Unbalanced line

This article is about the electrical transmission line. For the American football offensive line, see glossary of American football

In Electrical engineering, an unbalanced line is a transmission line, usually coaxial cable, whose conductors have unequal impedances with respect to ground; as opposed to a balanced line. Microstrip and single-wire lines are also unbalanced lines.

See also

• Triaxial cable
• Twinaxial
• Single-wire earth return
• Telegraph line