EP0593500A1 - Reseau d'adaptation accordable. - Google Patents
Reseau d'adaptation accordable.Info
- Publication number
- EP0593500A1 EP0593500A1 EP92910707A EP92910707A EP0593500A1 EP 0593500 A1 EP0593500 A1 EP 0593500A1 EP 92910707 A EP92910707 A EP 92910707A EP 92910707 A EP92910707 A EP 92910707A EP 0593500 A1 EP0593500 A1 EP 0593500A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- line
- lines
- ferrite
- matching network
- microwave
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Granted
Links
Classifications
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01P—WAVEGUIDES; RESONATORS, LINES, OR OTHER DEVICES OF THE WAVEGUIDE TYPE
- H01P5/00—Coupling devices of the waveguide type
- H01P5/04—Coupling devices of the waveguide type with variable factor of coupling
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a tunable matching network that can be coupled to a microwave line.
- a tunable adaptation network is e.g. for a microwave line that couples high energy microwave energy into the plasma combustion chamber of a fusion reactor. Since the plasma combustion chamber represents a constantly changing load resistance for the microwave line and thus the generator generating the microwave energy is not damaged by reflections resulting from mismatching, the load resistance occurring in each case is to be transformed to the line wave resistance.
- two tunable capacitances which are separated from one another by an exactly dimensioned transformation line length are coupled to the microwave line for this purpose.
- the capacities are coordinated by a mechanically complex pneumatic device.
- this arrangement is likely to be too sluggish in order to be able to carry out an adaptation with as little delay as possible.
- a tunable matching network can be used not only for the described application, but whenever a changing load resistor is connected to a microwave line.
- the invention is based on the object
- the matching network can be tuned electrically without mechanically movable parts means that impedance matching with little delay is rapidly changing. Load resistance of a microwave line guaranteed.
- Another advantage of the arrangement is that no transformation line is required between the two variable reactances of the matching network mentioned in the input.
- Figure 1 shows an adaptation network in longitudinal section
- FIG. 2 shows a perspective illustration of the
- FIG. 3 is an equivalent circuit diagram of this adaptation network. 1 shows a longitudinal section and FIG. 2 shows a perspective representation of a tunable adaptation network which is coupled to a microwave line L.
- the microwave line L is a coaxial line with the inner conductor L1.
- the microwave line L is fed at one input by a generator G and is terminated at its opposite output with a changing load resistor ZL.
- the T equivalent circuit diagram with the impedances ZI and Z2 inserted into the microwave line L stands for the matching network, which serves to transform the respective load resistance ZL to the line impedance.
- the matching network has a first line L1 and a second line L2, each of which has one end in contact with the interrupted inner conductor L1 of the coaxial microwave line L.
- the two lines L1 and L2 are connected to one another at the opposite end.
- a third line L3 branches off from this connection point.
- the lines L1, L2 and L3 are designed as strip conductors.
- the outer conductor to the strip conductors L1, L2 and L3 is formed by the housing GS indicated by hatching, which is connected to the outer conductor of the coaxial microwave line L.
- the plate-shaped inner conductors of the two strip lines L1 and L2 are covered on their mutually adjacent sides with ferrite layers F1 and F2.
- the plate-shaped inner conductor is covered on both sides with ferrite layers F31 and F32. Instead of the ferrite layers Fl, F2, F31, F32 on the
- the outer conductor GS of the three lines can also be coated with ferrite.
- the lines L1, L2 and L3 are realized as coaxial lines.
- the arrows drawn in FIG. 1 outside the adaptation network indicate that the two lines L1 and L2 are exposed to a magnetic field Ml and separately the third line L3 to a magnetic field M2.
- Magnetic fields Ml and M2 can be changed independently of one another. With the magnetic field M1 acting on the ferrite-loaded lines L1 and L2, the electrical length of these two lines L1 and L2 can be varied. Regardless of this, the electrical length of the third line L3 can be varied by means of the changeable magnetic field M2 which acts on the ferrites F31 and F32.
- the described arrangement of the lines L1, L2 and L3 actually represents two different line systems.
- the one line system consisting of the first line L1 and the second line L2, together with the housing GS form a shielded two-wire line on which two wave modes exist Common mode and a push mode.
- Push-pull mode is when the currents flowing in lines Ll and L2 are equal and opposite directions
- common mode is when the currents flowing in lines Ll and L2 are equal and equally directed.
- the second line system consisting of the line L3 and the housing GS, only the common mode can be propagated.
- the ferrite material on lines L1 ' and L2 is arranged between the lines (see FIG. 1) and is therefore only effective for push-pull mode.
- the push-pull impedance Zg of the lines L1, L2 is matched by the magnetic field Ml and the common-mode impedance Zs of the line L3 by the magnetic field M2.
