CN109755746B - Feed network and triple-beam antenna - Google Patents
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The application relates to a feed network and a three-beam antenna, wherein the feed network comprises a combiner circuit, a filtering isolation circuit, a first Butler matrix and a second Butler matrix. Each combining port of the combining circuit is respectively used for connecting the first phase-shifting network, the second phase-shifting network and the third phase-shifting network. And each first port of the filtering isolation circuit is used for connecting the antenna array. The working frequency and the output phase difference of the first Butler matrix are respectively lower than those of the second Butler matrix. And each first port of the first Butler matrix and each first port of the second Butler matrix are respectively connected with each shunt port of the combining circuit. And each second port of the first Butler matrix is sequentially connected with each second port of the filtering isolation circuit. And each second port of the second Butler matrix is sequentially connected with each third port of the filtering isolation circuit. Through the design of the combiner circuit, the filter isolation circuit and the second Butler matrix, the antenna coverage performance is improved by matching with the first Butler matrix.
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Technical Field
The present application relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a feed network and a triple-beam antenna.
Background
With the development of communication technology, a three-beam antenna technology appears, which is one of important technical means for realizing sector capacity expansion. The traditional three-beam antenna mainly comprises an antenna array, a feed network, a phase-shifting network and the like, wherein the feed network mainly comprises a Butler matrix. In a conventional three-beam antenna, when the supported frequency extends the ultra-wideband, for example, 1710-2690MHz band in the domestic operator, since the array spacing of the antenna array can only be selected according to the central frequency point in the working band, the beam directions of the high band and the low band are greatly different when butler matrix feeding is adopted.
However, in the process of implementing the present invention, the inventor finds that the phase difference of the butler matrix selected in the design of the conventional three-beam antenna is 90 °, and each operator requires the antenna to support an ultra-wideband frequency band, but in the practical network deployment application, the antenna often has two narrow frequencies of high frequency and low frequency, and the problem of poor antenna coverage performance exists.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a feeding network and a three-beam antenna capable of effectively improving antenna coverage performance in view of the above technical problems.
In order to achieve the purpose, the embodiment of the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
on one hand, the embodiment of the invention provides a feed network, which comprises a combining circuit, a filtering isolation circuit, a first butler matrix and a second butler matrix, wherein each combining port of the combining circuit is respectively used for connecting a first phase-shifting network, a second phase-shifting network and a third phase-shifting network, and each first port of the filtering isolation circuit is used for connecting an antenna array; the working frequency and the output phase difference of the first Butler matrix are respectively lower than those of the second Butler matrix;
each first port of the first Butler matrix and each first port of the second Butler matrix are respectively connected with each shunt port of the combiner circuit; and each second port of the second Butler matrix is sequentially connected with each third port of the filtering isolation circuit.
In one embodiment, the phase difference between two adjacent second ports in the second butler matrix is the first set phase difference.
In one embodiment, the second butler matrix comprises a first power divider, a first bridge, a second bridge, a third bridge, a fourth bridge, a first fixed phase shifter and a second fixed phase shifter;
the first port of the first power divider and the first ports of the first electric bridge and the second electric bridge are respectively connected with each branch port of the combiner circuit; a second port of the first power divider is connected with a second port of the first bridge, and a third port of the first power divider is connected with a second port of the second bridge;
the third port of the first bridge is connected with the first port of the third bridge through a first fixed phase shifter, and the fourth port of the first bridge is connected with the first port of the fourth bridge;
a third port of the second bridge is connected with a second port of the fourth bridge through a second fixed phase shifter, and a fourth port of the second bridge is connected with a second port of the third bridge;
and the third port and the fourth port of the third bridge and the third port and the fourth port of the fourth bridge are respectively connected with the third ports of the filtering and isolating circuit.
In one embodiment, the phase difference between two adjacent second ports in the second ports of the first butler matrix is a second set phase difference.
