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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2004
Applicants:
Slawomir J. Fiedziuszko, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Marc R. Bjorkman, Yardley, PA (US);
Inventors:
Slawomir J. Fiedziuszko, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Marc R. Bjorkman, Yardley, PA (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 5/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A power combining system includes multiple amplifiers, a reactive combiner for combining the output power of the amplifiers and a short plate. Switches are used to electrically connect an output of each of the amplifiers to an input of the reactive combiner. In the event of amplifier failure, the switches are used to electrically connect the short plate to an input of the reactive combiner in place of the failed amplifier.