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US 10,211,522 B2Granted
Density and power controlled plasma antenna
AssigneeSmartsky Networks LLC
InventorTheodore R. Anderson
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Abstract
A plasma antenna assembly may include a plasma antenna element, a plasma density sensor operably coupled to the plasma antenna element to measure plasma density during ionization of the plasma antenna element, a driver circuit operably coupled to the plasma antenna element to selectively provide pulsed current to the plasma antenna element for ionization of plasma in the plasma antenna element, and a controller operably coupled to the driver circuit and the plasma density sensor to provide control of the plasma density of the plasma antenna element.
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A plasma antenna assembly comprising:
- a plasma antenna element;
- a plasma density sensor operably coupled to the plasma antenna element to measure plasma density during ionization of the plasma antenna element;
- a driver circuit operably coupled to the plasma antenna element to selectively provide pulsed current to the plasma antenna element for ionization of plasma in the plasma antenna element;
- and
- a controller operably coupled to the driver circuit and the plasma density sensor to provide control of the plasma density of the plasma antenna element.
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A method comprising:
- receiving an indication of a desired plasma density of a plasma antenna element;
- measuring a current plasma density during ionization of the plasma antenna element with current pulses;
- comparing the current plasma density to the desired plasma density;
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- adjusting the current plasma density via a driving circuit that applies the current pulses to the plasma antenna element based on a result of the comparing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.