FOLDOVER IN DIODE-LOADED RESONANT CIRCUITS

Abstract

Experimental investigation of foldover was made in a medium frequency series resonant circuit using two back-to-back Varicap diodes. Foldover of this nature is a phenomenon of some importance in several practical devices, including bistable switching circuits, the parametron, the parametric limiter, the parametric amplifier and the harmonic generator. The purpose of this study was to determine how well such foldover could be predicted from theory for the series circuit. Theoretical results were based upon precise measurements of the individual circuit com ponents. Very good agreement of theory with experiment was obtained, assuming only the fundamental frequency term in the harmonic balance method of solving the nonlinear differential equation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0407128

Entities

People

  • Robert E. Tokheim

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Amplifiers
  • Backward Diodes
  • Differential Equations
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electron Tubes
  • Engineering
  • Ferrites
  • Frequency Response
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Resonant Circuits
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Semiconductors
  • Varactor Diodes

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design