WO2005038848A2 - Amplificateur avec tube electronique muni d’un collecteur a plusieurs etages - Google Patents
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- H01J23/00—Details of transit-time tubes of the types covered by group H01J25/00
- H01J23/02—Electrodes; Magnetic control means; Screens
- H01J23/027—Collectors
- H01J23/0275—Multistage collectors
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- H01J23/00—Details of transit-time tubes of the types covered by group H01J25/00
- H01J23/02—Electrodes; Magnetic control means; Screens
- H01J23/027—Collectors
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- H01J23/00—Details of transit-time tubes of the types covered by group H01J25/00
- H01J23/34—Circuit arrangements not adapted to a particular application of the tube and not otherwise provided for
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- H01J25/00—Transit-time tubes, e.g. klystrons, travelling-wave tubes, magnetrons
- H01J25/02—Tubes with electron stream modulated in velocity or density in a modulator zone and thereafter giving up energy in an inducing zone, the zones being associated with one or more resonators
- H01J25/04—Tubes having one or more resonators, without reflection of the electron stream, and in which the modulation produced in the modulator zone is mainly density modulation, e.g. Heaff tube
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04B—TRANSMISSION
- H04B7/00—Radio transmission systems, i.e. using radiation field
- H04B7/14—Relay systems
- H04B7/15—Active relay systems
- H04B7/155—Ground-based stations
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- An amplifier includes an electron beam electron tube and voltage sources; the tube comprises at least two collectors, each collector being connected to a voltage source.
- the field of the invention is that of power amplification of UHF signals, in particular the amplification of analog and digital television signals from terrestrial transmitters, by means of vacuum tubes comprising an axial electron beam. It is briefly recalled that a vacuum tube uses the principle of interaction between an electron beam and an electromagnetic wave, to transmit to the wave part of the energy contained in the electron beam, so as to obtain at the outlet of the tube a wave of energy greater than that of the wave injected at the inlet of the tube. There are several categories of vacuum tubes.
- TOP traveling wave tubes
- IOT inductive Output Tube
- IOT shown in Figure 1. It comprises an elongated vacuum enclosure partly made up of several insulating ceramics 23a, 23b, 23c, 23d, with at one first end an electron gun emitting an electron beam 12 and, at a second end, a first collector 14a and a second collector 14b.
- the electron gun includes a cathode 16 which emits the electrons and a grid 18 which controls the flow of electrons as a function of the voltage applied to it.
- the signal to be amplified with power Pe is injected between the cathode 16 and the grid 18 and thus modulates the voltage of the grid.
- the electron beam 12 which crosses the grid is then modulated in density by the grid and the electrons are emitted in the form of packets; the duration between two packets is equal to the signal period.
- the beam 12 represented in the form of electron packets is substantially cylindrical over almost the entire length of the tube between the cathode 16 and the collectors 14a and 14b. This cylindrical shape is obtained thanks on the one hand to the shape of the cathode 16, the anode 24 and the grid 18 and on the other hand thanks to an axial magnetic field which keeps the electrons close to the axis 10 of the tube.
- a packet of electrons coming from the grid is accelerated before entering a sliding tube 20 then in an interaction space located between two interaction nozzles 22a, 22b; this interaction space is connected to a primary output cavity 26 in which it generates an electric field.
- this interaction space When another packet of electrons reaches this interaction space, it encounters this electric field which slows it down.
- the kinetic energy of the electrons is converted into electromagnetic or microwave energy, that is to say into output power Ps which is directed to use for example by a coaxial through an insulator 25.
- the energy efficiency is generally around 20 to 40%: it characterizes the part of the energy of the electron beam converted into energy in the amplified signal.
- the energy remaining in the electron beam after it has passed through the primary output cavity 26 is then dissipated in the collector.
- the electrons then bombard the walls of the collector and transform their kinetic energy into heat.
- the electrons that reach the collector have very variable energy levels.
- the collector is divided into two collectors 14a and 14b electrically insulated; each of these collectors is brought to a potential corresponding to one of the energy levels of the electrons.
- the second collector 14b is brought to a lower potential than the first 14a, relative to the cathode 16 in order to slow down the electrons which strike this collector and thus reduce the loss of energy in the form of heat. We can thus obtain a yield up to three times higher than the yield of a conventional tube.
- Tubes comprising more than two collectors have already been produced, as have tubes comprising a repelling electrode at the bottom of the collector, this electrode being generally connected to the cathode.
- the collector 14b is connected to the positive pole 28 of a DC voltage source 30, for example of 26 kV.
- the negative pole 32 of the DC voltage source 30 is connected to the cathode 16.
- the collector 14a is connected to the positive pole 34 of a DC voltage source 36, for example of 34 kV.
- the negative pole of the DC voltage source 36 common to that of the voltage source 30, is also connected to the cathode 16.
- the two sources therefore have a common point 32 located at the cathode.
- the output cavity 26 is also connected to the positive pole 34 of the DC voltage source 36, possibly through a measurement shunt between the mass 17 and the body of the tube which includes the anode 24 and the two interaction nozzles; this measurement shunt measures the current intercepted by the body.
- the outlet cavity 26 is connected to ground.
- a current I of a few amperes (for example 2.5 A) is obtained from cathode 16 in the electron beam 12.
- two bulky and expensive voltage sources 30 and 36 are used. given the value of their voltage, the distances required for their isolation as well as their respective powers.
- the potential difference between the two collectors 14a and 14b also known as vacuum voltage, must not exceed 12 kV under penalty of damaging the tube, in particular the ceramic 23a located between the two collectors.
