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Solid-State Microwave Patents Awarded

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Solid-State Microwave Patents High-power solid-state microwave generator for RF energy applications Crescend is happy to announce that our solid-state microwave generator patents were issued July, 21 2020. Abstract: Solid-State Microwave Patents Awarded A microwave generating system includes a modular architecture which is configurable to provide power output from under 1-kilowatt to over 100-kilowatts. The […]

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New Dual-Band Test Oven

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Gap in the Market One challenge often faced at Cellencor is the design and development of microwave test applicators for both customer-specific processes and general research and development. The power and flexibility offered by Cellencor’s line of solid-state microwave generators opens up entirely new avenues of scientific exploration, but this can be hampered by the

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COMSOL Design Process

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Applicator Design In addition to being leaders in the design of cutting-edge microwave technology, Crescend is proud to offer microwave applicator design consulting. This includes the design of custom microwave heating applicators such as furnaces or resonant cavities, waveguide mode transitions, optimized antenna design/selection, and application feasibility studies. This is accomplished through the use of

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Microwave Myths Debunked

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True or False? At Crescend, we actively try to debunk microwave myths and misconceptions and educate our customers. We feel that microwaves are grossly underutilized in the industrial and scientific sector partly because they are often misunderstood. There are many uses of microwaves which either have not been fully explored or on a very limited

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World’s First Large Scale Solid State Industrial Microwave System

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Crescend Technologies announces the delivery of a 400 kilowatt, solid state L-band power system to a customer site. It is believed to be the first large scale deployment of high power solid state RF power in the world. The application is processing large volumes of high value biomass products. World’s Largest The overall system consists

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Industrial Microwaves: Magnetron Tubes vs. Solid State

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Historically, every microwave heating device, from a home microwave oven to a large industrial system, has been powered by a magnetron tube. First developed in the 1940s, and have remained functionally the same ever since. But many say that solid state is the microwave technology of the future, especially when it comes to drying and

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Electromagnetic Simulation of Antenna Performance Solid-State Microwaves

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The advent of high-power solid-state microwave technology makes possible the use of coaxial transmission lines and unconventional antenna configurations, something not previously possible when using magnetrons at ISM frequencies without expensive, lossy waveguide-to-coaxial adapters. With this in mind, computer simulations of microwave heating models can serve as valuable tools in the development and control of

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The Advent of Solid State Microwave Generation

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We’re extremely excited and proud to be the creators of the PrecisePower™ family, our industry’s first fully solid state microwave power sources. This family of system covers both the 900 MHz and 2400 Mhz bands with power levels up to 75 kilowatts. Until now, the heart of every microwave heating device, including your home microwave oven,

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Industrial Microwave Frequencies

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Most industrial microwaves operated in one of two unlicensed, government allocated radio bands called the Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) bands. The lower “L” band ranges from 902 to 928 MHz. In Europe and some other regions 896 MHz is used to avoid interference to the 900 MHz GSM cellular phone band. The upper “S”

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Are Industrial Microwaves Safe?

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Microwaves are a kind of high frequency radio wave. In fact, the frequencies are the same as used by many consumer devices including cellular phones, WIFI, Bluetooth, and many other wireless devices. Radio waves (RF) are a type of electromagnetic waves called non-ionizing radiation. Despite uninformed slang about “nuking” a sandwich in the microwave, it

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