Thales

Eric Souchard

Pierre Bertram

Yannick Menard

Christophe Desevedavy

An electronic radio system for power amplification of a radiofrequency signal having an electronic circuit having at least one in-service amplifier component, a detector measuring at least one electrical parameter of the in-service amplifier component, having at least the intensity of the electric current supplying the in-service amplifier component, a power attenuator adjusting the output power of the electronic circuit, and a programmable circuit receiving and transmitting commands to control the modules of the radio electronic system. The programmable circuit furthermore includes means for obtaining at least one measurement value relating to the intensity of the electric current supplying said in-service amplifier component of said detector and means for controlling said power attenuator in the case where at least one measurement value obtained exceeds a predetermined threshold value corresponding thereto. The invention also relates to an associated electronic circuit protection method.

Electronic radio system for power amplification with protection in terms of standing wave rate and associated method of protection

A frequency generator generating an output signal having a predetermined output frequency, including: a local oscillator generating a reference signal having a reference frequency, and a phase-locked loop, the phase-locked loop provided with a controlled oscillator generating the output signal having the output frequency as a function of the signal at its input, and a comparator providing a signal to the controlled oscillator as a function of a phase and/or frequency comparison of a first comparison signal based on an input signal applied to a first input of the phase-locked loop with a second comparison signal based on the output signal, the frequency generator further including at least one harmonic generator generating, from the reference signal, a harmonic signal including a predetermined harmonic of the reference signal, the frequency generator applying the harmonic signal of one of the harmonic generators to the first input of the phase-locked loop.

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Cholet, France

Eric Souchard