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Adaptive impedance matching apparatus, system and method

US7714676B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 8, 2006
Grant dateMay 11, 2010
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Expiry dateApr 15, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W52/18
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus, comprising an RF matching network connected to at least one RF input port and at least one RF output port and including one or more voltage or current controlled variable reactive elements and wherein the RF matching network is adapted to maximize RF power transferred from the at least one RF input port to the at least one RF output port by varying the voltage or current to the voltage or current controlled variable reactive elements to maximize the RF voltage at the at least one RF output port. The variable reactive elements may be variable capacitances, variable inductances, or both.

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