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On the maximal power transfer theorem for n ‐ports
Author(s) -
Flanders Harley
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
international journal of circuit theory and applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.364
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1097-007X
pISSN - 0098-9886
DOI - 10.1002/cta.4490040402
Subject(s) - normalization property , resistive touchscreen , resistor , completeness (order theory) , port (circuit theory) , mathematics , maximum power transfer theorem , duality (order theory) , transfer function , power (physics) , calculus (dental) , topology (electrical circuits) , discrete mathematics , computer science , mathematical analysis , electrical engineering , combinatorics , voltage , physics , engineering , medicine , dentistry , quantum mechanics , programming language
The maximal power problem is considered for several classes of terminating networks, in particular an arbitrary resistive n ‐port termination, and the case of a single resistor terminating each port. A duality theorem is established that converts the problem of maximizing power to the problem of minimizing a related function. The latter problem is solved completely for arbitrary resistive terminations, and examples are given. For completeness, some previously published work is discussed.