Analysis of Passive Intermodulation Distortion Caused by Asymmetric Electrical Contact

摘要

This article investigates the passive intermodulation (PIM) distortion induced by the asymmetric electrical contact. Based on the analytical model, it is found that the increased current path is the cause of the additional impedance, resulting in PIM distortion. To validate our theoretical analysis, different levels of asymmetric electrical contact are studied via simulation and experiments. The demonstrations not only confirm the validity of our theoretical findings, but also substantiate the simulations. To the best of our knowledge, this work is the first to identify the asymmetric electrical contact as a PIM source and discuss its underlying physical mechanisms of causing electro-thermal (ET) coupling PIM.

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