[특허]High power phased array antenna system and method with low power switching

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High power phased array antenna system and method with low power switching

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	H01Q-003/24
미국특허분류(USC)	342/374; 342/368
출원번호	UP-0821760 (2007-06-24)
등록번호	US-7791536 (2010-09-27)
발명자 / 주소	Brown, Kenneth W. Ahrens, Frederick
출원인 / 주소	Raytheon Company
대리인 / 주소	Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
인용정보	피인용 횟수 : 2 인용 특허 : 5

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Embodiments of a switchable high-power transmit module to selectively provide a high-power microwave signal in excess of one kilowatt to one of first and second output paths are disclosed herein. The module includes a switch to receive a lower-power microwave signal from a source, a first ninety-degree coupler for directing power from the switch to first and second paths, a first high-power amplifier disposed in the first path, a second high-power amplifier disposed in the second path, and a second ninety-degree coupler to receive output signals of the first and second amplifiers. The switch is configured to selectively couple the lower-power microwave signal between first and second input ports of the first ninety-degree coupler. When the switch couples the lower-power microwave signal to a selected one of the input ports of the first coupler, signals generated by the first and second high-power amplifiers are combined in the second ninety-degree coupler to provide the high-power microwave output signal on only one of the output paths.

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What is claimed is: 1. A multi-aperture phased-array antenna system with shared transmit modules for selectively directing a beam of energy from one of the apertures, the system comprising: a plurality of antenna apertures, each aperture having an array of radiating elements; and a plurality of transmit modules, each transmit module coupled to one radiating element of each of the apertures and configured to selectively provide a high power output signal to a radiating element of only one of the apertures, wherein each transmit module comprises: a variable phase shifter (28) to receive a lower-power microwave signal; a first low-power switch (30) to receive the lower-power microwave signal from the variable phase shifter (28); a second low-power switch (27) to receive the lower-power microwave signal from a first output of the first low-power switch (30); a third low-power switch (29) to receive the lower-power microwave signal from a second output of the first low-power switch (30); a first ninety-degree input coupler (32) to receive to receive the lower-power microwave signal from the third low-power switch (29); a second ninety-degree input coupler (42) to receive the lower-power microwave signal from the second low-power switch, a third ninety-degree input coupler (44) to receive the lower-power microwave signal from either a first output of the second ninety-degree input coupler (42) or a second output of the first ninety-degree input coupler (32); a fourth ninety-degree input coupler (46) to receive the lower-power microwave signal from either a second output of the second ninety-degree input coupler (42) or a first output of the first ninety-degree input coupler (32); a first power amplification stage (34) to amplify the lower-power microwave signal provided by a first output of the third ninety-degree input coupler (44) to generate a higher-power microwave signal; a second power amplification stage (36) to amplify the lower-power microwave signal provided by a second output of the third ninety-degree input coupler (44) to generate a higher-power microwave signal; a third power amplification stage (48) to amplify the lower-power microwave signal provided by a first output of the fourth ninety-degree input coupler (46) to generate a higher-power microwave signal; a fourth power amplification stage (50) to amplify the lower-power microwave signal provided by a second output of the fourth ninety-degree input coupler (46) to generate a higher-power microwave signal; a first ninety-degree output coupler (52) to combine the higher-power microwave signal from the first power amplification stage (34) with the higher-power microwave signal from the second power amplification stage (36); a second ninety-degree output coupler (54) to combine the higher-power microwave signal from the third power amplification stage (48) with the higher-power microwave signal from the fourth power amplification stage (50); a third ninety-degree output coupler (53) to combine the higher-power microwave signal from a second output of the first ninety-degree output coupler (52) with a first output of the second ninety-degree output coupler (54); and a fourth ninety-degree output coupler (55) to combine the higher-power microwave signal from a first output of the first ninety-degree output coupler (52) with a second output of the second ninety-degree output coupler (54). 2. The system of claim 1 wherein: the higher-power microwave signal for a first of the antenna apertures is provided by a first output of the third ninety-degree output coupler (53); the higher-power microwave signal for a second of the antenna apertures is provided by a second output of the third ninety-degree output coupler (53); the higher-power microwave signal for a third of the antenna apertures is provided by a first output of the fourth ninety-degree output coupler (55); and the higher-power microwave signal for a fourth of the antenna apertures is provided by a second output of the fourth ninety-degree output coupler (55), wherein configuration of the first, second and third switches allows the beam of energy in excess of one kilowatt to be directed from a selected one of the antenna apertures. 3. The system of claim 2 wherein phasing imparted on the lower-power microwave signals by the first, second, third and fourth ninety-degree input couplers and the in-phase combining and cancellation of the higher-power microwave signals by the first, second, third and fourth ninety-degree output couplers provide the higher-power microwave signal at a selected one of the antenna apertures, wherein the selected one of the antenna apertures is selected based on a configuration of the first, second and third low-power switches. 