• DocumentCode
    3180686
  • Title

    Application-Specific Multi-Parameter TWT Optimization

  • Author

    Whaley, D.R. ; Behnke, L.K. ; McKay, J.A.

  • Author_Institution
    L-3 Commun. - Electron Devices, San Carlos
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    15-17 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    During the TWT design process, application- specific requirements often define the goals of a TWT development program. These requirements may be germane to most platforms but more often are unique to the given application under consideration. In addition, the performance goals are often conflicting, making the design process more challenging and the balance between the conflicting requirements more subjective than quantitative. Here we consider an example of such a TWT development, where stringent requirements are imposed due to the end-user´s application and platform and where a design methodology was developed to accommodate the multiple goals of the program. Experimental results from the resulting TWT prototype demonstrate the viability of the approach.
  • Keywords
    travelling wave tubes; TWT design process; TWT development program; application-specific multiparameter TWT optimization; application-specific requirements; conflicting requirements; Circuits; Degradation; Design optimization; Electron beams; Optical reflection; Power generation; Power system harmonics; Process design; Radio frequency; Space charge;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2007. IVEC '07. IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Kitakyushu
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0633-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IVELEC.2007.4283388
  • Filename
    4283388