High Power Solid-State RF Power Amplifiers
- September 23, 2020
- Posted by: Dominique
- Category: EMC Power Amplifiers
As more and more electronics manufacturers started taking advantage of fast-growing high-frequency technologies, product and test engineers have more and more dependent on highly linear and robust broadband test equipment to meet their ever-increasing testing needs. Further, we all know how much of a tedious and overwhelming process it is to choose a proper amplifier to meet specific Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) testing requirements.
To make your amplifier selection process easy, application-specific, and cost-effective, HV TECHNOLOGIES, Inc., offers a broad range of Class A solid-state power amplifiers through their exclusive and industry-leading European partners’—Prana and Frankonia—covering the frequency range from 10 kHz to 40 GHz with output power ranging from 1 to 16,000 watts. These amplifiers are designed and manufactured not just for EMC testing but also for a wide range of applications like RF component testing, wireless RF and LTE testing, physics (particle accelerator and plasma generation) and medical (MRI & Diathermy) R&D applications, military (Jammers, Radar & Satcom), material testing (ultrasound), and general laboratory use.
Our proven in-house rigorous testing and verification processes have shown that these amplifiers reproduce signals with high fidelity. These solid-state amplifiers exhibit the low noise and low distortion characteristics required for many EMC test applications. Thus, these amplifiers have become the product of choice in the industry for many testing applications—EMC, Military (MIL-STD), Particle Accelerators, R&D, Radar Systems, Communications—to name a few.
PRANA offers various subsets of power amplifiers covering the wide spectrum of power (1 to 16,000 watts) and frequency ranges from 10 kHz to 6 GHz. There are 11 subsets of PRANA power amplifiers based on frequency ranges. The picture below summarizes all the subsets from 10 kHz to 6 GHz. All these amplifiers are known for being very linear, robust and reliable, VSWR tolerant, and able to faithfully reproduce the signals across their frequency subset.
PRANA’s solid-state Class-A power amplifiers selection matrix
The table below summarizes Prana’s amplifier product offerings keyed to general test standard applications.
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Product Series |
Frequency Range |
Power Level Offerings |
General Applications |
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10 kHz to 250 MHz |
90 W, 180 W, 340 W, 670 W, 1.3 kW, 2.5 kW, 5 kW, 10 kW, 16 kW |
EMC testing to MIL-STD-461/464, DO-160 IEC61000-4-6, IEC60601-1-2, ISO11452-2/4 |
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9 kHz to 400 MHz |
75 W, 140 W, 290 W, 540 W,1.1 kW, 1.8 kW, 3.2 kW |
EMC testing to MIL-STD-461/464, DO-160 IEC61000-4-3/6, IEC60601-1-2, ISO11452-2/4 |
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9 kHz to 1000 MHz |
30 W, 90 W, 180 W, 90/130 W, 170/130 W, 310/220 W, 1.25 kW/800 W |
EMC testing to MIL-STD-461/464, DO-160 IEC61000-4-3/6, IEC60601-1-2, ISO11452-2/4 |
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100 kHz to 200 MHz |
40 W, 500 W, 1 kW, 2 kW, 3.5 kW, 7 kW, 12 kW |
EMC testing to MIL-STD-461/464, DO-160, ISO11452-4 |
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20 MHz to 1000 MHz |
140 W, 250 W, 500 W, 600 W |
EMC testing to MIL-STD-461/464, DO-160, ISO11452-4, IEC61000-4-3 |
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80 MHz to 1000 MHz |
140 W, 250 W, 500 W, 900 W, 1.45 kW, 1.65 kW, 2.4 kW, 3.5 kW |
EMC testing to MIL-STD-461/464, DO-160, ISO11452-4, IEC61000-4-3 |
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1 GHz to 2.5 GHz |
175 W, 300 W, 600 W, 1.2 kW |
EMC testing to MIL-STD-461/464, DO-160, IEC61000-4-3, Radar Systems, communications, Particle Accelerators and TWT Replacement |
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0.8 GHz to 3.2 GHz |
28 W, 48 W, 90 W, 120 W, 220 W, 450 W, 1 kW |
EMC testing to MIL-STD-461/464, DO-160, , IEC61000-4-3, Radar Systems, communications, Particle Accelerators and TWT Replacement |
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0.8 GHz to 4 GHz |
25 W, 45 W, 80 W, 100 W, 200 W, 420 W, 800 W |
EMC testing to MIL-STD-461/464, DO-160, IEC61000-4-3, Radar Systems, communications, Particle Accelerators and TWT Replacement |
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0.8 GHz to 6 GHz (0.8 to 3.2 GHz & 3.2 to 6 GHz) |
20/15 W, 40/15 W, 40/30 W, 70/15 W, 70/30 W, 70/55 W, 120/30 W, 120/55 W, 120/100 W, 220/55 W, 220/100 W, 220/150 W |
EMC testing to MIL-STD-461/464, DO-160, IEC61000-4-3, Radar Systems, communications, Particle Accelerators and TWT Replacement |
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2 GHz to 6 GHz |
15 W, 30 W, 55 W, 100 W, 180 W |
EMC testing to MIL-STD-461/464, DO-160, IEC61000-4-3, Radar Systems, communications, Particle Accelerators and TWT Replacement |
HV TECHNOLOGIES, Inc. offers various wideband power amplifiers from Frankonia EMC Test-Systems to cover the extended frequency range 6 GHz to 40 GHz with power outputs ranging from 5 to 300 watts. There are six subsets of Frankonia power amplifiers based on frequency ranges. The table below summarizes Frankonia’s standard amplifier product offerings from 6 GHz to 40 GHz keyed to general test standard applications.
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Product Series |
Frequency Range |
Power Level Offerings |
General Applications |
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WBA-6/12 |
6 GHz to 12 GHz |
50 W, 100 W |
EMC testing to MIL-STD -461/464, DO-160, ISO11452-1 |
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WBA-6/18 |
6 GHz to 18 GHz |
10 W, 20 W, 40 W, 50 W, 60 W, 100 W, 150 W, 200 W, 300 W |
EMC testing to MIL-STD -461/464, DO-160,
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WBA-6/26.5 |
6 GHz to 26.5 GHz |
20 W |
EMC testing to MIL-STD -461/464, Electronic Warfare, Satcom
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WBA-18/26.5 |
18 GHz to 26.5 GHz |
5 W, 10 W, 20 W, 25 W, 40 W, 80 W |
EMC testing to MIL-STD -461/464, Electronic Warfare, Satcom
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WBA-18/40 |
18 GHz to 40 GHz |
10 W |
EMC testing to MIL-STD -461/464, Electronic Warfare, Satcom
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WBA -26.5/40 |
26.5 GHz to 40 GHz |
5 W, 10 W, 40 W, 80 W |
EMC testing to MIL-STD -461/464, Electronic Warfare, Satcom
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As you can see there are many frequency bands and test-specific factors to consider when selecting an RF power amplifier. Our experienced Sales Managers can help you select the right amplifier for your specific testing needs. If you would like to learn more about our wideband RF amplifiers, feel free to contact one of our sales managers at +1 (703) 365-2330 or emcsales@hvtechnologies.com.