Matching is a term used in electronics which is used to match the impedance of one system to
another. Matching is important for several reasons:
- Provides for maximum power transfer
e.g. carrying power from transmitter to an antenna
- Improves the signal to noise ratio
e.g. when carrying input signals from an antenna to a receiver
- Reduces amplitude and phase errors in power distribution networks
e.g.
- when designing a distribution network for an antenna array
- There is no reflections,
increasing the maximum power-transfer ability of
- high-power transmission systems
