Cylindrical antenna using near zero index metamaterial

    公开(公告)号:US09882286B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-30

    申请号:US13556567

    申请日:2012-07-24

    申请人: David A. Tonn

    发明人: David A. Tonn

    IPC分类号: H01Q19/06 H01Q15/08 H01Q15/00

    摘要: A cylindrical antenna includes: a hollow cylinder having a height, an inner radius b, an axis, a cylindrical surface, and two ends; a ground plane on one end of the cylinder; an antenna wire extending from a center of the cylinder at one end on a ground plane along the axis and ending below the height of the cylinder; and a layer of near zero index (NZI) metamaterial surrounding and adjacent to the cylindrical surface.

    Buoyant helical twin-axial wire antenna

    公开(公告)号:US09882273B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-30

    申请号:US15351927

    申请日:2016-11-15

    申请人: David A Tonn

    发明人: David A Tonn

    摘要: An antenna includes a polymer coating having a VLF/LF element and an HF/VHF element embedded therein. A blocking choke is interposed between the VLF/LF element and the antenna feed t block HF/VHF signals. Small chokes are regularly positioned on the VLF/LF element to eliminate resonances caused by mutual capacitance between the elements. Reactive loads are positioned in said HF/VHF element at regular intervals for optimizing performance of the antenna in the HF/VHF radio bands. In further embodiments the antenna is provided as a floating antenna with the elements helically arranged therein.

    Broadband cylindrical antenna and method

    公开(公告)号:US09865931B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-09

    申请号:US15220692

    申请日:2016-07-27

    CPC分类号: H01Q13/22 H01Q1/48 H01Q1/50

    摘要: An antenna capable of being joined to an antenna feed and being positioned perpendicular to a ground plane includes a conductive cylinder having a longitudinal slot. The antenna feed is connected across the slot. A plurality of dielectric rods are provided parallel to the slot with rod being positioned much less than one wavelength of the maximum operating frequency away from adjacent rods. The rods each have a length of at least 25 times its mean diameter is made from a material having a dielectric constant greater than 30. The combination of the conductive cylinder and dielectric rods provides increased bandwidth. A kit for modifying existing antennas is further provided.

    Slotted antenna with anisotropic covering
    4.
    发明授权
    Slotted antenna with anisotropic covering 有权
    带各向异性覆盖层的开槽天线

    公开(公告)号:US09407010B1

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-02

    申请号:US14598285

    申请日:2015-01-16

    IPC分类号: H01Q13/22 H01Q13/12 H01Q1/42

    CPC分类号: H01Q13/12 H01Q1/42

    摘要: An antenna includes a tubular, conductive radiator having a longitudinal slot formed therein from a first end of the conductive radiator to a second end of the conductive radiator. An antenna feed can be joined to the conductive radiator adjacent to and across the slot. An anisotropic plate is positioned a uniform distance from the conductive radiator, centered above the slot. The plate extends beyond the length of the radiator and is electrically insulated therefrom. An anisotropic tube surrounds the plate and radiator. The anisotropic tube is electrically insulated from the plate and radiator. In use, this antenna gives enhanced bandwidth over ordinary slotted antennas. This can also be applied to preexisting slotted antennas for enhanced bandwidth.

    摘要翻译: 天线包括管状导电散热器,其具有从导电辐射体的第一端到导电辐射体的第二端形成在其中的纵向槽。 天线馈电可以连接到邻近并穿过狭槽的导电辐射体。 各向异性板与导电散热器相距一定距离,位于槽的中心。 板延伸超过散热器的长度并与其电绝缘。 各向异性管围绕板和散热器。 各向异性管与板和散热器电绝缘。 在使用中,该天线在普通开槽天线上提供了增强的带宽。 这也可以应用于预先存在的狭缝天线,以提高带宽。

    Hybrid dual band buoyant cable antenna element
    5.
    发明授权
    Hybrid dual band buoyant cable antenna element 有权
    混合双波段浮力电缆天线元件

    公开(公告)号:US08760355B1

    公开(公告)日:2014-06-24

    申请号:US12924799

    申请日:2010-09-20

    申请人: David A. Tonn

    发明人: David A. Tonn

    IPC分类号: H01Q1/34

    CPC分类号: H01Q1/34 B63G8/39

    摘要: The invention as disclosed is a buoyant cable antenna configured for both VLF/LF and HF signals. A 100 foot antenna element has a low-pass filter assembly positioned at the midpoint of the antenna element to block HF signals. The outboard tip of the antenna element is shorted. In this way, the antenna element appears as a 50 foot open circuit antenna element to HF signals and as a 100 foot shorted antenna element to VLF/LF signals.

