Solid State Grid Modulator

Abstract

This program was for the design, construction and test of two Solid State Grid Modulators to provide enhanced performance and improved reliability in existing S-band radar transmitters at the Rome Research Site. Specifically, the modulators support the pulse widths and PRF's necessary to mimic the waveforms of any AN/APY-2 AWACS radar transmitter. These include a mixture of long-pulse, low-PRF and short-pulse, high PRF modes which could not be supported by the transmitters' original grid modulators. The modulators were delivered and tested at Rome Research Site.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA389445

Entities

People

  • Franklin B. Jones

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Circuit Boards
  • Control Knobs
  • Electronic Components
  • Frequency
  • High Voltage
  • Military Research
  • Modulators
  • Power Supplies
  • Printed Circuit Boards
  • Printed Circuits
  • Radar
  • Radar Transmitters
  • Switched Mode Power Supplies
  • Transmitters
  • Waveforms

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Radar Systems Engineering.