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http://dx.doi.org/10.5515/KJKIEES.2019.30.6.445

High-Power Water-Cooled RF Load  

Heo, Ye-Rim (Department of Electronic Convergence Engineering, Kwangwoon University)
Lee, Cheol-Eon (Department of Electronic Convergence Engineering, Kwangwoon University)
Park, Su-Yeon (Department of Electronic Convergence Engineering, Kwangwoon University)
Kang, Ju-Yeong (Department of Electronic Convergence Engineering, Kwangwoon University)
Choi, Jin Joo (Department of Electronic Convergence Engineering, Kwangwoon University)
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Abstract
This paper presents the design of a water-cooled radio-frequency(RF) load with simple structure, for use in the ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) band. After establishing a formula to obtain the physical properties that affect RF matching, we measure the permittivity and $tan{\delta}$(Loss tangent) of tap water. Because the temperature of tap water increases upon applying high power, we measure the permittivity and $tan{\delta}$ for all changes in the temperature of tap water. In order to reduce the length of the water-load, molybdate with high $tan{\delta}$ is mixed with tap water. The loss tangent of the mixture is found to be approximately 26 times higher than that of tap water. Finally, we manufacture a water-cooled RF load and measure its characteristics. A reflection coefficient of -19 dB and bandwidth of 15 % is obtained at 460 MHz.
Keywords
Permittivity; Loss Tangent; Water-Cooled RF Load;
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