In one embodiment, the first butler matrix includes a fifth bridge, a sixth bridge, a seventh bridge, a second power divider, a third fixed phase shifter and a fourth fixed phase shifter, a first port and a second port of the fifth bridge, and a first port of the second power divider, which are respectively connected to the branch ports of the combining circuit;
the third port of the fifth bridge is connected with the first port of the sixth bridge, and the fourth port of the fifth bridge is connected with the first port of the seventh bridge; a second port of the second power divider is connected with a second port of the sixth bridge, and a third port of the second power divider is connected with a second port of the seventh bridge;
the third port of the sixth bridge is connected with the first port of the third fixed phase shifter, and the third port of the seventh bridge is connected with the first port of the fourth fixed phase shifter;
and the fourth port of the sixth bridge, the second port of the third fixed phase shifter, the fourth port of the seventh bridge and the second port of the fourth fixed phase shifter are respectively connected with the second ports of the filtering and isolating circuit.
In one embodiment, the combining circuit comprises a first combiner, a second combiner and a third combiner, wherein a combining port of the first combiner is used for connecting the first phase shifting network, a combining port of the second combiner is used for connecting the second phase shifting network, and a combining port of the third combiner is used for connecting the third phase shifting network;
the first shunt ports of the first combiner, the second combiner and the third combiner are respectively connected with the first ports of the first Butler matrix; and second shunt ports of the first combiner, the second combiner and the third combiner are respectively connected with the first ports of the second Butler matrix.
In one embodiment, the filter isolation circuit includes at least three duplexers, each second port of each duplexer is connected to each second port of the first butler matrix, and each third port of each duplexer is connected to each second port of the second butler matrix.
In one embodiment, the first bridge, the second bridge, the third bridge and the fourth bridge are all 90-degree bridges, and the first fixed phase shifter and the second fixed phase shifter are all negative 45-degree phase shifters.
In one embodiment, the fifth bridge, the sixth bridge, and the seventh bridge are all 90-degree bridges, and the third fixed phase shifter and the fourth fixed phase shifter are all negative 90-degree phase shifters.
In another aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a triple-beam antenna, which includes an antenna array, a first phase-shifting network, a second phase-shifting network, a third phase-shifting network, and the above-mentioned feeding network.
One of the above technical solutions has the following advantages and beneficial effects:
the feed network and the three-beam antenna can divide the working frequency band of the feed network into two narrow frequencies and provide different phase differences by the aid of the extended design of the combiner circuit, the filter isolation circuit and the second Butler matrix and the cooperation of the first Butler matrix. Therefore, under the condition that the array spacing of the antenna array is kept unchanged, different phase differences are provided through the first Butler matrix and the second Butler matrix, the directions of the three beams are more concentrated, the problem that the beam directions of the ultra-wideband three-beam antenna applied to the feed network are dispersed along with the frequency is solved, and the antenna coverage performance is effectively improved.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a first structure of a feed network in one embodiment;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a second Butler matrix according to an embodiment;
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a first Butler matrix according to an embodiment;
fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a second structure of the feed network in one embodiment.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, the present application is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application.
It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element and be integral therewith, or intervening elements may also be present. Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used herein in the description of the present application is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
Referring to fig. 1, in one embodiment, the present invention provides a feeding network 100, which includes a combining circuit 12, a filtering isolation circuit 14, a first butler matrix 16 and a second butler matrix 18. Each combining port of the combining circuit 12 is used to connect the first phase shifting network 21, the second phase shifting network 22 and the third phase shifting network 23. Each first port of the filter isolation circuit 14 is used for connecting the antenna array 25. The operating frequency and the output phase difference of the first butler matrix 16 are respectively lower than those of the second butler matrix 18. The first ports of the first butler matrix 16 and the first ports of the second butler matrix 18 are connected to the branch ports of the combining circuit 12, respectively. Each second port of the first butler matrix 16 is connected to each second port of the filter isolation circuit 14 in turn. Each second port of the second butler matrix 18 is connected to each third port of the filter isolation circuit 14 in turn.
The first phase shifting network 21, the second phase shifting network 22 and the third phase shifting network 23 are all phase shifting networks working in a set working frequency band in the ultra-wideband dual-polarized antenna in the field, and correspond to phase shifting networks of three beams respectively. The antenna array 25 is an antenna array in an ultra-wideband dual-polarized antenna in the field, and is composed of a plurality of antenna radiation units. The working frequency band is set as the frequency band used by the antenna where the feed network 100 is actually applied. Such as the operator's ultra-wideband operating band 1710-. In the traditional practical application, the ultra-wideband working band 1710-. In addition, in the conventional application, the phase difference of the butler matrix is 90 degrees, which often causes the pointing deviation of each beam in the ultra-wideband working frequency band to be extremely large.
