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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2001
David Kenyon Vail, West Melbourne, FL (US);
Frank J. Tabor, Melbourne, FL (US);
Daniel P. Blom, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Stephen S. Wilson, Melbourne, FL (US);
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Abstract
A phased array antenna includes a plurality of phased array antenna modules and associated antenna elements. Further, at least one of the phased array antenna modules may also include a temperature sensor for measuring a temperature of the at least one phased array antenna module. More particularly, the temperature sensor may include a capacitor and a circuit element coupled in series with the capacitor having a resistance that varies with temperature. Additionally, the at least one phased array antenna module may further include a module controller for charging/discharging the capacitor through the circuit element, measuring a charging/discharging time required to charge/discharge the capacitor to a predetermined threshold, and determining the temperature of the at least one phased array antenna module based upon the charging/discharging time.