CHILLI - On-board feed CHaIn for combined Q, V-band feeder and Ka-band user LInks (DIT.AD012.143)

Thematic area

Engineering, ICT and technologies for energy and transportation

Project area

Structure responsible for the research project

Institute of Electronics, Computer and Telecommunication Engineering (IEIIT)

Project manager

OSCARANTONIO PEVERINI
Phone number: 0110905400
Email: Oscar.peverini@ieiit.cnr.it

Abstract

Upcoming Very High Throughput Satellite (VHTS) systems will make use of Ka-band for the user beams and higher frequency bands for the gateway links, i.e. Q, V bands. The simplest way to generate the required Ka-band user beam lattice is by means of a set of reflector antennas that make use of focal arrays of feeds. The Q, V-band gateway beams are often located somewhere inside of the Ka-band user service area. The objective of this activity is to develop, manufacture and test a feed chain assembly for Very High Throughput Satellite (VHTS) applications including telecommunication and tracking channels, for combined Q, V- band feeder and Ka-band user links

Goals

L'obiettivo dello studio consiste nella progettazione, realizzazione e caratterizzazione sperimentale di un modello ingegneristico di una catena di alimentazione d'antenna che supporti i canali gateway in banda Q, V ed i canali per gli utenti in trasmissione e ricezione in banda Ka.

Start date of activity

23/10/2020

Keywords

Very High Throughput Satellite (VHTS), Ka-band, aerospace

Last update: 29/04/2025