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Active transmit phased array antenna
Assignee: Lanteris Space LLC
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Filing: 1993-11-30
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2013-11-30
Abstract
Abstract The active transmit phased array antenna includes a plurality of antenna elements (10,12,14) disposed in a hexiform configuration. Each antenna element is identical and includes a radiating horn (10) capable of radiating in each of two orthogonal polarizations. The horn is fed by a multi-pole bandpass filter (12) whose function is to pass energy in the desired band and reject energy at other frequencies. The filter means is coupled into an air dielectric cavity (14) mounted on substrate (36). The air dielectric cavity contains highly efficient monolithic amplifiers which excite orthogonal microwave energy in a push-pull configuration by probes (18,20,30,32) in combination with amplifiers (22,24,26,28) placed such that they drive the cavity at relative positions 180 degrees apart. Phase shift means (48) and attenuator means (46) in the substrate are connected to the amplifiers in the cavity to determine beam and direction and for maintaining the signal amplitudes from each of the antenna elements at an equal level.
Inventors
- 👤 Edward Hirshfield
- 👤 Edgar W. Matthews, Jr.
- 👤 Howard H. Luh
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 20:57
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q1/00; H01Q21/00; H01Q21/06; H01Q21/061; H01Q21/064; H01Q23/00; H01Q25/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
A phased array transmitting antenna system for generating multiple independent simultaneous microwave signal beams comprising a plurality of antenna radiating elements (10,12,14) disposed on an array on a substrate (36), each one of said elements including amplifier means (46) and hybrid coupler disposed in a cavity (14) on said substrate for providing orthogonal microwave energy signals having selected phases, filter means (12) responsive to the microwave output signals of said cavity or passing signals within a selected frequency band, a radiating horn (10) responsive to said microwave signals passed by said filter (12) means for transmitting said microwave signals as a beam having a direction and shaped, characterised in that each of said plurality of said antenna radiating elements transmit one of multiple, simultaneous microwave beams having the same power value and difference phase values which determine the shape and transmitted direction of said beams.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
100 words
A phased array transmitting antenna system as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that said cavity (14) includes a first pair of microwave probes (18, 20) disposed in said cavity 180 degrees apart, a second pair of probes (30,32) disposed in said cavity 180 degrees apart, said first and second pairs of probes being disposed 90 degrees apart, a first pair of linear amplifiers (22, 24) connected to said first pair of probes (18,20) and a second pair of linear amplifiers (26, 32) connected to said second pair of probes (30, 32) for exciting orthogonal microwave energy in said cavity.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
81 words
A phased array transmitting antenna system as claimed in claim 2, characterised in that said substrate includes phase shift means (48) and attenuator means (46) connected to said first and second pairs of amplifier (46) and probes in said cavity for providing phase quadrature signals to create circular signal polarisation wherein one of said pairs of amplifier and probes is excited to right circular polarisation and the other of said pairs of amplifiers and probes is excited to left circular polarisation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
81 words
A phased array transmitting antenna system as claimed in claim 3, characterised in that said phase shift (48) and attenuator means includes a plurality of separate phase shift (48) and attenuator circuits (46) and a switch matrix (44) connected to each of said phase shift and attenuator circuits to selectively connect separate polarization signals to said pairs of amplifiers and probes in said cavity, said separate polarization signals providing the direction and shape of said microwave beam transmitted from said horn.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
A phased array transmitting antenna system as claimed in claim 4, characterised in that said attenuator means are set to provide that said microwave beams transmitted from said horns of said plurality of elements are equal in amplitude.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
113 words
A phased array transmitting antenna system as claimed in claim 5, characterised in the inclusion of a plurality of power signals and wherein said phase shift and attenuator circuits for each antenna element includes a plurality of series connected phase shift (48) and attenuator (46) circuits, each of said plurality of series connected phase shift and attenuator circuits being connected to a separate power signal (BEAM 1 ETC) wherein each of said series connected phase shift and attenuator circuits is associated with a separate beam to be transmitted by said antenna element, and wherein each of said series connected phase shift and attenuator circuits establishes the direction and shape for each associated beam.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
70 words
A phase array transmitting antenna system as claimed in claim 6, characterised in the inclusion of control means connected to each of said phase shift circuits and attenuator circuits for setting said phase shift circuit for setting said phase shift circuits at selected values to provide desired beam directions and shapes, and for setting said attenuator circuit at selected values wherein all said antenna elements have the same amplitude level.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
63 words
A phase array transmitting antenna system as claimed in claim 7, characterised in the inclusion of a first and second monolithic microwave integrated circuit amplifiers connected between said hybrid coupler and said switch matrix, said monolithic microwave integrated circuit amplifier being highly linear to maintain said transmitted beams independent of each other to provide for multiple beams to be transmitted simultaneously without interaction.
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