Stage of a power generator of high frequency current

• US 6,909,322 B2
• Filed: 04/11/2002
• Issued: 06/21/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Electricitã© De France
• Original Assignee: Electricitã© De France
• Inventors: Jacomino, Jean-Marie, Dichtel, Bernard, Benoit, William, Moneuse, Michel, Roussy, Georges
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, PATRICIA T
• Application Number:
  US10/473,133
• Publication Number:
  US 20040108894A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,167 Days
• Field of Search: 330/53, 330/76, 330/78
• US Class Current: 330/53
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 1/40 in discharge-tube amplifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 6/48 Circuits

Abstract

Output amplifier stage (1) of a high frequency generator (1) with tube (2) operating in class B or C has its output (5) looped back on the input (4) by means of a coaxial line (31) with a length equal to approximately the wave length corresponding to the operating frequency.

The apparent gain of the amplifier stage (1) is thus increased and the output power from an intermediate amplifier (24) can be correspondingly reduced, amplifying a stable signal at the operating frequency.

Claims

1. Output amplifier stage (1) of a generator generating a high frequency current with wave length λ

, designed to power a load impedance (12), comprising a triode or a tetrode (2) polarized to operate in class B or C, the triode or the tetrode (2) being provided with a cathode (4), and an anode (5), characterized in that the anode (5) of the triode or the tetrode (2) is coupled back to the cathode (4) so as to cause a positive reaction through a wide band line (31), with distributed constants or distributed local impedances with an input (33) coupled to the anode (5) and an output coupled to the cathode (4).

2. High frequency generator output amplifier stage (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the line (31) with distributed constants is a coaxial line.

3. High frequency generator output amplifier stage (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that the coaxial line is equipped with means of adjusting its length.

4. High frequency generator output amplifier stage (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the means of coupling the output (34) from the line (31) with distributed constants and the anode (5) comprise a combiner circuit (52) with two inputs (53, 54) and an output (55), one of the inputs (53) being coupled to the output (34) from line (31) with distributed constants, the other input (54) being coupled to an output (23) from an intermediate amplifier (24) and the output (55) from the combiner circuit (52) being coupled to the cathode (4).

5. High frequency generator output amplifier stage (1) according to claim 4, characterized in that the coupling means between the output (34) from the line (31) with distributed constants and the anode (5) also comprise a filter and impedance matching circuit (26) connected on the input side or on the output side of the combiner circuit (52).

6. High frequency generator output amplifier stage (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the input (33) of the line (31) with distributed constants is coupled to the anode (5) through a magnetic loop or a capacitive plate (32).

7. High frequency generator output amplifier stage (1) according to claim 6, characterized in that the loop or the plate (32) is mounted so as to enable mobility and immobilization.

8. High frequency generator output amplifier stage (1) according to claim 7, characterized in that the loop or the plate (32) is free to rotate about an axis so as to adjust the coupling value of the input of line (31) and the anode (5).

9. High frequency generator output amplifier stage (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the electric length of the line with distributed constants or with distributed localized impedances is close to the generator operating wavelength λ

.

10. High frequency generator output amplifier stage (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that the means of coupling the output (34) from the line (31) with distributed constants and the anode (5) comprise a combiner circuit (52) with two inputs (53, 54) and an output (55), one of the inputs (53) being coupled to the output (34) from line (31) with distributed constants, the other input (54) being coupled to an output (23) from an intermediate amplifier (24) and the output (55) from the combiner circuit (52) being coupled to the cathode (4).

11. High frequency generator output amplifier stage (1) according to claim 3, characterized in that the means of coupling the output (34) from the line (31) with distributed constants and the anode (5) comprise a combiner circuit (52) with two inputs (53, 54) and an output (55), one of the inputs (53) being coupled to the output (34) from line (31) with distributed constants, the other input (54) being coupled to an output (23) from an intermediate amplifier (24) and the output (55) from the combiner circuit (52) being coupled to the cathode (4).

12. High frequency generator characterized in that it comprises an output amplifier stage (1) according to any one of the preceding claims.