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Circuit theory / August 19, 2021

Two-Port Parameter Conversions

Procedure of two port parameter conversions Follow these steps, while converting one set of two port network parameters into the other set of two port network parameters.ContentsProcedure of two port parameter conversionsZ parameters to Y parameters ·        Step 1 − Write the equations of a two port network in terms of desired parameters. ·        Step 2 − Write the […]

Procedure of two port parameter conversions

Follow these steps, while converting one set of two port network parameters into the other set of two port network parameters.

·        Step 1 − Write the equations of a two port network in terms of desired parameters.

·        Step 2 − Write the equations of a two port network in terms of given parameters.

·        Step 3 − Re-arrange the equations of Step2 in such a way that they should be similar to the equations of Step1.

·        Step 4 − By equating the similar equations of Step1 and Step3, we will get the desired parameters in terms of given parameters. We can represent these parameters in matrix form.

Z parameters to Y parameters

Here, we have to represent Y parameters in terms of Z parameters. So, in this case Y parameters are the desired parameters and Z parameters are the given parameters.

Step 1 − We know that the following set of two equations, which represents a two port network in terms of Y parameters.

I1=Y11V1+Y12V2I1=Y11V1+Y12V2

I2=Y21V1+Y22V2I2=Y21V1+Y22V2

We can represent the above two equations in matrix form as

[I1I2]=[Y11Y21Y12Y22][V1V2][I1I2]=[Y11Y12Y21Y22][V1V2]Equation 1

Step 2 − We know that the following set of two equations, which represents a two port network in terms of Z parameters.

V1=Z11I1+Z12I2V1=Z11I1+Z12I2

V2=Z21I1+Z22I2V2=Z21I1+Z22I2s

We can represent the above two equations in matrix form as

[V1V2]=[Z11Z21Z12Z22][I1I2][V1V2]=[Z11Z12Z21Z22][I1I2]

Step 3 − We can modify it as

[I1I2]=[Z11Z21Z12Z22]−1[V1V2][I1I2]=[Z11Z12Z21Z22]−1[V1V2]Equation 2

Step 4 − By equating Equation 1 and Equation 2, we will get

[Y11Y21Y12Y22]=[Z11Z21Z12Z22]−1[Y11Y12Y21Y22]=[Z11Z12Z21Z22]−1

⇒[Y11Y21Y12Y22]=[Z22−Z21−Z12Z11]ΔZ⇒[Y11Y12Y21Y22]=[Z22−Z12−Z21Z11]ΔZ

Where,

ΔZ=Z11Z22−Z12Z21ΔZ=Z11Z22−Z12Z21

So, just by doing the inverse of Z parameters matrix, we will get Y parameters matrix.