DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION

SUBJECT- MICROWAVE ENGINEERING(EEC-601)

ASSIGNMENT-I

1) What are the high frequency limitations of conventional tubes? Explain clearly.
2) Explain with suitable sketch the operation of two-cavity Klystron amplifier. explain the concept of velocity
and current modulations. Explain how velocity modulation creates density modulation in a Klystron amplifier.
How does the reflex Klystron differ from amplifier Klystron?
3) Explain with schematic diagram the operation of Reflex Klystron Oscillator. Draw Applegate diagram for the
Reflex Klystron Oscillator.
4) Obtain relation between repeller voltage and frequency of operation of Reflex Klystron Oscillator..
5) What are modes in Reflex Klystron oscillator? Sketch output power and frequency of Klystron versus repeller
voltage for Reflex Klystron.
6) Derive an expression for the efficiency of the Klystron amplifier.
7) A two-cavity Klystron amplifier has the following parameters: Vo = 1000V, Ro = 40 K ohms, Io = 25 mA, f =
3 GHz. Gap spacing in either cavity (d) = 1 mm. Spacing between the two cavities (L) = 4 cms. Effective
shunt impedance, excluding beam loading (Rsh) = 3 p K ohms. Find (i) The input gap voltage to give
maximum voltage (V2) (ii) The voltage gain, neglecting the beam loading in the output cavity, (iii) The
efficiency of the amplifier, neglecting beam loading. (Ans: 96.5V, 8.595, 46.2%)
8) A two-cavity Klystron operates at 4.5GHz. The dc beam voltage is 10KV. Cavity gap spacing is 2mm. For a
given input, the magnitude of the gap voltage is 100V. Calculate the time the electrons are in the gap, the
transit angle, and the range of velocities of electrons as they leave the gap region. (Ans. 33.7 psec, 0.95 rad,
0.598x108m/s and 0.588x108 m/s).

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION

SUBJECT- MICROWAVE ENGINEERING(EEC-601)
ASSIGNMENT-II

1) Describe with suitable diagram the following Microwave (i) Travelling wave tube (TWT) (ii) Magnetron.
2) A Reflex Klystron is operating at 9GHz and the mode number n is 2. Calculate the transit time in secs.
3) What is a re-entrant cavity? Explain it. In Reflex Klystron, the re-entrant cavity is resonant at 9 GHz. The
half power frequencies are separated? 15 MHz from the centre frequency. Calculate the loaded Q for the
cavity.
4) Describe qualitatively the mechanism of operation of a travelling wave tube amplifier. How the
oscillations are prevented in practice.
5) What is a slow wave structure? Give some typical structures, which support slow waves.
6) Explain the working of a magnetron oscillator. With the help of the Rieke diagram, discuss its
performance under varying load conditions. What is the typical range of efficiencies obtainable in a
magnetron?
7) What is strapping of Magnetrons? Describe the techniques used in magnetrons for mode separation and
for tuning its output frequency.
8) What is meant by -mode operation in a magnetron? Describe how strapping separates the ?mode from
other possible modes.
9) With the aid of a sketch, explain the operation of a backward-wave oscillator (BWO).
10) A cylindrical magnetron has the following parameters. Inner radius = 0.15m Outer radius = 0.45m
Magnetic flux density = 1.2 milliwebers/m2 (a) Calculate the Hull cut off voltage (b) Determine the cut
off magnetic flux density of the beam voltage is 6KV.