Taking the above ultra-wideband operating band 1710-2690MHz as an example, in the present application, the operating frequency of the first butler matrix 16 may correspond to the 1710MHz-2170MHz band, that is, the operating frequency of the first butler matrix 16 is a frequency within the 1710MHz-2170MHz band, and the operating frequency of the second butler matrix 18 may correspond to the 2500MHz-2690MHz band, that is, the operating frequency of the second butler matrix 18 is a frequency within the 2500MHz-2690MHz band. The output phase difference of the first butler matrix 16 refers to the phase difference of the output rf signals of the adjacent ports (in the order of increasing or decreasing port phase difference) in each output port of the first butler matrix 16. The second butler matrix 18 can be understood in the same way, and the phase difference of the outputs of the second butler matrix 18 is higher than that of the outputs of the first butler matrix 16.
The filtering and isolating circuit 14 is a signal filtering and isolating circuit composed of a duplexer or a multiplexer, and is used for isolating the transmitting signal from the receiving signal, and ensuring that the processing of the receiving signal and the transmitting signal can be normally implemented at the same time. The combining circuit 12 is a signal combining circuit 12, and is configured to combine two signals with different frequencies transmitted by the first butler matrix 16 and the second butler matrix 18, and transmit the combined signals to the first phase shifting network 21, the second phase shifting network 22, and the third phase shifting network 23; or, the signals output by the first phase shifting network 21, the second phase shifting network 22 and the third phase shifting network 23 are respectively split and transmitted to the first butler matrix 16 and the second butler matrix 18. The first butler matrix 16 and the second butler matrix 18 are used to provide a beam forming network for signals of two different sub-bands, respectively.
The filter isolation circuit 14 is connected between the antenna array 25 and the butler matrix, so that the ultra-wideband operating frequency band used by the antenna array 25 can be divided into two narrow bands, that is, sub-bands corresponding to the first butler matrix 16 and the second butler matrix 18, respectively. The first butler matrix 16 and the second butler matrix 18 converge the beam directions of the two narrow bands to a set angle, for example, about 30 degrees, respectively, and can be specifically selected according to the antenna application requirement. In the process of receiving signals, after signals of different sub-bands pass through the first butler matrix 16 and the second butler matrix 18, the two paths of signals are combined by the combining circuit 12 to obtain three beams, and the three beams are respectively output to the first phase shifting network 21, the second phase shifting network 22 and the third phase shifting network 23 so as to be transmitted to the antenna radio frequency input ports respectively connected to the first phase shifting network 21, the second phase shifting network 22 and the third phase shifting network 23.
Thus, the above-mentioned feeding network 100 can divide the ultra-wideband operating frequency band into two narrow bands, so that the signals of the sub-band with lower frequency pass through the small phase difference beam forming network provided by the first butler matrix 16, and the signals of the sub-band with higher frequency pass through the large phase difference beam forming network provided by the second butler matrix 18. Under the same array spacing of the antenna array 25, the beam directions of high and low frequency bands are more concentrated by using different phase differences, the problem that the beam directions of the ultra-wideband three-beam antenna applied to the feed network 100 are dispersed along with the frequency is solved, and the antenna coverage performance is effectively improved.
In one embodiment, each first port of the first butler matrix 16 may be a signal input port or a signal output port. Accordingly, each second port of the first butler matrix 16 may also be a signal input port or a signal output port. The same can be understood with respect to the second butler matrix 18. Each second port of the filter isolation circuit 14 may also be a signal input port or a signal output port; each first port of the filter isolation circuit 14 may also be a signal input port or a signal output port. The same can be understood with respect to the combining circuit 12.
For example, for the signal receiving process, each first port of the filter isolation circuit 14 serves as a signal input port, and each second port of the filter isolation circuit 14 serves as a signal output port; the second ports of the first butler matrix 16 and the second butler matrix 18 are used as signal input ports, and the first ports of the first butler matrix 16 and the first ports of the second butler matrix 18 are used as signal output ports. The branch ports of the combiner circuit 12 serve as signal input ports, and the combiner ports of the combiner circuit 12 serve as signal output ports.
