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公开(公告)号:US06369770B1
公开(公告)日:2002-04-09
申请号:US09773254
申请日:2001-01-31
IPC分类号: H01Q2100
CPC分类号: H01Q3/446 , H01Q19/32 , H01Q21/062
摘要: An antenna array for use with a mobile subscriber unit in a wireless network communications system. The invention utilizes a multiplicity of resonant strips provided within the ground plane. These strips couple to an equal multiplicity of monopole array elements located on top of the ground plane. This approach increases antenna gain by more efficiently utilizing the available ground plane area. Additionally, since the active element is on top of the ground plane, the antenna array sensitivity is decreased because the direct coupling between the antenna and external environmental factors is minimized. The multiplicity of antenna elements are electrically isolated from the ground plane. Each antenna element has a bottom end located proximal to the ground plane, and is aligned along a respective antenna axis that is substantially perpendicular to the top side. Each resonant strip has a top end electrically connected to the ground plane and a bottom end spaced apart from a bottom side of the ground plane, and is aligned along the antenna axis of a corresponding antenna element. The multiplicity of antenna elements and the multiplicity of resonant strips are equally spaced about the perimeter of the ground plane, and the combination of each antenna element with a respective resonant strip provides a unbalanced dipole antenna element so that the multiplicity of dipole antenna elements form a composite beam which may be positionally directed along a horizon that is substantially parallel to the ground plane.
摘要翻译: 一种与无线网络通信系统中的移动用户单元一起使用的天线阵列。 本发明利用设置在接地平面内的多个共振条。 这些条耦合到位于接地平面顶部的相等多个单极子阵列元件。 该方法通过更有效地利用可用的接地平面区域来增加天线增益。 另外,由于有源元件位于接地层的顶部,所以由于天线与外部环境因素之间的直接耦合被最小化,天线阵列灵敏度降低。 多个天线元件与接地平面电隔离。 每个天线元件具有位于接地平面附近的底端,并且沿着基本上垂直于顶侧的相应天线轴对齐。 每个谐振条具有电连接到接地平面的顶端和与接地平面的底侧间隔开的底端,并且沿对应的天线元件的天线轴对齐。 多个天线元件和多个谐振带在接地平面的周边等距隔开,并且每个天线元件与相应的谐振条的组合提供了一个非平衡偶极子天线元件,使得多个偶极天线元件形成一个 复合梁可以沿着基本上平行于接地平面的水平线定位。
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公开(公告)号:US07530180B2
公开(公告)日:2009-05-12
申请号:US11706538
申请日:2007-02-15
IPC分类号: H01Q1/24
摘要: A wireless mobile handset includes an antenna array. The antenna array includes a passive element disposed on a first portion of a dielectric substrate and an active element disposed on a second portion of the dielectric substrate. The passive element is configured to operate in a reflective mode to produce a bi-directional radiation pattern.
摘要翻译: 无线移动手持机包括天线阵列。 天线阵列包括设置在电介质基板的第一部分上的无源元件和设置在电介质基板的第二部分上的有源元件。 无源元件被配置为以反射模式操作以产生双向辐射图。
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公开(公告)号:US07034761B2
公开(公告)日:2006-04-25
申请号:US10889662
申请日:2004-07-12
IPC分类号: H01Q9/00
CPC分类号: H01Q9/28 , H01Q1/08 , H01Q1/241 , H01Q3/446 , H01Q3/46 , H01Q9/285 , H01Q9/38 , H01Q19/28 , H01Q19/30 , H01Q19/32 , H01Q21/062 , H01Q21/205
摘要: An antenna includes a dielectric substrate, an ative antenna element carried by the dielectric substrate, and passive antenna elements carried by the dielectric substrate. The passive antenna elements are laterally adjacent the active antenna element. A respective impedance element is selectively connectable to each passive antenna element for antenna beam steering. Image elements are carried by the dielectric substrate, and a respective image element is connected to each impedance element and ground.