4. The system of claim 3 wherein the first low-power switch is configured to selectively couple the lower-power microwave signal from the output of the variable phase shifter between inputs of either the second or third low-power switches, wherein the second low-power switch is configured to selectively couple the lower-power microwave signal between either first or second input ports of the second ninety-degree coupler, and wherein the third low-power switch is configured to selectively couple the lower-power microwave signal between either first or second input ports of the first ninety-degree coupler. 5. The system of claim 3 wherein the variable phase shifter of each transmit module is configured to vary the phase of the lower-power microwave signal to allow the beam from the selected one of the antenna apertures to be steered to track a target. 6. The system of claim 5 wherein the antenna system is part of a directed-energy airport missile defense system for airport defense, and wherein the apertures are positioned 180 degrees apart to align with an airport runway to provide coverage in opposite directions. 7. The system of claim 6 wherein the beam of energy is steered to irradiate a guided missile using targeting data received from a control node, and the system is configured to switch between selected apertures. 8. The system of claim 1 wherein the first, second, third and fourth amplification stages operate in parallel, each stage to amplify the lower-power microwave signal provided by outputs of either the third or fourth ninety-degree input coupler. 9. A multi-aperture phased-array antenna system with shared transmit modules for selectively directing a beam of energy from one of the apertures, the system comprising: a plurality of antenna apertures, each aperture having an array of radiating elements; and a plurality of transmit modules, each transmit module coupled to one radiating element of each of the apertures and configured to selectively provide a high power output signal to a radiating element of only one of the apertures, wherein each transmit module comprises: a variable phase shifter (28) to receive a lower-power microwave signal; a first low-power switch (30) to receive the lower-power microwave signal from the variable phase shifter (28); a second low-power switch (29) to receive the lower-power microwave signal from a second output of the first low-power switch (30); a first ninety-degree input coupler (32) to receive to receive the lower-power microwave signal from the third low-power switch (29); a second ninety-degree input coupler (42) to receive the lower-power microwave signal from a first output of the first low-power switch (30); a third ninety-degree input coupler (44) to receive the lower-power microwave signal from either a first output of the second ninety-degree input coupler (42) or a second output of the first ninety-degree input coupler (32); a fourth ninety-degree input coupler (46) to receive the lower-power microwave signal from either a second output of the second ninety-degree input coupler (42) or a first output of the first ninety-degree input coupler (32); a first power amplification stage (34) to amplify the lower-power microwave signal provided by a first output of the third ninety-degree input coupler (44) to generate a higher-power microwave signal; a second power amplification stage (36) to amplify the lower-power microwave signal provided by a second output of the third ninety-degree input coupler (44) to generate a higher-power microwave signal; a third power amplification stage (48) to amplify the lower-power microwave signal provided by a first output of the fourth ninety-degree input coupler (46) to generate a higher-power microwave signal; a fourth power amplification stage (50) to amplify the lower-power microwave signal provided by a second output of the fourth ninety-degree input coupler (46) to generate a higher-power microwave signal; a first ninety-degree output coupler (52) to combine the higher-power microwave signal from the first power amplification stage (34) with the higher-power microwave signal from the second power amplification stage (36); a second ninety-degree output coupler (54) to combine the higher-power microwave signal from the third power amplification stage (48) with the higher-power microwave signal from the fourth power amplification stage (50); a third ninety-degree output coupler (53) to combine the higher-power microwave signal from a second output of the first ninety-degree output coupler (52) with a first output of the second ninety-degree output coupler (54); and a fourth ninety-degree output coupler (55) to combine the higher-power microwave signal from a first output of the first ninety-degree output coupler (52) with a second output of the second ninety-degree output coupler (54). 10. The system of claim 9 wherein: the higher-power microwave signal for a first of the antenna apertures is provided by a first output of the third ninety-degree output coupler (53); the higher-power microwave signal for a second of the antenna apertures is provided by a second output of the third ninety-degree output coupler (53); and the higher-power microwave signal for a third of the antenna apertures is provided by a first output of the fourth ninety-degree output coupler (55), wherein a second output (56) of the fourth ninety-degree output coupler (55) is terminated; and wherein configuration of the first and second low-power switches allows the beam of energy in excess of one kilowatt to be directed from a selected one of the antenna apertures. 11. The system of claim 10 wherein the first low-power switch is configured to selectively couple the lower-power microwave signal from the output of the variable phase shifter between an input of either the second low-power switch or an input of the second ninety-degree coupler, and wherein the second low-power switch is configured to selectively couple the lower-power microwave signal between either first or second input ports of the first ninety-degree coupler.

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