A lumped-element power divider/combiner suitable for high power applications

This paper proposes a new lumped element power divider/combiner, having minimum number of elements and being suitable for high power applications. The proposed topology is analyzed using conventional even and odd mode analysis, and values of the lumped elements are determined. Stress analysis also is done and maximum voltage/current/power stress on each element is calculated. At last, a prototype is designed and implemented in VHF band. Results from this prototype show good agreement with results obtained from simulations.