a fair question, Gene - what does happen to the source
impedance under varying load conditions?

While you're at it, could you please explain how you would separate
the issues of maximum power transfer and conjugate matching from the
question of what happens to the source impedance under varying load
conditions?

I have no problem in supplying copies of the article to anyone who
requests a particular format by e-mail - available choices are pdf,
html, or Word for Windows 97 or 2003. The complete file is
approximately 1 MB in any of the formats.

73,
Bob

Bob,

Sorry for the strong words, but the intent remains the same.

I don't know what happens to the source impedance when the load is
changed, because the system is undefined.

However, read carefully the definition at the beginning of your paper.

The Maximum Power Transfer Theorem:

The maximum power will be absorbed by one network from
another joined to it at two terminals, when the impedance of
the receiving network is varied, if the impedance looking into
the two networks at the junction are conjugates of each other
[1]

On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 15:37:25 GMT, Gene Fuller
wrote:

Bob,

Sorry for the strong words, but the intent remains the same.

I don't know what happens to the source impedance when the load is
changed, because the system is undefined.

However, read carefully the definition at the beginning of your paper.

The Maximum Power Transfer Theorem:

The maximum power will be absorbed by one network from
another joined to it at two terminals, when the impedance of
the receiving network is varied, if the impedance looking into
the two networks at the junction are conjugates of each other
[1]
.
.
.
[1] W. L. Everitt, "Communication Engineering", McGraw-Hill, 1937

The maximum power transfer theorem describes the impact from change of
the load impedance. It is not the Grand Unified Theory for all the
universe. If someone tries to expand this elegant concept to all sorts
of pathological cases then it is likely that confusion will ensue.

The MPTT analysis is straightforward if the problem is well defined. The
ongoing argument in amateur radio circles is about the source
characteristics of amplifiers and tank circuits. The MPTT does not
address that argument, but rather it is a victim of the silliness.

Including the down-home touch of steam engines adds nothing to the
technical content.
Dear Gene,

No problem, I will try to understand where you're coming from.
Obviously, there have been some experiences in your tour of duty that
have caused you some heartburn - it happens with all of us.

Relative to your points about amplifiers, etc., I hope to have my
article on that topic available before the end of this month.
Actually, it has been "almost ready" for several days now, but there
are some things that need to "cook" awhile before I release it. As
soon as you get into the details of a Class-B linear, you're up to
your butt in alligators, not to mention all of the myths surrounding
them and the matching problem. I'll do my best to keep it "on topic" -
Hi!

73,
Bob

Gene Fuller wrote:
"I don`t know what happens to the source impedance when the load is
changed, because the system is undefined."

Yes. Maximum power transfer is accomplished by making the load impedance
the conjugate of the generator impedance as defined by Thevenin`s
theorem.

The value of the Thevinen impedance is that which might be measured by a
generator`s open-circuit voltage devided by its short-circuit current.
You don`t need to know the generator`s specifics other than, drop in the
output voltage is proportional to the current delivered.

The current which flows in a linear load impedance connected to a
Thevenin generator is the open-circuit voltage divided by the sum of the
generator`s internal impedance and the load impedance. These may be
complex impedances.

At maximum power transfer, internal and load impedances are equal in
resistance and their reactances are conjugate (opposite and equal).

There is no requirement that resistance in either the generator or load
be dissipative, and frequently, lossless resistance is a part of the
generator impedance so that we can get maximum possible power into the
load without losing 50% in the generator.

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI

Well sed!

Jack K9CUN

Gene Fuller wrote:
"The maximum power transfer theorem describes the impact from change of
the load impedance."

That`s true. When impedances at a junction become matched, you can cut
the matched line at any place and the impedances looking in opposite
directions are conjugates of each other.

It is not pathological to take full advantage of the theeorem. Conjugate
matching is the same as d-c matching except that reactance must be
neutralized not to get into the way of a-c maximum power transfer.

W.L. Everitt is one of many authors who state the maximum power transfer
theorem. I quoted Terman early in this thread. Here is a quote from
King, Mimno, annd Wing on page 43 of "Transmission Lines, Antennas, and
Wave Guides":

If a dissipationless network is inserted between a constant-voltage
generator of internal impedance ZG and a load of impedance ZR such that
maximum power is delivered to the load, at every pair of terminals the
impedances looking in opposite directions are conjugates of each other.
There`s lots more. Read the book.

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI

From the design side, MPTT is defined at an interface, and minimizes
"reflected power" at that interface, and that is it.

The other items about matching are also quite important, such as stability,
loading, impedance transfer (both directions), bandwidth, Qs, loaded Qs etc.
But that is Not MPTT. There is a tradeoff between these, if one can also
obtain mptt, great, but close is good too.

mptt is just one of several parameters needed to optimize a match. At times
there are too many unknowns and the matching is experimental (class C)
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On Mon, 01 Mar 2004 22:23:56 GMT, Gene Fuller
wrote:

What a load of crap!

The only difficulty in the MPTT occurs when some folks create new
definitions and new constraints that are not shared by others in the
discussion. Allowing the problem to float at will means that the
solutions will float as well.

The longstanding MPTT argument in amateur radio circles is not really
about power transfer and conjugate matching. The argument is typically
about what happens to the source impedance under varying load conditions.

Steam engines? Gear boxes? Yeah, sure, they help a lot.

That's a fair question, Gene - what does happen to the source
impedance under varying load conditions?

While you're at it, could you please explain how you would separate
the issues of maximum power transfer and conjugate matching from the
question of what happens to the source impedance under varying load
conditions?

I have no problem in supplying copies of the article to anyone who
requests a particular format by e-mail - available choices are pdf,
html, or Word for Windows 97 or 2003. The complete file is
approximately 1 MB in any of the formats.

73,
Bob