摘要翻译: 天线包括电介质基板,由电介质基板承载的有源天线元件以及由电介质基板承载的无源天线元件。 无源天线元件横向邻近有源天线元件。 相应的阻抗元件可选择地连接到用于天线波束转向的每个无源天线元件。 图像元件由电介质基板承载,并且各个图像元件连接到每个阻抗元件并接地。
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公开(公告)号:US06876331B2
公开(公告)日:2005-04-05
申请号:US10390531
申请日:2003-03-14
摘要: A mobile communication handset includes at least one passive antenna element and an active antenna element adjacent to the passive antenna elements protruding from a housing. The active element is coupled to electronic radio communication circuits and the passive antenna elements are coupled to circuit elements that affect the directivity of communication signals coupled to the antenna elements.
摘要翻译: 移动通信手机包括至少一个无源天线元件和与从壳体突出的无源天线元件相邻的有源天线元件。 有源元件耦合到电子无线电通信电路,并且无源天线元件耦合到影响耦合到天线元件的通信信号的方向性的电路元件。
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公开(公告)号:US06369771B1
公开(公告)日:2002-04-09
申请号:US09773377
申请日:2001-01-31
IPC分类号: H01Q928
摘要: A dipole antenna for use with a mobile subscriber unit in a wireless network communications system. The antenna is fabricated with printed circuit board (PCB) photo-etching techniques for precise control of the printed structure. The dipole antenna includes a planar substrate made of dielectric material. A conductive planar element is layered on one side of the substrate in an upper region of the substrate, and a conductive planar ground patch is layered on the other side of the substrate in a lower region of the substrate. That is, the conductive planar element is stacked above the conductive planar ground patch. A feed strip is connected to the bottom of the conductive planar element, and extends from the element to a bottom edge of the substrate and terminates at a bottom feed point. Typically, the feed point is connected to a transmission line for transmitting signals to and receiving signals from the dipole antenna. The conductive planar ground patch includes a bottom end for connecting the ground patch to a ground plane upon which the dipole antenna is mounted. The ground plane is aligned orthonormal to the antenna. Capacitive coupling between the conductive planar element and the conductive ground patch creates a junction which provides an upper dipole feed point in a mid-region of the substrate such that the conductive planar element acts as one element of an unbalanced dipole antenna and the conductive planar ground patch acts as the other element of the unbalanced dipole antenna. The unbalanced dipole antenna forms a beam which may be positionally directed along a horizon that is substantially parallel to the ground plane.
摘要翻译: 一种与无线网络通信系统中的移动用户单元一起使用的偶极天线。 天线采用印刷电路板(PCB)光蚀刻技术制造,用于精确控制印刷结构。 偶极天线包括由介电材料制成的平面基板。 导电平面元件在基板的上部区域的一侧上层叠,并且在基板的下部区域中的基板的另一侧上层叠导电性平面接地片。 也就是说,导电平面元件堆叠在导电平面接地片上方。 馈电条连接到导电平面元件的底部,并且从元件延伸到衬底的底部边缘并终止于底部馈电点。 通常,馈电点连接到用于向偶极天线发送信号并从其接收信号的传输线。 导电平面接地片包括用于将接地片连接到安装偶极天线的接地平面的底端。 接地平面与天线对准正交。 导电平面元件和导电接地片之间的电容耦合产生一个结,其在衬底的中间区域中提供上偶极馈电点,使得导电平面元件充当不平衡偶极天线和导电平面接地的一个元件 补片作为非平衡偶极子天线的另一个元件。 不平衡偶极子天线形成可以沿着基本上平行于接地平面的水平线定位的光束。
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公开(公告)号:US07215297B2
公开(公告)日:2007-05-08
申请号:US11332901
申请日:2006-01-17
申请人: Griffin K. Gothard , Alton S. Keel, Jr. , Christopher A. Snyder , Bing Chiang , Joe T. Richeson , Douglas H. Wood , James A. Proctor, Jr. , Kenneth M. Gainey
发明人: Griffin K. Gothard , Alton S. Keel, Jr. , Christopher A. Snyder , Bing Chiang , Joe T. Richeson , Douglas H. Wood , James A. Proctor, Jr. , Kenneth M. Gainey
IPC分类号: H01Q19/10
CPC分类号: H01Q19/32 , H01Q1/241 , H01Q1/246 , H01Q3/2605 , H01Q3/2611 , H01Q3/446 , H01Q19/26
摘要: An antenna apparatus, which can increase capacity in a cellular communication system or Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), such as an 802.11 network, operates in conjunction with a mobile subscriber unit or client station. At least one antenna element is active and located within multiple passive antenna elements. The passive antenna elements are coupled to selectable impedance components for phase control of re-radiated RF signals. Various techniques for determining the phase of each antenna element are supported to enable the antenna apparatus to direct an antenna beam pattern toward a base station or access point with maximum gain, and, consequently, maximum signal-to-noise ratio. By directionally receiving and transmitting signals, multipath fading is greatly reduced as well as intercell interference.
