Thirty-degree length impedance transformer
AssigneeMCI, Inc.
InventorBilly G. Echols JR.
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A transformer for substantially matching the impedance of a generator and a load, which is coupled to the generator via a transmission line. The transformer comprises an outer conductor having an inner surface and an inner conductor having an outer surface that is positioned within the outer conductor. The transformer further includes a plurality of transformation sections, where each section provides a particular separation distance between the inner surface of the outer conductor and the outer surface of the inner conductor to yield a particular characteristic impedance for each of the plurality of transformation sections, thereby substantially matching the impedance of the generator to the load.
Claims20
A transformer for substantially matching the impedance of a generator and a load, coupled to the generator via a transmission line, comprising:
- an outer conductor having an inner surface;
- an inner conductor positioned within the outer conductor, and having an outer surface;
- and
- a plurality of transformation sections;
- and
- wherein each of the plurality of transformation sections provides a particular separation distance between the inner surface of the outer conductor and the outer surface of the inner conductor to yield a particular characteristic impedance for each of the plurality of transformation sections, thereby substantially matching the impedance of the generator to the load.
A method for substantially matching the impedance of a generator and a load, coupled to the generator via a transmission line, comprising:
- providing an outer conductor having an inner surface;
- providing an inner conductor positioned within the outer conductor, and having an outer surface;
- and
- providing a plurality of transformation sections that provide a particular separation distance between the inner surface of the outer conductor and the outer surface of the inner conductor to yield a particular characteristic impedance for each of the plurality of transformation sections.
A transformer for substantially matching the impedance of a generator and a load, coupled to the generator via a transmission line, comprising:
- an outer conductor having an inner surface;
- an inner conductor positioned within the outer conductor, and having an outer surface;
- and
- a plurality of shims disposed along the inner surface of the outer conductor;
- and
- wherein each of the plurality of shims provides a particular separation distance between the inner surface thereof and the outer surface of the inner conductor to yield a particular characteristic impedance for each of the plurality of shims, thereby substantially matching the impedance of the generator to the load.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.