Matching device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10840874-B2
Application number	US-201716083281-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 10, 2017
Priority date	Mar 18, 2016
Publication date	Nov 17, 2020
Grant date	Nov 17, 2020

Abstract

A matching device includes a directional coupler, a matching circuit including a first variable capacitance capacitor and a second variable capacitance capacitor, and a control unit. The control unit calculates a reflection coefficient on the basis of a forward power and a reflected power that are detected by the directional coupler, changes the capacitance value of the first variable capacitance capacitor and the capacitance value of the second variable capacitance capacitor such that the calculated reflection coefficient becomes smaller, and makes the cycle of calculation of the set values of the capacitance value of the first variable capacitance capacitor and the capacitance value of the second variable capacitance capacitor shorter than the cycle of acquisition of the capacitance value of the first variable capacitance capacitor and the capacitance value of the second variable capacitance capacitor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A matching device comprising:
a directional coupler configured to detect a forward power and a reflected power;
a matching circuit including an input terminal, an output terminal, a first variable capacitance capacitor having one end connected to the input terminal through a first transmission line and the other end that is grounded, a second variable capacitance capacitor having one end connected to the output terminal through a second transmission line and the other end that is grounded, and an inductance having one end connected to the one end of the first variable capacitance capacitor and the other end connected to the one end of the second variable capacitance capacitor; and
a control unit configured to control a capacitance value of the first variable capacitance capacitor and a capacitance value of the second variable capacitance capacitor based on the forward power and the reflected power detected by the directional coupler,
wherein the control unit calculates a reflection coefficient based on the forward power and the reflected power detected by the directional coupler, changes the capacitance value of the first variable capacitance capacitor and the capacitance value of the second variable capacitance capacitor such that the calculated reflection coefficient becomes smaller, and makes a cycle of calculation of set values of the capacitance value of the first variable capacitance capacitor and the capacitance value of the second variable capacitance capacitor shorter than a cycle of acquisition of the capacitance value of the first variable capacitance capacitor and the capacitance value of the second variable capacitance capacitor,
wherein the capacitance value of the first variable capacitance capacitor and the capacitance value of the second variable capacitance capacitor are controlled by using a stepping motor, and a serial interface is used as an interface for a control terminal of the stepping motor, and
wherein the control unit is configured to estimate and interpolate the capacitance values of the first variable capacitance capacitor in a transition state and the capacitance values of the second variable capacitance capacitor in a transition state by using a speed pattern model of the stepping motor in which a speed is accelerated and decelerated at uniform acceleration and becomes constant after reaching a maximum level.

2. The matching device of claim 1 , wherein the matching device is configured to match an output of a high frequency power supply.

Assignees

• Hitachi Int Electric Inc

Inventors

• Oshida Yoshiyuki
• Fujimoto Naoya
• Kato Norikazu

Classifications

• H05H2242/26

  Matching networks · CPC title

• H03H7/383

  comprising distributed impedance elements together with lumped impedance elements · CPC title

• H01P5/04

  with variable factor of coupling · CPC title

• H03H7/40 Primary

  Automatic matching of load impedance to source impedance · CPC title

• H05H1/46

  using applied electromagnetic fields, e.g. high frequency or microwave energy (H05H1/26 takes precedence) · CPC title