公开(公告)号：US06822616B2

公开(公告)日：2004-11-23

申请号：US10308424

申请日：2002-12-03

申请人： Timothy E. Durham ,  Stephen B. Brown ,  Anthony A. Jones ,  Randy Boozer ,  Sean Ortiz

发明人： Timothy E. Durham ,  Stephen B. Brown ,  Anthony A. Jones ,  Randy Boozer ,  Sean Ortiz

IPC分类号： H01Q928

CPC分类号： H01Q21/062 ,  H01Q3/46 ,  H01Q9/285 ,  H01Q21/0087

摘要： A phased array antenna (10) includes a current sheet array (20) on a substrate (23), at least one dielectric layer (24) between the current sheet array and a ground plane (30), and at least one conductive plane (25) adjacent to the substrate for providing additional coupling between adjacent dipole antenna elements of the current sheet array.

摘要翻译： 相控阵天线（10）包括在衬底（23）上的当前片阵列（20），在当前片阵列和接地平面（30）之间的至少一个电介质层（24）和至少一个导电平面 25），用于在当前片阵列的相邻偶极子天线元件之间提供额外的耦合。

公开(公告)号：US06552687B1

公开(公告)日：2003-04-22

申请号：US10052288

申请日：2002-01-17

申请人： James J. Rawnick ,  Timothy E. Durham ,  William F. Croswell

发明人： James J. Rawnick ,  Timothy E. Durham ,  William F. Croswell

IPC分类号： H01Q138

CPC分类号： H01Q9/285 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q5/42 ,  H01Q21/062 ,  H01Q21/22

摘要： The invention concerns an array of radiating elements. A first plurality of antenna elements in a first plane in an array configuration is configured for operating on a first band of frequencies. A second plurality of planar antenna elements in an array configuration is configured for operating on a second frequency band, the second plurality of antenna elements is also positioned in the first plane. A first effective ground plane is provided for the first plurality of antenna elements and a second effective ground plane is provided for the second plurality of antenna elements. A first spacing between the first plurality of elements and the first effective ground plane is different from a second spacing between the second plurality of elements and the second effective ground plane. According to one embodiment, the second plurality of elements are adjacent to one another in a unitary cluster that is disposed within the first plurality of elements.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及辐射元件阵列。 阵列配置的第一平面中的第一多个天线元件被配置为在第一频带上进行操作。 阵列配置中的第二多个平面天线元件被配置为在第二频带上操作，第二多个天线元件也位于第一平面中。 为第一多个天线元件提供第一有效接地平面，并且为第二多个天线元件提供第二有效接地平面。 第一多个元件与第一有效接地平面之间的第一间隔与第二多个元件与第二有效接地平面之间的第二间隔不同。 根据一个实施例，第二多个元件在布置在第一多个元件内的单一群集中彼此相邻。

公开(公告)号：US07336238B2

公开(公告)日：2008-02-26

申请号：US11489759

申请日：2006-07-20

申请人： James J. Rawnick ,  Timothy E. Durham ,  Stephen B. Brown

发明人： James J. Rawnick ,  Timothy E. Durham ,  Stephen B. Brown

IPC分类号： H01Q1/48

CPC分类号： H01Q9/0442 ,  H01Q9/0457

摘要： Method for controlling an input impedance of an antenna (100). The method can include the steps of coupling RF energy from an input RF transmission line (106) to an antenna radiating element (102) through an aperture (112) defined in a ground plane (110). For example, the aperture (112) can be a slot and the radiating element (102) can be a patch type element. The input impedance can thereafter be controlled by selectively varying a volume or a position of a conductive fluid (128) disposed in a predetermined region between the RF transmission line and the antenna radiating element. The volume of conductive fluid (128) can be automatically varied in response to at least one control signal (132).

摘要翻译： 用于控制天线（100）的输入阻抗的方法。 该方法可以包括通过限定在接地平面（110）中的孔（112）将RF能量从输入RF传输线（106）耦合到天线辐射元件（102）的步骤。 例如，孔（112）可以是槽，并且辐射元件（102）可以是贴片型元件。 此后可以通过选择性地改变设置在RF传输线和天线辐射元件之间的预定区域中的导电流体（128）的体积或位置来控制输入阻抗。 可以响应于至少一个控制信号（132）自动地改变导电流体（128）的体积。

公开(公告)号：US06771221B2

公开(公告)日：2004-08-03

申请号：US10052406

申请日：2002-01-17

申请人： James J. Rawnick ,  Timothy E. Durham ,  Charles W. Kulisan ,  William F. Croswell

发明人： James J. Rawnick ,  Timothy E. Durham ,  Charles W. Kulisan ,  William F. Croswell

IPC分类号： H01Q138

CPC分类号： H01Q21/29 ,  H01Q5/42 ,  H01Q9/0414 ,  H01Q9/28 ,  H01Q15/0013 ,  H01Q21/062 ,  H01Q21/065 ,  H01Q21/24 ,  H01Q21/26

