Radar level measurement device comprising synchronisation signals on different line types

1. A radar level measurement device for level measurement or for determining a topology of a filling material surface in a container, comprising:

a first radar chip and a second radar chip,

wherein the first radar chip comprises a first synchronisation circuit configured to generate a radio-frequency signal, and

wherein the second radar chip comprises a second synchronisation circuit; and

a radio-frequency line assembly configured to transmit the radio-frequency signal from the first synchronisation circuit to the second synchronisation circuit to synchronise the first and the second radar chips,

wherein the radio-frequency line assembly comprises two or more different line types, comprising a microstrip line and a waveguide, arranged in series with one another.

2. The radar level measurement device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the waveguide is either a rectangular waveguide or a circular waveguide, a coaxial conductor, the waveguide is integrated in a substrate, and/or is a coplanar waveguide.

3. The radar level measurement device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the radio-frequency line assembly further comprises a waveguide coupling configured to couple the radio-frequency signal from a first line type into the waveguide.

4. The radar level measurement device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the radio-frequency line assembly is split using a radio-frequency power divider to synchronise a plurality of radar chips.

5. The radar level measurement device according to claim 4 ,

wherein two lines that proceed from the radio-frequency power divider have a same signal propagation delay until a split radio-frequency signal reaches the synchronisation circuit of the corresponding radar chip.

6. The radar level measurement device according to claim 1 ,

further comprising a radio-frequency amplifier arranged in the radio-frequency line assembly and being configured to amplify the radio-frequency signal.

7. The radar level measurement device according to claim 6 ,

wherein the radio-frequency amplifier has a useful frequency range of over 30 GHz.

8. The radar level measurement device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the radio-frequency signal is a radio-frequency signal that is divided by a whole-number factor with respect to a transmission signal.

9. The radar level measurement device according to claim 1 ,

wherein an analogue-to-digital converter is integrated on each of the first radar chip and the second radar chip.

10. The radar level measurement device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the radio-frequency line assembly further comprises a first conductive track on a printed circuit board, a second conductive track on the printed circuit board, and the waveguide is arranged therebetween.

11. The radar level measurement device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the device is configured to determine a topology of a medium in the container.

12. The radar level measurement device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first radar chip and the second radar chip each comprise one or more transmit channels each being configured to emit a transmission signal, and one or more receive channels each being configured to receive a transmission signal that is reflected from the filling material surface.

13. The radar level measurement device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the device is configured as a frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) level measurement device.