Piezoelectric phase shifter

• US 8,008,836 B2
• Filed: 12/23/2008
• Issued: 08/30/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Newlighting Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Newlighting Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Wu, Bin, Du, Jinlong
• Primary Examiner(s): Dougherty; Thomas M
• Assistant Examiner(s): Gordon; Bryan P
• Application Number:
  US12/342,552
• Publication Number:
  US 20100156252A1
• Time in Patent Office: 980 Days
• Field of Search: 310/311, 310/316.01, 310/316.02, 310/317, 310/366
• US Class Current: 310/311
• CPC Class Codes: H03H 9/66 Phase shifters

Abstract

The disclosed is a piezoelectric phase shifter, which comprises: an input part for inputting input voltages; an output part for outputting output voltages; and a control part for tuning phase difference between the output and input voltages, which are made of a piezoelectric ceramic plate. Further, the input, output and control parts are separated by insulating gaps respectively. The wide phase shift range and good ability to manage high power and relatively high energy transmission efficiency may be obtained by the disclosure.

Claims

1. A piezoelectric phase shifter, comprising:

an input part for inputting input voltages;

an output part for outputting output voltages; and

a control part for tuning phase difference between the output and input voltages, which are made of a piezoelectric ceramic plate.

2. The piezoelectric phase shifter according to claim 1, wherein the input, output and control parts are separated by insulating gaps respectively.

3. The piezoelectric phase shifter according to claim 2, wherein an electric field at the input part is perpendicular to a poling direction of the piezoelectric ceramic plate.

4. The piezoelectric phase shifter according to claim 3, wherein a tunable inductor or capacitor is connected to the control part, for tuning the phase difference between the output and input voltages.

5. The piezoelectric phase shifter according to claim 4, wherein the phase difference Δ

φ

between the output and input voltages is computed as follows;

6. The piezoelectric phase shifter according to claim 5, wherein the piezoelectric ceramic plate is poled along a width direction of the piezoelectric phase shifter.

7. The piezoelectric phase shifter according to claim 6, wherein the piezoelectric ceramic plate operates at a thickness shear vibration along the poling direction.

8. The piezoelectric phase shifter according to claim 6, wherein the piezoelectric ceramic plate operates at a radial shear vibration along the poling direction.

9. The piezoelectric phase shifter according to claim 6, wherein the piezoelectric ceramic plate operates at a longitude shear vibration along the poling direction.

10. The piezoelectric phase shifter according to claim 1, wherein thickness of the input, output and control parts are 2 mm respectively, length of the input, output and control parts are 60 mm respectively, and width of the output and control parts are 9 mm respectively, and the width of the input part is 2 mm.