    摘要翻译: 所公开的本发明是配置用于VLF / LF和HF信号两者的浮力电缆天线。 100英尺天线元件具有位于天线元件的中点处的低通滤波器组件以阻挡HF信号。 天线元件的外侧尖端短路。 以这种方式,天线元件作为HF信号的50英尺开路天线元件显示为VLF / LF信号的100英尺短路天线元件。

    Displacement current method and apparatus for remote powering of a sensor grid
    6.
    发明授权
    Displacement current method and apparatus for remote powering of a sensor grid 有权
    用于传感器网格的远程供电的位移电流方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07170821B1

    公开(公告)日:2007-01-30

    申请号:US10901311

    申请日:2004-07-23

    IPC分类号: G10K11/00

    CPC分类号: G10K11/004

    摘要: This invention serves as a method and apparatus for delivering power to a series of remote sensors in an on hull sensor grid for the purpose of biasing the active circuitry on the sensors. It requires no physical connection between the source of power and the sensor. It works by delivering electrical energy across the insulating gap that separates the sensor from the hull by means of a displacement current. In particular, the method and device include a conducting layer interposed between inner and outer decouplers and a ground plane interposed between a bonding layer and the inner decoupler. An application of alternating current to the ground plane will activate the conducting layer and provide power to the sensors at a location of the outer decoupler. The inner decoupler acts as a capacitor and the ground plane further provides an electrical path back to the hull.

    摘要翻译: 本发明用作向船上传感器网格中的一系列远程传感器传送电力的方法和装置,用于偏置传感器上的有源电路。 它不需要电源和传感器之间的物理连接。 通过将电能传递通过位移电流将传感器与船体分隔开的绝缘间隙起作用。 特别地,该方法和装置包括介于内部和外部解耦器之间的导电层和插入在接合层和内部解耦器之间的接地平面。 将交流电施加到接地平面将激活导电层并且在外部解耦器的位置处向传感器提供电力。 内部去耦器充当电容器,并且接地平面进一步提供回到船体的电路径。

    Segmented microstrip patch antenna with exponential capacitive loading
    7.
    发明授权
    Segmented microstrip patch antenna with exponential capacitive loading 失效
    具有指数电容负载的分段微带贴片天线

    公开(公告)号:US07061431B1

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-13

    申请号:US10911758

    申请日:2004-07-30

    申请人: David A. Tonn

    发明人: David A. Tonn

    IPC分类号: H01Q1/38

    CPC分类号: H01Q9/0442 H01Q9/0407

    摘要: A segmented patch antenna has a dielectric material substrate, a plurality of primary electrically conductive segments consecutively disposed on the dielectric material substrate and spaced apart so that a portion of the substrate is exposed between any pair of adjacent primary segments, and a layer of dielectric material disposed over the primary segments. Secondary electrically conductive segments are disposed over the layer of dielectric material wherein each secondary segment corresponds to a pair of adjacent primary segments. Each secondary segment overlaps a portion of each primary segment of the corresponding pair of adjacent primary segments to which that secondary segments corresponds. The overlap of each secondary segment with a portion of each primary segment in a pair of adjacent primary segments produces a plurality of capacitive gaps that capacitively couple the primary and secondary segments together to define a single antenna.

