Extra Element Theorem - Driving Point Impedances

Driving Point Impedances

As a special case, the EET can be used to find the input impedance of a network. For this application the EET can be written as:

Z_{in} = Z^{\infty}_{in} \left( \frac{1+\frac{Z^0_{e}}{Z}}{1+\frac{Z^{\infty}_{e}}{Z}} \right)

where

is the impedance chosen as the extra element
is the input impedance with Z removed (or made infinite)
is the impedance seen by the extra element Z with the input shorted (or made zero)
is the impedance seen by the extra element Z with the input open (or made infinite)

Computing these three terms may seem like extra effort, but they are often easier to compute than the overall input impedance.

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