For the signal transmitting process, each combining port of the combining circuit 12 serves as a signal input port, and a splitting port of the combining circuit 12 serves as a signal output port. Each first port of the first butler matrix 16 and each first port of the second butler matrix 18 serve as a signal input port, and each second port of the first butler matrix 16 and each second port of the second butler matrix 18 serve as a signal output port. Each second port of the filter isolation circuit 14 serves as a signal input port, and each first port of the filter isolation circuit 14 serves as a signal output port. The input and output of each port may be determined according to the flow direction of the signal in the signal receiving or transmitting process of the feed network 100, which is not limited in this specification as long as the normal signal transmission function can be realized. The specific ports of the devices in the following embodiments can be understood in a similar manner.
In one embodiment, the phase difference between two adjacent second ports in the second ports of the first butler matrix 16 is a second set phase difference. It is understood that, in the above embodiments, the convergent angles of the beam directions are different for different set operating frequency bands, and butler matrices with different phase differences of the output signals may be used. The second set phase difference may be 90 degrees, or may be slightly larger or smaller than 90 degrees, for example, any one of continuous or discrete phase difference values of 88 to 92 degrees, as long as it is favorable for reducing the beam pointing deviation.
In this embodiment, the phase difference between the second ports of the first butler matrix 16, that is, the phase difference between the output signals of the first butler matrix 16 during signal transmission, may be 90 degrees. Therefore, under the condition that the array spacing of the existing antenna array 25 is not changed, after the signals of the sub-frequency band with lower frequency pass through the first Butler matrix 16, the direction of the formed wave beam is converged to be close to a specific angle. Through the beam forming network of the first butler matrix 16, the aim of convergence of beam pointing can be effectively achieved.
In one embodiment, the phase difference between two adjacent second ports in the second butler matrix 18 is the first set phase difference. It is understood that the first setting phase difference may be 135 degrees, or may be slightly larger or smaller than 135 degrees, for example, any one of continuous or discrete phase difference values of 133 degrees to 137 degrees, as long as it is favorable for reducing the beam pointing error. In the present embodiment, the phase difference between the output signals of the second butler matrix 18, that is, the phase difference between the second ports of the second butler matrix 18 during signal transmission, may be 135 degrees. Therefore, the direction of the formed beam can be converged to the vicinity of the specific angle after the signal of the sub-band with higher frequency passes through the second butler matrix 18 without changing the array pitch of the existing antenna array 25. Taking the ultra-wideband operating band 1710-; when the radio frequency signals with the phase difference of 90 degrees are also fed, the pointing directions of the horizontal beam of 2690MHz and the horizontal beam of 1710MHz are converged to be about 30 degrees, and a large offset does not exist any more.
Through the double-matrix beam forming network of the first butler matrix 16 and the second butler matrix 18, the purpose of convergence of beam pointing can be more effectively achieved, the problem that the beam pointing of the ultra-wideband three-beam antenna diverges along with frequency in practical application is better solved, and the antenna coverage performance is effectively improved.
Referring to fig. 2, in one embodiment, the second butler matrix 18 includes a first power divider 182, a first bridge 183, a second bridge 184, a third bridge 185, a fourth bridge 186, a first fixed phase shifter 187, and a second fixed phase shifter 188. The first port of the first power divider 182 and the first ports of the first bridge 183 and the second bridge 184 are respectively connected to the respective splitting ports of the combining circuit 12. The second port of the first power divider 182 is connected to the second port of the first bridge 183. The third port of the first power divider 182 is connected to the second port of the second bridge 184. The third port of the first bridge 183 is connected to the first port of the third bridge 185 via a first fixed phase shifter 187. The fourth port of the first bridge 183 is connected to the first port of the fourth bridge 186. The third port of the second bridge 184 is connected to the second port of the fourth bridge 186 through a second fixed phase shifter 188. The fourth port of the second bridge 184 is connected to the second port of the third bridge 185. The third port and the fourth port of the third bridge 185 and the third port and the fourth port of the fourth bridge 186 are respectively connected to the third ports of the filtering and isolating circuit 14.
