# US 11,909,132 B2 · PCB having edge antenna, and battery including PCB having edge antenna > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,909,132 B2 - Document ID: US11909132B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/043,011 - Filed: 2019-11-19 - Published: 2021-01-14 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2018-11-20 - Assignees: LG Energy Solution, Ltd. - Applicants: LG Chem, Ltd. - Inventors: Changjoo Lee - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11909132B2 ## CPC - H01Q 9/0464: {Annular ring patch} - H01M 10/425: {Structural combination with electronic components, e.g. electronic circuits integrated to the outside of the casing (printed circuits H05K1/00)} - H01Q 1/22: by structural association with other equipment or articles - H01Q 1/38: formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support {(patch antennas H01Q9/0407; microstrip dipole antennas H01Q9/065; microstrip slot antennas H01Q13/106; transmission line microstrip antennas H01Q13/206; manufacturing reflecting surfaces using insulating material for supporting the reflecting surface H01Q15/142)} - H01Q 3/26: varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture ({H01Q3/12,} H01Q3/22, H01Q3/24 take precedence) - H01Q 7/00: Loop antennas with a substantially uniform current distribution around the loop and having a directional radiation pattern in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the loop - H05K 1/0243: {Printed circuits associated with mounted high frequency components} - H01M 2010/4278: {Systems for data transfer from batteries, e.g. transfer of battery parameters to a controller, data transferred between battery controller and main controller} - H05K 2201/10037: Printed or non-printed battery - H05K 2201/10098: Components for radio transmission, e.g. radio frequency identification [RFID] tag, printed or non-printed antennas - Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) - H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract A printed circuit board (PCB) adopting an edge antenna which designs an antenna pattern in an edge region of the PCB to generate a beam pattern generated from the antenna pattern not in a vertical direction to an antenna plane but in a lateral direction of the PCB, thereby enabling face-to-face communication between large-area battery packs laterally adjacent to each other, and a battery including battery packs having the PCB. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A printed circuit board (PCB) comprising: a plurality of layers, including an antenna pattern layer, a feed layer, an insulating layer interposed between the antenna pattern layer and the feed layer, and a ground layer positioned at a side of the feed layer opposite the insulating layer; an antenna pattern positioned along at least part of one edge of the antenna pattern layer; and one or more vias penetrating the insulating layer in a vertical direction and vertically connecting the antenna pattern and the feed layer, wherein the antenna pattern is configured to generate a beam pattern in a direction toward an outer side of the edge of the antenna pattern layer. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The PCB of claim 1, wherein a length of the antenna pattern is equal to a length of the edge of the antenna pattern layer. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) A battery comprising: at least two adjacent battery packs, each including a PCB according to claim 2, wherein each of the adjacent battery packs is configured to perform face-to-face communication with one another through the respective antenna patterns of the PCBs. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) A battery comprising: at least two adjacent battery packs, each including a PCB according to claim 1, wherein each of the adjacent battery packs is configured to perform face-to-face communication with one another through the respective antenna patterns of the PCBs. ### Claim 5 A PCB comprising: a plurality of layers, including an antenna pattern layer, a feed layer, an insulating layer interposed between the antenna pattern layer and the feed layer, and a ground layer positioned at a side of the feed layer opposite the insulating layer; an antenna pattern positioned along an edge circumference of the antenna pattern layer; and one or more vias penetrating the insulating layer in a vertical direction and vertically connecting the antenna pattern and the feed layer, wherein the antenna pattern is configured to generate a beam pattern in a direction toward an outer side of the circumference of the edge of the antenna pattern layer. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The PCB of claim 5, wherein the antenna pattern has a rectangular ring shape and is integrally formed along the edge circumference of the antenna pattern layer. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) A battery comprising: at least two adjacent battery packs, each including a PCB according to claim 6, wherein each of the adjacent battery packs is configured to perform face-to-face communication with one another through the respective antenna patterns of the PCBs. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) A battery comprising: at least two adjacent battery packs, each including a PCB according to claim 5, wherein each of the adjacent battery packs is configured to perform face-to-face communication with one another through the respective antenna patterns of the PCBs. ### Claim 9 A PCB comprising: a plurality of layers, including an antenna pattern layer, a feed layer, an insulating layer interposed between the antenna pattern layer and the feed layer, and a ground layer positioned at a side of the feed layer opposite the insulating layer; an antenna pattern positioned along two adjacent edges of the antenna pattern layer; and one or more vias penetrating the insulating layer in a vertical direction and vertically connecting the antenna pattern and the feed layer, wherein the antenna pattern is configured to generate a beam pattern in a direction toward respective outer sides of the two adjacent edges of the antenna pattern layer. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The PCB of claim 9, wherein the antenna pattern has a V-shaped band shape and is integrally formed along the two adjacent edges of the antenna pattern layer. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) A battery comprising: at least two adjacent battery packs, each including a PCB according to claim 10, wherein each of the adjacent battery packs is configured to perform face-to-face communication with one another through the respective antenna patterns of the PCBs. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) A battery comprising: at least two adjacent battery packs, each including a PCB according to claim 7, wherein each of the adjacent battery packs is configured to perform face-to-face communication with one another through the respective antenna patterns of the PCBs.