5.

2 Two Port Networks

NETWORK PARAMETERS (Z, Y H AND T) 7. The admittance parameter y 12 in the 2-port

network in figure is
1. The condition AD – BC = 1 for a two-port network I1 20  I2
implies that the network is a (a) -0.2 mho
(a) reciprocal network (b) 0.1 mho
E1 5  10  E2
(b) lumped element network (c) -0.05 mho
(c) lossless network
(d) 0.05 mho
(d) unilateral element network [1989 : 2 Marks]
[2001 : 1 Mark]
2. The open circuit impedance matrix of the two port
8. The Z-parameters Z 11 and Z 21 for the 2-port
network shown in figure is
network in the figure are
I1 2 I2
I1 2  I2
+ +
4
V1 1 3I1 V2 E1 E2
10 E1
– –
2 1 2 8 6 16
(a) (b) (a) Z11  ; Z21  
8 3 8 3 11 11
6 4
2 1 (b) Z11  ; Z21  
0 1 11 11
(c) (d) 1 3
1 0 6 16
(c) Z11  ; Z21  
[1990 : 2 Marks] 11 11
3. For a 2-port network to be reciprocal, 4 4
(d) Z11  ; Z 21   [2001 : 2 Marks]
(a) Z11 = Z22 (b) y21 = y12 11 11
9. The impedance parameters Z11 and Z12 of the two-
(c) h21 = -h12 (d) AD - BC = 0
port network in the figure are
[1992 : 2 Marks]
2 2 2
4. The condition, that a 2-port network is reciprocal, 1 2
can be expressed in terms of its ABCD parameters
as ______. [1994 : 1 Mark] 1 1
5. The shor-circuit admittance matrix of a two-port
1 2
network is
(a) Z11 = 2.75  and Z12 = 0.25 
 0 1 / 2  (b) Z11 = 3  and Z12 = 0.5 
1 / 20 
 (c) Z11 = 3  and Z12 = 0.25 
The two-port network is (d) Z11 = 2.25  and Z12 = 0.5 
(a) non-reciprocal and passive [2003 : 2 Marks]
(b) non-reciprocal and active 10. For the lattice circuit shown in the figure,
(c) reciprocal and passive Za = j2  and Zb = 2  . The values of the open
(d) reciprocal and active [1998 : 1 Mark]  Z11 Z12 
circuit impedance parameters Z = Z  are
6. A 2-port network is shown in the figure. The  21 Z 22 
parameter h21 for this network can be given by 1  j 1  j
(a)  Zb
I1 R R I2 1  j 1  j 1 3
+ +
 1  j 1  j
V1 V2 (b)  1  j 1  j Za
R   Za
1  j 1  j
– – (c) 1  j 1 
 j 2 4
(a) –1/2 (b) +1/2 Zb
(c) –3/2 (d) +3/2  1  j 1  j
(d)  1  j 1  j  [2004 : 2 Marks]
[1999 : 1 Mark]  
 Two Port Networks 5.3
11. The ABCD parameters of an ideal n:1 transformer 15. In the circuit shown below, the network N is
n 0 described by the following Y matrix:
shown in the figure are   . The value of x
0 x  0.1 S 0.01 S V2
will be Y=   . The voltage gain V is
I1 I2 0.01 S 0.1 S  1

25  I1 I2

V1 V2 + +
+
100 V – 100 
V1 N V2
n:1 – –
1
(a) n (b)
n
(a) 1/90 (b) – 1/90
1
(c) n2 (d) 2 (c) – 1/99 (d) – 1/11
n
[2005 : 1 Mark] [2011 : 2 Marks]

12. The h-parameters of the circuit shown in the Common Data for 16 and 17:
figure are With 10 V DC connected at port a in the linear non-
I1 10  I2 reciprocal two-port network shown below, the
following were observed :
+ +
(i) 1  connected at port B draws a current of 3 A.
V1 20  V2
(ii) 2.5  connected at port B draws a current of 2 A.
– –
+ +
 0.1 0.1 10 1  A B
(a)  0.1 0.3  (b)  1 0.05  – –
   
 30 20  10 1  16. For the same network, with 6 V DC connected at
(c)  20 20  (d)  1 0.05  port A, 1  connected at port B draws 7/3 A. If 8
   
[2005 : 2 Marks] V DC is connected to port A, the open circuit
voltage at port B is
13. In the two port network shown in the figure below,
Z12 and Z21 are, respectively (a) 6 V (b) 7 V
(c) 8 V (d) 9 V
I1 I2 [2012 : 2 Marks]
re I1 ro 17. With 10 V DC connected at port A, the current
drawn by 7  connected at port B is
(a) 3/7 A (b) 5/7 A
(a) re and r0 (b) 0 and – r0
(c) 1 A (d) 9/7 A
(c) 0 and r0 (d) re and –r0
[2012 : 2 Marks]
[2006 : 1 Mark]
18. For the two-port network shown in the figure,
14. For the two-port network shown below, the short-
the impedance (Z) matrix (in  ) is
circuit admittance parameter matrix is
30 
0.5  1
1 2 2
+

