Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2015. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation presents a circuit-based design technique that leads to benefits in terms
of the physical size, manufacturability, and
exibility in the design of N-way conical line
power combiners. An equivalent circuit model for the peripheral input ports of conical
line power combiners is extracted, as well as empirical equations that allow the circuit
element values to be calculated directly from the physical dimensions of the combiner,
and vice versa. This allows for rapid optimization of various dimensions of the combiner
at a significantly reduced computational cost compared to full-wave simulations. A design
procedure is presented and a conical combiner designed with a measured reflection
coefficient of better than -18 dB over a 46 % bandwidth around 10 GHz. The designed
prototype is much smaller compared to previous designs while exhibiting similar performance.
Design procedures for single-section and multi-section impedance tapered conical
to coaxial line transitions are also presented, which can be used to simplify the design of
conical combiners and reduce the manufacturing effort. Two combiners are designed, one
with a single-section and one with a multi-section transition, and output port reflection
coefficients of -23 dB and -17 dB over bandwidths of 20 % and 43 % around 10 GHz
are measured, respectively.
This dissertation additionally presents a method that can be used in general to improve
the input port isolation of N-way power combiners without affecting their reciprocity.
A simple S-parameter proof is presented, followed by a derivation of equations that can
be used to estimate the worst-case performance. Some design examples are presented,
showing that terminations can be used for isolation loads. A prototype based on microstrip
transmission lines is manufactured and a much improved input port reflection and isolation
performance of -15 dB and 20 dB is measured, respectively, compared to a simulated
input port reflection coefficient of -2:5 dB and isolation of 2:5 dB before the method was
applied.
ii / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie proefskrif stel 'n stroombaangebaseerde ontwerpsmetode voor wat lei tot voordele
in terme van die fisiese grootte, vervaardigbaarheid, en vryheid in die ontwerp van koniese
lyn kombineerders. 'n Ekwivalente stroombaanmodel vir die voerpoorte word onttrek,
asook empiriese vergelykings wat gebruik kan word om die stroombaanelement waardes
vanaf die afmetings van die kombineerder te bepaal. Dit laat die ontwerper toe om
verskeie afmetings van die kombineerder te optimeer teen 'n beduidende laer koste in
vergelyking met volgolf simulasies. 'n Ontwerpsprosedure word voorgestel en gebruik om
'n koniese kombineerder te ontwerp en 'n weerkaatskoëffisient van beter as -18 dB met
'n bandwydte van 46 % om 10 GHz word gemeet. Die prototipe is aansienlik kleiner as
vorige ontwerpe, maar toon soortgelyke werkverrigting. Ontwerpsprosedures vir enkel en
veelvoudige deel koniese na koaksiale lyn oorgange word ook voorgestel, wat gebruik kan
word om die ontwerp en vervaardiging van koniese kombineerders te vereenvoudig. Twee
kombineerders word ontwerp, een met 'n enkel deel oorgang en een met veelvoudige dele,
en onderskeidelike uittree weerkaatskoëffisiente van -23 dB en -17 dB oor bandwydtes
van 20 % en 43 % word gemeet.
Hierdie proefskrif stel ook 'n metode voor wat gebruik kan word om die intree poort
isolasie van N-rigting kombineerders in die algemeen te verbeter, sonder om die wederkerigheid
daarvan te beïnvloed. 'n Bewys van die metode word gelewer, gevolg deur
'n afleiding van vergelykings wat gebruik kan word om die slegste-geval werkverrigting
af te skat. Verskillende voorbeelde van kombineerders word getoon waarop die metode
toegepas is, en wys dat terminasies gebruik kan word vir die isolasie laste. 'n Prototipe
gebaseer op mikrostrook transmissielyne word vervaardig en 'n verbeterde intreepoort
weerkaatskoëffisient en isolasie van onderskeidelik -15 dB en 20 dB word gemeet, in
vergelyking met 'n weerkaatskoëffisient van -2:5 dB en isolasie van 2:5 dB voordat die
metode toegepas is.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/96976 |
| Date | 03 1900 |
| Creators | Beyers, Ryno Dawid |
| Contributors | De Villiers, Dirk I. L., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | Unknown |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 101 pages : illustrations |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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