A transmission circuit includes: a plurality of impedance circuits having impedances different from each other, a plurality of first switch elements, any one of which is being connected to a respective one of the plurality of impedance circuits, and a first control circuit configured to control opening and closing of the plurality of first switch elements. The first control circuit is configured to be controllable to selectively change the opening and closing of the plurality of first switch elements and to rotate a reflection coefficient of an output terminal on an antenna side of the transmission circuit in a complex plane.

A transmission circuit includes: a plurality of impedance circuits having impedances different from each other, a plurality of first switch elements, any one of which is being connected to a respective one of the plurality of impedance circuits, and a first control circuit configured to control opening and closing of the plurality of first switch elements. The first control circuit is configured to be controllable to selectively change the opening and closing of the plurality of first switch elements and to rotate a reflection coefficient of an output terminal on an antenna side of the transmission circuit in a complex plane.

A power splitter includes a common port, a first port, a second port, a first phase shifter connected between the common port and the first port, and a second phase shifter connected between the common port and the second port. The first phase shifter includes a first capacitor, a first inductor, and a second inductor. The second phase shifter includes a second capacitor, a third inductor, and a fourth inductor.

A wind turbine includes a superconducting generator having an armature and a superconducting field winding set. The armature includes at least one multiphase armature winding set having a plurality of armature windings. The superconducting field winding set is separated by a gap from the armature. The superconducting field winding set includes a plurality of field windings, wherein one of the armature winding set and superconducting field winding set is connectable to rotate with a rotating component of the wind turbine and another of the armature and the superconducting field winding set being non-rotating. The wind turbine also includes a controllable power converter coupled to the at least one multiphase armature winding set and a controller configured to control switching operations of the controllable power converter to effect a phase shift among the plurality of armature windings.

A wind turbine includes a superconducting generator having an armature and a superconducting field winding set. The armature includes at least one multiphase armature winding set having a plurality of armature windings. The superconducting field winding set is separated by a gap from the armature. The superconducting field winding set includes a plurality of field windings, wherein one of the armature winding set and superconducting field winding set is connectable to rotate with a rotating component of the wind turbine and another of the armature and the superconducting field winding set being non-rotating. The wind turbine also includes a controllable power converter coupled to the at least one multiphase armature winding set and a controller configured to control switching operations of the controllable power converter to effect a phase shift among the plurality of armature windings.

An antenna apparatus includes an antenna element, a switch with a common terminal that is electrically connected to the antenna element side, a first signal path provided between a first input/output terminal of the switch and a first communication circuit, and a second signal path provided between a second input/output terminal of the switch and a second communication circuit. The first signal path includes a radio-frequency circuit and a phase shifter, and the RF circuit has an impedance that is open or shorted in a second frequency band as seen from the antenna element side. In a state in which the first input/output terminal and the second input/output terminal are both electrically connected to the common terminal, the phase shifter provides a phase shift, and the impedance in the second frequency band of the first signal path as seen from the common terminal is open.

The present disclosure provides a phase shifter including: a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate includes a reference electrode and a signal electrode, and the signal electrode includes a main structure and multiple branch structures. The second substrate includes multiple patch electrodes, and the multiple patch electrodes are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the multiple branch structures to form multiple variable capacitors. The phase shifter has a first region, and a second region and a third region which are respectively provided on two sides of the first region; and for any two of variable capacitors located on a same side of the first region, an overlap area of patch electrode and branch structure of a variable capacitor close to the first region is greater than or equal to that of a variable capacitor away from the first region.

The present disclosure provides a phase shifter including: a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate includes a reference electrode and a signal electrode, and the signal electrode includes a main structure and multiple branch structures. The second substrate includes multiple patch electrodes, and the multiple patch electrodes are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the multiple branch structures to form multiple variable capacitors. The phase shifter has a first region, and a second region and a third region which are respectively provided on two sides of the first region; and for any two of variable capacitors located on a same side of the first region, an overlap area of patch electrode and branch structure of a variable capacitor close to the first region is greater than or equal to that of a variable capacitor away from the first region.

A multiplexer includes an antenna terminal, first to third filters with different passbands, and first and second phase circuits that adjust the phase of a passing signal. The first filter is connected to the antenna terminal. The second filter is connected to the antenna terminal with the first phase circuit provided between the second filter and the antenna terminal. The third filter is connected to a connection node between the first phase circuit and the second filter with the second phase circuit provided between the third filter and the connection node. In the second filter, an unwanted wave is generated in the first passband of the first filter. The first phase circuit adjusts the phase to provide an impedance in an open state in the first passband at the antenna terminal. The second phase circuit adjusts the phase to provide the impedance in a short-circuited state in the first passband at the connection node.

A radio frequency (RF) filter having a first passband and including a first circuit connected to a first node and a second node disposed on a path that connects a first terminal and a second terminal, and a second circuit connected to the first node and the second node. The first circuit includes a first filter having a second passband that includes a portion of a frequency range of the first passband and a bandwidth narrower than a bandwidth of the first passband. The second circuit includes a second filter having a third passband that includes a portion of a frequency range of the first passband and has a bandwidth narrower than the bandwidth of the first passband. The RF filter also includes a first phase shifter connected to a first terminal of the second filter; and a second phase shifter connected to a second terminal of the second filter.