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EXCITATION AND USE OF GUIDED SURFACE WAVES

  • US 20160359336A1
  • Filed: 06/02/2015
  • Published: 12/08/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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18. A guided surface waveguide probe, comprising:

  • a charge terminal elevated over a lossy conducting medium; and

    a feed network configured to couple an excitation source to the charge terminal, the feed network configured to provide a voltage to the charge terminal with a phase delay (Φ

    ) that matches a wave tilt angle (Ψ

    ) associated with a complex Brewster angle of incidence (θ

    i,B) associated with the lossy conducting medium, and the charge terminal having a load impedance (ZL) that is determined based upon an image ground plane impedance (Zin) associated with the lossy conducting medium.

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