Providing examples of applications, Power Vacuum Tubes Handbook, Third Edition examines the underlying technology of each type of power vacuum tube device in common use today. The author presents basic principles, reports on new development efforts, and discusses implementation and maintenance considerations. Supporting mathematical equations and extensive technical illustrations and schematic diagrams help readers understand the material.
Translate Principles into Specific Applications
This one-stop reference is a hands-on guide for engineering personnel involved in the design, specification, installation, and maintenance of high-power equipment utilizing vacuum tubes. It offers a comprehensive look at the important area of high-frequency/high-power applications of microwave power devices, making it possible for general principles to be translated into specific applications. Coverage includes power grid tubes—triodes, tetrodes, and pentodes—as well as microwave power tubes such as klystrons, traveling wave tubes, gyrotrons, and other high-frequency devices. These vacuum tubes are used in applications from radio broadcasting to television, radar, satellite communications, and more.
Explore a Wide Variety of Methods in Power Vacuum Tube Design
This third edition includes updates on vacuum tube technology, devices, applications, design methods, and modulation methods. It also expands its scope to cover properties of materials and RF system maintenance and troubleshooting. Explaining difficult concepts and processes clearly, this handbook guides readers in the design and selection of a power vacuum tube-based system.
What’s New in This Edition
Power Vacuum Tube Applications
Vacuum Tube Development Vacuum Tube Applications Electromagnetic Radiation Spectrum
Modulation Systems and Characteristics
Modulation Systems Operating Class Thermal and Circuit Noise Amplitude Modulation Frequency Modulation Pulse Modulation Spread Spectrum Systems
Vacuum Tube Principles
Characteristics of Electrons Types of Vacuum Tubes High-Frequency Operating Limits Vacuum Tube Design Tube Construction Neutralization Electron Tube Characteristics
Designing Vacuum Tube Circuits
Principles of RF Power Amplification High-Voltage Power Supplies
Applying Vacuum Tube Devices
AM Power Amplification Systems Linear Amplification High-Efficiency Linear Amplification Television Power Amplifier Systems FM Power Amplifier Systems Special-Application Amplifiers
Microwave Power Tubes
Grid Vacuum Tubes Klystron Klystrode/lnductive Output Tube Constant Efficiency Amplifier Traveling Wave Tube Crossed-Field Tubes Other Microwave Devices Microwave Tube Life
RF Interconnection and Switching
Coaxial Transmission Line Waveguide RF Combiner and Diplexer Systems High-Power Isolators
Properties of Materials
Metals Dielectrics Tabular Data
Cooling Considerations
Application of Cooling Principles Operating Environment
Reliability Considerations
Quality Assurance Reliability Analysis Vacuum Tube Reliability Klystron Reliability
Device Performance Criteria
Measurement Parameters Vacuum Tube Operating Parameters Voltage Standing Wave Ratio Radio Frequency System Performance
RF System Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Routine Maintenance Transmission Line and Antenna High-Voltage Power Supply Troubleshooting Procedure
Safe Handling of Vacuum Tube Devices
Electric Shock Operating Hazards Nonionizing Radiation
Appendix: Mathematics, Symbols, and Physical Constants
Index
Most chapters include an introduction, references, and a bibliography.
Overview
Providing examples of applications, Power Vacuum Tubes Handbook, Third Edition examines the underlying technology of each type of power vacuum tube device in common use today. The author presents basic principles, reports on new development efforts, and discusses implementation and maintenance considerations. Supporting mathematical equations and extensive technical illustrations and schematic diagrams help readers understand the material.
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