摘要： An array of radiating elements including a first set of antenna elements in an array configuration and a second set of antenna elements in an array configuration. The first set of antenna elements is positioned below the second set of antenna elements with the first set acting as an effective ground plane for the second set. The first set of antenna elements are aligned in a first planar grid pattern of spaced rows and columns and the second set of antenna elements are aligned in a second similar grid pattern rotated at a 45 degree angle relative to the first grid pattern. The array can be configured for wideband operation by having the first band of frequencies adjacent to the second band of frequencies. The array can include a dielectric material interposed between the first plurality of antenna elements and the second plurality of antenna elements.

摘要翻译： 辐射元件的阵列包括阵列配置中的第一组天线元件和阵列配置中的第二组天线元件。 第一组天线元件位于第二组天线元件的下方，第一组用作第二组的有效接地平面。 第一组天线元件以间隔的行和列的第一平面格栅图案对准，并且第二组天线元件以相对于第一格栅图案以45度角旋转的第二相似栅格图案对齐。 可以通过使第一频带与第二频带相邻来将阵列配置成用于宽带操作。 阵列可以包括介于第一多个天线元件和第二多个天线元件之间的电介质材料。

公开(公告)号：US06421022B1

公开(公告)日：2002-07-16

申请号：US09666008

申请日：2000-09-19

申请人： Yves Patenaude ,  Timothy E. Durham ,  James D. Struttmann ,  Robert C. Taylor ,  Adam Zaricki ,  William R. Whaley ,  Jay A. Kralovec

发明人： Yves Patenaude ,  Timothy E. Durham ,  James D. Struttmann ,  Robert C. Taylor ,  Adam Zaricki ,  William R. Whaley ,  Jay A. Kralovec

IPC分类号： H01Q1502

CPC分类号： H01Q15/0013 ,  H01Q1/288 ,  H01Q5/30 ,  H01Q19/17

摘要： A spaceborne hybrid antenna reflector for dual frequency band illumination of common spot beam coverage regions contains an interior solid reflector region, that is adjacent at its perimeter to a ring-shaped exterior dichroic reflector region and adjoined by a common backing structure. The solid interior region is reflective to RF energy at each of first and second spaced apart frequency bands, while the exterior dichroic reflector region is reflective at the first frequency band, but non-reflective at the second frequency band. This allows the hybrid reflector to realize the same beamwidth coverage for a transmitter operating at one frequency band and a receiver operating at the other frequency band. The backing support frame at the rear side of the reflector is electrically decoupled from the exterior dichroic ring.

摘要翻译： 用于共同点波束覆盖区域的双频带照明的空间混合天线反射器包含内部固体反射器区域，其在其周边与环形外部二向色反射器区域相邻并且与公共背衬结构相邻。 固体内部区域在第一和第二间隔开的频带中的每一个处反射RF能量，而外部二向色反射器区域在第一频带处是反射的，但在第二频带处是非反射的。 这允许混合反射器对在一个频带上操作的发射机和在另一个频带上操作的接收机实现相同的波束宽度覆盖。 在反射器后侧的背衬支撑框架与外部二向色环电隔离。

公开(公告)号：US6140978A

公开(公告)日：2000-10-31

申请号：US392134

申请日：1999-09-08

申请人： Yves Patenaude ,  Timothy E. Durham ,  James D. Struttmann ,  Robert C. Taylor ,  Adam Zaricki ,  William R. Whaley ,  Jay A. Kralovec

发明人： Yves Patenaude ,  Timothy E. Durham ,  James D. Struttmann ,  Robert C. Taylor ,  Adam Zaricki ,  William R. Whaley ,  Jay A. Kralovec

IPC分类号： H01Q15/14 ,  H01Q1/28 ,  H01Q5/00 ,  H01Q5/30 ,  H01Q15/00 ,  H01Q15/22 ,  H01Q19/17 ,  H01Q19/18 ,  H01Q25/04 ,  H01Q15/02 ,  H01Q19/00

CPC分类号： H01Q15/0013 ,  H01Q1/288 ,  H01Q19/17 ,  H01Q5/30

摘要： A spaceborne hybrid antenna reflector for dual frequency band illumination of common spot beam coverage regions contains an interior solid reflector region, that is adjacent at its perimeter to a ring-shaped exterior dichroic reflector region and adjoined by a common backing structure. The solid interior region is reflective to RF energy at each of first and second spaced apart frequency bands, while the exterior dichroic reflector region is reflective at the first frequency band, but non-reflective at the second frequency band. This allows the hybrid reflector to realize the same beamwidth coverage for a transmitter operating at one frequency band and a receiver operating at the other frequency band. The backing support frame at the rear side of the reflector is electrically decoupled from the exterior dichroic ring.