It is understood that the number of each splitting port of the combining circuit 12 may be six, or may be more than six, and the specific number may be determined according to the design requirements of the first butler matrix 16 and the second butler matrix 18. For the second butler matrix 18 described above, the first power divider 182 may be a three-port power divider conventional in the art for implementing the distribution expansion of the signal power. Each bridge and the fixed phase shifter are respectively used for providing phase adjustment of different signal phases so as to adjust the phase of a passing signal, thereby realizing that the phase difference of output signals between two adjacent ports in the third port and the fourth port of the third bridge 185 and the third port and the fourth port of the fourth bridge 186 is 135 degrees.
For example, in the order of the third port of the third bridge 185, the third port of the fourth bridge 186, and the fourth port of the third bridge 185 to the fourth port of the fourth bridge 186, the output phase of the third port of the third bridge 185 is 0 degrees, the output phase of the third port of the fourth bridge 186 is 135 degrees, the output phase of the fourth port of the third bridge 185 is 270 degrees, and the output phase of the fourth port of the fourth bridge 186 is 405 degrees; alternatively, the output phase of the third port of the third bridge 185 is 405 degrees, the output phase of the third port of the fourth bridge 186 is 270 degrees, the output phase of the fourth port of the third bridge 185 is 135 degrees, the output phase of the fourth port of the fourth bridge 186 is 0 degree, and the phase difference between two adjacent ports is 135 degrees. The first port of the first bridge 183 and the first port of the second bridge 184 are connected to the two branch ports of the combiner circuit 12 in a one-to-one correspondence manner.
Taking the example that the radio frequency signals are transmitted from one side of the phase shift network to the antenna array 25, after passing through each phase shift network, the three radio frequency signals are output from the three branch ports of the combining circuit 12, and are transmitted to the first port of the first power divider 182, the first port of the first bridge 183, and the first port of the second bridge 184, respectively. After passing through the first power divider 182, the first bridge 183 and the second bridge 184, four rf signals are obtained. One rf signal output from the third port of the first bridge 183 passes through the first fixed phase shifter 187 and is transmitted to the first port of the third bridge 185. One rf signal output from the fourth port of the first bridge 183 is directly transmitted to the first port of the fourth bridge 186.
One rf signal output from the third port of the second bridge 184 passes through the second fixed phase shifter 188 and is transmitted to the second port of the fourth bridge 186. One rf signal output from the fourth port of the second bridge 184 is directly transmitted to the second port of the third bridge 185. Finally, through the four signals output from the third port of the third bridge 185, the third port of the fourth bridge 186, the fourth port of the third bridge 185 and the fourth port of the fourth bridge 186, the phase difference between two adjacent signals is 135 degrees. The input and output are in terms of a signal transmission direction, and the signal transmission direction of the second butler matrix 18 is not limited to only one. The following first butler matrix 16 is understood similarly.
Through the second butler matrix 18, the phase of the passing signal can be effectively adjusted, so that the direction of the corresponding beam is changed, and the beam direction convergence is reliably realized.
In one embodiment, the first bridge 183, the second bridge 184, the third bridge 185, and the fourth bridge 186 are all 90 degree bridges. The first and second fixed phase shifters 187 and 188 are each a negative 45 degree phase shifter.
It will be appreciated that each of the first bridge 183, the second bridge 184, the third bridge 185, and the fourth bridge 186 described above may be a 90 degree bridge as is conventional in the art; the first and second fixed phase shifters 187 and 188 may each be a negative 45 degree phase shifter as is conventional in the art. Through the networking connection mode, the phase difference between the second ports of the second butler matrix 18 is reliably 135 degrees. The specific types of the 90-degree bridge and the negative 45-degree phase shifter can be selected according to design requirements, such as cost, power consumption and the like, as long as the required output phase difference can be realized.
Referring to fig. 3, in one embodiment, the first butler matrix 16 includes a fifth bridge 161, a sixth bridge 162, a seventh bridge 163, a second power divider 164, a third fixed phase shifter 165 and a fourth fixed phase shifter 166. The first port and the second port of the fifth bridge 161 and the first port of the second power divider 164 are respectively connected to the branch ports of the combining circuit 12. The third port of the fifth bridge 161 is connected to the first port of the sixth bridge 162. The fourth port of the fifth bridge 161 is connected to the first port of the seventh bridge 163. A second port of the second power divider 164 is connected to a second port of the sixth bridge 162. The third port of the second power divider 164 is connected to the second port of the seventh bridge 163. The third port of the sixth bridge 162 is connected to the first port of the third fixed phase shifter 165. The third port of the seventh bridge 163 is connected to the first port of the fourth fixed phase shifter 166. The fourth port of the sixth bridge 162, the second port of the third fixed phase shifter 165, the fourth port of the seventh bridge 163, and the second port of the fourth fixed phase shifter 166 are connected to the second ports of the filter/isolation circuit 14, respectively.
