9A.

Pi Network Impedance Matching

A Iossless network consisting of two capacitors and an inductor in a Pi configuration is often used to match between two resistive impedances Z1 and Z2.

See sketch.

Given the values of Z1 and Z2 (Z1 > Z2) the frequency f, and the desired circuit Q, the values of C1, C2, and L can be found from the following formulas:

XC1   =   Z1
 
Q
C1   =   1
 
2πfXC1
XC2
 
  =
 
  Z2
 
[ Z2  ( Q2 + 1 –1 ] ½
 
 
Z1
C2   =   1
 
2πfXC2
XL   =   QZ1  [ 1 +   Z2 ] 
   
Q2 + 1 QXC2
L   =   XL
 
2πf

 

Note: Z1, Z2, and Q must be chosen so that:

Z2  ( Q2 + 1 ) 1> 1
 
Z1

 

Example:

Z1 = 500 Ω (Input impedance)
Z2 = 50 Ω (Output impedance)
f = 4 MHz
Q = 10

Initialize:
RTN R/S 0.0000 00

500 E A 5.0000 02
50 A 5.0000 01
4 EEX 6 E B 4.0000 06
10 B 1.0000 01

Compute input capacitor C1:
E C 7.9577–10 (796 pF)

Output capacitor C2:
C 2.4006–09 (2.4 nF)

Inductor L:
D 2.5639–06 (2.56 μH)