公开(公告)号：US06661214B1

公开(公告)日：2003-12-09

申请号：US09964741

申请日：2001-09-28

申请人： Raymond Eugene Hann ,  James John Polston ,  Makoto Andrew Igawa

发明人： Raymond Eugene Hann ,  James John Polston ,  Makoto Andrew Igawa

IPC分类号： G05F140

CPC分类号： G05F1/575

摘要： An embodiment of the present invention comprises a voltage regulator including a droop compensation circuit and a voltage regulator circuit. The droop compensation circuit compensates for an output that changes over a period of time. This variable output may be the result of voltage regulator droop and/or a load transistor droop. For instance, the voltage regulator droop may be associated with the decrease in regulator output voltage that occurs during the course of applying a load. The load transistor droop may correspond to the decrease in RF transistor gain that occurs over the course of a transmit pulse. The variable output could be attributable to other phenomena. Moreover, the variable output that is compensated for is not necessarily decreasing over time, but, in fact, could be increasing over time, or could exhibit increases and decreases over time.

摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例包括一个包括下垂补偿电路和电压调节器电路的电压调节器。 下降补偿电路补偿在一段时间内变化的输出。 该可变输出可能是电压调节器下降和/或负载晶体管下降的结果。 例如，电压调节器下垂可能与在施加负载过程中发生的调节器输出电压的降低有关。 负载晶体管下垂可对应于在发射脉冲的过程中发生的RF晶体管增益的减小。 可变产出可归因于其他现象。 此外，补偿的可变输出不一定随时间而减少，但事实上，随着时间的推移可能会增加，或者可能随着时间的推移而呈现增加和减少。

公开(公告)号：US06630903B1

公开(公告)日：2003-10-07

申请号：US09964380

申请日：2001-09-28

申请人： Raymond Eugene Hann ,  James John Polston

发明人： Raymond Eugene Hann ,  James John Polston

IPC分类号： G01S728

CPC分类号： H03F1/0238 ,  H03F1/02 ,  H03G3/004 ,  H03G3/3042

摘要： A power regulator regulates the power provided to a transistor-based circuit, such as that which might be employed in a high stability MTI radar system. According to the invention, a variable reference voltage is controlled based on the frequency of operation. The output voltage of the power regulator is then modified accordingly. Preferably, the reference voltage is controlled based on the location of the target frequency in relation to the overall operational frequency band, which has been divided into a series of sub-bands.

摘要翻译： 功率调节器调节提供给基于晶体管的电路的功率，例如可能用于高稳定性MTI雷达系统的电路。 根据本发明，基于操作频率来控制可变参考电压。 然后修改功率调节器的输出电压。 优选地，基于目标频率相对于已被划分成一系列子带的总体工作频带的位置来控制参考电压。

公开(公告)号：US06677736B1

公开(公告)日：2004-01-13

申请号：US09964379

申请日：2001-09-28

申请人： John Arthur Barnes ,  James John Polston ,  Makoto Andrew Igawa

发明人： John Arthur Barnes ,  James John Polston ,  Makoto Andrew Igawa

IPC分类号： G05F140

CPC分类号： H03F1/0211 ,  G05F1/56 ,  H03F3/19

摘要： The invention comprises a voltage regulator including a droop compensation circuit and an energy recovery circuit. The droop compensation circuit adjusts the regulator output voltage to compensate for droop, such as voltage regulator droop, load transistor droop, or other variations to droop that occur in a load circuit over time. The droop compensation circuit compensates for voltage droop by providing an adjusted voltage input to the voltage regulator. The energy recovery circuit permits excess energy at the output of the voltage regulator to be transferred from the voltage output of the regulator to a voltage input of the regulator upon completion of a transmit gate during which the droop compensation circuit is operative. The energy recovery circuit can reduce heat generation and improve power efficiency and reliability.

摘要翻译： 本发明包括一个包括下垂补偿电路和能量回收电路的电压调节器。 下垂补偿电路调节调节器输出电压以补偿下降，例如电压调节器下降，负载晶体管下垂，或随着时间在负载电路中发生的下降的其他变化。 下垂补偿电路通过向调压器提供调整的电压输入来补偿电压下降。 能量恢复电路允许电压调节器的输出处的过量能量在调节器的电压输出端被传送到调节器的电压输入端，在发射门完成时，下降补偿电路可操作。 能量回收电路可以减少发热，提高功率效率和可靠性。