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Balun providing dual balanced outputs
Assignee: AMERICAN VIDEO GRAPHICS LP
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Filing: 1990-04-09
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Granted: 1992-06-09
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Expires: 2010-04-09
Abstract
Abstract A dual output balun distributes substantially all of the available power in a single ended input signal applied thereto (less small parasitic losses) equally to two or more pairs of push-pull output terminals (or vice versa).
Inventors
- 👤 Valdis E. Garuts
- 👤 Clifford H. Moulton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 06:15
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01P; H01P5/00; H01P5/08; H01P5/10; H01P5/12; H01P5/16; H03; H03F; H03F3/00; H03F3/60; H03F3/605
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
320 words
A balun comprising: a single-ended input port including first and second terminals for receiving a single-ended input signal; first and second balanced output ports each having two terminals for providing respective first push-pull output signals, whereby the balun has four output terminals; and transmission line transformer means for receiving a single-ended input signal from the input port, converting the single-ended input signal into first and second push-pull output signals, and providing the output signals to the first and second output ports respectively, said transmission line transformer means comprising an input transmission line segment having first and second opposite ends, and first, second, third and fourth output transmission line segments each having first and second opposite ends, and each transmission line segment comprising a first conductor and a second conductor, the first and second conductors of the input transmission line segment being connected at the first end thereof to the first and second terminals respectively of the input port, the first conductors of the first and second output transmission line segments being connected at the first end thereof to the first conductor of the input transmission line segment at the second end thereof, the first conductors of the third and fourth output transmission line segments being connected at the first end thereof to the second conductor of the input transmission line segment at the second end thereof, the second conductor of the first output transmission line segment being connected at the first end thereof to the second conductor of the third output transmission line segment at the first end thereof, and the second conductor of the second output transmission line segment being connected at the first end thereof to the second conductor of the fourth output transmission line segment at the first end thereof, one conductor of each of the four output transmission line segments being connected at the second end thereof to the four output terminals respectively of the balun.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
320 words
A balun comprising: a single-ended input port including first and second terminals for receiving a single-ended input signal; first and second balanced output ports each having two terminals for providing respective first push-pull output signals, whereby the balun has four output terminals; and transmission line transformer means for receiving a single-ended input signal from the input port, converting the single-ended input signal into first and second push-pull output signals, and providing the output signals to the first and second output ports respectively, said transmission line transformer means comprising an input transmission line segment having first and second opposite ends, and first, second, third and fourth output transmission line segments each having first and second opposite ends, and each transmission line segment comprising a first conductor and a second conductor, the first and second conductors of the input transmission line segment being connected at the first end thereof to the first and second terminals respectively of the input port, the first conductors of the first and second output transmission line segments being connected at the first end thereof to the first conductor of the input transmission line segment at the second end thereof, the first conductors of the third and fourth output transmission line segments being connected at the first end thereof to the second conductor of the input transmission line segment at the second end thereof, the second conductor of the first output transmission line segment being connected at the first end thereof to the second conductor of the third output transmission line segment at the first end thereof, and the second conductor of the second output transmission line segment being connected at the first end thereof to the second conductor of the fourth output transmission line segment at the first end thereof, one conductor of each of the four output transmission line segments being connected at the second end thereof to the four output terminals respectively of the balun.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A balun according to claim 1, wherein the four output transmission line segments are each of the same characteristic impedance Z 0 and the first and second output ports are each terminated in an impedance 2Z 0 .
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A balun according to claim 1, wherein each transmission line segment comprises a coaxial transmission line segment having a core conductor and a shield conductor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
A balun according to claim 3, wherein the first conductor of the input transmission line segment is the shield conductor thereof and the first conductor of each of the output transmission line segments is the shield conductor thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
A balun according to claim 2, wherein the first conductor of the output transmission line segment is the shield conductor thereof and the first conductor of each of the output transmission line segments is the core conductor thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A balun according to claim 1, wherein the input transmission line segment and the first, second, third and fourth output transmission line segments are of equal characteristic impedance.
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