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US2163939A
US2163939A US127513A US12751337A US2163939A US 2163939 A US2163939 A US 2163939A US 127513 A US127513 A US 127513A US 12751337 A US12751337 A US 12751337A US 2163939 A US2163939 A US 2163939A
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    • H03C1/00—Amplitude modulation
    • H03C1/16—Amplitude modulation by means of discharge device having at least three electrodes
    • H03C1/18—Amplitude modulation by means of discharge device having at least three electrodes carrier applied to control grid
    • H03C1/24—Amplitude modulation by means of discharge device having at least three electrodes carrier applied to control grid modulating signal applied to different grid

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  • This invention is relatedto a method of modulation in which a carrier frequency is applied to a multi-grid tube.
  • the partial currents are then applied to a coupling element in such a manner that the effects of these currents are partly or entirely compensated in the output.
  • a modulation is then achieved if the coupling element is designed in such a manner that there is no carrier frequency voltage in the output at zero modulation Voltage.
  • a differential transformer which is tuned to the carrier frequency may be used as coupling element.
  • Figure 1 shows curves of the mutual conductance of the positive electrodes of the tube.
  • FIGS 2, 3 and 4 show modifications of the invention.
  • the first grid of a hexode is at a constant negative voltage of, for'instance, 2 volts.
  • the second grid serves as a screen.
  • the fourth grid distributes the emission current between the anode and the third grid, which both lie at positive potentials.
  • the solid curves of Figure 1 show the mutual conductance dIgS/dEgl of the system incorporating the third grid and the first grid as a function of the voltage on the fourth grid (E i) for two different values of the bias of the first grid.
  • the upper curve corresponds to a voltage of --1 volt on the first grid; the lower corresponds to a voltage of 2 volts.
  • the mutual conductance dIa/dEgl of the system incorporating the anode and the first grid as a function of E'g4, are shown in the dotted curves.
  • the upper curve again corresponds to a bias of 1 volt on the first grid, whereas the lower curve corresponds to a bias of 2 volts. It may be seen from the graph that both mutual conductances are equal at a 1 is connected to the anode voltage source.
  • Figure 2 shows a hexode to the first grid G1, of which the carrier frequency is applied by means of the transformer B.
  • the grid G2 is held at a constant positive potential.
  • the modulation voltage is applied to the grid G4 by means of the transformer C.
  • the emission current varying with the carrier frequency will be distributed by this modulation voltage between the grid Go and the anode, which both are at the same positive potential.
  • D indicates a differential transformer preferably tuned to the carrier frequency, to the primary of which the currents from the grid G3 and the anode A are applied, while the center tap If the biases are chosen in such a manner that both systems, grid Ga-grid G1 and grid Gz-anode, have the same mutual conductance, no voltage will be induced in the secondary at zero modulation voltage. If the equilibrium of the two partial currents is distributed by a voltage on. the grid G4,
  • a carrier frequency is produced in the secondary of the differential transformer.
  • the amplitude of the carrier frequency voltage is proportional to the amplitude of the modulation voltage.
  • a suitable combination of resistance components may be also'used, as coupling element.
  • the resistance components are utilized between stages, in accord with standard practice in resistance coupled amplifiers, with leads to the next stage of amplification being taken at points equidistant from the center tap connection from the anode potential supply to the resistor in circuit between the anode and grid G3. Operation with different values of the mutual conductance of grid G3 and anode is also possible. If a 106% modulation is to be obtained in this case, the tube on the coupling element must be misymmetrical to such an 45 extent that a total compensation occurs in the output at zero modulation voltage. Tube capacities which may cause difficulties at high frequencies may be compensated by suitable neutralizing condensers.
  • Figure 3 shows another modification of the invention, in which the carrier frequency is applied in the anode circuit by means of a transformer E, while the grid G1 is held at a constant voltage. 55
  • the modulated carrier frequency is again taken off the secondary of a differential transformer D.
  • a 100% modulation is achieved by the same adjustments as in the case of Figure 2.
  • Figure 4 shows a third modification in which the carrier frequency is applied to the distributor anodes (G3, A) of the multi-grid tube by means of a coupling device D, and the modulated carrier frequency is taken single ended from the transformer F disposed in the anode circuit.
  • the same requirements are valid for this case as for the foregoing.
  • tubes may be also used of course, as long as they allow a distribution of the emission current between twopositive electrodes according to the modulation voltage.
  • the third grid of a hexode may be also used as a distributing grid between the second and fourth grid.
  • tubes built for this special purpose may be also used.
  • the circuit of Figure 2 has the advantage over arrangements where the carrier frequency is applied to the anode circuit, that a lower carrier frequency voltage is sufficient.
  • the described method allows a modulation with low frequencies down to zero. This is important, for instance, for television transmitters, because very slow variations may be also transmitted by this method, which corresponds to the average light intensity of the picture.
  • a modulating circuit means for applying a carrier current to said control grid, means for positively biasing said shielding grid, an external circuit connecting said third grid and said anode comprising a center tapped tunable differential transformer having said center tap connected to an, anode potential supply, means for applying a modulating potential to said distributing grid, and a work circuit arranged to abstract energy from said center tapped differential transformer.
  • a modulating circuit comprising a potential source arranged to positively energize said anode and said third grid and to apply a positive biasing potential to said second grid, means for applying a radio-frequency carrier current to said control grid, means for applying a modulating signal current to said distributing grid, a center tapped differential transformer primary connected between said anode and said third grid and having said anode potential source applied to the center tap thereof, a. differential transformer secondary inductively connected to said center tapped primary, and means for tuning said differential transformer.
  • a modulating circuit comprising means for negatively biasing said control grid, means for positively biasing said shielding grid, a signal input transformer connected to said distributing grid, a center tapped differential transformer primary connected between said third grid and said anode, an output circuit inductively associated with said differential transformer primary and a carrier input circuit connected to said differential transformer primary at said center tap, and means for positively energizing said anode and said third grid through said carrier input circuit.
  • a modulating circuit comprising means for positively energizing said shielding grid.
  • means for negatively biasing said control grid means for applying a modulating signal to said distributing grid, and a differential transformer primary connected between said anode and said third grid and having a center tap to which the primary of an output transformer may be connected, means for applying a positive potential to said third grid and said anode through said output transformer primary, and means for applying a carrier current to said third grid and said anode equally through said differential transformer.

