A voltage interrupt device is provided transmits or conducts signals in the RF frequency range but stops all signal transmission when subject to a high energy, low frequency signal such as that generated when the antenna strikes a power line, for example, signals less than or equal to 200 MHz and greater than or equal to 600V.

A circuit includes a first device between a first input node and an internal node, a second device between a second input node and the internal node, a third device between the internal node and ground, a fourth device between the internal node and an output node, and a fifth device between the output node and ground. The second and third devices generate a direct current (DC) voltage on the internal node by dividing a bias voltage on the second input node. The fourth device generates, from the DC voltage, a first component of an output voltage on the output node. The first and third devices generate a modulation signal on the internal node by dividing a radio frequency (RF) signal on the first input node. The fifth device rectifies the modulation signal to generate a second output voltage component.

The present disclosure relates to a radio frequency (RF) communications system including an RF power amplifier (PA), a bias circuit, and a protection circuit. The RF PA has an amplifier control terminal and a power supply terminal, the bias circuit is coupled to the amplifier control terminal, and the protection circuit is coupled between the bias circuit and the power supply terminal. Herein, the protection circuit is configured to reduce a current through the power supply terminal using the bias circuit via the amplifier control terminal when the RF PA is in an operation mode and a magnitude of a voltage at the power supply terminal exceeds a protection threshold. Further, the protection circuit is configured to be open and does not allow a current to pass through when the RF PA is in a standby mode.

Fail-safe methods and devices to protect the receiver of a transceiver in the event of an antenna failure are disclosed. The described devices implement inductive and capacitive elements to replace switches and can be used in any communication system or electronic circuit where the protection of a portion of the device from higher power signals is required. The inductive elements can be implemented using already existing inductors that are constituents of the receiver matching network. Configurations with off-chip capacitive or inductive components are also possible.

Implementations disclosed describe techniques and systems for calibrating parameters of a radio frequency power amplifier. The disclosed techniques include, among other things, identifying an initial power amplifier (PA) parameter set of a radio frequency (RF) module. A plurality of candidate PA parameter sets is generated. A set of error values for each of the plurality of candidate PA parameter sets is determined. A subset of the plurality of candidate PA parameter sets is identified. Each error value of the set of error values of each candidate parameter set in the subset satisfies an error threshold. A final PA parameter set is stored.

The present invention addresses apparatuses, methods and computer program product for providing improved distance to fault measurement for voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) on antenna line in networks. An embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of transmitting a signal to a line to be tested, capturing a forward signal of the signal, capturing a reverse signal of the signal, separating the reflection of the signal in time domain via cross correlation of the forward signal and the reverse signal, and detecting a distance to fault in the line by searching and processing maximum peak position of the captured and separated signals.

An RF redundancy switch for selecting and outputting an output signal from a plurality of source signals. The RF redundancy switch selects the output signal from the input RF signals based on measurement of at least one signal validity criteria for the plurality of source signals, by application of a signal selection function thereto. The output signal is switched any time that the RF redundancy switch, using the signal selection function, determines that a different source signal should become the output signal. The RF redundancy switch allows a user to set the signal selection function by an interface. A method of intelligent RF redundancy switching between a plurality of RF input signals is also disclosed.

An active antenna test system comprising an active antenna unit comprising: a test signal generator arranged to generate at least a first test signal and at least one second test signal; a plurality of transmitter modules operably coupled to the test signal generator wherein the plurality of transmitter modules are arranged to simultaneously process the first test signal and at least one second test signal to produce at least one radio frequency test signal therefrom; and at least one receiver module arranged to process one or more signals falling in at least one spectral band determined to be susceptible to intermodulation distortion products caused by the at least one radio frequency test signal being generated from the first test signal and at least one second test signal; and an intermodulation determination module operably coupled to the at least one receiver module and arranged to determine a first received intermodulation performance. A first transmitter module of the plurality of transmitter modules is operably uncoupled from the test signal generator and at least a first test signal and at least one second test signal re-applied to the remaining transmitter modules, such that the intermodulation determination module determines a second received intermodulation performance in order to determine an intermodulation distortion contribution of the first transmitter module therefrom.

Electronically scanned array antenna radiating elements include a phase comparator. The phase comparator connects the transmission circuitry to the receiving circuitry via a shunt switch to compare the intended phase with the actual phase. The phase of a signal received via the shunt switch is sensitive to the performance of power amplifiers in the transmission circuitry, transmitter/receiver switch, and load impedance. Distributed attenuators between the shunt switch and a phase comparator reduce crosstalk. Phase comparison circuitry is useful for detecting faults in the ESA radiating element.

A distortion compensation device includes an address generating unit, a look up table (LUT), and a multiplier. The address generating unit calculates pieces of difference information for different combinations each including transmission signals at different timings. Each of the pieces of difference information is the difference in amplitude or power between the transmission signals in a corresponding one of the combinations. The LUT specifies a distortion compensation coefficient by using the above pieces of difference information calculated by the address generating unit. The multiplier performs predistortion, using a distortion compensation coefficient specified by the LUT, on a transmission signal to be input to an amplifier.