• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SC
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• v.47 no.6
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• pp.43-50
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• 2010

In this paper, the TWTA (Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier) maintenance system for the low altitude surveillance Radar was developed using the embedded Linux system, and its superiority was demonstrated through the performance test. Nowadays, the necessity of maintenance system and reliability testing on military equipments has been increasing steadily. In addition, nonlinear characteristics of the maintenance system for the low altitude surveillance Radar are more likely to have serious problems as well as to slow down durability. Therefore, after analyzing characteristics of RF input-output signal and TWTA, we designed interface circuits between the TWTA equipment and the embedded Linux system. The Linux kernel on the system was optimized to improve the efficiency and reliability. And our new TWTA maintenance system was evaluated in the real field. As a result, the proposed system was contented with desired specifications, and demonstrated military's fighting capabilities. Therefore, our novel system will advance military maintenance technology and will help to develop similar equipments.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.16 no.6 s.97
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• pp.644-651
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• 2005

In this paper, a new predistortion method to reduce nonlinearity or a traveling wave tube amplifiers(IWTAs) is proposed. Nonlinear transfer characteristics of TWTA are analyzed using carrier complex power series. Inverse carrier complex power series or a predistortion linearizer to linearizer TWTA are also proposed. The inverse nonlinear distortion characteristics of predistorter can be realized with reflective structure that is composed of Schottky diode and resistive-terminated transmission line. The AM-to-AM and the AM-to-PM characteristics for TWTA by proposed predistortive linearizer on K-band were improved from -5.825 dB and -37.321^{\circ} to 0.786 dB and 6.742^{\circ}, respectively.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.02a
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• pp.233-233
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• 2011

ECR 이온원을 가볍고 작게 하면서 운전을 단순화함으로써 유지보수를 최소화하는 것은 특히 의료용 중입자 가속기에서 매우 중요한 조건 중 하나가 된다. 탄소 다가 이온을 만들어내기 위한 의료용 중입자가속기의 이온원으로 영구자석형 ECR 이온원을 개념 설계하였다. 영구자석은 이온원 입출구에서 강력한 축방향 자장을 만들기 위한 솔레노이드 자석 두 개와 반경방향 자장을 만들어 주기 6극 자석으로 구성된다. 또한 축방향 자장 흐름을 효과적으로 만들어주기 위한 두 개의 링 형 자석을 추가하여 자장의 강도를 높였다. 그러나 영구자석으로만 만들어진 자장 구조는 제작과 동시에 고정이 되어 수정이 불가능하기 때문에 제작 후 매우 제한적인 운전영역을 가질 뿐 만 아니라 최악의 경우에는 운전조건을 찾지 못하는 경우도 발생할 수 있다. 따라서 본 설계에서는 그림과 같이 두 개의 작은 보조 솔레노이드 전자석을 추가하여, 최소한의 운전조건으로 ECR 이온원의 공명영역을 결정하는 최소 자장의 구조뿐만 아니라 축방향 자장의 세기도 각각 능동적으로 제어할 수 있도록 하였다. 또한 마이크로파원으로는 TWT (Traveling Wave Tube)를 사용하여 10 GHz에서 14 GHz 까지 다양한 주파수에서 운전이 가능할 수 있도록 설계하였다. 이러한 설계를 통하여 다양한 운전조건을 가질 수 있는 안정된 ECR 이온원을 부피가 작으면서도 유지보수를 최소화하는 구조로 만들 수 있으며, 본 이온원은 탄소 다가 이온을 만들어내기 위한 목적뿐 만 아니라 다양한 중이온을 작은 규모로 만들어내기 위한 장치에서도 사용될 수 있다.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.421-432
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• 2020

This paper proposes a 2-kW solid-state power amplifier (SSPA) developed by employing power amplifier pallets designed using gallium-nitride high electron mobility transistors, which is used in S-band military radars and to replace existing traveling-wave tube amplifier (TWTA). The SSPA consists of a high-power amplifier module, which combines eight power amplifier pallets, a drive amplifier module, a digital control module, and a power supply unit. First, the amplifier module and component were integrated into a small package to account for space limitations; next, an on-board harmonic filter was fabricated to reject spurious components; and finally, an auto gain control system was designed for various duty ratios because recent military radar systems are all active phase radars using the pulse operation mode. The developed SSPA exhibited a max gain of 48 dB and an output power ranging between 63-63.6 dBm at a frequency band of 3.1 to 3.5 GHz. The auto gain control function showed that the output power is regulated around 63 dBm despite the fluctuation of the input power from 15-20 dBm. Finally, reliability of the developed system was verified through a temperature environment test for nine hours at high (55 ℃) / low (-40℃) temperature profile in accordance with military standard 810. The developed SSPA show better performance such as light weight, high output, high gain, various safety function, low repair cost and short repair time than existing TWTA.