摘要翻译: 可以增加诸如802.11网络的蜂窝通信系统或无线局域网(WLAN)中的容量的天线装置与移动用户单元或客户端一起操作。 至少一个天线元件是有源的并且位于多个无源天线元件内。 无源天线元件耦合到可选择的阻抗分量,用于再辐射RF信号的相位控制。 支持用于确定每个天线元件的相位的各种技术,以使得天线装置能够将天线波束图案引导到具有最大增益的基站或接入点,并因此导致最大的信噪比。 通过定向接收和发送信号,多径衰落大大降低以及小区间干扰。
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公开(公告)号:US07176844B2
公开(公告)日:2007-02-13
申请号:US11102984
申请日:2005-04-11
申请人: Bing Chiang , Griffin K. Gothard , Christopher A. Snyder , William R. Palmer , Michael J. Lynch , Thomas E. Gorsuch , Kenneth M. Gainey , James A. Proctor, Jr.
发明人: Bing Chiang , Griffin K. Gothard , Christopher A. Snyder , William R. Palmer , Michael J. Lynch , Thomas E. Gorsuch , Kenneth M. Gainey , James A. Proctor, Jr.
IPC分类号: H01Q11/10
摘要: An antenna array that uses at least two passive antennas and one active antenna disposed above a ground plane, but electrically isolated from the ground plane, and a respective resonant strip positioned beneath each passive antenna. The passive antenna elements are positioned about the active element, and each of the at least two passive antenna elements is individually set to a reflective or a transmissive mode to change the characteristics of an input/output beam pattern of the antenna apparatus.
摘要翻译: 一种天线阵列,其使用至少两个无源天线和一个设置在接地平面上方但与接地平面电隔离的有源天线以及位于每个无源天线之下的相应的谐振条。 无源天线元件围绕有源元件定位,并且至少两个无源天线元件中的每一个单独设置为反射或透射模式,以改变天线装置的输入/输出波束图案的特性。
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公开(公告)号:US06762722B2
公开(公告)日:2004-07-13
申请号:US10282955
申请日:2002-10-28
IPC分类号: H01Q138
CPC分类号: H01Q9/28 , H01Q1/08 , H01Q1/241 , H01Q3/446 , H01Q3/46 , H01Q9/285 , H01Q9/38 , H01Q19/28 , H01Q19/30 , H01Q19/32 , H01Q21/062 , H01Q21/205
摘要: A directional antenna having a number, N, of outlying monopole antenna elements. These monopole elements are formed as a first upper conductive segment on a portion of a dielectric substrate. The array also includes the same number, N, of image elements. The image elements are formed as a second set of lower conductive segments on the same substrate as the upper conductive segments. The image elements, generally having the same length and shape as the monopole elements, are connected to a ground reference potential. To complete the array, an active antenna element is also disposed on the same substrate, adjacent to at least one of the monopole elements. In a preferred arrangement, the passive monopole elements and corresponding image elements are selectively connected to operate to in either a reflective or directive mode, such as via a switchable coupling circuit that selectively changes the impedances connected between them.
