Architecture of a wideband distributed amplification device
US10027296B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B2001/0408
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A distributed amplification device with p inputs, p outputs, p amplification paths comprises a redundant reservoir of n amplifiers including n-p back-up amplifiers, an input redundancy ring and an output redundancy ring formed by rotary switches, the input and output redundancy rings sharing the same technology. The internal amplification pathways associated with the n-p back-up amplifiers frame in an interlaced manner the internal amplification pathways associated with the p nominal amplifiers and the amplification paths of the routing configurations each pass through at least five rotary switches. The input and output redundancy rings are topologically and geometrically configured and the family of the routing configurations is chosen such that the electrical lengths of all the paths of one and the same routing configuration of the family are equal.
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