Capacitive-loaded jumper cables, shunt capacitance units and related methods for enhanced power delivery to remote radio heads
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1. An inline connector module comprising:
- a housing;
a first connector on a first end of the housing configured to connect to a connector of a jumper cable;
a second connector on a second end of the housing;
a power supply conductor and a return conductor provided within the housing; and
a shunt capacitance unit within the housing that is connected between the power supply conductor and the return conductor, the shunt capacitance unit including at least one capacitor that is coupled between the power supply conductor and the return conductor.
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Abstract
Tower systems suitable for use at cellular base stations include a tower, an antenna mounted on the tower, a remote radio head mounted on the tower and a power supply. A power cable having a power supply conductor and a return conductor is connected between the power supply and the remote radio head. A shunt capacitance unit that is separate from the remote radio head that is electrically coupled between the power supply conductor and the return conductor of the power cable.
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1. An inline connector module comprising:
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a housing; a first connector on a first end of the housing configured to connect to a connector of a jumper cable; a second connector on a second end of the housing; a power supply conductor and a return conductor provided within the housing; and a shunt capacitance unit within the housing that is connected between the power supply conductor and the return conductor, the shunt capacitance unit including at least one capacitor that is coupled between the power supply conductor and the return conductor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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attaching a first connector on a first end of an inline connector module to a connector of a jumper cable, wherein the inline connector module houses a power supply conductor, a return conductor, and a shunt capacitance unit therein, and wherein the shunt capacitance unit is connected between the power supply conductor and the return conductor and includes at least one capacitor that is coupled between the power supply conductor and the return conductor; mating a second connector on a second end of the inline connector module to a mating connector; and outputting a direct current (“
DC”
) power signal from a power supply and supplying the DC power signal that is output from the power supply to a remote radio head that is mounted remotely from the power supply over the jumper cable and the inline connector module. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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