发明名称 |
Dual-beam antenna aperture |
摘要 |
An improved antenna arrangement for base stations in communication networks is disclosed. The arrangement has panel apertures generating a multi-beam pattern while producing acceptable side-lobe levels. A typical arrangement includes a plurality of radiator elements arranged in three separate vertical columns along the antenna panels thereby forming the radiation aperture. A number of such panels may form a base station antenna, where each aperture produces two beams. Each group of three columns may be further divided into sub-panels for providing different elevation patterns. Feeding signals for the two lobes from each group of columns are connected to an elevation beam-forming network and to an azimuth beam-forming network having three output terminals forming antenna ports. The beam-forming network generally creates a 90° phase-gradient between the signals appearing at the antenna ports. The angle may also be arbitrary. The three separate columns are typically vertically polarized. The aperture-coupled radiator elements may include patch antenna elements, which are separately fed by a strip-line network.
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申请公布号 |
US6608591(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2003.08.19 |
申请号 |
US20010993136 |
申请日期 |
2001.11.14 |
申请人 |
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) |
发明人 |
WAESTBERG BO GUNNAR |
分类号 |
H01Q21/10;H01Q1/24;H01Q3/26;H01Q3/30;H01Q3/40;H01Q21/06;H01Q21/08;H01Q25/00;(IPC1-7):H01Q3/26 |
主分类号 |
H01Q21/10 |
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