Inventors:
Robert E. Myer - Denville NJ
Clifford W. Schaible - Morristown NJ
Assignee:
AT&T Bell Laboratories - Murray Hill NJ
International Classification:
H03G 320
Abstract:
In plural channel amplifier systems processing many phase locked signals of different frequencies as a combined signal, these signals may drift into a phase convergence causing a peak power occurrence in the amplifier which greatly exceeds the rated capacity of the amplifier system. Therefore, in accord with the invention, a dynamic adjustment system is provided to minimize the peak power to which the amplifier is subjected by adjusting the relative phase relationships of the many signals. The dynamic adjustment system includes a peak power detector, a hard wired logic decision circuit and a timing control to control phase shift adjustment steps.