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US2147728A
US2147728A US151959A US15195937A US2147728A US 2147728 A US2147728 A US 2147728A US 151959 A US151959 A US 151959A US 15195937 A US15195937 A US 15195937A US 2147728 A US2147728 A US 2147728A
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03H—IMPEDANCE NETWORKS, e.g. RESONANT CIRCUITS; RESONATORS
    • H03H11/00—Networks using active elements
    • H03H11/02—Multiple-port networks
    • H03H11/16—Networks for phase shifting
    • H03H11/20—Two-port phase shifters providing an adjustable phase shift
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S1/00—Beacons or beacon systems transmitting signals having a characteristic or characteristics capable of being detected by non-directional receivers and defining directions, positions, or position lines fixed relatively to the beacon transmitters; Receivers co-operating therewith
    • G01S1/02—Beacons or beacon systems transmitting signals having a characteristic or characteristics capable of being detected by non-directional receivers and defining directions, positions, or position lines fixed relatively to the beacon transmitters; Receivers co-operating therewith using radio waves
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q3/00—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system
    • H01Q3/26—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture
    • H01Q3/30—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture varying the relative phase between the radiating elements of an array
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03H—IMPEDANCE NETWORKS, e.g. RESONANT CIRCUITS; RESONATORS
    • H03H7/00—Multiple-port networks comprising only passive electrical elements as network components
    • H03H7/18—Networks for phase shifting
    • H03H7/20—Two-port phase shifters providing an adjustable phase shift
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03H—IMPEDANCE NETWORKS, e.g. RESONANT CIRCUITS; RESONATORS
    • H03H7/00—Multiple-port networks comprising only passive electrical elements as network components
    • H03H7/18—Networks for phase shifting
    • H03H7/21—Networks for phase shifting providing two or more phase shifted output signals, e.g. n-phase output

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  • a further object is to provide a plurality of different phase shifts with a single phase changer unit.
  • the phase changer in accordance with the invention comprises a phase splitter and one or more variable phase shifters.
  • the phase splitter is preferably a quarter-wave artificial line from which four equal quadrantal voltages are derived from the input signal.
  • the phase shifter is of any suitab-le type in which variable portions of these voltages are combined to produce an output potential having any desired phase relative to the input signal.
  • the component impedances comprising the phase splitter are adjusted in value as required in order to compensate for the passive reactances associated with the phase shifter. This compensation is of special importance when several phase Shifters are used with a single phase splitter.
  • Fig. l is a schematic circuit of a phase changer in accordance with the invention in which the phase splitter is an artificial line of the lattice type;
  • Fig. 2 shows schematically an artificial line of the ladder type suitable for use in the phase changer of Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 3 shows the network of capacitances assooiated with the phase shifter of Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 4 shows how these capacitances appear effectively between the terminals of the phase splitter, and between these terminals and ground;
  • Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a suitable form of phase shifter
  • Fig. 6 is a plan view of the phase shifter shown in Fig. 5.
  • phase changer of the invention comprises a phase splitter II and one or more phase Shifters,
  • the phase splitter II is a quarter-wave artificial line, having a phase shift of degrees at afrequency f.
  • the input signal of frequency f is applied at terminals 2I and 23, and at terminals 22 and 24 the line is terminated in two equal resistances 25 and 2B, the sum of which is equal to R, the characteristic impedance of the line.
  • the artificial line shown in Fig. l is a lattice structure comprising two equal series inductances L, L and two equal capacitances C, C connected diagonally between the input and output terminals. The values of L and C are found from the following equations:
  • the artificial line may be of the balanced ladder type, with either mid-series or mid-shunt termination.
  • the necessary transformation formulas are given, for example, on page 281 of K. S. J ohnsons Transmission Circuits for Telephonie Communication, published by D. Van Nostrand Company.
  • Fig. 2 shows a balanced mid-shunt terminated ladder-type artificial line which may be substituted for the lattice-type line used as the phase splitter in Fig. l.
  • the two inductances L, L have the same value in both networks.
  • each shunt branch consists of two capacitances, each equal in value to 2C, connected in series and grounded at the mid-point.
  • the phase splitter just described will provide four equal quadrantal voltages for exciting the phase shifter. These voltages are effective between the terminals 2
  • the rotor plate 35 is arranged so that in any position it will provide electrostatic coupling with a plurality of the stators.
  • the load 33 is connected between terminal 5, associated with the rotor, and ground.
  • phase splitterII may be used to excite additional phase Shifters, such as I3, having stator plates 5I, 52, 53 and 54, and a rotor plate 55.