0.5  0.5  10  60 

–
1 2 1 2
 4 2   1 0.5  6 24  9 8 
(a)  1 4  S (b)  0.5 1 
S (a)  42 9  (b) 8 24 
      
 1 0.5  4 - 2  9 6   42 6 
(c)  S (d)  S (c)   (d)  
0.5 1  - 2 4  6 24   6 60 
[2010 : 1 Mark] [2014 : 2 Marks, Set-4]
5.4 Two Port Networks
19. The 2-port admittance matrix of the circuit shown  2 2  2 2
is given by (a)  2 2  (b)  2 2 
   
5
 9 3  9 3 
(c) 6 9  (d) 6 9 
   
10  10  [2016 : 2 Marks, Set-3]
23. The ABCD matrix for a two-port network is defined
by:
0.3 0.2  15 5
(a) 0.2 0.3  (b)  5 15   V1   A B   V2 
  
 I    C D   I 
 3.33 5   0.3 0.4   1   2
(c)  5 3.33  (d) 0.4 0.3  I1 2  I2
   2
[2015 : 1 Mark, Set-2] + +
20. The ABCD parameters of the following 2 port
V1 5 V2
network are
– –
(5 + j4)  (5 – j4) 
The parameter B for the given two-port network
(2 + j0)  (in ohms, correct to two decimal places) is ______.
[2018 : 1 Mark]
INTERCONNECTION OF NETWORKS
3.5  j2 20.5  3.5  j2 0.5  24. Two two-port networks are connected in parallel.
(a)  20.5 
3.5  j2 
(b)  3.5  j2  The combination is to be represented as a single
  0.5
two-port network. The parameters of this
 10 2  j0  7  j0 0.5 
(c)  (d)  network are obtained by addition of the individual
 2  j0 10  
 30.5 7  j4  (a) z parameters (b) h parameters
[2015 : 2 Marks, Set-3] (c) y parameters (d) ABCD parameters
21. The Z-parameter matrix for the two-port network [1988 : 2 Marks]
shown is
25. Two two-port networks are connected in cascade.
 2 j j  The combinaton is to the represented as a single
 j 3  2 j   two-port network. The parameters of the network

are obtained by multiplying the individual
Where the entries are in 
(a) z-parameter matrices
Suppose Zb(j  ) = Rb + j 
(b) h-parameter matrices
Za Zb
1 2 (c) y-parameter matrices
(d) ABCD-parameter matrices
Zc
[1991 : 2 Marks]
1 2
26. A two-port network is represented by ABCD
Then the value of Rb (in  ) equal ________. parameters given by
[2016 : 1 Mark, Set-2]  V1   A B   V2 
 I    C D   I 
 Z11 Z12   1   2
22. The Z-parameter matrix 
Z22 
for the two- If port-2 terminated by RL, the input impedance
Z21
port network shown is seen at port-1 is given by
A  BR L AR L  C
3 (a) C  DR (b) BR  D
L L

input port output port DR L  A B  AR L

(c) BR  C (d) D  CR
L L
6
[2006 : 1 Mark]
 Two Port Networks 5.5
Linked Answer Questions 27 to 28: 28. The h-parameter matrix for this network is
A two-port nework shown below is excited by external  3 3   3 1 
dc sources. The voltages and currents are measured (a)   (b)  
 1 0.67   3 0.67 
with voltmeters V1, V2 and ammeters A1, A2 ( all
assumed to be ideal as indicated). Under following 3 3  3 1 
switch conditions, the readings obtained are (c) 1 0.67  (d)  3 0.67 
   
(i) S1–Open, S2–closed A1 = 0 A, V1 = 4.5 V, [2008 : 2 Marks]
V2 = 1.5 V, A2 = 1 A 29. In the h-parameter model of the 2-port network
(ii) S1 –Closed, S2 -Open A1 = 4 A, V1 = 6 V, given in the figure shown, the value of h22 (in S)
V2 = 6 V, A2 = 0 A is ______.
S1 S2 3
+ – 1 2 – +
A1 A2
+ 3 3 2
+ + + 1
6V V1 V2 1.5 V
– – – –
1 2 2
1 2 2 2
27. The Z-parameter matrix for this network is
1.5 1.5 
(a)  4.5 1.5  [2014 : 2 Marks, Set-2]
  30. Consider a two-port network with the
1.5 4.5  A B
(b) 1.5 4.5  transmission matrix ; T =  C D 
   
1.5 4.5  If the network is reciprocal, then
(c)   (a) T–1 = T
1.5 1.5 
(b) T2 = T
 4.5 1.5 
(d) 1.5 4.5  (c) Determinant(T) = 0
 
(d) Determinant(T) = 1 [2016 : 1 Mark, Set-1]
[2008 : 2 Marks]

ANSWERS
1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (b, c) 4. (AD – BC = 1) 5. (b) 6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (a)
10. (d) 11. (b) 12. (d) 13. (b) 14. (d) 15. (d) 16. (b) 17. (c) 18. (c) 19. (a)
20. (b) 21. (3) 22. (a) 23. (4.8) 24. (c) 25. (d) 26. (d) 27. (c) 28. (a) 29. (1.25)
30. (d)