High power broadband combiner having ferrite cores

Claim 2

A signal combiner assembly comprising: a common ground plane; first and second coaxial cable connectors each having inner conductors and outer conductors, the outer conductors being connected to said common ground plane; a sum port; a first coaxial cable having an inner conductor and an outer conductor, the inner conductor extending between the inner conductor of said first coaxial cable connector and said sum port; a second coaxial cable having an inner conductor and an outer conductor, the inner conductor extending between the inner conductor of said second coaxial cable connector and said sum port; a first dissipater extending between the first ends of the outer conductors of said first and the second coaxial cables; a second dissipater extending between the second ends of the outer conductors of said first and the second coaxial cables; a piece of magnetic material having a hole passing therethrough, said first coaxial cable and said second coaxial cable passing through the hole in said piece of magnetic material from opposite sides of the hole; a third coaxial cable having an inner conductor and an outer conductor, the inner conductor extending between a first end of the outer conductor of said first coaxial cable and a second end of the outer conductor of said second coaxial cable, both ends of the outer conductor of said third coaxial cable connected to said common ground plane; and a fourth coaxial cable having an inner conductor and an outer conductor, the inner conductor extending between a first end of the outer conductor of said second coaxial cable and a second end of the outer conductor of said first coaxial cable, both ends of the outer conductor of said fourth coaxial cable connected to said common ground plane.

Claim 3

A signal combiner assembly according to claim 1 wherein said piece of magnetic material comprises a piece of ferrite.

Claim 4

A signal combiner assembly according to claim 1 wherein said piece of magnetic material comprises a piece of magnetic material having the shape of a squaroid.

Claim 5

A signal combiner assembly according to claim 1 wherein said piece of magnetic material comprises a piece of magnetic material having the shape of a toroid.

Claim 6

A signal combiner assembly according to claim 1 wherein each of the first and the second dissipaters comprises a resistor.

Claim 7

A signal combiner assembly according to claim 1 further comprising a first capacitor connected in parallel with said first dissipater and a second capacitor connected in parallel with said second dissipater.

Claim 8

A signal combiner assembly according to claim 1 further comprising a first capacitor extending between said sum port and said ground plane, a second capacitor extending between the outer conductor of said first coaxial cable connector, and a third capacitor extending between the outer conductor of said second coaxial cable connector.

Claim 9

A signal combiner assembly comprising: a common ground plane; first, second and third coaxial cable connectors, each having inner conductors and outer conductors, the outer conductors being connected to said common ground plane; a sum port connected to the inner conductor of said first coaxial cable connector; a first coaxial cable having an inner conductor and an outer conductor, the inner conductor extending between the inner conductor of said second coaxial cable connector and said sum port; a second coaxial cable having an inner conductor and an outer conductor, the inner conductor extending between the inner conductor of said third coaxial cable connector and said sum port; and a piece of magnetic material having a hole passing therethrough, said first coaxial cable and said second coaxial cable passing through the hole in said piece of magnetic material from opposite sides of said hole.

Claim 10

A signal combiner assembly comprising: a common ground plane; first, second and third coaxial cable connectors, each having inner conductors and outer conductors, the outer conductors being connected to said common ground plane; a sum port connected to the inner conductor of said first coaxial cable connector; a first coaxial cable having an inner conductor and an outer conductor, the inner conductor extending between the inner conductor of said second coaxial cable connector and said sum port; a second coaxial cable having an inner conductor and an outer conductor, the inner conductor extending between the inner conductor of said third coaxial cable connector and said sum port; and a piece of magnetic material having a hole passing therethrough, said first coaxial cable and said second coaxial cable passing through the hole in said piece of magnetic material from opposite sides of said hole.

Claim 11

A signal combiner assembly according to claim 8 further comprising: a first conductor extending between a first end of the outer conductor of the first coaxial cable and a second end of the outer conductor of the second coaxial cable; and a second conductor extending between a first end of the outer conductor of the second coaxial cable and a second end of the outer conductor of the first coaxial cable.

Claim 12

A signal combiner assembly according to claim 8 wherein said piece of magnetic material comprises a piece of ferrite.

Claim 13

A signal combiner assembly according to claim 10 wherein said piece of ferrite comprises a piece of ferrite having the shape of a squaroid.

Claim 14

A signal combiner assembly according to claim 10 wherein said piece of ferrite comprises a piece of ferrite having the shape of a toroid.

