公开(公告)号：US10924169B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-16

申请号：US16731174

申请日：2019-12-31

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： Peter J. Bisiules ,  Martin L. Zimmerman

IPC: H04B7/0456 ,  H01Q21/20 ,  H01Q5/42 ,  H01Q5/40 ,  H01Q21/28 ,  H01Q21/08 ,  H01Q21/26 ,  H01Q21/06 ,  H01Q15/14 ,  H01Q5/45 ,  H01Q5/48 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  H04B7/0408 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H04B7/0413 ,  H04B7/10 ,  H04W16/28

Abstract: A base station antenna includes a first set of radiating elements that are configured to generate a first antenna beam that has a first peanut-shaped antenna pattern in an azimuth plane and a second set of radiating elements that are configured to generate a second antenna beam that has a second peanut-shaped antenna pattern in the azimuth plane. A longitudinal axis of the first peanut-shaped antenna pattern in the azimuth plane is rotated approximately ninety degrees from a longitudinal axis of the second peanut-shaped antenna pattern in the azimuth plane.

公开(公告)号：US20200381821A1

公开(公告)日：2020-12-03

申请号：US16998558

申请日：2020-08-20

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： Igor E. Timofeev ,  Martin L. Zimmerman ,  Huy Cao ,  Yanping Hua

IPC: H01Q3/26 ,  H01Q3/30 ,  H01Q25/00 ,  H01Q1/24

Abstract: A low sidelobe beam forming method and dual-beam antenna schematic are disclosed, which may preferably be used for 3-sector and 6-sector cellular communication system. Complete antenna combines 2-, 3- or -4 columns dual-beam sub-arrays (modules) with improved beam-forming network (BFN). The modules may be used as part of an array, or as an independent 2-beam antenna. By integrating different types of modules to form a complete array, the present invention provides an improved dual-beam antenna with improved azimuth sidelobe suppression in a wide frequency band of operation, with improved coverage of a desired cellular sector and with less interference being created with other cells. Advantageously, a better cell efficiency is realized with up to 95% of the radiated power being directed in a desired cellular sector.

公开(公告)号：US10587034B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-10

申请号：US15876546

申请日：2018-01-22

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： Martin L. Zimmerman ,  Peter J. Bisiules ,  Hangsheng Wen ,  Zhiqing Zheng

IPC: H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q21/24 ,  H01Q19/06 ,  H01Q19/10 ,  H01Q21/08 ,  H01Q15/14 ,  H01Q17/00 ,  H01Q3/26 ,  H01Q21/30 ,  H01Q25/00 ,  H01Q15/08

Abstract: A base station antenna includes a radiating element that extends forwardly from a backplane and that is configured to transmit and receive signals in the 5.15-5.25 GHz frequency band and a radio frequency lens that is mounted forwardly of the radiating element. The RF lens is configured to re-direct a portion of an RF signal emitted by the radiating element downwardly so that a first peak emission of RF energy through a combination of the radiating element and the RF lens at elevation angles that are greater than 30° from a boresight pointing direction of the radiating element is less than a second peak emission of RF energy through the combination of the radiating element and the RF lens at elevation angles that are less than −30° from the boresight pointing direction of the radiating element.

公开(公告)号：US10530440B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-07

申请号：US16034617

申请日：2018-07-13

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： Peter J. Bisiules ,  Martin L. Zimmerman

IPC: H04B7/0456 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  H04B7/0408 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H04B7/10 ,  H04W16/28

Abstract: A base station antenna includes a first set of radiating elements that are configured to generate a first antenna beam that has a first peanut-shaped antenna pattern in an azimuth plane and a second set of radiating elements that are configured to generate a second antenna beam that has a second peanut-shaped antenna pattern in the azimuth plane. A longitudinal axis of the first peanut-shaped antenna pattern in the azimuth plane is rotated approximately ninety degrees from a longitudinal axis of the second peanut-shaped antenna pattern in the azimuth plane.

