Electrically Small Sleeve Baluns Constructed Using Additive Manufacturing
This paper documents a novel method for the design and construction of unfolded, folded, and dielectrically-loaded sleeve baluns using additive manufacturing to achieve an electrically small form factor for size and weight constrained applications. Single and double-folded sleeve baluns were constru...
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| description | This paper documents a novel method for the design and construction of unfolded, folded, and dielectrically-loaded sleeve baluns using additive manufacturing to achieve an electrically small form factor for size and weight constrained applications. Single and double-folded sleeve baluns were constructed, tested, and compared to standard sleeve baluns. The baluns decreased 40% in size with each successive folding, with the smallest air-core baluns being 36% the size of a standard sleeve balun. Dielectric-loading was utilized to further miniaturize, resulting in a balun that is only 21% the size of a standard sleeve balun. The double-folded balun constructed using additive manufacturing is also only 40% of the weight of a standard sleeve balun. The Common Mode Rejection Ratio (CMRR) was above 38 dB for all baluns. These baluns achieve a small form factor, similar to ferrite beads, making them usable as inline components in systems where traditional sleeve baluns are too large and heavy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b565f7c33e684782abf1cfee003771df2025-08-20T02:48:46ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362022-01-0110919989200510.1109/ACCESS.2022.32028919869820Electrically Small Sleeve Baluns Constructed Using Additive ManufacturingDavid S. Mitchell0Jessica E. Ruyle1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7154-8183Advanced Radar Research Center, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USAAdvanced Radar Research Center, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USAThis paper documents a novel method for the design and construction of unfolded, folded, and dielectrically-loaded sleeve baluns using additive manufacturing to achieve an electrically small form factor for size and weight constrained applications. Single and double-folded sleeve baluns were constructed, tested, and compared to standard sleeve baluns. The baluns decreased 40% in size with each successive folding, with the smallest air-core baluns being 36% the size of a standard sleeve balun. Dielectric-loading was utilized to further miniaturize, resulting in a balun that is only 21% the size of a standard sleeve balun. The double-folded balun constructed using additive manufacturing is also only 40% of the weight of a standard sleeve balun. The Common Mode Rejection Ratio (CMRR) was above 38 dB for all baluns. These baluns achieve a small form factor, similar to ferrite beads, making them usable as inline components in systems where traditional sleeve baluns are too large and heavy.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9869820/Additive manufacturing3D printingbaluns |
| spellingShingle | David S. Mitchell Jessica E. Ruyle Electrically Small Sleeve Baluns Constructed Using Additive Manufacturing IEEE Access Additive manufacturing 3D printing baluns |
| title | Electrically Small Sleeve Baluns Constructed Using Additive Manufacturing |
| title_full | Electrically Small Sleeve Baluns Constructed Using Additive Manufacturing |
| title_fullStr | Electrically Small Sleeve Baluns Constructed Using Additive Manufacturing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Electrically Small Sleeve Baluns Constructed Using Additive Manufacturing |
| title_short | Electrically Small Sleeve Baluns Constructed Using Additive Manufacturing |
| title_sort | electrically small sleeve baluns constructed using additive manufacturing |
| topic | Additive manufacturing 3D printing baluns |
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