Operation method of N-way power combiner network and N-way power combiner network

摘要

As a method of operation of the power combiner network 1, the power combiner network 1 has N secondary ports 11 (1, 2, ..., N) that are coupled into one primary port 12. Including a power combiner device 10, each of the N secondary ports 11 (1, 2, ..., N) is provided with a phase shifter device 13 and a load control device 14. Each phase shifter device 13 is configured to set the phase of a signal supplied through each of the N secondary ports 11 (1, 2, ..., N). Each load control equipment 14 is configured to set the N secondary ports 11 (1, 2, ..., N) to an active or inactive mode of operation. In the case of I inactive secondary ports 11(1), the load control equipment 14 is further configured to set the phase of the signal reflected from the I inactive secondary ports 11(1). This method selects one of the N secondary ports (11(1, 2, ..., N)) to be set as an inactive operation mode, and the N secondary ports (11 (1, 2, ..., N)). ., N)) of selecting the one to be set as the active operation mode A(100), setting the I inactive secondary ports 11(1) selected by the load control equipment 14 to the inactive operation mode. Step B (110), each A active secondary port (11 (2)) to minimize the reflected signal from the power combiner device (10) and provide the desired power to the primary port (12), each Step C(120) to search for the required phase for the I inactive secondary ports (11(1)) and for each A active secondary port (11(2)), according to each retrieved phase. Step D 130 of setting each load control equipment 14 for each I inactive secondary port 11(1), and each A active secondary port 11 according to each retrieved phase. (2)), the method step of step E 140 of setting each phase shifter equipment 13.