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US2558463A
US2558463A US651305A US65130546A US2558463A US 2558463 A US2558463 A US 2558463A US 651305 A US651305 A US 651305A US 65130546 A US65130546 A US 65130546A US 2558463 A US2558463 A US 2558463A
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    • H03BGENERATION OF OSCILLATIONS, DIRECTLY OR BY FREQUENCY-CHANGING, BY CIRCUITS EMPLOYING ACTIVE ELEMENTS WHICH OPERATE IN A NON-SWITCHING MANNER; GENERATION OF NOISE BY SUCH CIRCUITS
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  • FIG.I [I 2 5 RFC I I? 2
  • FIG.2 l5 s I l I RFC 3lc 27 P3 PK I7 29 32 INVENTOR. JOHN G. REED JR.
  • This invention relates to tunable cavity oscillators, and particularly to such an oscillator utilizing tube capacities for feedback.
  • Resonant cavity oscillators are well known in the art for producing comparatively high power outputs at micro-wave frequencies.
  • an oscillator must be tunable, there has been a difliculty in that a second tuned circuit has been required. to maintain feedback, and this second circuit must be tracked with the first frequency controlling element.
  • the present invention makes use of the tube capacities to produce feedback, and thus provides a simple cavity oscillator which will operate over a Wide range of frequencies, without the complications of adding another tunable circuit.
  • Fig. 1 shows a schematic circuit diagram of a preferred embodiment of my invention
  • Fig. 2 shows an equivalent circuit diagram of the embodiment of Fig. 1.
  • the oscillator illustrated in the the drawing may be used in a pulse type radio communication system, and accordingly, the circuit is shown as adapted to pulse modulation.
  • a coaxial line type resonant cavity I is coupled to an antenna 2 by a probe 4.
  • the eifective length of cavity I is one-half wavelength at the operating frequency of the oscillator, this length being controllable by means of a tuning element hereinafter described.
  • an evacuated triode 5 having a heater type cathode 6 made emissive by a heater element 1 fed through a heater lead 8.
  • Radio frequency chokes 9 and I prevent the flow of high frequency current through the cathode heater element 1.
  • the cathode 6 is connected through radio frequency choke II and capacitance
  • Anode I1 is provided with suitable potential through an external lead I9 connected to a choke 2
  • ] in turn is connected to a rod 2
  • is connected to the anode H at one end, and to the end wall 22 of the cavity at the opposite end.
  • the frequency of oscillation is controlled by a tuning plug 23 passing threadably through end wall 22 and adjusted by such means as a knob 24.
  • a tuning plug 23 is disposed parallel to and closely adjacent rod 2
  • the circuit of Fig. 1 may be shown to be the equivalent of that of Fig. 2.
  • the inductance of the cavity I may be considered as a lumped inductance 25; the grid to cathode capacity or Cgk as a capacitance 26; the plate to cathode capacity or Cpk as a capacitance 21; the plate to grid capacity or Cpg as a capacitance 3
  • the common point between capacitances 26 and 21 is returned to cathode 6.
  • Cathode 6 is isolated from ground by radio frequency choke 29 and variable resistance 30.
  • Grid I5 is grounded, and the anode potential is applied at 32 through the inductance
  • the invention thus provides simple circuit means for receiving and transmitting microwaves over a considerable range of frequencies.
  • An ultra-high frequency oscillator comprising a hollow conductive cylinder providing a resonant cavity, an electron discharge tube within said cavity, said tube including a cathode, grid and anode, means providing a high impedance to ultra-high frequency oscillations connecting said cathode to said cylinder, means providing a low impedance to ultra-high frequency oscillations connecting said grid to said cylinder, a conductive rod connected to said anode, said rod being cona 4 centrically enclosed by said cylinder, an end wall REFERENCES CITED for said cylinder, and a single tuning control for
  • the following references are of record in the adjusting the frequency of said oscillator comfile of this patent:

