Title :
Reliability of Dual TWTAs - spacecraft system considerations
Author :
Phelps, Thomas Keith
Author_Institution :
L-3 Commun., Electron Technol., Inc., Torrance, CA
Abstract :
This paper presents a model for the reliability of dual and single TWTAs. It is shown that a system with dual TWTAs can be more reliable for less mass than the same system with single TWTAs.
Keywords :
reliability; space vehicles; travelling wave amplifiers; dual travelling wave amplifiers reliability; single travelling wave amplifiers reliability; spacecraft system; Aerospace engineering; Communications technology; Design engineering; Electrons; Orbital calculations; Probability; Reliability engineering; Space technology; Space vehicles; Voltage; Reliability; dual TWTA; dual vs single; mass minimization; mission success; optimization;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2008. IVEC 2008. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1715-5
DOI :
10.1109/IVELEC.2008.4556437
