HIGH FREQUENCY SOLID-STATE POWER RECTIFICATION

This report covers the progress made on high frequency power rectification from September 1966 to September 1967. The requirements for a high frequency rectifying diode are reviewed. The germanium-gallium arsenide p-n heterojunction diode is presented and its material requirements, fabrication technology, and packaging are discussed. The circuit requirements for high frequency rectification are considered, and a new lumped circuit test jig was designed and built. The development of a 220 MHz one kilowatt rectification test facility is reported. Finally, a continuous rectified DC output power of 28 watts was obtained from a 220 MHz source using a single germanium-gallium arsenide heterojunction diode. The overall rectification efficiency of a similar heterojunction diode including circuit losses was 72%. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report on Project Tubeflight. See also PB-179 464.
• Corporate Authors:

  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  Division of Electrophysics
  Troy, NY  United States  12180
• Authors:
  • Mortenson, K E
  • Bakeman, PEJ
  • Taft, W C
• Publication Date: 1967-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 42 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Intelligent transportation systems; Propulsion; Railroad electrification; Vehicle power plants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Propulsion systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00039105
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: TR-EP-6803
• Contract Numbers: C-117-66
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 24 1973 12:00AM