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June 26, 1951 J. c. REED, JR 2,558,463
TUNABLE CAVITY OSCILLATOR Filed March 1, 1946 FIG.I [I 2 5 RFC I I? 2| 22 8 IO 7 I 2 llllllll ll l 24 I5 20 23 j H 46 l2 ///////////////////Jl/////I/ 1 FIG.2 l5 s I l I RFC 3lc 27 P3 PK I7 29 32 INVENTOR. JOHN G. REED JR.
A TTORIVE Y Patented June 26, 1951 TUNABLE CAVITY OSCILLATOR John C. Reed, Jr., Boston, Mass, assignor, by
mesne assignments, to the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of War Application March 1, 1946, Serial No. 651,305
1 Claim. 1
This invention relates to tunable cavity oscillators, and particularly to such an oscillator utilizing tube capacities for feedback.
Resonant cavity oscillators are well known in the art for producing comparatively high power outputs at micro-wave frequencies. When such an oscillator must be tunable, there has been a difliculty in that a second tuned circuit has been required. to maintain feedback, and this second circuit must be tracked with the first frequency controlling element.
The present invention makes use of the tube capacities to produce feedback, and thus provides a simple cavity oscillator which will operate over a Wide range of frequencies, without the complications of adding another tunable circuit.
The invention is illustrated in the drawing, in which:
Fig. 1 shows a schematic circuit diagram of a preferred embodiment of my invention; and
Fig. 2 shows an equivalent circuit diagram of the embodiment of Fig. 1.
The oscillator illustrated in the the drawing may be used in a pulse type radio communication system, and accordingly, the circuit is shown as adapted to pulse modulation.
A coaxial line type resonant cavity I is coupled to an antenna 2 by a probe 4. The eifective length of cavity I is one-half wavelength at the operating frequency of the oscillator, this length being controllable by means of a tuning element hereinafter described. At the opposite end of cavity I is disposed an evacuated triode 5 having a heater type cathode 6 made emissive by a heater element 1 fed through a heater lead 8. Radio frequency chokes 9 and I prevent the flow of high frequency current through the cathode heater element 1. The cathode 6 is connected through radio frequency choke II and capacitance |2 to the outer conductor of the coaxial line cavity Grid I has two terminals, as shown, the terminals being connected through capacitances I6 and |6a to the outer cavity conductor 6. Anode I1 is provided with suitable potential through an external lead I9 connected to a choke 2|] disposed within the cavity I. Choke 2|] in turn is connected to a rod 2| which constitutes the inner conductor of the coaxial line, and is disposed axially of the cavity The rod 2| is connected to the anode H at one end, and to the end wall 22 of the cavity at the opposite end.
The frequency of oscillation is controlled by a tuning plug 23 passing threadably through end wall 22 and adjusted by such means as a knob 24. .Plug 23 is disposed parallel to and closely adjacent rod 2|, and the capacitative effect therebetween is directly proportional to the length of the plug portion extending into the cavity.
The manner in which the elements cooperate to function as a circuit capable of oscillation in the modes described will be considered, using the schematic showing of Fig. 2.
The circuit of Fig. 1 may be shown to be the equivalent of that of Fig. 2. The inductance of the cavity I may be considered as a lumped inductance 25; the grid to cathode capacity or Cgk as a capacitance 26; the plate to cathode capacity or Cpk as a capacitance 21; the plate to grid capacity or Cpg as a capacitance 3|, and the relation between tuning plug 23 and rod 2| as a variable capacitance 33. The common point between capacitances 26 and 21 is returned to cathode 6. Cathode 6 is isolated from ground by radio frequency choke 29 and variable resistance 30. Grid I5 is grounded, and the anode potential is applied at 32 through the inductance The circuit as shown in Fig. 2 will be seen to be that of the well known Colpitts oscillator. The efiective feedback will depend on the capacityvoltage dividing network Cgk (26) and C k (21). Cathode potential will be independent of frequency since neither the grid-cathode nor the plate-cathode capacitance is associated with any inductance. Feedback control is not necessary, since excessive regeneration produces gridcathode current that forces the voltage of the cathode closer to that of the grid. Frequency control over the desired range is effected simply through the variable capacitance 33, which in the embodiment of Fig. 1 is the tunin plug 23. No outside tuned circuit is required to maintain feedback, with the attendant difficulties of frequency control.
The invention thus provides simple circuit means for receiving and transmitting microwaves over a considerable range of frequencies.
What is claimed is:
An ultra-high frequency oscillator comprising a hollow conductive cylinder providing a resonant cavity, an electron discharge tube within said cavity, said tube including a cathode, grid and anode, means providing a high impedance to ultra-high frequency oscillations connecting said cathode to said cylinder, means providing a low impedance to ultra-high frequency oscillations connecting said grid to said cylinder, a conductive rod connected to said anode, said rod being cona 4 centrically enclosed by said cylinder, an end wall REFERENCES CITED for said cylinder, and a single tuning control for The following references are of record in the adjusting the frequency of said oscillator comfile of this patent:
prising a longitudinally adjustable conductive member mounted in said end wall and extending 5 UNITED STATES PATENTS into said cylinder adjacent to but spaced from Number Name Date said conductive rod, thereby being capacitively 2,285,662 Hutcheson June 9, 1942 coupled tcisaid conductiv'e rod. "2,408,355 Turner Sept. 24, 1946 2 ,411,424- Gurewitsch Nov; 19, 1946 JOHN C. REED, JR.
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US2871359A (en) * 1955-05-27 1959-01-27 Raytheon Mfg Co Tunable end-load lines with screw adjustment for tracking tuning capacitors
US2968776A (en) * 1956-08-10 1961-01-17 Andrew Corp Coaxial stub tuner
US3033853A (en) * 1959-04-15 1962-05-08 Hercules Powder Co Ltd Preparation of hydroxyalkyl starches
US3213439A (en) * 1962-02-16 1965-10-19 Duane E Atkinson Level indicating device with high frequency resonant probe
US3278922A (en) * 1963-11-14 1966-10-11 Gen Electric Position and motion detector
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US2408335A (en) * 1943-05-21 1946-09-24 Pesco Products Co Torque wrench
US2411424A (en) * 1943-01-28 1946-11-19 Gen Electric Ultra high frequency space resonant system

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US2285662A (en) * 1940-09-19 1942-06-09 Westinghouse Electric & Mfg Co Tube cooling means
US2411424A (en) * 1943-01-28 1946-11-19 Gen Electric Ultra high frequency space resonant system
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US2871359A (en) * 1955-05-27 1959-01-27 Raytheon Mfg Co Tunable end-load lines with screw adjustment for tracking tuning capacitors
US2968776A (en) * 1956-08-10 1961-01-17 Andrew Corp Coaxial stub tuner
US3033853A (en) * 1959-04-15 1962-05-08 Hercules Powder Co Ltd Preparation of hydroxyalkyl starches
US3213439A (en) * 1962-02-16 1965-10-19 Duane E Atkinson Level indicating device with high frequency resonant probe
US3278922A (en) * 1963-11-14 1966-10-11 Gen Electric Position and motion detector
US3813600A (en) * 1971-08-31 1974-05-28 Gte Laboratories Inc Modulated microwave source

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