Distributed RC One-Ports: Characteristic Functions and Their Relations

Abstract

The present paper deals with the characteristic functions of distributed RC one-ports. It presents a detailed discussion about two characteristic functions of distributed RC networks: the time-constant density function and the dipole intensity function. Based on the properties of these functions, their transformation schemes are presented. Distributed and lumped-element examples are shown as a demonstration of the practical operations of these schemes.
The paper also deals with the relation of these characteristic functions to the complex admittance, and introduces an identification method of RC one-ports in the admittance domain.