- the adaptation network In the event that the adaptation network is operated at very high powers, it is expedient to cool the lines L1, L2 and L3.
- the heat loss generated in the ferrites F1, F2, F31 and F32 can be very effective and simple with the aid of cooling channels which run through the inner conductor and / or the outer conductor of the lines L1, L2 and L3 designed as strip lines or as coaxial lines.
- a cooling channel designated by K is indicated in FIG.
- the changeable magnet elder Ml and M2 are generated by controllable electromagnets.
- permanent magnets can also be provided, which generate a static magnetic field of such strength that the ferrites are operated above their gyromagnetic resonance, where they have the lowest losses.
- the use of permanent magnets and electromagnets has the advantage that only small currents are required to tune the ferrite-loaded lines, since thanks to the permanent magnets only part of the required Magnetization must be applied by the electromagnet. It is also advantageous that if the control current for the electromagnets fails, the power loss in the ferrites does not increase very much because the permanent magnets always keep the magnetization of the ferrites above the gyromagnetic resonance.
Landscapes
- Variable-Direction Aerials And Aerial Arrays (AREA)
- Non-Reversible Transmitting Devices (AREA)
- Plasma Technology (AREA)
Abstract
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
DE4122290A DE4122290C1 (fr) | 1991-07-05 | 1991-07-05 | |
DE4122290 | 1991-07-05 | ||
PCT/DE1992/000420 WO1993001627A1 (fr) | 1991-07-05 | 1992-05-23 | Reseau d'adaptation accordable |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
EP0593500A1 true EP0593500A1 (fr) | 1994-04-27 |
EP0593500B1 EP0593500B1 (fr) | 1996-08-21 |
Family
ID=6435506
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
EP92910707A Expired - Lifetime EP0593500B1 (fr) | 1991-07-05 | 1992-05-23 | Reseau d'adaptation accordable |
Country Status (6)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (1) | US5430417A (fr) |
EP (1) | EP0593500B1 (fr) |
JP (1) | JPH07500225A (fr) |
CA (1) | CA2112819A1 (fr) |
DE (1) | DE4122290C1 (fr) |
WO (1) | WO1993001627A1 (fr) |
Families Citing this family (40)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
FI96550C (fi) * | 1994-06-30 | 1996-07-10 | Nokia Telecommunications Oy | Summausverkko |
DE19532780A1 (de) * | 1995-09-06 | 1997-03-13 | Pates Tech Patentverwertung | Dielektrischer Wellenleiter |
USRE45667E1 (en) * | 2000-06-13 | 2015-09-08 | Christos Tsironis | Adaptable pre-matched tuner system and method |
US8744384B2 (en) | 2000-07-20 | 2014-06-03 | Blackberry Limited | Tunable microwave devices with auto-adjusting matching circuit |
US8064188B2 (en) | 2000-07-20 | 2011-11-22 | Paratek Microwave, Inc. | Optimized thin film capacitors |
US7865154B2 (en) * | 2000-07-20 | 2011-01-04 | Paratek Microwave, Inc. | Tunable microwave devices with auto-adjusting matching circuit |
EP1301960A1 (fr) * | 2000-07-20 | 2003-04-16 | Paratek Microwave, Inc. | Dispositifs micro-ondes accordables a circuit d'adaptation auto-ajustable |
US7075385B2 (en) * | 2004-04-29 | 2006-07-11 | Kathrein-Werke Kg | Impedance converter device |
US9406444B2 (en) | 2005-11-14 | 2016-08-02 | Blackberry Limited | Thin film capacitors |
US8325097B2 (en) | 2006-01-14 | 2012-12-04 | Research In Motion Rf, Inc. | Adaptively tunable antennas and method of operation therefore |
US8125399B2 (en) | 2006-01-14 | 2012-02-28 | Paratek Microwave, Inc. | Adaptively tunable antennas incorporating an external probe to monitor radiated power |
US7711337B2 (en) | 2006-01-14 | 2010-05-04 | Paratek Microwave, Inc. | Adaptive impedance matching module (AIMM) control architectures |
US7714676B2 (en) | 2006-11-08 | 2010-05-11 | Paratek Microwave, Inc. | Adaptive impedance matching apparatus, system and method |
US8299867B2 (en) | 2006-11-08 | 2012-10-30 | Research In Motion Rf, Inc. | Adaptive impedance matching module |
US7535312B2 (en) | 2006-11-08 | 2009-05-19 | Paratek Microwave, Inc. | Adaptive impedance matching apparatus, system and method with improved dynamic range |
US7917104B2 (en) | 2007-04-23 | 2011-03-29 | Paratek Microwave, Inc. | Techniques for improved adaptive impedance matching |
US8213886B2 (en) | 2007-05-07 | 2012-07-03 | Paratek Microwave, Inc. | Hybrid techniques for antenna retuning utilizing transmit and receive power information |
US7991363B2 (en) | 2007-11-14 | 2011-08-02 | Paratek Microwave, Inc. | Tuning matching circuits for transmitter and receiver bands as a function of transmitter metrics |
