R.V.R. Elettronica VJ15000-TR User Manual Download

Page: 1 / 82

Date: 25/07/03

R.V.R. Elettronica S.r.l. (BO)

VJ15000-TR - R.F. Tube Amplifier

TECHNICAL AND MANTEINANCE MANUAL

VJ15000-TR

15KW Power Triode Amplifier 87.5-108 MHz

Manufactured by R.V.R. Elettronica - Italy

Summary of Contents for VJ15000-TR

Page 1: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 1 TECHNICAL AND MANTEINANCE MANUAL VJ15000 TR 15KW Power Triode Amplifier 87 5 108 MHz Manufactured by R V R Elettronica Italy...

Page 2: ...TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 12 CHAPTER 2 13 ELECTRICAL DESCRIPTION 13 2 1 INTRODUCTION 13 CHAPTER 3 31 EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION 31 3 1 INTRODUCTION 31 3 2 UNPACKING 31 3 3 TUBE INSTALLATION 33 3 4 EQUIPMEN...

Page 3: ...REGOLAZIONE RF MHZ 41 FIG 24 MEASURES CARD REFERENCE VIEW 45 FIG 25 MEASURES CARD REPLACING DIAGRAM N 1 46 FIG 26 MEASURES CARD REPLACING DIAGRAM N 2 47 FIG 27 POWER SUPPLIES CONNECTION FOR THE CALIBR...

Page 4: ...3 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 4 TABLE D MEASURE TESTS CARD 52 TABLE E QUIESCENT WORKING PARAMETERS 56 TABLE F ADVISABLE EQUIPMENT FOR TEST 56 TABLE G VOLTAGE STABILYZER PA...

Page 5: ...cedures to short out capacitors and high voltage points before servicing Any damage to the goods must be reported to the carrier in writing on the shipment receipt Any discrepancy or damage discovered...

Page 6: ...nd seal the package perfectly The customer always assumes the risks of loss i e R V R is never responsible for damage or loss untill the package reaches R V R premises For this reason we suggest you t...

Page 7: ...N OTHER WARRANTY 12 24 MONTHS 12 MONTHS The last category is for hardware or accessory items whwre only calendar time is involved An Original Equipment Manufacturer OEM or an authorized Varian Distrib...

Page 8: ...ES III SAFETY REGULAMENT WARNING The currents and voltages in this equipment are dangerous Personnel must at all times observe safety regulation This manual is intended as a general guide for trained...

Page 9: ...ce as soon as possible 2 If victim is responsive a Keep them warm b Keep them as quiet as possible IF PULSE ABSENT BEGIN ARTIFICIAL CIRCULATION APPROX 80 SEC ONE RESCUER 15 COMPRESSIONS 2 QUICK BREATH...

Page 10: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 10 c Loosen their clothing a reclining position is recommended...

Page 11: ...ent c Treat victim for shock as required d Arrange transportation to a hospital as quickly as possible e If arms or legs are affected keep them elevated NOTE If medical help will not be available with...

Page 12: ...ith grounded grid configuration working on the frequency range 87 5 108 MHz This amplifier is able to operate at 15KW output power with a driving power of about 500 W The amplifier has motorized plate...

Page 13: ...56 H Panel Dimension 483 mm 19 W 1779 mm 71 11 H Weight 470 Kg 770 Lbs Working extreme temperatures from 10 to 50 C Umidity max 90 Without condensing CHAPTER 2 ELECTRICAL DESCRIPTION 2 1 INTRODUCTION...

Page 14: ...ronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 14 FIG 1 FRONTAL VIEW REF DESCRIPTION 1 Protections panel 18U 2 Exciter 2U 3 Driver 3H 4 High Voltage Panel 9H 5 Free panel 1HE 6 Free panel 3HE 7 Free pa...

Page 15: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 15 FIG 2 REAR VIEW REF DESCRIPTION 1 Rear panel 2 Air filter...

Page 16: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 16 FIG 3 UPPER VIEW REF DESCRIPTION 1 RF output connector 1 5 8 2 Output air chimney 3 Upper panel...

Page 17: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 17 FIG 4 HINGED FRONTAL PANEL WITH TELEMETRY...

Page 18: ...set of analog instrument for the measure of the forward and reflected power 6 ENCODER Encoder for telemetry connection optional 7 ENCODER SWITCH Key switch to enable the telemetry optional 8 EMERGENCY...

Page 19: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 19 FIG 5 HINGED FRONTAL PANEL WITHOUT TELEMETRY...

Page 20: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 20 FIG 6 HIGH VOLTAGE PANEL REF DESCRIPTION 1 Quadripole main switch 2 Service outlet...

Page 21: ...21 FIG 7 P1 POWER SUPPLY SECTION VIEW REF DESCRIPTION 1 Rectifier diodes bridge for plate voltage 2 Plate voltage power supply transformer 3 Plate Voltage transformer socket 4 Plate voltage filtering...