Claim 15

A signal combiner according to claim 8 further comprising: a first dissipater extending between the first ends of the outer conductors of said first and said second coaxial cables; and a second dissipater extending between the second ends of the outer conductors of said first and said second coaxial cables.

Claim 16

A signal combiner according to claim 13 wherein each of the first and the second dissipaters comprise a resistor.

Claim 17

A signal combiner assembly comprising: a common ground plane; an input coaxial cable connector having an inner conductor and an outer conductor, the outer conductor being connected to said common ground plane; first, second, and third signal combiners, each of said signal combiners comprising: a sum port; first and second output ports; a first coaxial cable having an inner conductor and an outer conductor, the inner conductor extending between said first output port and said sum port; a second coaxial cable having an inner conductor and an outer conductor, the inner conductor extending between said second output port and said sum port; and a piece of magnetic material having a hole passing therethrough, said first coaxial cable and said second coaxial cable passing through the hole in said piece of magnetic material from opposite sides of said hole; wherein said sum port of said first signal combiner is connected to said input coaxial cable connector; a first impedance transformer connected between the first output port of said first signal combiner and the sum port of said second signal combiner; a second impedance transformer connected between the second output port of said first signal combiner and the sum port of said third signal combiner; and, four output coaxial cable connectors, each having an inner conductor and an outer conductor, the outer conductors being connected to said common ground plane, the inner conductor a first of said output connectors being connected to the first output port of said second signal combiner, the inner conductor of a second of said output connectors being connected to the second output port of said second signal combiner, the inner conductor of a third of said output connectors being connected to the first output port of said third signal combiner, and the inner conductor of a fourth of said output connectors being connected to the second output port of said third signal combiner.

Claim 18

A signal combiner assembly comprising: a common ground plane; an input coaxial cable connector having an inner conductor and an outer conductor, the outer conductor being connected to said common ground plane; first, second, and third signal combiners, each of said signal combiners comprising: a sum port; first and second output ports; a first coaxial cable having an inner conductor and an outer conductor, the inner conductor extending between said first output port and said sum port; a second coaxial cable having an inner conductor and an outer conductor, the inner conductor extending between said second output port and said sum port; and a piece of magnetic material having a hole passing therethrough, said first coaxial cable and said second coaxial cable passing through the hole in said piece of magnetic material from opposite sides of said hole; wherein said sum port of said first signal combiner is connected to said input coaxial cable connector; a first impedance transformer connected between the first output port of said first signal combiner and the sum port of said second signal combiner; a second impedance transformer connected between the second output port of said first signal combiner and the sum port of said third signal combiner; and, four output coaxial cable connectors, each having an inner conductor and an outer conductor, the outer conductors being connected to said common ground plane, the inner conductor a first of said output connectors being connected to the first output port of said second signal combiner, the inner conductor of a second of said output connectors being connected to the second output port of said second signal combiner, the inner conductor of a third of said output connectors being connected to the first output port of said third signal combiner, and the inner conductor of a fourth of said output connectors being connected to the second output port of said third signal combiner.

Claim 19

A signal combiner assembly according to claim 15 wherein each of said signal combiners further comprises: a third coaxial cable having an inner conductor and an outer conductor, the inner conductor extending between a first end of the outer conductor of said first coaxial cable and a second end of the outer conductor of said second coaxial cable, both ends of the outer conductor of said third coaxial cable connected to said common ground plane; and a fourth coaxial cable having an inner conductor and an outer conductor, the inner conductor extending between a first end of the outer conductor of said second coaxial cable and a second end of the outer conductor of said first coaxial cable, both ends of the outer conductor of said fourth coaxial cable connected to said common ground plane.

Claim 20

A signal combiner assembly according to claim 15 wherein said piece of magnetic material comprises a piece of ferrite.

Claim 21

A signal combiner assembly according to claim 15 wherein said piece of ferrite comprises a piece of ferrite having the shape of a squaroid.

Claim 22

A signal combiner assembly according to claim 15 wherein said piece of ferrite comprises a piece of ferrite having the shape of a toroid.

Claim 23

A signal combiner according to claim 15 wherein each of said signal combiners further comprises: a first dissipater extending between the first ends of the outer conductors of said first and said second coaxial cables; and a second dissipater extending between the second ends of the outer conductors of said first and said second coaxial cables.

Claim 24

A signal combiner according to claim 20 wherein each of the first and the second dissipaters comprises a resistor.