RF engineers often find themselves in need of calculating parameters such as VSWR and RLC networks. Fortunately, Ampleon offers a range of free RF design tools to assist you in your work.
Ampleon, a leading manufacturer of RF components, has created a dedicated online tools page for engineers. This page features four sets of valuable tools, each with tabs containing relevant formulas and calculation options. You can easily access each tool directly through the provided links. Additionally, the page includes links to relevant Ampleon product pages.
The series and parallel RL/RC network converter tool allows you to convert resistor, capacitor, and inductor values between series and parallel configurations. By entering your component values and frequency, the calculator provides the necessary values for the alternate configuration. The image below illustrates a series-to-parallel RC network calculation.
The unit converter provided by Ampleon goes beyond your standard metric-to-imperial calculator. This tool can calculate RF unit power, unit distance, and unit ratio using various metric and imperial units for power, distance, voltage, current, and power ratio.
By utilizing the temperature calculator tool, you can determine junction temperature, thermal resistance, minimum efficiency, and thermal efficiency for RF components.
The VSWR calculator is a valuable tool for determining parameters such as voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR), return loss, reflection coefficient, and mismatch loss in various RF components like transmission lines, antennas, and connectors.
Feel free to explore these free RF design tools during your next project.
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