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    DBC Twta-Sspa Guide 2017

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    This document compares the advantages and disadvantages of TWTAs (Traveling Wave Tube Amplifiers) and GaN SSPAs (Gallium Nitride Solid State Power Amplifiers) for satellite communications. TWTAs have higher available output power, are more efficient, generate less heat, and have demonstrated greater reliability over many years of use on satellites. However, their power supplies are larger. GaN SSPAs can achieve better linearity and intermodulation performance as well as lower noise and harmonic levels, but their reliability and heat dissipation require more development before matching TWTAs. Both technologies require temperature compensation above 65-85 degrees Celsius.

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    This document compares the advantages and disadvantages of TWTAs (Traveling Wave Tube Amplifiers) and GaN SSPAs (Gallium Nitride Solid State Power Amplifiers) for satellite communications. TWTAs have higher available output power, are more efficient, generate less heat, and have demonstrated greater reliability over many years of use on satellites. However, their power supplies are larger. GaN SSPAs can achieve better linearity and intermodulation performance as well as lower noise and harmonic levels, but their reliability and heat dissipation require more development before matching TWTAs. Both technologies require temperature compensation above 65-85 degrees Celsius.

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    This document compares the advantages and disadvantages of TWTAs (Traveling Wave Tube Amplifiers) and GaN SSPAs (Gallium Nitride Solid State Power Amplifiers) for satellite communications. TWTAs have higher available output power, are more efficient, generate less heat, and have demonstrated greater reliability over many years of use on satellites. However, their power supplies are larger. GaN SSPAs can achieve better linearity and intermodulation performance as well as lower noise and harmonic levels, but their reliability and heat dissipation require more development before matching TWTAs. Both technologies require temperature compensation above 65-85 degrees Celsius.

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    DBC Twta-Sspa Guide 2017

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    Danny Avilés
    This document compares the advantages and disadvantages of TWTAs (Traveling Wave Tube Amplifiers) and GaN SSPAs (Gallium Nitride Solid State Power Amplifiers) for satellite communications. TWTAs have higher available output power, are more efficient, generate less heat, and have demonstrated greater reliability over many years of use on satellites. However, their power supplies are larger. GaN SSPAs can achieve better linearity and intermodulation performance as well as lower noise and harmonic levels, but their reliability and heat dissipation require more development before matching TWTAs. Both technologies require temperature compensation above 65-85 degrees Celsius.

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    TWTA vs.

    SSPA: Advantages and Disadvantages


    Functions Advantages Disdvantages Advantages Disadvantages
    All units have the same linearity, intermodulation, and spectral regrowth performance
    Linearity and Intermodulation
    TWTA and GaN SSPA equal GaN SSPA and TWTA equal
    Distortion
    TWTAs have a higher
    Available Output Power available output power and
    at higher frequencies
    Efficiency of Operation TWTAs are more efficient in
    High Voltages = 10,000 volts+ High Current = 100 Amps+
    (i.e., AC Power Consumption the back-off state
    Basic RF Modules are
    smaller than TWTA but the
    TWTA packages including
    power supply and required
    Size and Weight power supplies are smaller
    heat sinks make the overall
    and weigh less
    package larger than TWTAs
    and are heavier
    Power FETs dissipate large
    TWTA power distributed amounts of power at a
    over a relatively large area, concentrated point. Heat
    Heat Dissipation
    making heat sinking a less dissipation is currently one
    challenging task of the most challenging
    problems in SSPA design
    TWTAs have logged many Tubes have a limited life from No limited life. Theoretically
    Power Supply reliability is a
    Reliability years of reliable operation 40,000 to 100,000 hours of could have MTBFs greater
    known SSPA problem
    on spacecrafts/satellites continuous operation than 1,000,000 hours
    Foreign and domestic tube Below 20 GHz, all power FET
    Source of Supply
    suppliers suppliers are foreign
    Solid state driver amplifiers SSPAs and driver amplifiers
    TWTs are very stable over
    Temperature Stability need to be temperature need to be temperature
    temperature
    compensated compensated
    Noise Power 10 dBm beter than TWT
    Harmonics 20 dBc better than TWT
    Reliability vs. Temperature Operate up to 85 degrees C Operate up to 65 degrees C

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