Electric field generator incorporating a slow-wave structure
US7656167B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01P9/02
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An improved E-field generator including a slow-wave transmission line structure is provided herein. In some cases, the improved E-field generator may include an inductively-loaded slow-wave transmission line structure driven by a power source at one end of the structure and terminated by a load at the other end of the structure. In other cases, the improved E-field generator may include a capacitively-loaded slow-wave transmission line structure. In either case, the improved E-field generator provides a frequency-independent, significantly increased electric field at a distance spaced from the generator without altering the dimensions of the generator and/or the input power supplied to the generator. The increase in generated field intensity is achieved by decreasing the phase velocity of the electromagnetic wave propagating along the parallel elements of the generator.
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