What do normalized current and voltage mean in transmission lines?

[swty todd]

in transmission lines i came across words such as mormalized current and normalized voltage...what do they mean..does it have nething 2 do wid division??

 

[tiny-tim]

in transmission lines i came across words such as mormalized current and normalized voltage...what do they mean..does it have nething 2 do wid division??

Hi swty todd!

From http://www.answers.com/topic/normalized-current …

The current divided by the square root of the characteristic admittance of a waveguide or transmission line.

From http://www.answers.com/topic/normalized-voltage …

The voltage divided by the square root of the characteristic impedance of a waveguide or transmission line.