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Low cost measurement system for broadcast power amplifiers
Author(s) -
Silveira Daniel Discini,
Souza Lima José,
Silveira Maurício
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of communication systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.344
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1099-1131
pISSN - 1074-5351
DOI - 10.1002/dac.2616
Subject(s) - computer science , factory (object oriented programming) , amplifier , product (mathematics) , reliability engineering , quality (philosophy) , production line , production (economics) , power (physics) , telecommunications , bandwidth (computing) , mechanical engineering , philosophy , geometry , mathematics , epistemology , engineering , economics , macroeconomics , programming language , physics , quantum mechanics
SUMMARY For the fast prototyping, production, and delivery of commercial radio frequency products/systems, accurate and reliable test systems are necessary. These systems are usually product customized and thus expensive solutions, capable of performing all necessary measurements for a specific product. The purpose of this paper is to present a flexible cost‐effective test solution, capable of realizing all necessary measurement on a high output power amplifier system greater than 500 W, and to generate essential reports. These reports allow the system operator to (i) perform an analysis and a statistical comparison among various products, assuring that the quality is the same for all products; and (ii) retain products that present a performance poorer than other similar products, without a rigorous technical analysis, thus increasing efficiency in factory assembly line. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.