Restricted Research - Award List, Note/Discussion Page
Fiscal Year: 2023
851 Texas Tech University (142739)
Principal Investigator: Stephens, Jacob C.
Total Amount of Contract, Award, or Gift (Annual before 2011): $ 751,173
Exceeds $250,000 (Is it flagged?): Yes
Start and End Dates: 4/1/23 - 3/31/26
Restricted Research: YES
Academic Discipline: Engineering
Department, Center, School, or Institute: Pulsed Power and Power Electr Cntr
Title of Contract, Award, or Gift: Novel HPM source topologies for high power microwave and millimeter wave generation
Name of Granting or Contracting Agency/Entity:
DOD - Office of Naval Research
CFDA Link: DOD
12.300
Program Title:
n/a
CFDA Linked: Basic and Applied Scientific Research
Note:
1.1.1: The objective of this research project includes theoretical modeling and particle-in-cell simulation of triaxial split cavity oscillators (TSCOs) over a wide parameter space, before completing the in-depth design of an Xband device. This research will be a new look at a novel version of a classical VED topology that has historically received only limited attention. By exploiting advances in modern materials capability, and the reconfiguration of the device to a triaxial structure, this approach aims to realize a low-complexity VED for the production of HPMs at frequencies ranging X-band to K-band. By testing the proposed device at both X-band and K-band, far above the traditional frequency range of traditional split cavity oscillators, this study will provide critical insight regarding the power frequency performance characteristics of this new VED topology.
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