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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2017
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Shawn Orion Higgins, Ridgecrest, CA (US);
Andrew K. Yuenger, Ridgecrest, CA (US);
Stephen G. Hall, Ridgecrest, CA (US);
The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A high voltage radio frequency (RF) coaxial cable connector. The high voltage RF coaxial cable connector may withstand high voltages (e.g., above 200 kV) and may provide impedance matching at RF frequencies. The high voltage RF coaxial cable connector may comprise a bulkhead connector and coaxial cable connector, both of which may be adapted to electrically couple a coaxial cable to a bulkhead. As the bulkhead connector matingly engages the coaxial cable connector, a first air gap may form therebetween, having an impedance determined, at least in part, by an air gap distance between the dielectrics inserts of the bulkhead connector and the coaxial cable connector. A second air gap may also be formed between the center conductor plug portion and shield portion of a coaxial cable coupled by the coaxial cable connector. The second air gap may have approximately the same air gap distance as the first air gap.