Page 22: ...e phase input socket mono phase on request 9 Services transformer 10 Electromechanism telemetry card optional 11 Filament transformer 12 Blower overload cutout 13 Three phase checking presence 14 Blow...

Page 23: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 23 LEFT VIEW PARTICULAR POWER SUPPLY SECTION...

Page 24: ...r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 24 FIG 9 R F CAVITY FRONTAL VIEW REF DESCRIPTION 1 Threaded bar for motorized tuning 2 Sliding plane with fingers 3 Plate pipe 4 Wrapper 5 Plate ring 6 Wrapper 7...

Page 25: ...5 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 25 FIG 10 R F CAVITY FRONTAL VIEW REF DESCRIPTION 1 Plate ring 2 Tube Socket filament contact 3 Tube Socket filament contact 4 Load cap...

Page 26: ...G 11 TUNING MOTORIZED MECHANISM VIEW RIF DESCRIZIONE 1 H T cable 2 Plate pipe isolator 3 Horn gap arrester 4 Micro switch for R F cavity protection 5 Plate pipe 6 Moving strap plane 7 Micro switch for...

Page 27: ...fier 27 8 Micro switch for upper end position of the sliding plane 9 T A FIG 12 R F CAVITY TOP VIEW RIF DESCRIZIONE 1 EIA 1 5 8 flange R F output connector 2 Wattmeter 3 Directional coupler 4 Output a...

Page 28: ...l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 28 FIG 13 R F CAVITY LEFT LATERAL VIEW RIF DESCRIZIONE 1 Power supply plane 2 Finger 3 Stripline 4 Cavity RF 5 Low pass filter 6 Cavity input air 7 Electro mechanica...

Page 29: ...ronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 29 FIG 14 R F CAVITY RIGHT LATERAL VIEW RIF DESCRIZIONE 1 Cavity Rf view 2 Low pass filter view 3 Power sypply section 4 Electro mechanical plane 5 Power...

Page 30: ...R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 30 FIG 15 REAR VIEW RIF DESCRIZIONE 1 Blower 2 Power supply plane 3 Power transformer support 4 Electro mechanical plane 5 Low pass filter 6 S...

Page 31: ...necessary equipment are a screwdriver with cross head a soket wrench 7 mm and 10 mm a setscrew wrench M6 M8 Make sure to have a container where put all the screws Remount all screws and to make sure...

Page 32: ...board protection and to lace the threads of the terminal board see drawings with n 1 key soket wrench M8 n 1 setscrew wrench M6 n 1 screwdriver When the connections are connected reassemble the plexi...

Page 33: ...the clamp that fixes the plate ring and move it to the top limit FIG 17 Then insert the tube and at the same time turn it until the grid ring is perfectly on the fixed socket ring of the cavity To be...

Page 34: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 34 FIG 16 TUBE INSTALLATION DIAGRAM N 1...

Page 35: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 35 FIG 17 TUBE INSTALLATION DIAGRAM N 2...

Page 36: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 36 FIG 18 TUBE INSTALLATION REFERENCE VIEW N 2...

Page 37: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 37 FIG 19 TUBE INSTALLATION DIAGRAM N 3...

Page 38: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 38 FIG 20 TUBE INSTALLATION REFERENCE VIEW N 3 PARTICOLARE MORSETTO...

Page 39: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 39 FIG 21 TUBE INSTALLATION REFERENCE VIEW N 4...

Page 40: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 40 FIG 22 TUBE INSTALLATION REFERENCE VIEW N 4...

Page 41: ...uning adjusting the distance correspondly to the MHz FIG 23 REGULATION RF MHZ Height Cm Frequence Mhz 9 5 88 10 5 89 11 5 90 12 5 91 13 5 92 14 5 93 15 5 94 16 5 95 17 5 96 18 5 97 19 5 98 20 5 99 21...

Page 42: ...on the protection card as described in the protection logic specifications NOTE Pay attention to don t broke the Interlock micro switches that stop the equipment 4 Check with the multimeter that fila...

Page 43: ...he tuning operations sequence of INPUT TUNE and INPUT LOAD for the least output power and consequently of OUPUT TUNE and OUPUT LOAD for the maximum output power increasing gradually the input power in...

Page 44: ...ed to the calibration of the card as described later on Before to proceed to the calibration check on the card if J3 is in short circuit and if it s verified the card is been configured for a tetrode...

Page 45: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 45 FIG 24 MEASURES CARD REFERENCE VIEW...

Page 46: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 46 FIG 25 MEASURES CARD REPLACING DIAGRAM N 1...

Page 47: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 47 FIG 26 MEASURES CARD REPLACING DIAGRAM N 2...

