CHIPSET (Apr 2025)

Automatic Impedance Double-Stub Tuner for High-Power S-Band Microwave Networks

  • Benjamin Kommey,
  • Ernest Ofosu Addo,
  • Elvis Tamakloe

DOI
https://doi.org/10.25077/chipset.6.01.1-12.2025
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 01

Abstract

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This paper presents the development of an impedance tuner realized in the WR-340 waveguide for use in S-band networks (2.45 GHz ISM band). The tuner is a double-stub structure designed to be adjoined to a reflectometer and performs automatic impedance matching using the reflectometer’s measurements through a closed-loop feedback mechanism. The device is designed to work under the full operating conditions of high-power microwave generators. Simulations and preliminary measurements show that the impedance tuner performance is stable and temperature independent. The system is suited for on-line monitoring and control of network parameters in industrial waveguide applications

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