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Development of SSPA-based X-band Transmitter with Graceful Degradation

점진적 성능저하 기능을 가지는 X-대역 SSPA 송신장치 개발

  • Received : 2019.08.29
  • Accepted : 2019.10.15
  • Published : 2019.10.31
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Abstract

In this paper, we designed a 4.5kW X-band SSPA transmitter to replace the TWTA search radar transmitter with low MTBF and high maintenance cost. The transmitter is designed for the performance of over 520W average transmission output and 4.0kW maximum transmission output. In particular, by implementing a graceful degradation, it is designed to maintain better performance than conventional TWTA transmitter up to 40% (13 assembly modules) failure level of 200W power amplifier assembly. Through an experiment on the effective range of X-band, the performance of proposed transmitter verified the values of the maximum transmission output 6.1kW, spurious output 69.16dBc, RF pulse rising time 15.2ns and RF pulse falling time 16.3ns. The experiment confirmed the change of output power according to the graceful degradation due to fault injection.

본 논문에서는 낮은 MTBF와 높은 정비비용이 소모되는 TWTA(: Travelling Wave Tube Amplifier) 방식의 탐색레이더 송신장치를 대체하기 위해서 4.5kW X-대역 SSPA(: Solid State Power Amplifier) 방식의 송신장치를 설계하였다. 송신장치는 평균송신출력 520W와 최대송신출력 4.0kW 이상의 성능을 목표로 설계되었다. 특히 점진적 성능저하 기능을 구현하여, 200W 전력증폭기조립체의 40%(13개 조립체 모듈)의 고장 수준까지는 기존의 TWTA 송신장치보다는 우수한 성능이 유지되도록 설계하였다. 설계된 송신장치에 대해서 X-대역 유효범위를 대상으로 실험한 결과, 최대송신출력 6.1kW, 불요파 69.16dBc, 상승시간 15.2ns, 하강시간 16.3ns 등의 성능값을 확인하였다. 아울러 고장인가를 통하여 점진적 성능저하 기능에 따른 출력전력의 변화를 실험을 통해 확인하였다.

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