It will be appreciated that for the first butler matrix 16 described above, the second power splitter 164 may be a three-port power splitter as is conventional in the art, for achieving the division spreading of the signal power. Each bridge and each fixed phase shifter is used to provide phase adjustment of a different signal phase to adjust the phase of the passing signal to achieve an output phase of 90 degrees between the fourth port of the sixth bridge 162, the second port of the third fixed phase shifter 165, the fourth port of the seventh bridge 163, and the second port of the fourth fixed phase shifter 166. For example, in the port arrangement order of the fourth port of the sixth bridge 162, the second port of the fourth fixed phase shifter 166, the second port of the third fixed phase shifter 165, and the fourth port of the seventh bridge 163, the fourth port output phase of the sixth bridge 162 is 0 degrees, the second port output phase of the fourth fixed phase shifter 166 is 90 degrees, the second port output phase of the third fixed phase shifter 165 is 180 degrees, and the fourth port output phase of the seventh bridge 163 is 270 degrees; alternatively, the fourth port output phase of the sixth bridge 162 is 270 degrees, the second port output phase of the fourth fixed phase shifter 166 is 180 degrees, the second port output phase of the third fixed phase shifter 165 is 90 degrees, and the fourth port output phase of the seventh bridge 163 is 0 degree. The first port and the second port of the fifth bridge 161 and the first port of the second power divider 164 are respectively connected to the other three branch ports of the combining circuit 12 in a one-to-one correspondence manner.
Taking the example of the rf signals transmitted from one side of the phase shifting network to the antenna array 25, after passing through each phase shifting network, the three rf signals are transmitted to the first port and the second port of the fifth bridge 161 and the first port of the second power divider 164 from the other three branch ports of the combining circuit 12. The three rf signals pass through the fifth bridge 161 and the second power divider 164 to form four rf signals, two of which are transmitted to the sixth bridge 162, and the other two of which are transmitted to the seventh bridge 163. The two paths of radio frequency signals passing through the sixth bridge 162 still correspond to the two paths of output, one path of signals is output through the third fixed phase shifter 165, and the other path of signals is directly output; the two rf signals passing through the seventh bridge 163 are also output correspondingly, one is output through the fourth fixed phase shifter 166, and the other is output directly.
With the first butler matrix 16, the phase difference between the signal directly output through the fourth port of the sixth bridge 162 and the signal output through the second port of the fourth fixed phase shifter 166 is effectively 90 degrees. The phase difference between the signal output through the second port of the fourth fixed phase shifter 166 and the signal output through the second port of the third fixed phase shifter 165 is also 90 degrees. The signal output through the second port of the third fixed phase shifter 165 is also 90 degrees out of phase with the signal directly output from the fourth port of the seventh bridge 163. Thereby changing the direction of the corresponding beam and ensuring the reliable realization of the beam direction convergence.
Referring to fig. 4, in one embodiment, the combining circuit 12 includes a first combiner 122, a second combiner 124 and a third combiner 126. The combining port of the first combiner 122 is used for connecting the first phase shifting network 21. The combining port of the second combiner 124 is used to connect to the second phase shifting network 22. The combining port of the third combiner 126 is used for connecting the third phase shifting network 23. The first branch ports of the first combiner 122, the second combiner 124, and the third combiner 126 are respectively connected to the first ports of the first butler matrix 16. The second branch ports of the first combiner 122, the second combiner 124, and the third combiner 126 are respectively connected to the first ports of the second butler matrix 18.
It is understood that the first combiner 122, the second combiner 124 and the third combiner 126 may be, but are not limited to, a two-way-to-one three-port combiner as is conventional in the art, and specific characteristic parameters may be selected according to application requirements of the feeding network. By means of the first combiner 122, the second combiner 124 and the third combiner 126, the signal combining from the first butler matrix 16 and the second butler matrix 18 or the signal splitting from the first phase shifting network 21, the second phase shifting network 22 and the third phase shifting network 23 can be realized, thereby ensuring the transmission of three beams.
