Toward “smart tubes” using iterative learning control

Author

Abdallah, Chaouki T. ; Soualian, Vatche S. ; Schamiloglu, Edl

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque, NM, USA

Volume

26

Issue

3

fYear

1998

fDate

6/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

905

Lastpage

911

Abstract

In the paper, we present our progress toward designing a “smart” high-peak power microwave (HPM) tube. We use iterative learning control (ILC) methodologies in order to control a repetitively pulsed high-power backward-wave oscillator (BWO). The learning-control algorithm is used to drive the error between the actual output and its desired value to zero. The desired output may be a given power level, a given frequency, or a combination of both. The learning-control methodology is then verified in simulation. This methodology is applicable to a wide variety of HPM sources

Keywords

backward wave oscillators; intelligent structures; learning systems; microwave generation; microwave oscillators; microwave tubes; HPM sources; actual output; desired output; error; frequency; iterative learning control; learning-control algorithm; learning-control methodology; power level; repetitively pulsed high-power backward-wave oscillator; simulation; smart high-peak power microwave tube; smart tubes; Accelerator magnets; Automatic control; Bandwidth; Electron accelerators; Frequency; Microwave oscillators; Open loop systems; Power system simulation; Pulse power systems; Space vector pulse width modulation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/27.700869

Filename

700869