Power Vacuum Tubes (Electrical Engineering)

By Jerry C. Whitaker

Providing examples of applications, Power Vacuum Tubes Handbook, Third Edition examines the underlying technology of each type of power vacuum tube device in common use today. The author presents basic principles, reports on new development efforts, and discusses implementation and maintenance considerations. Supporting mathematical equations and extensive technical illustrations and schematic diagrams help readers understand the material.

Translate Principles into Specific Applications

This one-stop reference is a hands-on guide for engineering personnel involved in the design, specification, installation, and maintenance of high-power equipment utilizing vacuum tubes. It offers a comprehensive look at the important area of high-frequency/high-power applications of microwave power devices, making it possible for general principles to be translated into specific applications. Coverage includes power grid tubes--triodes, tetrodes, and pentodes--as well as microwave power tubes such as klystrons, traveling wave tubes, gyrotrons, and other high-frequency devices. These vacuum tubes are used in applications from radio broadcasting to television, radar, satellite communications, and more.

Explore a Wide Variety of Methods in Power Vacuum Tube Design

This third edition includes updates on vacuum tube technology, devices, applications, design methods, and modulation methods. It also expands its scope to cover properties of materials and RF system maintenance and troubleshooting. Explaining difficult concepts and processes clearly, this handbook guides readers in the design and selection of a power vacuum tube-based system.

What's New in This Edition

Includes two new chapters on properties of materials and RF system maintenance and troubleshooting Contains updates and additions in most chapters Identifies key applications for commercial and scientific research Examines the frontiers of materials science directly impacting construction, reliability, and performance Reviews methods of power tube design for more efficient, longer-lasting tubes Features updated illustrations throughout to clarify and explain fundamental principles and implementation considerations

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 143985064X
• ISBN13: 9781439850640
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 707 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Absolutely the best I've read so far!

You will find this book is loaded with information on all aspects of power tube technology. Everything from tube design, manufacturing, circuit applications, tuning, performance measurements, cooling, handling etc. is all covered. It is not an inexpensive book, but is worth every penny. I would especially recommend it for anyone involved in maintenance of high power AM/FM broadcast transmitters.

Power Vacuum Tubes Handbook, Second Edition

This is a very expensive book, although well worth it. It goes into factors determining tube lifespan, management of filament voltages applied to thoriated-tungsten tubes,etc. A wide variety of tubes ranging from triods to tetrodes and pentodes were discussed. Magnetrons and travelling-wave tubes were also discussed.

Oldies but goldies

Vacuum tubes technology, a must for electronics technicians and engineers only 30 years ago, has limited its action to a few applications. One of them, and for artistical reasons, is audio amplifiers. But the main application nowadays, is RF high power amplifiers. Radio and TV transmitters, for example. One single tube is able to handle the whole power driven by the final stage of the transmitter. That is sometimes an adventage for engineers. But anyway, there still are thousands of transmitters in the world that are using high power tubes. I work on one of them, and this book is the ONLY ONE, and I mean this, that has allowed me to know the deepest secrets of this technology that, of course, was never taught to me this deep in college. By the way, the historical background the author gives us is very amusing. Read the book and you will know why.

PRICELESS CLASSIC!

Anyone attempting to build a high-power RF amplifier MUST BUY THIS BOOK. (Yes, I mean the new second edition.)In spite of various nonsense spouted by semiconductor manufacturers and semi-competent engineers, vacuum tubes still are extremely valuable in all high-power RF applications.Tubes tend to be LESS EXPENSIVE than transistors, more reliable than transistors, and easier to use than transistors--especially at frequencies above 500 MHz and/or power levels above 10 kW.This book is the best ever written about power tubes and their use. Even if you are interested in audio tubes, there is much to learn from this book. --Eric Barbour, Svetlana Electron Devices, and editor, VACUUM TUBE VALLEY magazine

PRICELESS BOOK--A CLASSIC IN THE FIELD

Anyone attempting to build a high-power RF amplifier MUST BUY THIS BOOK.In spite of various nonsense spouted by semiconductor manufacturers and semi-competent engineers, vacuum tubes still are extremely valuable in all high-power RF applications.Tubes tend to be LESS EXPENSIVE than transistors, more reliable than transistors, and easier to use than transistors--especially at frequencies above 500 MHz and/or power levels above 10 kW.This book is the best ever written about power tubes and their use. Even if you are interested in audio tubes, there is much to learn from this book.--Eric Barbour, Svetlana Electron Devices, and editor, VACUUM TUBE VALLEY magazine.