Rearranging formula's

[Cabdullahi]

I just want someone to check if i rearranged this formula correctly



.............Pt.Gt.Gr.lambda^2
Pr =--------------------
............16pi^2 d^2

I made Pt the subject because thats what i want to calculate but im getting weird answers..this is how i rearranged the formula to make Pt the subject


Pr.16pi^2.d^2
-------------------- = pt
Gt.Gr.lambda^2

Where have i gone wrong?

[Alpha Dude]

Pr.16^2.d^2
-------------------- = pt
Gt.Gr.lambda^2

Where's pi gone?

[Cabdullahi]

sorry pi is there i forgot to write it

also in the second equation the Power received(Pr) is not needed because its 0 when you want to know the power transmitted

[AlHoda]

i have a headache..... * nightmares*

[Alpha Dude]

sorry pi is there i forgot to write it

also in the second equation the Power received(Pr) is not needed because its 0 when you want to know the power transmitted

If Pr is 0, I think your equation would give you 0 for Pt always.

[Nathaniel]

I just want someone to check if i rearranged this formula correctly

.............Pt.Gt.Gr.lambda^2
Pr =--------------------
............16pi^2 d^2

I made Pt the subject because thats what i want to calculate but im getting weird answers..this is how i rearranged the formula to make Pt the subject


Pr.16pi^2.d^2
-------------------- = pt
Gt.Gr.lambda^2

Where have i gone wrong?

You've rearranged it perfectly...so you must have made some other error somewhere in your calculation.

[Cabdullahi]

If Pr is 0, I think your equation would give you 0 for Pt always.

Consider this Pr is unknown but all the other components are known...i want to know what power an antenna will transmit by rearranging the formula Pr .....and Pr at this stage is of no importance only when i find what my antenna is transmitting using the other components will Pr be important for finding what the power i've received

so its 0 and i omitted it from the Pt equation

[Nathaniel]

Consider this Pr is unknown but all the other components are known...i want to know what power an antenna will transmit by rearranging the formula Pr .....and Pr at this stage is of no importance only when i find what my antenna is transmitting using the other components will Pr be important for finding what the power i've received

so its 0 and i omitted it from the Pt equation

Setting a parameter to 0 is not the same as saying it's unknown - in fact it's saying that you know its value is 0! Alpha Dude is correct, if you set Pr to 0, Pt will also be 0. If Pr is unknown, then you can only find Pt as a function of Pr.

[Cabdullahi]

Setting a parameter to 0 is not the same as saying it's unknown - in fact it's saying that you know its value is 0! Alpha Dude is correct, if you set Pr to 0, Pt will also be 0. If Pr is unknown, then you can only find Pt as a function of Pr.

i made the mistake of thinking that unknown equates to 0

[Nathaniel]

i made the mistake of thinking that unknown equates to 0

OK, so if Pr is unknown, you can write down Pt in terms of Pr. Are you being asked to evaluate Pt or just find an expression? If you have to evaluate, perhaps they have given you some more information to help you find Pr, or you can make a good approximation.

[Cabdullahi]

OK, so if Pr is unknown, you can write down Pt in terms of Pr. Are you being asked to evaluate Pt or just find an expression? If you have to evaluate, perhaps they have given you some more information to help you find Pr, or you can make a good approximation.

I have to design a yagi-uda antenna...i've calculated the gain, wavelength(lambda) and i was given the distance (d)...using lambda i constructed the spacings between the elements on the yagi uda and so by using the Pt formula i want to know what sort of power will i be transmitting using the components given to me already

[Nathaniel]

I have to design a yagi-uda antenna...i've calculated the gain, wavelength(lambda) and i was given the distance (d)...using lambda i constructed the spacings between the elements on the yagi uda and so by using the Pt formula i want to know what sort of power will i be transmitting using the components given to me already

Can you measure the power received? I'm afraid I know very little about yagi-uda antennae...

[Cabdullahi]

Can you measure the power received? I'm afraid I know very little about yagi-uda antennae...

if i measure the power transmitted i can calculate the power received...im getting something like

Pt = 1.9378 watts

and for Pr = 1.137 watts

Looking at that my antenna is somewhat efficient but i honestly don't know there is loss but im skeptical about my calculations

[Nathaniel]

if i measure the power transmitted i can calculate the power received...im getting something like

Pt = 1.9378 watts

and for Pr = 1.137 watts

Looking at that my antenna is somewhat efficient but i honestly don't know there is loss but im skeptical about my calculations

What kind of value were you expecting? If it helps, I can go over the calculations you did and check you haven't made a small error somewhere.

[Cabdullahi]

What kind of value were you expecting? If it helps, I can go over the calculations you did and check you haven't made a small error somewhere.

thanks sir

to find Pt you'll need
these components :

Gt = 11.62* in ration not db

Gr = 11.62* in ration not db

d = 23 meters

lambda = 61

to find Pr you'll need

Pt = You'll get this by doing the Pt calculation

Gt = 11.62* in ration not db

Gr = 11.62* in ration not db

d = 23 meters

lambda = 61


* = 11.62 in ratio is 14.52

[Nathaniel]

So to calculate Pr you're doing:

Pr = (1.9378 . 14.52^2 . 61^2)/(16 . pi^2 . 23^2) = 18.1981 (4dp) <- much bigger than your answer

Is that correct?

[Cabdullahi]

So to calculate Pr you're doing:

Pr = (1.9378 . 14.52^2 . 61^2)/(16 . pi^2 . 23^2) = 18.1981 (4dp) <- much bigger than your answer

Is that correct?

its wayyyy too big i cannot receive more power than i transmitted this never has been achieved in science

try to calculate one component at a time for example write 16 .pi = 50.2 ^2 =2526.61 and note it down somewhere and so on until you get all the component values this way then multipy them just like in the equation and then divide the top by the bottom

[Cabdullahi]

this is what i got

Pr = 1520417.374 / 1336581.306 =1.137 ?

[Nathaniel]

I get the bottom half of the fraction to be 83536.3317...is the formula meant to be (16.pi)^2 or 16.(pi^2)? I did the latter (which is what your formula implied).

[Cabdullahi]

I get the bottom half of the fraction to be 83536.3317...is the formula meant to be (16.pi)^2 or 16.(pi^2)? I did the latter (which is what your formula implied).

in the course notes it says 16π2 i think i made a mistake instead of (16.pi)^2 it should be 16.(pi^2)

i calculated Pt correcting the 16 pi squared issue and i got :

pt = 0.11 watts two d.p


and

pr = 0.10 watts to two d.p

which means my antenna has a loss of 0.01 i think ? which is absolutely sweet...the antenna looks efficient according to the calculations

cheers nathan for clearing things up!!!!!