公开(公告)号：US20190326662A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-24

申请号：US16357449

申请日：2019-03-19

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： Martin L. Zimmerman ,  Björn Lindmark

IPC: H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q3/34 ,  H01Q21/30 ,  H01Q21/22 ,  H01Q5/25

Abstract: A base station antenna (BSA) system includes a radio-frequency (RF) generator having a plurality of power-amplifying circuits therein, and an antenna, which includes a plurality of columns of radiating elements. These radiating elements are electrically coupled by RF signal routing to a corresponding plurality of ports of the antenna that receive a corresponding plurality of RF input signals. These RF input signals have respective amplitudes and phases that support the concurrent generation of three spaced-apart RF beams by the antenna and are derived from respective RF signals generated by the plurality of power-amplifying circuits. The RF input signals including: (i) a first RF input signal defined by at least two linearly superposed RF signals of equivalent frequency having unequal combinations of amplitude and phase weighting, and (ii) a second RF input signal defined by at least two linearly superposed RF signals of equivalent frequency having unequal combinations of amplitude and phase weighting.

公开(公告)号：US10148017B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-04

申请号：US15244300

申请日：2016-08-23

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： Morgan C. Kurk ,  Martin L. Zimmerman

IPC: H01Q21/30 ,  H01P1/18 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q3/36 ,  H01Q5/20 ,  H01Q5/28 ,  H01Q5/50 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01P1/213

Abstract: A multi-band antenna system includes an array of wide-band radiating elements and a multi-band electrical tilt circuit. The multi-band electrical tilt circuit includes a plurality of combiners, a first RF band variable phase shifter and a second RF band variable phase shifter implemented in a common medium. The common medium may comprise a PCB, a stripline circuit, or the like. Each combiner includes a combined port, a first RF band port, and a second RF band port. The combined ports are coupled to the radiating elements. The first RF band phase shifter has a first plurality of variably phase shifted ports connected to the first RF band ports of the combiners via transmission line, and the second RF band phase shifter has a second plurality of variably phase-shifted ports connected to the second RF band ports of the combiners via transmission line. The phase shifters are independently configurable.

公开(公告)号：US10033086B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-24

申请号：US14958463

申请日：2015-12-03

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： Guomin Ding ,  Martin L. Zimmerman

IPC: H01Q1/12 ,  H01Q3/04 ,  H01Q3/26

Abstract: A tilt adapter configured to facilitate a desired tilt of a first radio frequency (RF) band and a second RF band of an antenna is disclosed. The antenna supports two or more frequency bands, in which the vertical tilt of each of the supported frequency bands is separately controlled by a coarse level of phase shifting, but commonly controlled by a fine level of phase shifting.

公开(公告)号：US20160359239A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-08

申请号：US15244300

申请日：2016-08-23

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： Morgan C. Kurk ,  Martin L. Zimmerman

IPC: H01Q21/30 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q3/36 ,  H01Q5/28

CPC classification number: H01Q21/30 ,  H01P1/184 ,  H01P1/2135 ,  H01Q1/241 ,  H01Q1/246 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q3/36 ,  H01Q5/20 ,  H01Q5/28 ,  H01Q5/50

Abstract: A multi-band antenna system includes an array of wide-band radiating elements and a multi-band electrical tilt circuit. The multi-band electrical tilt circuit includes a plurality of combiners, a first RE band variable phase shifter and a second RF band variable phase shifter implemented in a common medium. The common medium may comprise a PCB, a stripline circuit, or the like. Each combiner includes a combined port, a first RF band port, and a second RF band port. The combined ports are coupled to the radiating elements. The first RF band phase shifter has a first plurality of variably phase shifted ports connected to the first RF band ports of the combiners via transmission line, and the second RF band phase shifter has a second plurality of variably phase-shifted ports connected to the second RF band ports of the combiners via transmission line. The phase shifters are independently configurable.

Abstract translation: 多频带天线系统包括宽带辐射元件阵列和多频带电倾斜电路。 多频带电倾斜电路包括多个组合器，在公共介质中实现的第一RE频带可变移相器和第二RF频带可变移相器。 普通介质可以包括PCB，带状线电路等。 每个组合器包括组合端口，第一RF频带端口和第二RF频带端口。 组合的端口耦合到辐射元件。 第一RF频带移相器具有经由传输线连接到组合器的第一RF频带端口的第一多个可变相移端口，并且第二RF频带移相器具有连接到第二多个可变相移端口 通过传输线的组合器的RF带端口。 移相器可独立配置。