CN112134033A - Hybrid antenna - Google Patents
Hybrid antenna Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- CN112134033A CN112134033A CN202011040304.2A CN202011040304A CN112134033A CN 112134033 A CN112134033 A CN 112134033A CN 202011040304 A CN202011040304 A CN 202011040304A CN 112134033 A CN112134033 A CN 112134033A
- Authority
- CN
- China
- Prior art keywords
- combiner
- feed network
- electrically connected
- output port
- port
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Granted
Links
Images
Classifications
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q21/00—Antenna arrays or systems
- H01Q21/06—Arrays of individually energised antenna units similarly polarised and spaced apart
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01P—WAVEGUIDES; RESONATORS, LINES, OR OTHER DEVICES OF THE WAVEGUIDE TYPE
- H01P1/00—Auxiliary devices
- H01P1/20—Frequency-selective devices, e.g. filters
- H01P1/213—Frequency-selective devices, e.g. filters combining or separating two or more different frequencies
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
- H01Q1/12—Supports; Mounting means
- H01Q1/22—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles
- H01Q1/24—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set
- H01Q1/241—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM
- H01Q1/246—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM specially adapted for base stations
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
- H01Q1/50—Structural association of antennas with earthing switches, lead-in devices or lightning protectors
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q25/00—Antennas or antenna systems providing at least two radiating patterns
- H01Q25/002—Antennas or antenna systems providing at least two radiating patterns providing at least two patterns of different beamwidth; Variable beamwidth antennas
-
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02D—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE
- Y02D30/00—Reducing energy consumption in communication networks
- Y02D30/70—Reducing energy consumption in communication networks in wireless communication networks
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
- Variable-Direction Aerials And Aerial Arrays (AREA)
Abstract
A hybrid antenna comprises a feed network, a combiner module and an antenna array, wherein the combiner module is electrically connected with the antenna array and the feed network respectively, and the feed network at least comprises a first feed network and a second feed network; the combiner module at least comprises a first combiner and a second combiner; the antenna array at least comprises a first radiation unit and a second radiation unit, wherein the first radiation unit and the second radiation unit are electrically connected to the first feed network and/or the second feed network respectively through the first combiner and the second combiner, the first feed network is used for outputting at least one first signal to feed into the first radiation unit or the second radiation unit, the second feed network is used for outputting at least one second signal to feed into the second radiation unit or the first radiation unit, and the first signal and the second signal have a common working frequency band. The hybrid antenna effectively relieves the site resources, improves the system capacity and can realize multi-frequency one-time deployment.
Description
Technical Field
The application relates to the technical field of communication, in particular to a hybrid antenna.
Background
This section is intended to provide a background or context to the embodiments of the application that are recited in the claims. The description herein is not admitted to be prior art by inclusion in this section.
With the development of mobile communication technology, in order to meet the demand of explosive growth of traffic and maintain good experience of continuously growing mobile users, the priority of capacity expansion is often the highest among various means for improving network capacity. The multi-beam antenna has great advantages in relieving site resources and improving system capacity, so that the multi-beam antenna technology has good application prospect and research significance as an effective expansion means. On the other hand, in view of the advantages and disadvantages of the multi-beam antenna and the conventional 65 ° horizontal lobe width base station antenna, a hybrid multi-beam base station antenna, which is a base station antenna fusing a multi-beam with the conventional 65 ° horizontal lobe width antenna, has been developed.
However, the conventional hybrid multi-beam antenna can only support the radiation or reception of multi-beam signals in a predetermined frequency band (for example, 1400-and 2200-MHz frequency band), the radiation or reception of 65 ° horizontal lobe broad-beam signals in another predetermined frequency band (for example, 2490-and 2690-MHz frequency band), or the radiation or reception of multi-beam signals in a predetermined frequency band (for example, 2490-and 2690-MHz frequency band), and the radiation or reception of 65 ° horizontal lobe broad-beam signals in another predetermined frequency band (for example, 1400-and 2200-MHz frequency band), but cannot simultaneously achieve the radiation and reception of multi-beam signals and conventional 65 ° horizontal lobe broad-beam signals in the same predetermined frequency band.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, it is desirable to provide a hybrid antenna to simultaneously implement two antenna signal coverage modes in a predetermined frequency band.
A hybrid antenna comprises a feeding network, a combiner module and an antenna array, wherein the combiner module is electrically connected to the antenna array and the feeding network respectively,
the feed network at least comprises a first feed network and a second feed network;
the combiner module at least comprises a first combiner and a second combiner;
the antenna array at least comprises a first radiating unit and a second radiating unit, the first radiating unit is electrically connected to the first feed network and/or the second feed network through the first combiner, and the second radiating unit is electrically connected to the first feed network and/or the second feed network through the second combiner;
the first feed network is configured to output at least one first signal to feed into the first radiation unit or the second radiation unit, the second feed network is configured to output at least one second signal to feed into the second radiation unit or the first radiation unit, and the first signal and the second signal have a common working frequency band.
Further, the first feed network is a 65 ° horizontal lobe width network.
Further, the first feed network and the second feed network both include a first output port and a second output port, the first combiner and the second combiner both include a first input port, a second input port, and a combining output port, the first output port is electrically connected to the first input port, the second output port is electrically connected to the second input port, and the combining output port is electrically connected to the first radiating unit or the second radiating unit.
