ESA Open Invitation To Tender AO8576

Open Date: 08/03/2016

Closing Date: 18/05/2016 13:00:00

Status: ISSUED

Reference Nr.: 15.1ET.14

Prog. Ref.: TRP

Budget Ref.: E/0901-01 – TRP

Special Prov.: BE+DK+FR+DE+IT+NL+ES+SE+CH+GB+IE+AT+NO+FI+PT+GR+LU+CZ+RO+PL+EE+HU

Tender Type: C

Price Range: 200-500 KEURO

Establishment: ESTEC

Directorate: Directorate of Technical & Quality Manag

Department: Electrical Engineering Department

Division: RF Payload Systems Division

Contract Officer: Karl, Heinz-Uwe

Last Update Date: 23/03/2016

Update Reason: Loaded a new Clarification (English version)

A need for high power high speed switches has been identified for various altimeter and radar potential EO missions (e.g. Wavemill,CoreH2O,..). Given the targeted specifications the only technology that could meet the stringent requirements is the ferrite switch. However, recent developments based on existing designs have shown that the power handling is a key issue that requires a radically different approach for the design of those power switches. Indeed the design has to be primarily driven by the thermal design rather than the usual microwave performance. The activity shall be organised as follows: – analysis of all suitable ferrite materials, – test of a subset of those materials, – preliminary design of two switches based on different ferrite materials – test of the switches with validation of the thermal models, – selection of best material and final design, – tests and conclusions Procurement Policy:C(1) = Activity restricted to non-prime contractors (incl. SMEs). For additional information please go to EMITS news “Industrial Policy measures for non-primes, SMEs and R&D entities in ESA programmes”.

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