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Construction and Use of Broadband Transformers: Mr. Debashis Jena

This document discusses the construction and uses of broadband transformers. It describes two main types - conventional and transmission-line types. Conventional transformers allow any transformation ratio while transmission-line types produce specific integer ratios like 4:1 or 9:1. Balun cores made of ferrite are commonly used to create transformers that operate from 1.8 to 30 MHz. Broadband transformers can be used for impedance matching in applications like antenna matching, receiver circuits, and RF power amplifiers. They provide functions like dc isolation and current/voltage transformation over a wide frequency range with high efficiencies in the 90% range.

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Construction and Use of Broadband Transformers: Mr. Debashis Jena

This document discusses the construction and uses of broadband transformers. It describes two main types - conventional and transmission-line types. Conventional transformers allow any transformation ratio while transmission-line types produce specific integer ratios like 4:1 or 9:1. Balun cores made of ferrite are commonly used to create transformers that operate from 1.8 to 30 MHz. Broadband transformers can be used for impedance matching in applications like antenna matching, receiver circuits, and RF power amplifiers. They provide functions like dc isolation and current/voltage transformation over a wide frequency range with high efficiencies in the 90% range.

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CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF BROADBAND TRANSFORMERS

Under the guidance of :

Mr. Debashis Jena

INTRODUCTION

Wound magnetic devices that are designed to transfer energy over a wide frequency range
Most broadband transformers are wound on ferrite toroids or rods Used in telecomm equipment Balun or binocular cores are used for broadband transformers that must accommodate RF power

TYPES
Two types:
Conventional type and transmission-line type Conventional type

Permits to obtain any transformation ratio we need


Transmission-line With twisted or parallel windings and produce specific integers of impedance transformation, such as 4:1, 9:1 and 16:1

Determining- the -Minimum- Number - of Turns


Square root of the impedance ratio Primary reactance is usually around 5 times the primary impedance

With a 200 ohms to 50 ohm transformer, we would allow a reactance of 1,000 ohms, required inductance of around 88 uH
Turns = 1,000 X SQRT (L in mH / AL factor) = 1,000 X SQRT (0.088 / 68) = 36 turns

Typical characteristic curve of Insertion loss Vs Frequency

TRANSFORMERS ON BALUN CORES


Balun cores are made from ferrite. The permeability of the material core is s 850 to 900 for applications from 1.8 to 30 MHz. Are created by using two rows of ferrite toroids, side by side Cores are glued together by means of quick setting epoxy cement to form two separate tubes of toroids

Examples of broadband RF Transformers. The low Z-winding is generally a single, U-shaped turn of wire.The larger winding has as many turns as are needed to provide the desired impedance transformation

FREQUENCY BASED BROADBAND TRANSFORMERS


Low and Medium Frequency
Manganese zinc ferrites, such as Fair-Rite 77 or 78 materials, are very suitable Core geometry should be such as to minimize the Rdc/L ratio Parameter that is most critical is the shunt reactance (L) High Frequency

Uses nickel zinc ferrites as the preferred core material


Band pass lies wholly above 500 kHz

USES OF BROADBAND-TRANSFORMER
Used at the output of an active mixer

For matching a 50-ohm antenna to a grounded gate RF amplifier in a receiver or converter

Applied in push-pull RF power amplifier that uses two broadband transformers

CONCLUSION
Can be designed to provide dc isolation, impedance matching and specific current or voltage ratios Balun transformers are used in test equipment, mixers, receivers, transmitters and antenna circuits Coverage from 1.8 to 30 MHz. Efficiencies in the high 90% range.

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