Tokamak outer antenna

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12525720-B2
Application number	US-202218055952-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 16, 2022
Priority date	Jul 21, 2022
Publication date	Jan 13, 2026
Grant date	Jan 13, 2026

Abstract

Disclosed is a Tokamak outer antenna, comprising feed waveguides, brims, sub-waveguides and a metal base. The metal base is in a W shape, both ends of the metal base are connected to the lower surfaces of feed waveguides, respectively. Opposite sides of two feed waveguides are connected to the brims, respectively, and a plurality of sub-waveguides are arranged on the upper surface of the metal base at equal intervals. The height of each sub-waveguide is not higher than the height of the feed waveguide, one feed waveguide serves as a microwave input port, and the other feed waveguide serves as a microwave output port. The Tokamak outer antenna disclosed by the present disclosure is a novel antenna which is simple in feed, low in reflection and transmission coefficients and high in directivity.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A Tokamak outer antenna, comprising feed waveguides, brims, sub-waveguides, and a metal base, wherein the metal base is in a W shape, both ends of the metal base are connected to lower surfaces of the feed waveguides, respectively; opposite sides of the two feed waveguides are connected to the brims, respectively; a plurality of sub-waveguides are arranged on an upper surface of the metal base at equal intervals; a height of each sub-waveguide is not higher than the height of the feed waveguide; and one feed waveguide serves as a microwave input port, and the other feed waveguide serves as a microwave output port; and
wherein a bottom plate of the metal base is in an arch shape, two stepped surfaces are symmetrically arranged on the bottom plate, two ends of each stepped surface are planes, and vertical lengths of the sub-waveguides arranged on the bottom plate are the same and range from 0 mm to 100 mm.

2 . The Tokamak outer antenna according to claim 1 , wherein a through opening of the feed waveguide is rectangular, a top surface of the feed waveguide is flush with a top end of the metal base, and an initial height of the sub-waveguide is not higher than a bottom surface of the feed waveguide.

3 . The Tokamak outer antenna according to claim 1 , wherein the brims are in an inverted U shape and are symmetrically connected to the feed waveguides at the two ends, top surfaces of the brims are flush with the top surfaces of the feed waveguides, two side surfaces of the brims are both right triangles, and the two side surfaces of the brims are both connected to side walls of the feed waveguides.

4 . The Tokamak outer antenna according to claim 1 , wherein each step of the stepped surface has a height of 0 mm to 100 mm, the feed waveguide has a length of at least 100 mm and a width of at least 20 mm; the brim has a length of at least 20 mm in a microwave conduction direction.

5 . The Tokamak outer antenna according to claim 1 , wherein a radiation slot between two adjacent sub-waveguides is filled with air or vacuum, a number of the radiation slots is at least sixteen, the radiation slots each have a width of 0 mm to 100 mm and a depth of 0 mm to 100 mm.

6 . The Tokamak outer antenna according to claim 5 , wherein the number of the radiation slots is 28, and the radiation slots each have a depth of 28 mm.

7 . The Tokamak outer antenna according to claim 1 , wherein a number of the sub-waveguides is 0 to 100, and the sub-waveguides each have a thickness of 0 mm to 100 mm.

8 . The Tokamak outer antenna according to claim 7 , wherein the number of the sub-waveguides is 27, the sub-waveguides each have a thickness of 1.5 mm, and a spacing distance between two adjacent sub-waveguides is 5 mm.

9 . The Tokamak outer antenna according to claim 1 , wherein the feed waveguide, the brim, the sub-waveguide and the metal base are made of copper, aluminum, iron, or stainless steel.

Assignees

• Univ Anhui Agricultural

Inventors

• Wang Yaoyao
• Zhou Qing
• Wang Zhenxing
• Liu Chengzhou
• Zhu Liang
• Ma Wendong
• Shan Jiafang

Classifications

• H05H1/463

  using antennas or applicators · CPC title

• G21B1/057

  Tokamaks · CPC title

• Y02E30/10

  Nuclear fusion reactors · CPC title

• H01Q13/10 Primary

  Resonant slot antennas · CPC title

• H01Q1/50

  Structural association of antennas with earthing switches, lead-in devices or lightning protectors · CPC title