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US2498526A (en) * 1948-02-19 1950-02-21 Rca Corp Balanced modulation
US2517365A (en) * 1946-04-10 1950-08-01 Patelhold Patentverwertung Multiplex communication system with channels of different band widths
US2779818A (en) * 1955-05-02 1957-01-29 Zenith Radio Corp Demodulating systems for color television
US2891152A (en) * 1954-06-29 1959-06-16 Gen Electric Signal-modifying device
US2952736A (en) * 1956-12-28 1960-09-13 Rca Corp Color television receiver demodulator and color balance circuits
US2997666A (en) * 1959-04-15 1961-08-22 Combustion Eng Pulse amplitude to pulse duration converter

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DE752409C (de) * 1937-12-21 1953-09-28 Aeg Schaltungsanordnung zur Unterdrueckung des durch Verschiedenheiten der Kennlinie bedingten Traegerrestes bei Gegentakt-Roehren-Modulatoren
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DE756792C (de) * 1939-03-30 1953-01-26 Fernseh Gmbh Modulationsverfahren

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US2517365A (en) * 1946-04-10 1950-08-01 Patelhold Patentverwertung Multiplex communication system with channels of different band widths
US2498526A (en) * 1948-02-19 1950-02-21 Rca Corp Balanced modulation
US2891152A (en) * 1954-06-29 1959-06-16 Gen Electric Signal-modifying device
US2779818A (en) * 1955-05-02 1957-01-29 Zenith Radio Corp Demodulating systems for color television
US2952736A (en) * 1956-12-28 1960-09-13 Rca Corp Color television receiver demodulator and color balance circuits
US2997666A (en) * 1959-04-15 1961-08-22 Combustion Eng Pulse amplitude to pulse duration converter

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