On Electric Field Distribution and Temperature Rise Effect of High Power VLF Antenna

摘要

When a high-power very low frequency (VLF) communication system is in operation, the end of the antenna is in an alternating strong electric field environment. Due to dielectric loss, abnormal temperature rise may occur at the end of the antenna. To solve the problem, analysis on the electric field distribution and temperature rising effect at the end of the antenna is first carried out in this paper. The factors that affect the electric field distribution and temperature rising, including the amplitude and frequency of the excitation voltage, the diameter of the antenna conductor and the material properties of the outer sheath of the antenna, are studied in detail. A novel approach to improve the electric field distribution and to suppress temperature rising is proposed by designing a dielectric loss eliminator, and the effectiveness of the designed device is verified by simulation.