In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, the filter isolation circuit 14 includes at least three duplexers 142. The second ports of the duplexers 142 are connected to the second ports of the first butler matrix 16, respectively. The third ports of the duplexers 142 are connected to the second ports of the second butler matrix 18, respectively.
It is understood that the filtering and isolating circuit 14 may be composed of at least three duplexers 142, each duplexer 142 may be a duplexer 142 conventional in the art, and the specific characteristic parameters may be selected according to the application requirements of the feeding network. Each duplexer 142 may be the same duplexer 142, or may be a duplexer 142 having the same characteristic parameters and ports and different internal structures, as long as the necessary signal transmission management function can be provided. When the number of the duplexers 142 is three, after the second ports of the first butler matrix 16 and the second butler matrix 18 are respectively connected to the second port and the third port of each duplexer 142, redundant second ports (for example, one redundant second port of each of the first butler matrix 16 and the second butler matrix 18) may be suspended.
Each duplexer 142 includes a first port, a second port, and a third port. The second port of any of the duplexers 142 has a lower operating frequency than the third port as compared to the second port. For example, after any duplexer 142 receives a signal from the antenna array 25 through the first port, the received signal is divided into two signals through the second port (low frequency port) and the third port (high frequency port), one of the two signals is a low frequency signal, and the low frequency signal is output to the first butler matrix 16 through the second port of the duplexer 142; the other path is a high frequency signal, which is output to the second butler matrix 18 through the third port of the duplexer 142.
The antenna array 25 is connected with the first butler matrix 16 and the second butler matrix 18 through the duplexers 142, so that the sub-band signals with higher working frequency can effectively pass through the second butler matrix 18, and the sub-band signals with lower working frequency pass through the first butler matrix 16, thereby achieving the purpose of cutting the working frequency band of the feed network 100. It should be noted that, in fig. 1 and fig. 4, two application examples are shown, and the specific number of columns of elements in the antenna array is not limited to four, and the number of combiners is four. In some application scenarios, the specific number of columns of the elements in the antenna array may also be three, at this time, the number of duplexers may be three, and the specific number of columns may be determined according to different antenna models; the number of the duplexers can be four or more, and can be determined according to the number of columns of the elements in the antenna array.
In one embodiment, the fifth bridge 161, the sixth bridge 162, and the seventh bridge 163 are all 90 degree bridges. The third and fourth fixed phase shifters 165 and 166 are both negative 90-degree phase shifters.
It is understood that the fifth bridge 161, the sixth bridge 162 and the seventh bridge 163 can be any 90-degree bridge that is conventional in the art; the third and fourth fixed phase shifters 165 and 166 may each be a negative 90-degree phase shifter as is conventional in the art. Through the networking connection mode, the phase difference between the second ports of the first butler matrix 16 is reliably 135 degrees. The specific types of the 90-degree bridge and the negative 90-degree phase shifter can be selected according to design requirements, such as cost, power consumption and the like, as long as the required output phase difference can be realized.
In one embodiment, a tri-beam antenna is also provided, which includes an antenna array 25, a first phase shifting network 21, a second phase shifting network 22, and a third phase shifting network 23, and the above-mentioned feeding network 100.
By applying the above-mentioned feed network 100, the ultra-wideband operating frequency band used by the three-beam antenna can be divided into two narrow bands, so that the signals of the sub-band with lower frequency pass through the small-phase-difference beam forming network provided by the first butler matrix 16, and the signals of the sub-band with higher frequency pass through the large-phase-difference beam forming network provided by the second butler matrix 18. Under the condition of not changing the determined array spacing of the antenna array 25, different phase difference wave beams are used for forming the network, so that the wave beam directions of high and low frequency bands are more concentrated, the problem that the wave beam directions of the three-wave-beam antenna are dispersed along with the frequency is solved, and the coverage performance of the three-wave-beam antenna is effectively improved.
The technical features of the above embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are not described, but should be considered as the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.
The above examples only express several embodiments of the present application, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, it is possible to make various changes and modifications without departing from the concept of the present application, and all of them belong to the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.