  • the quadrantal potentials are impressed upon the terminals 4I, 42, 43 and 44, and the load 56 is connected between terminal l5 and ground.
  • the physical construction of a suitable phase shifter is described in more detail hereinafter.
  • the unwanted reactances associated with the phase Shifters are compensated for by adjusting the component impedances of the phase splitter.
  • These unwanted reactances may be called passive reactances, since they remain constant in magnitude regardless of the setting of the phase shifter.
  • the passive reactances are represented by the network of capacitances shown in Fig. 3.
  • each capacitance may, therefore, be thought of as made up cf a passive portion, which is the average value over a rotation cycle, and an active portion, which represents the plus or minus variation about this average.
  • the passive stator-to-rotor capacitances represented by C15, C25, C35 and C45, are taken into account in designing the phase splitter, as set forth more fully below.
  • the remaining capacitances shown in Fig. 3 are passive, having constant values regardless or" the setting of the phase shifter.
  • the capacitances to ground from the four stators are Cle, C2G, Cac and C4G, and the rotor-to-ground capacitance in CG.
  • the capacitances to ground of the wiring between the phase splitter and the phase shifter are directly in parallel with these stator-to-ground capacitances, and these latter are assumed to include such capacitances.
  • the wiring capacitance on the output side of the phase shifter is in parallel with the rotorto-ground capacitance, and is included in C5G.
  • the stray capacitances between the stators are C12, C23, C34, C14, C13 and C24.
  • the capacitance CSG is in parallel with the load impedance, and in practice the latter is so chosen that the combination is anti-resonant at the frequency f. Under these conditions the impedance of the combination will be substantially a pure resistance. 'I'he relative voltages at the four terminals of the phase splitter are practically unchanged whether the rotors of the phase shifters are grounded directly or through normal resistance loads. If the rotors are considered grounded, however, a number of phase Shifters connected in parallel may be represented by the same mesh of capacitances shown in Fig. 3 for one phase shifter. In this case, the value of each capacitance is equal to the sum of the corresponding capacitances in all of the phase Shifters and, when appropriate, cf the associated wiring capacitances.
  • the passive capacitances associated with all of the phase shifters and the interconnecting wiring will, therefore, effectively appear between the terminals of the phase splitter Il, and between these terminals and ground, as shown in Fig. 4.
  • the component impedances ofthe phase splitter are adjusted to compensate for all of these passive capacitances.
  • stator-to-stator capacitances C13 and C24 appearing in shunt at the ends of the network are corrected for by decreasing each capacitance C by an additional amount equal to the ⁇ average of C13 and C24.
  • the adjusted value C of one diagonal capacitance C will be given by
  • the adjusted value of the'other diagonal capacitanceV will be the same as that given by Equation (7) except that C23 is substituted for C14.
  • C14 and C23 will be substantially equal, but if they are not equal it is seen that in the lattice structure they may be allowed for separately.
  • the terminal-to-ground capacitances C1, C2, C3 and C4 may be corrected for individually.
  • each of the capacitances 2C is decreased in magnitude by the value of the associated terminal-to-ground capacitance.
  • each capacitance 2C on the left side is reduced by an amount equal to twice C13, and each capacitance on the right is decreased by twice C24.
  • the diagonal capacitances C14 and C23 are compensated for by a further reduction of each capacitance 2C by an amount equal to the sum of C14 and C23.
  • the adjusted value 2C of the capacitance between terminal 2l and ground will therefore be given by the expression
  • the adjusted values of the other three capacitances in Fig. 2 are found from similar equations.
  • a phase shifter suitable for use in the phase changer of the invention is shown in perspective in Fig. 5.
  • , 32, 33 and 34 are triangular in shape and are provided in pairs, separated from each other by the spacers 6l. All of the pairs of stators are mounted upon the base 62 by means of the screws 63 and the supports 64. The supports 64 are insulated from the base by the insulating collars 65.
  • the rotor plate 35 is located between the stators and mounted upon but insulated from the shaft 66 which has a bearing in the base G2 and is arranged for rotation through an angle of 360 degrees.
  • An indicating device may be attached to the shaft 66 for showing the angular position of the rotor. As shown in the plan view of Fig.
  • the rotor plate is circular in shape and is eccentrically pivoted at the point 61. Electrical connections to the stator plates may be made through the supports 64 or the screws 63, and .to the rotor through the pin 68 which is fastened to the rotor by the screws 69.
  • An electrostatic and electromagnetic shield, not shown, may be provided for the phase shifter if required.
