Method of and apparatus for radio-frequency generation in resonator tank circuits excited by sequential pulses of alternately opposite polarity
First Claim
1. A method of exciting a resonant circuit to generate radio-frequency oscillations, that comprises, generating spaced half-cycle pulses to a resonator circuit to excite radio-frequency oscillations therein, tuning the frequency of the resonant circuit to have a period 1/N that of the period between successive similar polarity pulses, where N is an odd integer greater than 1, so as to generate oscillations at the Nth harmonic of what would be a full period of said pulses, and adjusting the value of N and the fixed width and amplitude of the pulses to provide appropriate harmonic relationships of pulse repetition frequency and the harmonic oscillation frequency excited in the resonant circuit void of the constraint of a relationship between pulse and resonant circuit half cycles, the energy applied to the resonant circuit substantially compensating for an amount of dissipation of harmonic oscillation previously excited in the resonant circuit.
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A method of and apparatus for exciting harmonic generation of radio frequency in a tank resonant circuit by bipolar spaced, half-cycle pulses, wherein the period of the tank resonant frequency oscillations is 1/N the period between successive pulses of similar polarity, where N is an odd integer greater than unity.
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- 1. A method of exciting a resonant circuit to generate radio-frequency oscillations, that comprises, generating spaced half-cycle pulses to a resonator circuit to excite radio-frequency oscillations therein, tuning the frequency of the resonant circuit to have a period 1/N that of the period between successive similar polarity pulses, where N is an odd integer greater than 1, so as to generate oscillations at the Nth harmonic of what would be a full period of said pulses, and adjusting the value of N and the fixed width and amplitude of the pulses to provide appropriate harmonic relationships of pulse repetition frequency and the harmonic oscillation frequency excited in the resonant circuit void of the constraint of a relationship between pulse and resonant circuit half cycles, the energy applied to the resonant circuit substantially compensating for an amount of dissipation of harmonic oscillation previously excited in the resonant circuit.
- 6. Apparatus for generating radio-frequency oscillations, having, in combination, means for generating sequentially spaced half-cycle pulses of alternately opposite polarity, means for coupling said pulses to tank resonator circuit means to excite the same into oscillation, means for tuning the frequency of said resonator circuit means to cause the same to oscillate at a harmonic frequency of period 1/N that of the period between successive similar polarity pulses, and means for adjusting the width and amplitude of the half-cycle pulses to cause the energy thereof applied to the resonator circuit means to substantially compensate for an amount of dissipation of harmonic oscillation previously excited in the said tank resonator circuit means.
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