Parametric Power Multiplication

Abstract

In various embodiments, power multipliers and associated methods are provided that employ parametric excitation. In one embodiment, a ring power multiplier is provided that has a ring. A parametric reactance is associated with the ring that negates at least a portion of a physical resistance of the ring.

1 . A power multiplication apparatus, comprising:
 a ring power multiplier having a ring; and   a parametric reactance that negates at least a portion of a physical resistance of the ring.   
     
     
         2 . The power multiplication apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the parametric reactance comprises a parametric inductance. 
     
     
         3 . The power multiplication apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the parametric inductance is non-linear. 
     
     
         4 . The power multiplication apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the parametric inductance comprises a magnetic amplifier. 
     
     
         5 . The power multiplication apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the parametric reactance comprises a parametric capacitance. 
     
     
         6 . The power multiplication apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein parametric capacitance is non-linear. 
     
     
         7 . The power multiplication apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein parametric capacitance comprises a dielectric amplifier. 
     
     
         8 . The power multiplication apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the ring comprises a distributed element. 
     
     
         9 . The power multiplication apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the parametric reactance comprises a parametric reactance-per-unit-length. 
     
     
         10 . The power multiplication apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the ring comprises a power multiplying network having a multiply-connected, velocity inhibiting circuit constructed from a plurality of lumped-elements. 
     
     
         11 . The power multiplication apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the parametric reactance comprises a parametric lumped-element reactance. 
     
     
         12 . The power multiplication apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the ring power multiplier further comprises:
 a launching network; and   a directional coupler coupling the launching network to the power multiplying network.   
     
     
         13 . The power multiplication apparatus of  claim 10 , further comprising a diverter coupled to the power multiplying network. 
     
     
         14 . A method for power multiplication, comprising:
 coupling AC power into a ring of a ring power multiplier; and   negating at least a portion of a physical resistance of the ring by driving a parametric reactance associated with the ring.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein driving the parametric reactance associated with the ring comprises driving a parametric inductance. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein driving the parametric inductance comprises driving a non-linear parametric inductance. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein driving the parametric inductance comprises driving a magnetic amplifier. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein driving the parametric reactance associated with the ring comprises driving a parametric capacitance. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein driving the parametric capacitance comprises driving a non-linear parametric capacitance. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein driving the parametric capacitance comprises driving a dielectric amplifier. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising inhibiting a velocity of the AC power in the ring using a distributed element. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein driving the parametric reactance associated with the ring comprises driving a parametric reactance-per-unit-length. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising inhibiting a velocity of the AC power in the ring using a power multiplying network having a multiply-connected circuit constructed from a plurality of lumped-elements. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein driving the parametric reactance associated with the ring comprises driving a parametric lumped-element reactance. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 23 , further comprising:
 launching the AC power into a launching network; and   coupling the AC power from the launching network into the power multiplying network using a directional coupler.   
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 23 , further comprising diverting the AC power out of the ring to a load.