US8072285B2 (en) | 2008-09-24 | 2011-12-06 | Paratek Microwave, Inc. | Methods for tuning an adaptive impedance matching network with a look-up table |
US8067858B2 (en) * | 2008-10-14 | 2011-11-29 | Paratek Microwave, Inc. | Low-distortion voltage variable capacitor assemblies |
US8472888B2 (en) | 2009-08-25 | 2013-06-25 | Research In Motion Rf, Inc. | Method and apparatus for calibrating a communication device |
US9026062B2 (en) | 2009-10-10 | 2015-05-05 | Blackberry Limited | Method and apparatus for managing operations of a communication device |
US8803631B2 (en) | 2010-03-22 | 2014-08-12 | Blackberry Limited | Method and apparatus for adapting a variable impedance network |
US8289043B2 (en) * | 2010-03-26 | 2012-10-16 | International Business Machines Corporation | Simulation of printed circuit board impedance variations and crosstalk effects |
EP2561621A4 (fr) | 2010-04-20 | 2016-10-05 | Blackberry Ltd | Procédé et appareil permettant de gérer l'interférence dans un dispositif de communication |
US9379454B2 (en) | 2010-11-08 | 2016-06-28 | Blackberry Limited | Method and apparatus for tuning antennas in a communication device |
US8712340B2 (en) | 2011-02-18 | 2014-04-29 | Blackberry Limited | Method and apparatus for radio antenna frequency tuning |
US8655286B2 (en) | 2011-02-25 | 2014-02-18 | Blackberry Limited | Method and apparatus for tuning a communication device |
US8594584B2 (en) | 2011-05-16 | 2013-11-26 | Blackberry Limited | Method and apparatus for tuning a communication device |
US8626083B2 (en) | 2011-05-16 | 2014-01-07 | Blackberry Limited | Method and apparatus for tuning a communication device |
WO2013022826A1 (fr) | 2011-08-05 | 2013-02-14 | Research In Motion Rf, Inc. | Procédé et appareil pour un réglage de bande dans un dispositif de communication |
US8948889B2 (en) | 2012-06-01 | 2015-02-03 | Blackberry Limited | Methods and apparatus for tuning circuit components of a communication device |
US9853363B2 (en) | 2012-07-06 | 2017-12-26 | Blackberry Limited | Methods and apparatus to control mutual coupling between antennas |
US9246223B2 (en) | 2012-07-17 | 2016-01-26 | Blackberry Limited | Antenna tuning for multiband operation |
US9350405B2 (en) | 2012-07-19 | 2016-05-24 | Blackberry Limited | Method and apparatus for antenna tuning and power consumption management in a communication device |
US9413066B2 (en) | 2012-07-19 | 2016-08-09 | Blackberry Limited | Method and apparatus for beam forming and antenna tuning in a communication device |
US9362891B2 (en) | 2012-07-26 | 2016-06-07 | Blackberry Limited | Methods and apparatus for tuning a communication device |
US9374113B2 (en) | 2012-12-21 | 2016-06-21 | Blackberry Limited | Method and apparatus for adjusting the timing of radio antenna tuning |
US10404295B2 (en) | 2012-12-21 | 2019-09-03 | Blackberry Limited | Method and apparatus for adjusting the timing of radio antenna tuning |
US9438319B2 (en) | 2014-12-16 | 2016-09-06 | Blackberry Limited | Method and apparatus for antenna selection |
Family Cites Families (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
BE474967A (fr) * | 1944-11-16 | |||
US3384841A (en) * | 1966-03-10 | 1968-05-21 | Bell Telephone Labor Inc | Ferrite phase shifter having longitudinal and circular magnetic fields applied to the ferrite |
FR2050584A5 (fr) * | 1969-06-18 | 1971-04-02 | Lignes Telegraph Telephon | |
US3745488A (en) * | 1971-02-16 | 1973-07-10 | Gte Automatic Electric Lab Inc | Microwave impedance-matching network |
US3792385A (en) * | 1972-11-06 | 1974-02-12 | Rca Corp | Coaxial magnetic slug tuner |
JPS5596701A (en) * | 1979-01-19 | 1980-07-23 | Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> | Coaxial variable attenuator |
US4754229A (en) * | 1986-01-08 | 1988-06-28 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | Matching circuit for a microwave device |
US5065118A (en) * | 1990-07-26 | 1991-11-12 | Applied Materials, Inc. | Electronically tuned VHF/UHF matching network |
-
1991
- 1991-07-05 DE DE4122290A patent/DE4122290C1/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
-
1992
- 1992-05-23 US US08/182,209 patent/US5430417A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1992-05-23 CA CA002112819A patent/CA2112819A1/fr not_active Abandoned
- 1992-05-23 EP EP92910707A patent/EP0593500B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-05-23 JP JP4509754A patent/JPH07500225A/ja active Pending
- 1992-05-23 WO PCT/DE1992/000420 patent/WO1993001627A1/fr active IP Right Grant
Non-Patent Citations (1)
Title |
---|
