Title :
A high power TWT for military satcom
Author_Institution :
CPI, Palo Alto, CA, USA
Abstract :
In 1994, a contract was received for the Heavy Terminal, (HT), Program. The award was from the U.S. Army / Harris Corporation to build a 2 1/4 kW X-band helix vacuum electron device (VED), to be used in a military satellite communications terminal. The VED needed to be of an air-cooled variety. The contract was awarded as a result of competing with other suppliers of VEDs and successfully qualifying the unit. A second hurdle was to qualify the VED in the MCL INC. power supply to be sure the VED and the power supply were compatible. The qualifications for the VED came under two headings: 1) electrical tests, and 2) environmental tests. These are discussed. The device lifetime is also discussed.
Keywords :
military communication; military equipment; satellite communication; telecommunication equipment testing; telecommunication terminals; travelling wave tubes; 18 to 20 percent; 2.25 kW; 7.9 to 8.4 GHz; HT Program; Heavy Terminal Program; VED; X-band helix vacuum electron device; air-cooled device; device lifetime; electrical tests; environmental tests; high power TWT; military satcom; military satellite communications terminal; power supply; Contracts; Electron devices; Iron; Military satellites; Power engineering and energy; Power supplies; Qualifications; Stability; Temperature; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2000. Abstracts. International
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5987-9
DOI :
10.1109/OVE:EC.2000.847399