Page 48: ...e for VJ15000 TR tree phases version with 3CX15000A7 tube IA max set to 2 5 A corresponds to 3 9 V on the TP6 test point output In this way if the current exceeds 2 5 A value the protections intervene...

Page 49: ...ltimeter with the negative connected to ground and the positive connected to relative test point in according to the value that you want calibrate Because of the various tube type on which can be conn...

Page 50: ...meter card verify that the instrument placed on the hinged front panel read correctly If the reading of the multimeter corresponds to preset value verify that the selector is on CAL position and the i...

Page 51: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 51 FIG 27 POWER SUPPLIES CONNECTION FOR THE CALIBRATION OF TEST POINT VOLTAGES...

Page 52: ...I STEP Fluke Measure 3 9 VAC 140 A 5000 VDC II STEP Fluke Measure 6 250 VAC 160 A 7500 VDC 3 A 71 VDC 1 0 A On the measure card there are n 2 trimmer P18 corresponding to VG1 voltage presence and P19...

Page 53: ...nerate an justable voltage of 3 95 V by trimmer P20 and to measure it on test point TP10 Working on dip switch SW1 it s possible to have the preset tension on the chosen output The correspondence on t...

Page 54: ...libration of the trimmer P16 proceed as follows 1 Insert the tube in the socket and close again the RF cavity so that is possible to switch on it 2 Place an amperometric clamp so that to include one o...

Page 55: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 55 FIG 28 REPORT MEASURE...

Page 56: ...ird 50 Ohm P 15 KW By Pass Wattmeter Bird Mod 4715 200 50 Ohm with sample Power Supply HP6002A 0 50 V 0 10 A TABLE G VOLTAGE STABILYZER PARAMETERS Model STM0K9 G codice ST1502 Input Power max 900 VA I...

Page 57: ...ube cavity and the air filter The periodicity of this maintenance depends from the working conditions of equipment enviromental temperature the dust level of the air humidity It s advisable to execute...

Page 58: ...screws of the internal panel of the RF cavity 8 Loosen the plate ring and raise it until the top position and then fix it in this position 9 Remove the high tension block from the top part of the tub...

Page 59: ...power 6 The last operation will be able to cause an increasing of the anode current now act on OUPUT TUNE and OUPUT LOAD commands to obtain the maximum output power readable on the wattmeter Place th...

Page 60: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 60 This section contains circuit diagrams and alyouts of the module which conposing the equipment FIG 29 POWER SUPPLY SOCKET...

Page 61: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 61 FIG 30 ANODE TENSION TRANSFORMER SOCKET...

Page 62: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 62 FIG 31 RACK POWER SUPPLY BASE...

Page 63: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 63 FIG 32 HIGH TENSION PANEL...

Page 64: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 64 FIG 33 ELECTROMECHANICAL PLANE TRIODE...

Page 65: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 65...

Page 66: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 66...

Page 67: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 67 FIG 34 RESISTENZE DI SOFT START E POLARIZZAZIONE VALVOLA...

Page 68: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 68 FIG 35 TUBE AMPLIFIERS PROTECTIONS CARD...

Page 69: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 69 FIG 36 HIGH POWER RELAYS CARD...

Page 70: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 70 FIG 37 TUNING RELAYS CARD...

Page 71: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 71 FIG 38 TELEMETRY INTERFACE CARD...

Page 72: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 72 FIG 39 MEASURES CALIBRATION CARD...

Page 73: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 73 FIG 40 THERMAL STROBE CONNECTOR...

Page 74: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 74 FIG 41 P W R MEASURE CONNECTOR...

Page 75: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 75 FIG 42 I2 CBUS CONNECTOR FOR TELEMETRY BOX...

Page 76: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 76 FIG 43 PTXLCD CONNECTOR...

Page 77: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 77 FIG 44 LOW VOLTAGE CIRCUIT DIAGRAM...

Page 78: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 78 FIG 45 THREE PHASES CIRCUIT DIAGRAM...

Page 79: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 79 FIG 46 MEASURES AND ALLARMS CIRCUIT DIAGRAM...

Page 80: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 80 FIG 47 ELECTRIC SCHEMES...

Page 81: ...p a Bo Via del Fonditore 2 2c 40138 Bologna Italy Telephone 39 51 6010506 Fax 39 51 6011104 e mail info rvr it www rvr it Printed and bound in Italy All rights reserved No part of this manual may be...

Page 82: ...Date 25 07 03 R V R Elettronica S r l BO VJ15000 TR R F Tube Amplifier 82 or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the publisher...

Search results

Summary of Contents for VJ15000-TR

Reviews:

Related manuals for VJ15000-TR

Brands by name

Popular brands

R.V.R. Elettronica VJ15000-TR, Technical Manual

Search results

Summary of Contents for VJ15000-TR

Reviews:

Related manuals for VJ15000-TR

Brands by name

Popular brands