Compact multi-element antenna with phase shift
AssigneeAirgain Incorporated
InventorXiao Ping Yang
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Abstract
A phased array antenna system includes a first radiation element that is made of a material and has a length selected to resonate at a desired frequency. A phase-shift element is coupled to one end of the first radiation element. A second radiation element is coupled to the end of the phase-shift element opposite the first radiation element, so that a radio signal passes through the first radiation element through the phase-shift element and through the second radiation element, the second radiation element is made of a material and has a length selected to resonate such that the first and second radiation elements cooperate to form a desired beam pattern from the antenna system.
Claims11
A wireless communication device comprising:
- an enclosure;
- a radio;
- at least two phased array antenna systems located within the enclosure, each of the antenna systems comprising a first radiation element, a phase-shift element, and a second radiation element, wherein the first and second radiation elements are coupled to opposite ends of the phase-shift element and the first and second radiation elements cooperate to form a desired beam pattern when a radio frequency signal at a desired frequency is feed to the at least one phased antenna system and wherein the first radiation element, the phase-shift element, and the second radiation element are printed on the printed circuit board and lie in the same plane;
- a switch coupling the radio to the at least two antenna systems;
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- a controller that controls the switch to selectively couple one of the at least two antenna systems to the radio.
A wireless communication device comprising:
- an enclosure;
- at least two radios located within the enclosure;
- at least two antenna systems located within the enclosure, the antenna systems cooperating with other electronic components in the enclosure to form a desired beam pattern, wherein a first radio is in communication with a first antenna system and a second radio is in communication with a second antenna system.
A wireless communication device comprising:
- an enclosure;
- a first radio located within the enclosure;
- a second radio located within the enclosure;
- a first phased array antenna system located within the enclosure and in communication with the first radio, the first phased array system comprising a lower radiating element comprising a dipole section and an H section that cooperate to form a radiating element, the dipole section including a transmission path connection for coupling the dipole section to a radio, a phase-shift element coupled to the lower radiating element, and a terminal radiating element coupled to the phase-shift element opposite to the lower radiating element, the terminal radiating element and the lower radiating element cooperate to form a desired beam pattern, wherein the lower radiating element, the phase-shift element and the terminal radiation element lie in the same plane;
- a second phased array antenna system located within the enclosure and in communication with the second radio, the second phased array system comprising a lower radiating element comprising a dipole section and an H section that cooperate to form a radiating element, the dipole section including a transmission path connection for coupling the dipole section to a radio, a phase-shift element coupled to the lower radiating element, and a terminal radiating element coupled to the phase-shift element opposite to the lower radiating element, the terminal radiating element and the lower radiating element cooperate to form a desired beam pattern, wherein the lower radiating element, the phase-shift element and the terminal radiation element lie in the same plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.