  • phase splitter When the phase splitter is an artificial line, with component impedances adjusted as explained above, the device will operate substantially as if no passive reactances were present. As a result, the quadrantal voltages obtainable at the terminals of the network will be equal in magnitude and will differ from each other by 90 degrees Within'close limits.
  • phase changer When such a phase splitter is used in connection with a properly designed phase shifter there is obtained a phase changer having greatly improved operating characteristics.
  • the phase shift introduced by the combination is substantially proportioned to the angle of rotation of the rotor, and the voltage across the load 36 is substantially constant for all settings of the rotor plate.
  • the improvement in performance attributable to the compensation for passive reactances is of greater importance as the number of phase Shifters associated with a single phase splitter is increased. In a multiple unit steerable antenna radio receiver, for example, where perhaps four phase shifters are excited by one phase splitter, such compensation becomes almost indispensable.
  • a phase changer comprising a phase splitter and a phase shifter, said phase splitter comprising a quarter-wave articial line for deriving from an input signal four equal quadrantal voltages for the excitation of said phase shifter, said phase shifter being adapted to combine said voltages to provide an output potential substantially constant in amplitude but adjustable in phase relative to the phase of the input signal, and said phase splitter comprising a plurality of lumped impedances certainof which are adjusted in magnitude to compensate for passive reactances associated with said phase shifter.
  • a phase changer comprising a quarter-wave artificial line for deriving four equal quadrantal voltages from an input signal, and a phase shifter for combining said voltages to provide an output potential the phase angle of which, relative to the phase angle of said input signal, may be adjusted to any desired value.
  • a phase changer comprising a phase splitter for providing four equal voltages differing in phase by 90 degrees and a phase shifter for combining said voltages to provide an output potential which is substantially constant in magnitude but variable in phase relative to the input signal, said phase splitter comprising an artificial line having a phase shift of 90 degrees.
  • a phase changer comprising an artficial line having a phase shift of 90 degrees for deriving from an input signal four equal voltages differing in phase by 9i) degrees, and means for combining said voltages to produce an output potential which remains substantially constant in amplitude while its phase angle, relative to the phase angle of said signal, is adjusted to any desired value.
  • a phase changer comprising a plurality of phase shifters and a phase splitter for exciting all of said phase Shifters, said phase splitter comprising an artificial line having a phase shift of 90 degrees for deriving from an input signal four equal voltages differing in phase by 90 degrees, and each of said phase Shifters being adapted to combine said voltages to provide an output p0- tential which is substantially constant in amplitude but adjustable in phase relative to the phase of the input signal.
  • a phase changer comprising a phase splitter for deriving four equal quadrantal voltages from an input signal, and a phase shifter for combining said voltages to produce an output potential having a phase angle adjustable with respect to the phase angle of said input signal, said phase splitter comprising a plurality of lumped impedances, and certain of said impedances being adjusted in value to compensate for the effects of passive reactances associated with said phase shifter.
  • phase splitter comprises an artificial line having a phase shift of 90 degrees at the frequency of said input signal.
  • phase changer in accordance with claim 8 in which said phase splitter comprises a latticetype network.
  • phase changer in accordance with claim 8 in which said phase splitter comprises a laddertype network.
  • a phase changer comprising an artificial line for deriving four equal quadrantal voltages from an input signal, and a phase shifter of the condenser type having four separate stator plates and a single rotor plate for combining said voltages, said artificial line comprising a plurality of impedances certain of which are adjusted in value to compensate for passive capacitances between said plates and between said plates and ground.
  • a phase changer comprising a phase splitter for deriving four equal quadrantal voltages from an input signal, and a plurality of phase shifters for combining said voltages to produce output potentials having phase angles independently adjustable with respect to the phase angle of said input signal, said phase splitter comprising a plurality of lumped impedances, and certain of said impedances having their magnitudes adjusted to compensate for passive reactances associated with said phase Shifters.
  • phase splitter comprises an articial line having a phase shift of 90 degrees at the frequency of said input signal.
  • phase changer in accordance with claim 15 in which said phase splitter comprises .a network of the lattice type.
  • phase changer in accordance with claim 15 in which said phase splitter comprises a network of the ladder type.
  • a phase changer comprising an articial line for deriving four equal quadrantal voltages from an input signal, said line having a phase shift of degrees and being terminated in its characteristic impedance, and a plurality of phase .Shifters of the condenser type for combining said voltages, each of said phase Shifters having four separate stator plates and a single rotor plate, all of said phase shifters being excited from said artificial line, said line comprising a plurality of lumped impedances, certain of said impedances being adjusted in value to compensate for passive capacitances associated with said phase Shifters, and each of said phase shiters having an output potential the phase angle of which, relative to the phaseangle of said input signal, is directly proportional to the angle of rotation of the associated rotor plate.
