Power splitter and associated methods
AssigneeCAES Systems LLC
InventorDenny Morgan
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Abstract
An example power splitter and associated methods are provided herein. In some embodiments, the power splitter may include a first port. In some embodiments, the power splitter may include a plurality of second ports. In some embodiments, the power splitter may include one or more low pass elements. In this regard, the one or more low pass elements may include at least one series inductor and at least one shunt capacitor. In some embodiments, the power splitter may include one or more high pass elements. In this regard, the one or more high pass elements may include at least one series capacitor and at least one shunt inductor. In some embodiments, each of the one or more high pass elements and each of the one or more low pass elements is electrically connected to the first port and the plurality of second ports.
Claims20
A power splitter/combiner, the power splitter/combiner comprising:
- a first port;
- a plurality of second ports;
- one or more low pass elements, wherein each of the one or more low pass elements comprises at least one series inductor and at least one shunt capacitor, wherein each of the one or more low pass elements is electrically connected to the first port and the plurality of second ports, wherein each of the one or more low pass elements comprises a low pass isolation circuit configured to isolate the plurality of second ports and comprising a first resistor in series with a capacitor;
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- one or more high pass elements, wherein each of the one or more high pass elements comprises at least one series capacitor and at least one shunt inductor, wherein each of the one or more high pass elements is electrically connected to the first port and the plurality of second ports, wherein each of the one or more high pass elements comprises a high pass isolation circuit configured to isolate the plurality of second ports and comprising a second resistor in series with an inductor.
A method comprising:
- receiving an input signal into a power splitter/combiner via a first port of the power splitter/combiner;
- and
- outputting a plurality of output signals based on the input signal from the power splitter/combiner via a plurality of second ports of the power splitter/combiner, wherein the power splitter/combiner comprises:
- one or more low pass elements, wherein each of the one or more low pass elements comprises at least one series inductor and at least one shunt capacitor, wherein each of the one or more low pass elements is electrically connected to the first port and the plurality of second ports, wherein each of the one or more low pass elements comprises a low pass isolation circuit configured to isolate the plurality of second ports and comprising a first resistor in series with a capacitor;
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- one or more high pass elements, wherein each of the one or more high pass elements comprises at least one series capacitor and at least one shunt inductor, wherein each of the one or more high pass elements is electrically connected to the first port and the plurality of second ports, wherein each of the one or more high pass elements comprises a high pass isolation circuit configured to isolate the plurality of second ports and comprising a second resistor in series with an inductor.
A method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of input signals into a power splitter/combiner via a plurality of second ports of the power splitter/combiner;
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- outputting a combined signal based on the plurality of input signals from the power splitter/combiner via a first port of the power splitter/combiner, wherein the power splitter/combiner comprises:
- one or more low pass elements, wherein each of the one or more low pass elements comprises at least one series inductor and at least one shunt capacitor, wherein each of the one or more low pass elements is electrically connected to the first port and the plurality of second ports, wherein each of the one or more low pass elements comprises a low pass isolation circuit configured to isolate the plurality of second ports and comprising a first resistor in series with a capacitor;
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- one or more high pass elements, wherein each of the one or more high pass elements comprises at least one series capacitor and at least one shunt inductor, wherein each of the one or more high pass elements is electrically connected to the first port and the plurality of second ports, wherein each of the one or more high pass elements comprises a high pass isolation circuit configured to isolate the plurality of second ports and comprising a second resistor in series with an inductor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.