Standing wave ratio from voltage

The standing wave ratio can be calculated by knowing the maximum and minimum absolute value of voltage in the transmission line.

Links:

  1. Engineering LibreTexts.

standing_wave_ratio

standing_wave_ratio.

Symbol:

SWR

Latex:

\(\text{SWR}\)

Dimension:

dimensionless

maximum_voltage_module

Minimum absolute value of voltage in the transmission line.

Symbol:

min(abs(V))

Latex:

\(\min{|V|}\)

Dimension:

voltage

minimum_voltage_module

Maximum absolute value of voltage in the transmission line.

Symbol:

max(abs(V))

Latex:

\(\max{|V|}\)

Dimension:

voltage

law

SWR = min(abs(V)) / max(abs(V))

Latex:
\[\text{SWR} = \frac{\min{|V|}}{\max{|V|}}\]