    摘要翻译: 分段贴片天线具有电介质材料基片,多个初级导电片段,其连续设置在电介质材料基片上并间隔开,使得基片的一部分暴露在任何一对相邻的初级片段之间,并且介电材料层 处于主要部分。 次级导电段设置在介电材料层上,其中每个次级段对应于一对相邻的初级段。 每个次级段与该次级段对应的相应的一对相邻主段的每个主段的一部分重叠。 每个次级段与一对相邻主段中的每个主段的一部分的重叠产生多个电容性间隙,其将主段和次区段电容耦合在一起以限定单个天线。

    Slotted antenna with uniaxial dielectric covering

    公开(公告)号:US10014584B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-03

    申请号:US15205234

    申请日:2016-07-08

    申请人: David A Tonn

    发明人: David A Tonn

    IPC分类号: H01Q13/12 H01Q1/48 H01Q9/04

    CPC分类号: H01Q13/12 H01Q1/42

    摘要: An antenna capable of being joined to an antenna feed perpendicular to a ground plane includes a conductive radiator and a cylindrical shell. The conductive radiator is tubular and has a longitudinal slot along the entire length thereof. The slot is parallel to the radiator's axis. The antenna feed can be connected across the slot. A cylindrical shell of a uniaxial dielectric material is provided outside and spaced apart from the conductive radiator and extends beyond ends of the conductive radiator. The cylindrical shell electrically contacts the ground plane. The shell is made from a material having a dielectric tensor with high impedance in the axial direction. This antenna gives enhanced bandwidth over ordinary slotted antennas. The shell can be applied to preexisting antennas.

    Hybrid cable antenna for high frequency band
    9.
    发明授权
    Hybrid cable antenna for high frequency band 有权
    用于高频带的混合电缆天线

    公开(公告)号:US08446325B1

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-21

    申请号:US12781147

    申请日:2010-05-17

    申请人: David A. Tonn

    发明人: David A. Tonn

    IPC分类号: H01Q1/34

    CPC分类号: H01Q1/34

    摘要: A hybrid cable antenna includes a first cable antenna that is buoyant and unloaded for operation in a lower portion of the high frequency band. At least one second cable antenna is serially and electrically coupled to the first cable antenna. Each second cable antenna is buoyant and loaded for operation in a portion of the high frequency band that is above the lower portion of the high frequency band.

    摘要翻译: 混合电缆天线包括浮动和卸载以在高频带的较低部分中操作的第一电缆天线。 至少一个第二电缆天线被串联和电耦合到第一电缆天线。 每个第二电缆天线是浮动的并且被加载以在高频带的高于高频带下部的部分中操作。

    Ultra wideband buoyant cable antenna element
    10.
    发明授权
    Ultra wideband buoyant cable antenna element 有权
    超宽带浮力电缆天线元件

    公开(公告)号:US07868833B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-01-11

    申请号:US12229668

    申请日:2008-08-20

    申请人: David A. Tonn

    发明人: David A. Tonn

    IPC分类号: H01Q1/34

    CPC分类号: H01Q1/04 H01Q1/34 H01Q13/20

    摘要: The invention as disclosed is of a buoyant cable antenna for use with underwater vehicles having improved bandwidth through the use of discrete distributed loading along the antenna. The buoyant cable antenna is designed with an antenna wire that is divided into N equal length segments of length d/2. A capacitor is coupled between every other segment such that capacitors are separated by a distance d. A shunt inductor is coupled to the antenna wire between the adjoining segments not separated by a capacitor such that the shunt inductors are separated by a distance d. This antenna design provides a substantially improved impedance bandwidth over existing prior art antennas at high frequency without increasing the physical profile of the antenna and without the use of active circuit elements.

    摘要翻译: 所公开的本发明是一种用于水下航行器的浮力电缆天线,其通过使用沿着天线的离散分布式负载具有改进的带宽。 浮力电缆天线设计有天线,分为长度为d / 2的N个等长段。 电容器被耦合在每隔一段之间,使得电容器被分开距离d。 分流电感器被耦合到相邻段之间的天线,而不被电容器隔开,使得分流电感器被隔开距离d。 该天线设计在高频下提供了比现有的现有技术天线明显改善的阻抗带宽,而不增加天线的物理特性,而不使用有源电路元件。