IP Library Granted Patent US 10,381,706
Granted Patent B2
US 10,381,706 · App. 15/557,921 · Granted Aug 13, 2019

Wilkinson combiner and wilkinson divider

Inventors: Yusaburo Goto (Tokyo, JP); Keiichi Sakamaki (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
H01P5/16H01P5/10H01P5/19H03F2200/451
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Patent No.
US 10,381,706
App. No.
15/557,921
Granted
Aug 13, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A Wilkinson combiner includes: a plurality of splitting units that splits signals inputted from two ports; an isolating unit that connects one ends of the signals split at the plurality of splitting units to each other; and a combiner that connects other ends of the signals split at the plurality of splitting units to each other and outputs a combined signal. The isolating unit balun-connects the connected signals to each other using a balun circuit, short-circuits the balun-connected one end, and terminates the balun-connected other end using a terminator.

Claims (34)

1. A Wilkinson combiner comprising:

a first splitting unit that splits signals inputted from a first port;

a second splitting unit that splits signals inputted from a second port;

an isolating unit that connects one ends of the signals split at the first and second splitting units to each other; and

a combiner that connects other ends of the signals split at the first and second splitting units to each other and outputs a combined signal,

wherein the isolating unit comprises a first coaxial cable and a second coaxial cable,

an inner conductor at one end of the first coaxial cable is connected to the first splitting unit and an outer conductor is short-circuited,

an inner conductor at one end of the second coaxial cable is connected to the second splitting unit and an outer conductor is short-circuited,

the inner conductor at the other end of the first coaxial cable and the outer conductor at the other end of the second coaxial cable are connected,

the inner conductor at the other end of the second coaxial cable and the outer conductor at the other end of the first coaxial cable are connected, and

one of, a side on which the internal conductor at the other end of the first coaxial cable and the external conductor on the other end of the second coaxial cable are connected and a side on which the internal conductor at the other end of the second coaxial cable and the external conductor on the other end of the first coaxial cable are connected, is short-circuited and the other is terminated by a terminator.

2. The Wilkinson combiner according to claim 1 ,

wherein the terminator is terminated via an impedance converter.

3. The Wilkinson combiner according to claim 2 ,

wherein the first and second coaxial cables are configured using semi-rigid cable.

4. The Wilkinson combiner according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first and second coaxial cables are configured using a semi-rigid cable.

5. A Wilkinson divider comprising:

a divider that divides an inputted signal;

a first splitting unit that splits one signal divided at the divider;

a second splitting unit that splits the other signal divided at the divider; and

an isolating unit that connects one ends of the signals split at the first and second splitting units to each other,

wherein the isolating unit comprises a first coaxial cable and a second coaxial cable,

an inner conductor at one end of the first coaxial cable is connected to the first splitting unit and an outer conductor is short-circuited,

an inner conductor at one end of the second coaxial cable is connected to the second splitting unit and an outer conductor is short-circuited,

the inner conductor at the other end of the first coaxial cable and the outer conductor at the other end of the second coaxial cable are connected,

the inner conductor at the other end of the second coaxial cable and the outer conductor at the other end of the first coaxial cable are connected, and

one of, a side on which the internal conductor at the other end of the first coaxial cable and the external conductor on the other end of the second coaxial cable are connected and a side on which the internal conductor at the other end of the second coaxial cable and the external conductor on the other end of the first coaxial cable are connected, is short-circuited and the other is terminated by a terminator.

6. The Wilkinson divider according to claim 5 ,

wherein the terminator is terminated via an impedance converter.

7. The Wilkinson divider according to claim 6 ,

wherein the first and second coaxial cables are configured using a semi-rigid cable.

8. The Wilkinson divider according to claim 5 ,

wherein the first and second coaxial cables are configured using a semi-rigid cable.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded May 15, 2025
From: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
To: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
Reel/Frame 071275/0058 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 15, 2025
From: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
To: KOKUSAI DENKI ELECTRIC INC.
Reel/Frame 071275/0236 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2017
From: GOTO, YUSABURO; SAKAMAKI, KEIICHI
To: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
Reel/Frame 043574/0001 →
Continuity (1)
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