Highly efficient 300 W modified class-E RF amplifiers for 64 MHz transmit array system

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buir.advisorAtalar, Ergin
dc.contributor.authorTu Zahra, Fatima
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-10T13:17:20Z
dc.date.available2018-01-10T13:17:20Z
dc.date.copyright2017-12
dc.date.issued2017-12
dc.date.submitted2018-01-10
dc.departmentDepartment of Electrical and Electronics Engineeringen_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of article.en_US
dc.descriptionThesis (M.S.): Bilkent University, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, 2017.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 57-60).en_US
dc.description.abstractThe conventional MRI system uses high power linear RF amplifiers which are placed away from scanner room, have low efficiency, high cost and need a cooling system. We aim to use parallel transmit system with on-coil amplifiers that has shown to be advantageous in improving B1 field homogeneity, slice selectivity and SAR reduction. In this work the on-coil class-E RF switching amplifier is suggested for MRI to decrease the cost and complexity of the current system while improving performance. The amplifier is digitally controlled and for pulse generation purpose supply modulation is used. The transmit coil acts as the load network of the amplifier so the need for matching circuit is eliminated. The amplifier has an output power of 300 W with maximum efficiency of 92%. The efficiency does not drop below 75% in 1 MHz bandwidth. The performance of amplifier at high temperature is also evaluated and it is established that at low duty cycles due to high efficiency no cooling system is required but for high duty cycle applications a cooling system might be needed for the uninterrupted operation. The ultimate goal of this research is to design a 32-channel transmit array using on-coil amplifiers, as a step forward towards this goal a prototype for two channels is designed. Our results depict that the behavior of the class-E amplifiers under coupled operations is acceptable. The dual-channel prototype was tested on Scimedix 1.5 T and no artifacts were observed in the images due to the presence of amplifiers near transmit coils inside the bore. To sum up, the class-E amplifier is proved to be a favorable candidate for on-coil applications in RF excitation due to its small size, reduced complexity and high efficiency.en_US
dc.description.degreeM.S.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Fatima Tu Zahra.en_US
dc.format.extentxi, 60 leaves : charts (some color) ; 30 cmen_US
dc.identifier.itemidB157366
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/35725
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherBilkent Universityen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectRF amplifieren_US
dc.subjectClass-E amplifieren_US
dc.subjectDigital controlen_US
dc.subjectParallel transmissionen_US
dc.titleHighly efficient 300 W modified class-E RF amplifiers for 64 MHz transmit array systemen_US
dc.title.alternative64 MHz verici dizisi sistemi için yüksek verimli 300 W değiştirilmiş class-E RF yükseltecien_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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