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US4263653:
Digital RF wattmeter
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Mecklenburg, Frank H.; Russell, OH
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| Assignee: |
Bird Electronic Corporation, Solon, OH
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| Published / Filed: |
1981-04-21
/ 1979-06-04
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| Application Number: |
US1979000045329
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
G01R 21/01;
G01R 21/133;
G01R 27/06;
Core:
G01R 21/00;
G01R 27/04;
IPC-7:
G01R 21/00;
G01R 27/06;
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| ECLA Code: |
G01R21/01; G01R21/133; G01R27/06;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
702/060;
324/095;
324/607;
324/646;
Original:
364/483;
324/058.B;
324/095;
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| Field of Search: |
364/481,483
324/58 A,58 B,58 R,95
325/067,133,363
445/115,226,67
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| Priority Number: |
| 1979-06-04 |
US1979000045329 |
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| Abstract: |
An electronic instrument is disclosed for measuring directional RF power levels and power function levels on a coaxial transmission line. The instrument includes an inductive sensing loop for sensing the RF voltage level on the transmission line and producing a voltage level proportional thereto. An analog-to-digital conversion means is connected to the sensing loop for converting the voltage level from the sensing loop to binary voltage data. A microcomputer means is associated with the conversion means for performing arithmetic operations upon the binary voltage data to calculate power data and power function data. Means connected to the microcomputer means are also provided for displaying the calculated power data and power function data. The instrument provides a direct readout in digital form of RF power data and data for various power and voltage functions such as VSWR.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Pearne, Gordon, Sessions, McCoy & Granger ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Atkinson, Charles E.; Chin, Gary
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. An electronic instrument for measuring directional RF power levels and power function levels on a coaxial transmission line, said instrument adapted to be inserted in the line, the instrument comprising:
- an inductive sensing loop for sensing the RF voltage level on the transmission line and producing a voltage level proportional thereto;
- means connected to the sensing loop for detecting the peak envelope voltage wave level on the transmission line;
- means connected to the sensing loop for detecting the valley envelope voltage wave level on the transmission line;
- an analog-to-digital conversion means connected to the sensing loop and the peak envelope detecting means and the valley envelope detecting means for converting the voltage levels from the sensing loop and from the peak envelope detecting means and from the valley envelope detecting means to binary voltage data;
- microcomputer means associated with the conversion means for performing arithmetic operations upon the binary voltage data to calculate power data and power function data, the microcomputer means including means for calculating the carrier wave power from both the peak envelope voltage data and the valley envelope voltage data; and
- means connected to the microcomputer means for displaying the power date and the power function data calculated by the microcomputer means.
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