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1. A feed network is characterized by comprising a combining circuit, a filtering isolation circuit, a first Butler matrix and a second Butler matrix, wherein each combining port of the combining circuit is respectively used for being connected with a first phase-shifting network, a second phase-shifting network and a third phase-shifting network, and each first port of the filtering isolation circuit is used for being connected with an antenna array; the working frequency and the output phase difference of the first Butler matrix are respectively lower than those of the second Butler matrix, and the filtering and isolating circuit is a signal filtering and isolating circuit composed of a duplexer or a multiplexer; the first butler matrix and the second butler matrix are respectively used for providing beam forming networks of signals of two different sub-frequency bands;
each first port of the first butler matrix and each first port of the second butler matrix are respectively connected with each branch port of the combiner circuit; and each second port of the first Butler matrix is sequentially connected with each second port of the filtering isolation circuit, and each second port of the second Butler matrix is sequentially connected with each third port of the filtering isolation circuit.
2. The feed network of claim 1, wherein a phase difference between two adjacent second ports of the second Butler matrix is a first set phase difference.
3. The feed network of claim 2, wherein the second Butler matrix comprises a first power splitter, a first bridge, a second bridge, a third bridge, a fourth bridge, a first fixed phase shifter, and a second fixed phase shifter;
the first port of the first power divider and the first ports of the first electric bridge and the second electric bridge are respectively connected with each branch port of the combiner circuit; a second port of the first power divider is connected to a second port of the first bridge, and a third port of the first power divider is connected to a second port of the second bridge;
the third port of the first bridge is connected with the first port of the third bridge through the first fixed phase shifter, and the fourth port of the first bridge is connected with the first port of the fourth bridge;
a third port of the second bridge is connected with a second port of the fourth bridge through the second fixed phase shifter, and a fourth port of the second bridge is connected with a second port of the third bridge;
and the third port and the fourth port of the third bridge and the third port and the fourth port of the fourth bridge are respectively connected with the third ports of the filtering and isolating circuit.
4. The feed network of claim 1, wherein a phase difference between two adjacent second ports of the first Butler matrix is a second set phase difference.
5. The feed network of claim 4, wherein the first Butler matrix comprises a fifth bridge, a sixth bridge, a seventh bridge, a second power divider, a third fixed phase shifter and a fourth fixed phase shifter, wherein a first port and a second port of the fifth bridge and a first port of the second power divider are respectively connected to the branch ports of the combining circuit;
a third port of the fifth bridge is connected with the first port of the sixth bridge, and a fourth port of the fifth bridge is connected with the first port of the seventh bridge; a second port of the second power divider is connected to a second port of the sixth bridge, and a third port of the second power divider is connected to a second port of the seventh bridge;
a third port of the sixth bridge is connected with a first port of a third fixed phase shifter, and a third port of the seventh bridge is connected with a first port of a fourth fixed phase shifter;
a fourth port of the sixth bridge, a second port of the third fixed phase shifter, a fourth port of the seventh bridge, and a second port of the fourth fixed phase shifter are respectively connected to the second ports of the filtering and isolating circuit.
6. The feeding network according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the combining circuit comprises a first combiner, a second combiner and a third combiner, wherein a combining port of the first combiner is used for connecting the first phase shifting network, a combining port of the second combiner is used for connecting the second phase shifting network, and a combining port of the third combiner is used for connecting the third phase shifting network;
the first shunt ports of the first combiner, the second combiner and the third combiner are respectively connected with the first ports of the first butler matrix; and second shunt ports of the first combiner, the second combiner and the third combiner are respectively connected with the first ports of the second Butler matrix.
7. The feed network of claim 6, wherein the filter isolation circuit comprises at least three duplexers, wherein each second port of each duplexer is connected to each second port of the first Butler matrix, and each third port of each duplexer is connected to each second port of the second Butler matrix.
8. The feed network of claim 3, wherein the first bridge, the second bridge, the third bridge, and the fourth bridge are all 90-degree bridges, and the first and second fixed phase shifters are all negative 45-degree phase shifters.
9. The feed network of claim 5, wherein the fifth, sixth, and seventh bridges are 90-degree bridges, and wherein the third and fourth fixed phase shifters are negative 90-degree phase shifters.
10. A tri-beam antenna comprising an antenna array, a first phase shifting network, a second phase shifting network and a third phase shifting network, and the feed network of any of claims 1 to 9.
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