See references of WO9301627A1 * |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
US5430417A (en) | 1995-07-04 |
CA2112819A1 (fr) | 1993-01-21 |
DE4122290C1 (fr) | 1992-11-19 |
JPH07500225A (ja) | 1995-01-05 |
EP0593500B1 (fr) | 1996-08-21 |
WO1993001627A1 (fr) | 1993-01-21 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
EP0593500B1 (fr) | Reseau d'adaptation accordable | |
DE2205345A1 (de) | Verstärker- und Koppleranordnung | |
DE3685553T2 (de) | Pin-dioden-daempfungsglieder. | |
WO2005109975A2 (fr) | Symetriseur large bande | |
DE68917373T2 (de) | Magnetisch abstimmbares Bandpassfilter. | |
DE3111106C2 (fr) | ||
DE831418C (de) | Anordnung zur Verstaerkung, Erzeugung und Modulation oder Demodulation von elektromagnetischen Wellen ultrahoher Frequenzen | |
DE2609076C3 (de) | Koppelelnrlchtung zur Ankopplung eines HF-Generators an eine supraleitende, in einem Kiyostaten angeordnete Resonatorstrnktur | |
DE2521956C3 (de) | Polarisationsweiche | |
DE2828047B1 (de) | Frequenzabhaengiges Koppelsystem | |
DE3122084C2 (fr) | ||
DE3044774A1 (de) | Ferrit-differentialphasenschieber | |
DE3324540C2 (de) | Breitbandiger Mikrowellenverstärker | |
EP0101612B1 (fr) | Oscillateur comportant un dipôle comme élément actif | |
EP1017124A1 (fr) | Diviseur de puissance pour signaux à haute fréquence | |
DE102009048148A1 (de) | Vorwärtskoppler mit Bandleitern | |
DE4411894C1 (de) | Leistungs-Impedanz-Transformator für Transistor-Gegentakt-Leistungsverstärker | |
DE4334977C1 (de) | Streifenleitung mit abstimmbarer elektrischer Länge | |
EP0429791B1 (fr) | Dispositif pour syntoniser un résonateur | |
DE102015107729A1 (de) | Combiner-Anordnung | |
DE3006387A1 (de) | Anpassnetzwerk fuer einen mikrowellen-verzweigungszirkulator oder eine mikrowellen-einweg-verzweigungsleitung | |
WO1993013569A1 (fr) | Dispositif de couplage avec facteur de couplage variable pour le couplage d'une ligne d'alimentation coaxiale avec une cavite resonnante | |
DE4136110C1 (en) | Transition piece between waveguide and microstrip conductor - has substrate in housing with short circuiting wall in region of bridging piece leading from fin conductor to microstrip | |
DE1271230B (de) | Hochfrequenz-Symmetriertransformator | |
DE3804761C2 (de) | Hohlleiterverzweigung |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
PUAI | Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012 |
|
17P | Request for examination filed |
Effective date: 19931208 |
|
AK | Designated contracting states |
Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): CH FR GB LI |
|
RAP1 | Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred) |
Owner name: AFT ADVANCED FERRITE TECHNOLOGY GMBH |
|
17Q | First examination report despatched |
Effective date: 19950926 |
|
GRAH | Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS IGRA |
|
GRAA | (expected) grant |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210 |
|
AK | Designated contracting states |
Kind code of ref document: B1 Designated state(s): CH FR GB LI |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: CH Ref legal event code: NV Representative=s name: KIRKER & CIE SA |
|
GBT | Gb: translation of ep patent filed (gb section 77(6)(a)/1977) |
Effective date: 19960821 |
|
ET | Fr: translation filed |
Free format text: CORRECTIONS |
|
PLBE | No opposition filed within time limit |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261 |
|
STAA | Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent |
Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT |
|
26N | No opposition filed | ||
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: FR Payment date: 19980318 Year of fee payment: 7 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: GB Payment date: 19980522 Year of fee payment: 7 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: CH Payment date: 19980819 Year of fee payment: 7 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: GB Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 19990523 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: LI Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 19990531 Ref country code: CH Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 19990531 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: CH Ref legal event code: PL |
|
GBPC | Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |
Effective date: 19990523 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: FR Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20000131 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: FR Ref legal event code: ST |