  • a phase changer comprising in combination a four-terminal articial line having a phase shift of 90 degrees, an impedance element connected between two of the terminals of said line,
  • variable condenser comprising a rotor and four stators, electrical connections from each of the four terminals of said line to a respective one of said stators, and two pairs ofrterminals for saidv phase changer, one pair comprising the other two terminals of said line and the other pair comprising said tap to the midpoint of said impedance element and a connection to said rotor, whereby rotation of said rotor varies the phase of the output from said phase changer with respect to its input.

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US2454426A (en) * 1944-04-21 1948-11-23 Belmont Radio Corp Electrical phase-shifting system
US2461832A (en) * 1943-06-22 1949-02-15 Bell Telephone Labor Inc Phase shifting apparatus
US2480187A (en) * 1945-07-09 1949-08-30 Us Sec War Electrical apparatus
US2534505A (en) * 1944-12-15 1950-12-19 Honeywell Regulator Co Capacity pickup follow-up system
US2630558A (en) * 1948-04-29 1953-03-03 Rca Corp Improvement in balanced phase splitting network
US2721938A (en) * 1950-01-27 1955-10-25 Gen Dynamics Corp Pulse generating means
US2847640A (en) * 1954-03-04 1958-08-12 Acton Lab Inc Dielectric voltage divider
US2873415A (en) * 1956-08-30 1959-02-10 Nilsen Mfg Co Phase-shifting capactitor
US2913644A (en) * 1956-07-09 1959-11-17 Rca Corp Variable capacitor
US2982924A (en) * 1944-01-18 1961-05-02 Bell Telephone Labor Inc Wave translating systems
US3002104A (en) * 1958-06-04 1961-09-26 British Thomson Houston Co Ltd Position sensing devices
US3125716A (en) * 1964-03-17 Machlis
US3181089A (en) * 1959-11-25 1965-04-27 Nippon Electric Co Distortion compensating device
US3217252A (en) * 1960-05-05 1965-11-09 Doble Eng Phase sensing apparatus including phase compensating network
US3529233A (en) * 1968-10-08 1970-09-15 Adams Russel Co Inc Lattice type phase shifting network
US8487716B1 (en) 2012-09-19 2013-07-16 Werlatone, Inc. Single-ended phase-shift network
US8542080B2 (en) 2011-04-08 2013-09-24 Werlatone, Inc. All-pass network

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US3125716A (en) * 1964-03-17 Machlis
US2461832A (en) * 1943-06-22 1949-02-15 Bell Telephone Labor Inc Phase shifting apparatus
US2982924A (en) * 1944-01-18 1961-05-02 Bell Telephone Labor Inc Wave translating systems
US2454426A (en) * 1944-04-21 1948-11-23 Belmont Radio Corp Electrical phase-shifting system
US2534505A (en) * 1944-12-15 1950-12-19 Honeywell Regulator Co Capacity pickup follow-up system
US2480187A (en) * 1945-07-09 1949-08-30 Us Sec War Electrical apparatus
US2630558A (en) * 1948-04-29 1953-03-03 Rca Corp Improvement in balanced phase splitting network
US2721938A (en) * 1950-01-27 1955-10-25 Gen Dynamics Corp Pulse generating means
US2847640A (en) * 1954-03-04 1958-08-12 Acton Lab Inc Dielectric voltage divider
US2913644A (en) * 1956-07-09 1959-11-17 Rca Corp Variable capacitor
US2873415A (en) * 1956-08-30 1959-02-10 Nilsen Mfg Co Phase-shifting capactitor
US3002104A (en) * 1958-06-04 1961-09-26 British Thomson Houston Co Ltd Position sensing devices
US3181089A (en) * 1959-11-25 1965-04-27 Nippon Electric Co Distortion compensating device
US3217252A (en) * 1960-05-05 1965-11-09 Doble Eng Phase sensing apparatus including phase compensating network
US3529233A (en) * 1968-10-08 1970-09-15 Adams Russel Co Inc Lattice type phase shifting network
US8542080B2 (en) 2011-04-08 2013-09-24 Werlatone, Inc. All-pass network
US8487716B1 (en) 2012-09-19 2013-07-16 Werlatone, Inc. Single-ended phase-shift network

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