摘要翻译: 具有N个外围单极天线元件的定向天线。 这些单极元件形成为介电基片的一部分上的第一上导电段。 该阵列还包括相同数量的N个图像元素。 图像元件形成为与上导电段相同的衬底上的第二组下导电段。 通常具有与单极元件相同的长度和形状的图像元件连接到接地参考电位。 为了完成阵列,有源天线元件也设置在与至少一个单极元件相邻的同一衬底上。 在优选的布置中,无源单极子元件和对应的图像元件被选择性地连接以在反射或指向模式中操作,诸如经由可选择的耦合电路,其选择性地改变它们之间连接的阻抗。
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公开(公告)号:US06600456B2
公开(公告)日:2003-07-29
申请号:US09859001
申请日:2001-05-16
申请人: Griffin K. Gothard , Alton S. Keel, Jr. , Christopher A. Snyder , Bing Chiang , Joe T. Richeson , Douglas H. Wood , James A. Proctor, Jr. , Kenneth M. Gainey
发明人: Griffin K. Gothard , Alton S. Keel, Jr. , Christopher A. Snyder , Bing Chiang , Joe T. Richeson , Douglas H. Wood , James A. Proctor, Jr. , Kenneth M. Gainey
IPC分类号: H01Q324
CPC分类号: H01Q3/446 , H01Q1/246 , H01Q3/2605
摘要: An antenna apparatus which can increase capacity in a cellular communication system. The antenna operates in conjunction with a mobile subscriber unit and provides a plurality of antenna elements. At least one active antenna element is active and essentially centrally located within multiple passive antenna elements. The passive antenna elements are coupled to selectable impedance components. Through proper control of the passive antenna elements, the cellular communication system directs an antenna beam pattern toward an antenna tower of a base station to maximize gain, and, consequently, signal-to-noise ratio. Thus, optimum reception is achieved during, for example, an idle mode which receives a pilot signal. The antenna array creates a beamformer for signals to be transmitted from the mobile subscriber unit, and a directional receiving array to more optimally detect and receive signals transmitted from the base station. By directionally receiving and transmitting signals, multipath fading is greatly reduced as well as intercell interference. Various techniques for determining the proper phase of each antenna element are accommodated.
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公开(公告)号:US20090284434A1
公开(公告)日:2009-11-19
申请号:US12435557
申请日:2009-05-05
申请人: Griffin K. Gothard , Alton S. Keel, JR. , Christopher A. Snyder , Bing Chiang , Joe T. Richeson , Douglas H. Wood , James A. Proctor, JR. , Kenneth M. Gainey
发明人: Griffin K. Gothard , Alton S. Keel, JR. , Christopher A. Snyder , Bing Chiang , Joe T. Richeson , Douglas H. Wood , James A. Proctor, JR. , Kenneth M. Gainey
IPC分类号: H01Q19/10
CPC分类号: H01Q19/32 , H01Q1/241 , H01Q1/246 , H01Q3/2605 , H01Q3/2611 , H01Q3/446 , H01Q19/26
摘要: An antenna apparatus, which can increase capacity in a cellular communication system or Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), such as an 802.11 network, operates in conjunction with a mobile subscriber unit or client station. At least one antenna element is active and located within multiple passive antenna elements. The passive antenna elements are coupled to selectable impedance components for phase control of re-radiated RF signals. Various techniques for determining the phase of each antenna element are supported to enable the antenna apparatus to direct an antenna beam pattern toward a base station or access point with maximum gain, and, consequently, maximum signal-to-noise ratio. By directionally receiving and transmitting signals, multipath fading is greatly reduced as well as intercell interference.
摘要翻译: 可以增加诸如802.11网络的蜂窝通信系统或无线局域网(WLAN)中的容量的天线装置与移动用户单元或客户端一起操作。 至少一个天线元件是有源的并且位于多个无源天线元件内。 无源天线元件耦合到可选择的阻抗分量,用于再辐射RF信号的相位控制。 支持用于确定每个天线元件的相位的各种技术,以使得天线装置能够将天线波束图案引导到具有最大增益的基站或接入点,并因此导致最大的信噪比。 通过定向接收和发送信号,多径衰落大大降低以及小区间干扰。
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