- this type of voltage source when one is cut quickly by the action of the safety devices or is established more quickly than the other when the power is applied, a differential voltage of up to 34 kV is established between the two collectors 14a and 14b causing possibly irreversible damage.
- the need to synchronize these voltage sources makes this configuration very restrictive.
- An important object of the invention is therefore to overcome these drawbacks by modifying the way of supplying the collectors and the cathode.
- the invention provides an amplifier comprising an electronic tube with an axial electron beam, with a cathode and at least two collectors, the amplifier further comprising at least two DC voltage sources, each collector being connected to a DC voltage source with a potential difference such that the further the collector is from the cathode, the smaller the potential difference between this collector and the cathode, characterized in that the DC voltage sources are connected together at a point. common located at the collector whose potential difference with the cathode is the smallest but not zero.
- This configuration thus makes it possible to use voltage sources of lower value than in the prior art and to minimize the size and the cost of the voltage sources.
- the voltage sources are variable.
- the voltage source (s) defining a vacuum voltage between two collectors is a drawdown voltage source.
- the use of this voltage source with drawdown is particularly indicated for the amplification of variable average power signals as in the case of analog television.
- the invention also relates to a transmitter comprising such an amplifier.
- FIG. 1 already described schematically represents an amplifier with a tube electronic with inductive output comprising two collectors and with voltage sources arranged according to the prior art
- FIG. 2 schematically represents an amplifier with an electronic tube with inductive output comprising two collectors and with voltage sources arranged according to the invention
- FIG. 3 schematically represents an amplifier with an electronic tube with inductive output comprising three collectors and with voltage sources arranged according to the invention. From one figure to another, the same references are used to designate the same elements.
- FIG. 2 represents an exemplary embodiment of an amplifier implementing the invention; it includes an electronic tube with inductive output with at least two collectors. It comprises two collectors 14a and 14b in the example in the figure.
- the invention also applies with traveling wave tubes or klystrons and more generally with any electronic tube with an axial electron beam.
- the collector 14b is connected to the positive pole 28 of a DC voltage source 30, for example of 26 kV.
- the negative pole of the DC voltage source 30 is connected to the cathode 16.
- the collector 14a is connected to the positive pole 34 of a DC voltage source 36 ', for example of 8 kV.
- the negative pole of this voltage source 36 ' is connected to the collector 14b; it is in series with the voltage source 30.
- the common point 32 of these two voltage sources 36 ′ and 30 is at the level of the collector 14b, that is to say of the one which is furthest from the cathode.
- the output cavity 26 is also connected to the positive pole 34 of the DC voltage source 36 ', possibly by a measurement shunt.
- This configuration thus makes it possible to use a voltage source of 26 kV and a voltage source of low value for example of 8 kV instead of the voltage sources of 34 kV and 26 kV used in the example presented in FIG. 1.
- the low value of the voltage source 36 ' makes it possible to use a compact model which minimizes the size of new transmitters and makes it possible at low cost to incorporate the tube into existing transmitters.
- the potential difference between the two collectors 14a and 14b that is to say the vacuum voltage cannot exceed the voltage of this source 36 ', in this case 8 kV, when it could reach 34 kV in the example of FIG. 1.
- the vacuum voltage is that of the voltage source 36 ', ie 8 kV and when the voltage source 36' is cut, the vacuum voltage is zero. It is therefore no longer essential to synchronize the switching on and off of the voltage sources because in any case the potential difference between the collectors cannot exceed that of the low value voltage source. This improves the reliability of this type of material and preserves the tube.
- a low voltage source 36 ′ is used for this low voltage source 36 ′.
- a voltage source with drawdown is a stabilized and bounded voltage source with a voltage setpoint and a current setpoint: the voltage source provides the highest possible voltage so that at least one of these setpoints be reached.
- a drawdown voltage source is used which makes it possible to avoid overdissipation of this collector.
- the use of this voltage source with drawdown is particularly indicated for the amplification of variable average power signals as in the case of analog television. In this case, in fact, the amplitude modulation of the carrier of the analog signal results in a modulation of the current of the signal to be amplified which is reflected on the current obtained in this collector 14a.
- FIG. 3 shows an exemplary embodiment of the invention in the case of a tube comprising a third manifold 14c in addition to the two collectors 14a and 14b of the previous figure.
- the electrical configuration is the same as in the example in FIG. 2, with in addition a DC voltage source 38, for example 6 kV, to the positive pole to which the collector 14c is connected.
- the negative pole of this voltage source 38 is connected to the collector 14b.
- This DC voltage source 38 is in series with the voltage source 30.
- the point 32 common to the three voltage sources 38, 36 'and 30 is located at the collector 14b, that is to say the one which is farthest from the cathode.
- the overall voltage source for the collector 14c is 26 kV + 6 kV or 32 kV.
- the potential difference between the two collectors 14c and 14b, that is to say the vacuum voltage cannot exceed the voltage of this source 38, in this case 6 kV.
- the invention applies to other frequency bands than the UHF band such as for example the frequency bands L (from 1 to 2 GHz), S (from 2 to 4 GHz), C (from 4 to 8 GHz) , X (from 8 to 12.4 GHz), Ku (from 12.4 to 18 GHz), K (from 18 to 26.5 GHz), Ka (from 26.5 to 40 GHz), etc.
- the invention also relates to a transmitter comprising such an amplifier. It is for example a terrestrial transmitter of analog or digital television signals.
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US10/571,113 US7474148B2 (en) | 2003-10-10 | 2004-10-08 | Amplifier comprising an electronic tube provided with collectors biased by at least two DC bias sources |
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