发明申请
- 专利标题: ANTENNA ARRAY CALIBRATION
- 专利标题(中): 天线阵列校准
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申请号: US12304711申请日: 2007-05-18
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公开(公告)号: US20090267824A1公开(公告)日: 2009-10-29
- 发明人: Timothy S. Cooper , Gerard Baldwin , Ronan Farrell
- 申请人: Timothy S. Cooper , Gerard Baldwin , Ronan Farrell
- 申请人地址: IE Maynooth
- 专利权人: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND MAYNOOTH
- 当前专利权人: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND MAYNOOTH
- 当前专利权人地址: IE Maynooth
- 优先权: IES2006/0482 20060627
- 国际申请: PCT/EP2007/004432 WO 20070518
- 主分类号: H01Q3/26
- IPC分类号: H01Q3/26
摘要:
An antenna array comprises a surface comprising a replicated pattern of conductive tracks, the tracks defining a plurality of ports. A plurality of antennae are located at ports distributed about the surface. A plurality of radiative transceivers are electrically connected to a respective antenna. A plurality of reference transceivers are electrically connected to a non-radiative impedance located at a respective port so that each reference transceiver is surrounded by a group of antennae and electrically coupled to the group of antennae by the tracks. At least one antenna from at least one group of antennae belongs to one other group of antennae. Calibration circuitry includes a controller associated with each reference transceiver, each controller being arranged to transmit a calibration signal through an associated reference transceiver and to receive and store a received calibration signal from a selected transceiver for the group of antennae coupled to the reference transceiver. Each controller is further arranged to receive and store a calibration signal from the selected transceiver for the group of antennae coupled to the reference transceiver. The calibration circuitry further includes for each other transceiver for the group of antenna, circuitry for adjusting the phase and amplitude of signals transmitted and received by the radiative transceivers relative to the stored calibration signals for the selected radiative transceiver.
公开/授权文献
- US07714776B2 Antenna array calibration 公开/授权日:2010-05-11
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