lc-power-match-baluns

Description

This repository implements calculations for four-element power matching LC-baluns. These four-element networks provide common-mode rejection in addition to power matching for arbitrary complex impedances at the design frequency.

A web version of this calculator with similar functionality is available at https://rftoolbox.dtu.dk/rfcalc/LCBalun.html.

Installation

To install the Python package (required for using the Jupyter notebook), run python3 -m pip install lc-power-match-baluns. Alternatively, run pip install . in the root directory of this repository.

To use the Jupyter notebook, the requirements at https://lcapy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install.html must also be installed.

Usage

This repository can be used interactively through the lc_power_match_baluns.ipynb Jupyter notebook.

This repository also implements a Python package lc_power_match_baluns, which can be used to interact with the baluns programmatically.

Derivations

Notebooks relating to the derivation procedure for the baluns are located in the derivations directory.

Experiment

Data and notebooks relating to the experimental verification of the baluns are located in the experiment directory.

Authors and acknowledgment

This repository was created by Rasmus Jepsen for the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) to supplement the research article:

R. A. Jepsen, J. H. Ardenkjær-Larsen, and V. Zhurbenko, “Four-element LC-baluns for power matching arbitrary impedances,” International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies, pp. 1–9, 2024. doi:10.1017/S1759078724000722

This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 856432).

License

A copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 is available in the LICENSE file.

lc-power-match-baluns Copyright © 2023 Technical University of Denmark (developed by Rasmus Jepsen)

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA