Shared-current electronic systems with precise proportioning
First Claim
1. Electronic apparatus (120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, or 200) which comprises:
- a solid-state electronic device (Q1, Q2, Q5, or Q9) that includes higher and lower dc voltage terminals;
an other electronic device (Q2, Q7, Q8, Q9, Q10, Q12, 92, 110, or 112) that includes higher and lower dc voltage terminals;
means, comprising means (L2) for connecting said lower dc voltage terminal of one of said electronic devices to said higher dc voltage terminal of an other of said electronic devices, for connecting said electronic devices in dc series between a dc source voltage and an electrical ground;
means, comprising a capacitor (C5, C6, C9, or C19) that is connected between said lower dc voltage terminal of said one electronic device and said electrical ground, for rf decoupling said dc series-connected electronic devices; and
means (122, 122A, 162, 162A, or 162B), being connected to a proportioning voltage and to said one electronic device, for precisely proportioning a preselected percentage of said dc source voltage to said one electronic devices irrespective of production variations of operating parameters in one or both of said electronic devices or drift of said operating parameters in one or both of said electronic devices.
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Abstract
Shared-current electronic systems (120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, and 200) include two or more solid-state electronic devices, such as a solid-state amplifying device (Q1), a baseband processor (110), and a multiplier/up-converter (112), that are connected in dc series or dc series-parallel, that may be connected in rf series, and that either fixedly or variably share percentages of a dc source voltage. Various embodiments produce separate rf outputs, variably shift the phase of a single rf output, variably shift rf power between/among rf outputs, or produce a frequency-compressed modulation. The apparatus includes means (122, 162, 162A, and /or 162B) for precisely proportioning percentages of the regulated dc source voltage to the dc series-connected electronic devices irrespective of production variations in operating parameters of the electronic devices and/or drift of the electronic devices.
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44 Claims
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1. Electronic apparatus (120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, or 200) which comprises:
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a solid-state electronic device (Q1, Q2, Q5, or Q9) that includes higher and lower dc voltage terminals; an other electronic device (Q2, Q7, Q8, Q9, Q10, Q12, 92, 110, or 112) that includes higher and lower dc voltage terminals; means, comprising means (L2) for connecting said lower dc voltage terminal of one of said electronic devices to said higher dc voltage terminal of an other of said electronic devices, for connecting said electronic devices in dc series between a dc source voltage and an electrical ground; means, comprising a capacitor (C5, C6, C9, or C19) that is connected between said lower dc voltage terminal of said one electronic device and said electrical ground, for rf decoupling said dc series-connected electronic devices; and means (122, 122A, 162, 162A, or 162B), being connected to a proportioning voltage and to said one electronic device, for precisely proportioning a preselected percentage of said dc source voltage to said one electronic devices irrespective of production variations of operating parameters in one or both of said electronic devices or drift of said operating parameters in one or both of said electronic devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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8. A method which comprises:
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a) connecting a first electronic device and a second electronic device in dc series between a dc source voltage and an electrical ground; b) rf decoupling said electronic devices; and c) precisely proportioning preselected percentage of said dc source voltage to one of said electronic devices irrespective of production variations of operating parameters in one or both of said electronic devices. - View Dependent Claims (9, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 42)
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10. Electronic apparatus (180, 190, or 200) which comprises:
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a processing electronic device (92, 110, or 112) having higher and lower dc voltage terminals; a solid-state electronic device (Q1 or Q2) having higher and lower dc voltage terminals; means, comprising means (L2) for connecting said lower dc voltage terminal of one of said devices to said higher dc voltage terminal of an other of said devices, for connecting said devices in dc series between a dc source voltage and an electrical ground; and means (122 or 122A), being connected to a proportioning voltage and to said one electronic device, for precisely proportioning a preselected percentage of said dc source voltage to said one electronic device irrespective of production variations of operating parameters in one or both of said electronic devices or drift of said operating parameters in one or both of said electronic devices. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 38, 39, 40, 43)
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14. A method which comprises:
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a) rf series connecting a processing electronic device to a first solid-state electronic device; b) dc series connecting said first solid-state electronic device and said processing electronic device with a dc source voltage and an electrical ground; c) decoupling said electronic devices; and d) precisely proportioning s selected percentage of said dc source voltage to one of said electronic devices irrespective of production variations in operating parameters of either or both of said electronic devices. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 41)
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17. A method which comprises:
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a) connecting first and second electronic devices in dc parallel; b) connecting said first and second parallel-connected electronic devices and a third electronic device in dc series between a dc source voltage and an electrical ground; c) connecting said first, second, and third electronic devices in rf series; and d) precisely proportioning a selected percentage of said dc source voltage to one of said electronic devices irrespective of production variations in operating parameters of any of said electronic devices and/or drift of any of said electronic devices. - View Dependent Claims (44)
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