US4476578A
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Device for detecting the optimum anode load impedance of a tube transmitter in a high frequency transmission chain
Assignee: Thales SA
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Filing: 1982-11-22
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Granted: 1984-10-09
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Expires: 2002-11-22
Abstract
Abstract A device for detecting the optimum anode load impedence of a transmitter tube in a high frequency transmission chain. A phase shift circuit phase shifts by kπ/2 (with k being a positive or negative uneven integer) the phase difference between the input and output voltages of the tube. The phase shifted voltages are multiplying together in a circuit, and the mean value of the product is then calculated. Cancellation of this mean value corresponds to the anode load impedance passing through a purely resistive value. Thus, the circuit allows the phase matching detection to be made, which is independent of any modulus matching detection.
Inventors
- 👤 Daniel Gaudin
- 👤 Philippe Le Gars
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 06:46
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03H; H03H11/00; H03H11/02; H03H11/28; H03H11/30; H03H7/00; H03H7/38; H03J; H03J7/00; H03J7/02; H03J7/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
178 words
A device for detecting the optimum anode load impedence of a transmitter tube in a high frequency transmitting chain, this transmitting chain comprising besides the tube, a transmitting antenna, the device comprising a variable impedence matching cell interposed between the tube and the transmitting antenna, said cell detecting said optimum anode load impedence of said tube, by detecting, from an input and an output voltage of said tube, during the variation of the impedence presented to said anode of said tube by said matching cell, a passing of said anode load impedence through a pre-determined purely resistive value; said cell comprising means for phase shifting by k(π/2)(with k being a positive or negative uneven integer) the phase difference between said input and output voltages of said tube, means for multiplying by each other the two voltages thus processed, and means for calculating the mean value of the product thus obtained, and for cancelling this mean value, during the variation of the impedence matching cell corresponding to the passing of the anode load impedence through a purely resistive value.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
178 words
A device for detecting the optimum anode load impedence of a transmitter tube in a high frequency transmitting chain, this transmitting chain comprising besides the tube, a transmitting antenna, the device comprising a variable impedence matching cell interposed between the tube and the transmitting antenna, said cell detecting said optimum anode load impedence of said tube, by detecting, from an input and an output voltage of said tube, during the variation of the impedence presented to said anode of said tube by said matching cell, a passing of said anode load impedence through a pre-determined purely resistive value; said cell comprising means for phase shifting by k(π/2)(with k being a positive or negative uneven integer) the phase difference between said input and output voltages of said tube, means for multiplying by each other the two voltages thus processed, and means for calculating the mean value of the product thus obtained, and for cancelling this mean value, during the variation of the impedence matching cell corresponding to the passing of the anode load impedence through a purely resistive value.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
82 words
The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the means for phase shifting by k(π/2) comprises identical first and second 90° phase shifters, each adapted to supply, from one of the input and output voltages of the tube, at a first output, a first voltage phase shifted by any value with respect to the input voltage of the phase shifter, and at a second output, a second voltage phase shifted by 90° with respect to the voltage available at the first output.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the multiplication means comprise a multiplier having two inputs connected, one to the first output of the first phase shifter and the other to the second output of the second phase shifter.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
The device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the multiplication means comprise a multiplier having two inputs connected, one to the second output of the first phase shifter and the other to the first output of the second phase shifter.
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