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dc.contributor.authorScott, Bretteng
dc.contributor.authorKovaleski, Scott D.eng
dc.contributor.corporatenameUniversity of Missouri-Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Researcheng
dc.contributor.meetingnameUndergraduate Research and Creative Achievements Forum (2008 : University of Missouri--Columbia)eng
dc.date2008eng
dc.date.issued2008eng
dc.descriptionAbstract only availableeng
dc.description.abstractClass E amplifiers are a special class of electronic amplifiers which are highly efficient at delivering power at high frequencies. Class E amplifiers consist of a signal generator, switch, and two LC resonant circuits. The resonant circuits are tuned to a specific frequency, which requires the amplifier to be designed to a particular frequency. This amplifier is being developed to power the Ferroelectric Plasma Thruster (FEPT) which creates plasma when excited by a high voltage, high frequency signal. The FEPT has a piezoelectric resonance near 400 kHz, so an operating frequency of 375 kHz was selected for optimal performance. The goal of this project is to reduce the size and amount of equipment to operate the FEPT. Design goals require volume, weight, and electrical inputs to be kept to a minimum so that the amplifier and FEPT can be merged together into a small package.eng
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10355/2028eng
dc.languageen_USeng
dc.publisherUniversity of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Researcheng
dc.relation.ispartof2008 Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievements Forum (MU)eng
dc.relation.ispartofcommunityUniversity of Missouri-Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research. Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievements Forumeng
dc.subjecthigh frequencyeng
dc.subjectresonant circuitseng
dc.subjectcompact designeng
dc.titleDevelopment of a RF Class E amplifier to power a ferroelectric plasma thruster [abstract]eng
dc.typePresentationeng


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