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US5028894A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Bandpass filter circuit arrangement

Assignee: Simoco International Ltd
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Filing: 1988-11-22
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Granted: 1991-07-02
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Expires: 2008-11-22
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Abstract

Abstract A bandpass filter circuit arrangement in which a pair of parallel-resonant circuits (1, 2) are reactively intercoupled has a pair of signal input terminals (16, 17) connected to one of the resonant circuits (1) and a pair of output terminals (18, 19) connected to the other resonant circuit (2). Tuning of the filter is accomplished by varying the capacitive component of each circuit by varying the output of a tuning voltage source (20). In order to compensate for the deviation from the optimum intercoupling which would otherwise occur with change of tuning frequency the capacitive component of each resonant circuit is formed by two pairs (5, 7 and 6,8, or 9,11 and 10, 12) of capacitors in series, each series-connected pair effectively forming a varaible capacitive voltage divider to the tap on which the reactive intercoupling means (15) is connected. One capacitor (5, 6, 9 or 10) of each pair is variable, and all these are adjusted at the same rate. The other capacitor (7, 8, 11 or 12) is fixed, and the ratio between the capacitances of the fixed capacitors of each capacitive component are chosen so that the required degree of compensation is obtained. As an alternative the fixed capacitors may be replaced by short circuits and the variable capacitors of each capacitive component may be varied at different rates.

Inventors

  • 👤 John D. Speake

Bibliographic Details

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CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03H; H03H7/00; H03J; H03J3/00; H03J3/02; H03J3/16; H03J3/18; H03J3/185; H03H7/01; H03H7/17; H03H7/1741; H03H7/1775

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 147 words
A bandpass filter arrangement comprising first and second parallel resonant circuits each of which comprises an inductive component in parallel with a capacitive component, each of said capacitive components comprising variable first and second capacitors connected in a series signal path including a connection means between said first and second capacitors, a bidirectional reactive coupling connected between a point in the series signal path and on the connection means of one of said first and second parallel resonant circuits and a point in the series signal path and on the connection means of the other of said first and second parallel-resonant circuits, and means coupled to all said variable capacitors for simultaneously varying the capacitances of said first capacitors while simultaneously varying the capacitances of the second capacitors, said first and second capacitors being varied in capacitance at respective rates for the purpose of tuning said filter.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 147 words
A bandpass filter arrangement comprising first and second parallel resonant circuits each of which comprises an inductive component in parallel with a capacitive component, each of said capacitive components comprising variable first and second capacitors connected in a series signal path including a connection means between said first and second capacitors, a bidirectional reactive coupling connected between a point in the series signal path and on the connection means of one of said first and second parallel resonant circuits and a point in the series signal path and on the connection means of the other of said first and second parallel-resonant circuits, and means coupled to all said variable capacitors for simultaneously varying the capacitances of said first capacitors while simultaneously varying the capacitances of the second capacitors, said first and second capacitors being varied in capacitance at respective rates for the purpose of tuning said filter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 31 words
An arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rate of varying the capacitances of said second capacitors is different from the rate of varying the capacitances of said first capacitors.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 62 words
An arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein each said connection means of each said capacitive component includes a fixed third capacitor connected in the series signal path between the first capacitor and said point, and wherein the rate of varying the capacitances of said second capacitors is substantially the same as the rate of varying the capacitances of the first capacitors.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 50 words
An arrangement as claimed in claim 3, wherein each said connection means of each capacitive component includes a fixed fourth capacitor connected in the series signal path between said second capacitor and said point, said fourth capacitor having a different capacitance from said third capacitor included in said connection means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 40 words
An arrangement as claimed in claim 4, wherein each variable capacitor comprises a variable capacitance diode and wherein said varying means comprises a variable d.c. voltage source having an output which is d.c.-connected to each of said variable capacitance diodes.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 40 words
An arrangement as claimed in claim 3, wherein each variable capacitor comprises a variable capacitance diode and wherein said varying means comprises a variable d.c. voltage source having an output which is d.c.-connected to each of said variable capacitance diodes.

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