Resonator with a dielectric element including first and second chambers therein connected by a channel, wherein a liquid crystal having an adjustable level fills the first and second chambers and the channel

US11621471B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Tesat-Spacecom GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Tobias Kaesser · Backnang, DE
• Michael Franz · Backnang, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 9, 2019
• Grant date: Apr 4, 2023
• Expiry date: Feb 2, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64G1/1007
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A dielectric element for a resonator and a corresponding resonator are described. The dielectric element has a first chamber and a second chamber, which are fluidically connected to one another by a connecting channel. A liquid crystal is contained in the first chamber, a gas is contained in the second chamber. Changes in the volume of the liquid crystal can be compensated by a change in the volume of the gas, because the liquid crystal can move in the connecting channel. Consequently, such a resonator can be exposed to greatly fluctuating temperature ranges without requiring any further compensation for temperature-induced changes in the volume of the liquid crystal. The dielectric element can also be hermetically closed to complete the production process.