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Conversely, an unbalanced pair radiates unwanted
electromagnetic radiation. This occurs because the opposing,
differential signals are not equal, so the they are partially
converted to common mode. Common-mode power on a wire
pair produces more radiation than the same amount of power in
differential mode because the common-mode radiation from the
wires does not cancel when the wires are close together.
+1 V
-1 V
+1 V
-1 V
Figure 60. The Effects of EMI on Balanced and
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Balanced pair
+0.5 V
noise spike
+0.5 V
noise spike
When the wires have equal impedance,
EMI adds the same amplitude of noise to
each wire, so no differential voltage is
induced.
Unbalanced pair
+1.0 V
noise spike
+0.5 V
noise spike
When the wires have different impedances,
EMI adds different amplitudes of noise to
each wire. This induces differential noise
that interferes with the data signal.
Unbalanced Twisted Pairs
+1.5 V
-0.5 V
Differential-mode
signal remains at 2 V
+2.0 V
-0.5 V
0.5 V spike of
differential noise
added to the signal
+2.0 V
+2.5 V
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