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NuPower

TM

 

L60T01

 

User

 

Manual

    

 

 

 

Rev

 

1.1

 

1

 

 

1

 

NUPOWER

TM

 PRODUCT LINE OVERVIEW 

The

 

NuPower

 

family

 

of

 

solid

state

 

RF

 

power

 

amplifier

 

(PA)

 

modules

 

is

 

designed

 

to

 

meet

 

the

 

demanding

 

needs

 

of

 

the

 

Aerospace

 

&

 

Defense,

 

Industrial,

 

and

 

Commercial

 

markets.

 

Based

 

on

 

the

 

latest

 

gallium

 

nitride

 

(GaN)

 

technology,

 

NuPower’s

 

power

 

efficiency

 

and

 

miniature

 

form

 

factor

 

make

 

it

 

ideal

 

for

 

size,

 

weight,

 

and

 

power

constrained

 

RF

 

telemetry

 

and

 

tactical

 

communications

 

systems.

  

1.1

 

NUPOWER

TM

 PRODUCT LINE HIGHLIGHTS 

 

 

High

 

Performance:

 

Unique

 

combination

 

of

 

coverage,

 

miniature

 

form

 

factors,

 

and

 

high

 

efficiency.

 

 

 

Enclosures:

 

The

 

NuPower

 

family

 

of

 

power

 

amplifiers

 

is

 

housed

 

in

 

an

 

aluminum

 

enclosure

 

with

 

mounting

 

holes

 

incorporated

 

into

 

the

 

chassis.

  

 

 

Completely

 

Characterized:

 

The

 

NuPower

 

family

 

of

 

solid

state

 

power

 

amplifiers

 

has

 

been

 

completely

 

characterized

 

over

 

temperature,

 

voltage,

 

and

 

frequency.

 

These

 

high

performance

 

modules

 

offer

 

significant

 

value

 

for

 

the

 

OEM

 

user

 

or

 

the

 

Systems

 

Integrator.

 

 

 

User

 

Friendly:

 

Over

Voltage

 

protection

 

and

 

regulator

 

thermal

 

shutdown

 

provide

 

defenses

 

against

 

user

 

interface

 

issues.

  

 

 

High

 

Reliability:

 

NuWaves’

 

selection

 

of

 

conservatively

 

rated

 

components

 

provides

 

high

 

reliability.

 

Each

 

NuPower

 

is

 

inspected

 

to

 

IPC

A

610

 

Class

 

II

 

quality

 

standards.

 

NuWaves’

 

Quality

 

Management

 

System

 

is

 

AS9100:2016

 

Rev

 

D

 

and

 

ISO

 

9001:2015

 

certified.

 

 

 

Applications:

 

RF

 

Telemetry

 

 

RF

 

Communication

 

Systems

 

 

Electronic

 

Warfare

 

 

Unmanned

 

Aircraft

 

Systems

 

(UAS)

 

 

Unmanned

 

Ground

 

Vehicles

 

(UGV)

 

 

Unmanned

 

Surface

 

Vehicles

 

(USV)

 

 

Software

 

Defined

 

Radios

 

• 

Test

 

Labs

 

 

 

Available

 

Options:

  

 

o

 

Fan

cooled

 

heat

 

sink

 

with

 

28V

 

operated

 

fan

 

o

 

Labeled

 

interface

 

cable

 

with

 

banana

 

jack

 

plugs

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for NUPOWER L60T01

Page 1: ...MANUAL NUPOWERTM L60T01 L BAND POWER AMPLIFIER PART NUMBER NW PA L60T01 NuWaves Engineering 132 Edison Drive Middletown Ohio 45044 PH 513 360 0800 FAX 513 539 8782 www nuwaves com product sales nuwave...

Page 2: ...letely Characterized The NuPower family of solid state power amplifiers has been completely characterized over temperature voltage and frequency These high performance modules offer significant value...

Page 3: ...l for size weight and power constrained RF telemetry and tactical communication systems The NuPowerTM L60T01 ruggedized chassis allows the system integrator to easily incorporate the unit into a platf...

Page 4: ...t Power 1 dB Compression 41 dBm 960 MHz 43 dBm 1175 MHz 43 dBm 1390 MHz RF Gain 48 dB typ Input VSWR 1 9 typ 2 3 max Output Mismatch No Damage 10 1 Nominal Input Drive Level 0 dBm Maximum Input Drive...

Page 5: ...Temperature 40 to 60 o C ambient 40 to 85 o C baseplate Storage Temperature 55 to 85 o C Table 3 NuPower L60T01 Mean Time Between Failure MTBF Conditions Hours Ground Benign GB 292 657 Airborne Inhab...

Page 6: ...NICAL SPECIFICATIONS Figure 2 NuPower L60T01 Mechanical Outline Table 4 NuPower L60T01 Mechanical Specifications Parameter Specification RF Connectors SMA female Control Power Interface Connector 9 Pi...

Page 7: ...banana plugs Figure 3 The NuPower PA Kit offers out of the box operation for the user The 28 VDC fan cooled heatsink is shown with the NuPower L60T01 mounted Caution The use of external heat sinking i...

Page 8: ...nsmission line or coaxial cable Avoid using damaged cables or corroded connectors while attaching the unit to an antenna Terminating the antenna terminal into a 50 power attenuator with minimum 20 dB...

Page 9: ...ed into 50 otherwise the PA could be damaged 4 1 INTERFACE CABLE HARNESS The cable harness that connects the host controller to the 9 pin Micro D connector of the NuPower L60T01 is made up of 9 wires...

Page 10: ...in transmit mode The user can either connect the RF Enable line to pins 1 2 6 8 on the CTRL PWR interface connector or an open drain logic line capable of sinking 500 A to place the unit in transmit m...

Page 11: ...sing of a NuWaves product Do not remove the cover or any hardware Do not remove components from the circuit card assembly Do not incinerate Do not crush or shred Do not dispose of as unsorted municipa...

Page 12: ...Sales Phone 513 360 0800 Email support nuwaves com NuWaves Home Page https www nuwaves com Product Warranty https products nuwaves com wp content uploads NuWaves_Warranty_Repair pdf 6 1 GENERAL INFOR...

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