{"title":"Development of 20 GHz-band on-board power amplifiers","authors":"H. Makishima, N. Mita","doi":"10.1109/MWSYM.1991.147263","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"A high-efficiency and lightweight solid-state power amplifier (SSPA) and traveling-wave-tube amplifier (TWTA) for use in a 20-GHz-band satellite transponder have been developed. The SSPA features a compact, highly efficient output power combiner. The output power of the SSPA is 3.3 W with an efficiency of 21% at 18.365 GHz, and it weighs 750 g. The TWTA features a high-efficiency, compact size three-stage collector and high switching frequency power supply. The TWTA delivers an output power of 12 W with 31% efficiency at 20.465 GHz and weighs 1430 g.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":263441,"journal":{"name":"1991 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest","volume":"571 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1991-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"1991 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSYM.1991.147263","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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A high-efficiency and lightweight solid-state power amplifier (SSPA) and traveling-wave-tube amplifier (TWTA) for use in a 20-GHz-band satellite transponder have been developed. The SSPA features a compact, highly efficient output power combiner. The output power of the SSPA is 3.3 W with an efficiency of 21% at 18.365 GHz, and it weighs 750 g. The TWTA features a high-efficiency, compact size three-stage collector and high switching frequency power supply. The TWTA delivers an output power of 12 W with 31% efficiency at 20.465 GHz and weighs 1430 g.<>