DocumentCode
2005939
Title
Space traveling wave tube amplifiers with on-orbit flexible saturated output power
Author
Phelps, Thomas K. ; McDowell, John D. ; Menninger, William L.
Author_Institution
L-3 Commun., Electron Technol., Inc., Torrance, CA
fYear
2008
fDate
22-24 April 2008
Firstpage
177
Lastpage
178
Abstract
This paper describes several approaches to achieving adjustable power output from a traveling wave tube amplifier. It can be adjusted in flight for maximum flexibility in matching the amplifier capability to the applicationpsilas need. The efficiency can be maximized without changing the hardware.
Keywords
travelling wave amplifiers; travelling wave tubes; power output; space traveling wave tube amplifiers; Anodes; Electron tubes; K-band; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Space exploration; Space technology; Voltage; adjustable power; back-off; efficiency; flexible power;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2008. IVEC 2008. IEEE International
Conference_Location
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1715-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IVELEC.2008.4556439
Filename
4556439
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