US 12,302,482 B2
Interrupting circuit for a radio frequency generator
Henrik Mattfolk, Benton Harbor, MI (US); and Davide Guatta, Brescia (IT)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/301,170.
Application 17/301,170 is a division of application No. 15/107,588, granted, now 10,993,293, previously published as PCT/US2013/077431, filed on Dec. 23, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2021/0219391 A1, Jul. 15, 2021
Int. Cl. H05B 6/68 (2006.01); H05B 6/64 (2006.01); H05B 6/66 (2006.01); H05B 6/72 (2006.01); H05B 6/76 (2006.01)
CPC H05B 6/681 (2013.01) [H05B 6/6417 (2013.01); H05B 6/666 (2013.01); H05B 6/686 (2013.01); H05B 6/72 (2013.01); H05B 6/76 (2013.01); H05B 2206/044 (2013.01); H05B 2206/046 (2013.01); Y02B 40/00 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of derating at least two radio frequency (RF) amplifiers in a device configured to generate RF feeds, the method comprising the steps of:
determining the temperature of the at least two RF amplifiers;
reducing the transmitted power level for the at least one of the at least two RF amplifiers by a first amount when the temperature of the at least one of the two RF amplifiers is above a first predetermined temperature threshold;
further reducing the transmitted power level for the at least one of the at least two RF amplifiers by a second amount when the temperature of the at least one of the two RF amplifiers is above a second predetermined temperature threshold;
estimating a crosstalk power level between the at least two RF amplifiers; and
reducing the transmitted power level for at least one of the at least two RF amplifiers by a third amount when the crosstalk power level is above a first predetermined crosstalk threshold; and
further reducing the transmitted power level for at least one of the at least two RF amplifiers by a fourth amount when the crosstalk power level is above a second predetermined crosstalk threshold.