Patent · US Expired

Power shared linear amplifier network

US5854611A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 24, 1995
Grant dateDec 29, 1998
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Expiry dateJul 24, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q23/00
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to an antenna system utilizing a power sharing network to facilitate linear operation of power amplifiers by equally distributing an electromagnetic communication signal to the plurality of power amplifiers provided in the antenna system of the present invention. The power sharing network configuration enables linear power amplifier sharing with an input signal. In particular, the present invention antenna system provides a circuit arrangement providing a greater number of linear power amplifiers relative to antenna elements provided.

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