Method and configuration for generating high-energy microwave pulses
AssigneeDiehl Bgt Defence GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsRobert Stark, Tilo Ehlen
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Abstract
A method and a configuration are provided for generating high-energy microwave pulses, in particular based on HPEM technology. The objects include, on the one hand. increasing the energy density of pulses and, on the other hand, also making the relevant appliances more compact. For that purpose, a large-area configuration of a multiplicity of, preferably non-linear, semiconductor components is used in the area of the antenna, for pulse shaping.
Claims21
A method for generating high-energy microwave pulses, the method which comprises:
- generating a pulse by way of a pulse generator supplied from an energy source;
- providing a flat configuration with a multiplicity of conductor components distributed over a given area at an antenna;
- subjecting the flat configuration in the area of the antenna to an electromagnetic field of the pulse produced by the pulse generator;
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- producing a resultant pulse in the conductor components as a result of an influence of the pulse on the configuration of the conductor components, and emitting the resultant pulse via the antenna.
A configuration for generating high-energy microwave pulses, the configuration comprising:
- an energy source;
- a pulse generator connected to said energy source and configured to generate a pulse;
- an antenna connected to said pulse generator for emitting the pulse;
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- a large-area configuration with a multiplicity of conductor components disposed at said antenna.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.