公开(公告)号：WO2018022599A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-01

申请号：PCT/US2017/043689

申请日：2017-07-25

Applicant: SMARTSKY NETWORKS LLC

Inventor： ANDERSON, Theodore R.

IPC: H05H1/46 ,  H05H1/00

CPC classification number: H01Q1/366 ,  H01Q3/44 ,  H01Q5/314 ,  H05H1/0031 ,  H05H1/46 ,  H05H2001/463 ,  H05H2001/4682

Abstract: A plasma antenna assembly includes a plasma antenna element, a plasma density sensor operably coupled to the plasma antenna element to measure plasma density during ionization of the plasma antenna element, a driver circuit operably coupled to the plasma antenna element to selectively provide pulsed current to the plasma antenna element for ionization of plasma in the plasma antenna element;, and a controller operably coupled to the driver circuit and the plasma density sensor to provide control of the plasma density of the plasma antenna element

Abstract translation: 等离子体天线组件包括等离子体天线元件，可操作地耦合到等离子体天线元件以测量等离子体天线元件的电离期间的等离子体密度的等离子体密度传感器，驱动器电路可操作地耦合到等离子体天线 用于选择性地向所述等离子体天线元件提供脉冲电流以用于所述等离子体天线元件中的等离子体的电离;以及控制器，可操作地耦合到所述驱动器电路和所述等离子体密度传感器以提供对所述等离子体天线元件的等离子体密度的控制， p>