NX15/NX25 Operations and Maintenance Manual
Description
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Issue 6.0 2019-01-31
VSWR Protection
The transmitter uses an advanced DSP based VSWR protection system. Circuitry in the RF
output network (see
) samples the RF voltage and RF current at the input
to the harmonic filter. These current (I) and voltage (V) samples are applied to ADCs on the
digital AM exciter PWBs. The digitized I and V signals are used to calculate the impedance (Z)
at the combiner output. An FPGA performs high-speed calculations, so there is minimal
response delay.
There are several types of VSWR protection, which continuously operate:
Peak Reflected Power from Directional Coupler
Fast VSWR protection is used to detect transient faults when the reflected power quickly
increases due to arcing, lightning or short circuits. The protection circuit is set for a peak
reflected power equivalent to 1.5:1 at 15 kW (NX15) or 25 kW (NX25) plus 100% peak
modulation using the reflected power sample from the directional coupler (see
), and triggers the controller's Fast SWR Shutback alarm, designed to shutback PDM
(reduce power to zero) and disable RF drive in less than 100 ns. This protection ensures that
the RF drive to the RF power modules is disabled in less than one RF carrier period,
preventing the amplifier from operating into a potentially harmful load.
Calculated Reflected Power from I and V Samples
The peak reflected power calculated by the FPGA is supplementary to the fast SWR
protection, allowing the exciter to detect and control the response to the event. The peak
reflected power limit - based on a VSWR of 1.5:1 at rated power plus 100% peak modulation -
is 16 % of the transmitter's rated power (i.e.
4
kW). If this limit is exceeded, the transmitter’s
output power instantly reduces to 0 W. This triggers the exciter's SWR Shutback alarm.
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