The long-term environmental and monetary costs of energy consumption are a concern for a number of communications infrastructure and media service companies around the world.

CPI’s highly efficient 1.25 kW Ku-Band SuperLinear® TWTA

In the United Kingdom, significant efforts are being made by some major broadcasters to reduce this consumption considerably. These companies are upgrading and modernizing transmission equipment as part of these efforts, and they recently have purchased more than $3 million of high-power satellite communications amplifiers from Communications & Power Industries LLC (CPI) to support these "green" projects. CPI is providing these customers with its unique, high-power, high-efficiency SuperLinear® traveling wave tube amplifiers (TWTAs) and klystron power amplifiers (KPAs) as key components of these energy reduction initiatives.

CPI's SuperLinear amplifiers are designed to run more efficiently and at lower temperatures than traditional high-power amplifiers, resulting in lower energy consumption, increased reliability and longer durable lives. Prime power usage is typically 25 percent to 70 percent lower than in traditional, non-linearized TWTAs. In addition, CPI's SuperLinear amplifiers are usually twice as efficient as most solid-state power amplifiers.

"Helping our satellite communications customers to reduce their energy consumption and long-term costs by providing incredibly efficient and reliable high-power amplifier technology has long been a priority for CPI," said Andy Tafler, president of CPI's Satcom Division. "The proven efficiency and lower lifetime costs of CPI's high-power amplifiers, coupled with our commitment to industry-leading, global customer support, make CPI the clear choice for environmentally conscious customers."