Further, when the first radiation unit is electrically connected to the first feed network through the first combiner, a first output port and a second output port of the first feed network are electrically connected to a first input port and a second input port of the first combiner, respectively, and a combining output port of the first combiner is electrically connected to the first radiation unit.
Further, the second feed network is a multi-beam feed network or a dual-beam feed network, and a butler matrix module is further connected between the second feed network and the combiner module.
Further, the butler matrix module includes a first butler matrix and a second butler matrix, the first butler matrix and the second butler matrix both include a first side port and a second side port, the first side port of the first butler matrix is electrically connected to the first output port of the second feed network, the first side port of the second butler matrix is electrically connected to the second output port of the second feed network, and the second side port of the first butler matrix and the second butler matrix is electrically connected to the first combiner and/or the second combiner.
Further, when the second radiation unit is electrically connected to the second feeding network through the second combiner, the second side port of the first butler matrix is electrically connected to the first input port of the second combiner, the second side port of the second butler matrix is electrically connected to the second input port of the second combiner, and the combiner output port of the second combiner is electrically connected to the second radiation unit.
Further, when the first radiation unit and the second radiation unit are both electrically connected to the first feed network and the second feed network, a first output port of the first feed network is electrically connected to a first input port of the first combiner, a second output port of the first feed network is electrically connected to a second input port of the second combiner, a second side port of the first butler matrix is electrically connected to a first input port of the second combiner, a second side port of the second butler matrix is electrically connected to a second input port of the first combiner, a combining output port of the first combiner is electrically connected to the first radiation unit, and a combining output port of the second combiner is electrically connected to the second radiation unit.
Further, signals output by the first output port of the first feed network and the first output port of the second feed network have the same working frequency band, and signals output by the second output port of the first feed network and the second output port of the second feed network have the same working frequency band.
Further, the first output port of the first feed network and the first output port of the second feed network output electrical signals of a first working frequency band, the second output port of the first feed network and the second output port of the second feed network output electrical signals of a second working frequency band, the working frequency bands of the first radiating unit and the second radiating unit are third working frequency bands, and the third working frequency bands include the first working frequency band and the second working frequency band.
The antenna array in the hybrid antenna at least comprises a first radiating element and a second radiating element. The first radiation unit and the second radiation unit are electrically connected to the first feed network and/or the second feed network through a first combiner and a second combiner respectively. The first combiner and the second combiner are used for combining the electric signals of a plurality of frequency bands output by the first feed network and/or the second feed network into one path of signal to feed into the first radiation unit or the second radiation unit, and the first radiation unit or the second radiation unit which is correspondingly connected transmits the antenna signal of the corresponding frequency band, thereby realizing multi-frequency one-time deployment. The first feed network and the second feed network are used for outputting at least one electric signal of the same frequency band, so that two antenna coverage modes can be realized on a preset frequency band; furthermore, the first feed network is a 65-degree horizontal lobe width feed network, and the second feed network is a multi-beam feed network, so that the 65-degree horizontal lobe width and multi-beam antenna signal coverage can be compatible on the same frequency band, and system capacity and station address resource are effectively improved.
Drawings
The present application will be described in further detail with reference to the following drawings and detailed description.
Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a hybrid antenna according to an embodiment of the present application.
Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a hybrid antenna according to a first embodiment of the present application.
Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a hybrid antenna according to a second embodiment of the present application.
Description of the main element symbols:
Combiner module 20
First combiner module 210
First combiner 211
Second combiner module 220
Second combiner 221
Butler matrix module 40
A first Butler matrix 41
A second butler matrix 42
The following detailed description will further describe embodiments of the present application in conjunction with the above-described figures.
Detailed Description
In order that the above objects, features and advantages of the embodiments of the present application can be more clearly understood, the present application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and detailed description. In addition, the features of the embodiments of the present application may be combined with each other without conflict.
In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the application, and the described embodiments are merely a subset of embodiments of the application, rather than all embodiments.
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 the embodiments of this application belong. 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 embodiments of the present application.
Referring to fig. 1, a hybrid antenna 100 includes a feeding network 10, a combiner module 20, and an antenna array 30. Two ends of the combiner module 20 are electrically connected to the feeding network 10 and the antenna array 30, respectively.
Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the hybrid antenna 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Wherein, the feeding network 10 is used for feeding different types and different frequency bands of electric signals into the antenna array 30 through the combiner module 20.
The feed network 10 includes at least a first feed network 11 and a second feed network 12. The first feed network 11 comprises at least a first output port F1And a second output port F2. The second feeding network 12 comprises at least a first output port T1And a second output port T2。
Wherein the first output port F of the first feed network 111And a second output port F2A first output port T of said second feeding network 121And a second output port T2Each of the two electrical signals has a corresponding working frequency band.
The combiner module 20 is configured to combine the signals of the multiple frequency bands input by the feed network 10 into one signal and feed the one signal to the antenna array 30, so as to implement multiplexing of the radiation units on the antenna array 30, and avoid the trouble of switching different antennas.
The combiner module 20 at least includes a first combiner module 210 and a second combiner module 220. The first combiner module 210 at least includes a first combiner 211, and the second combiner module 220 at least includes a second combiner 221. The first combiner 211 and the second combiner 221 each include a combining output port S0A first input port S1And a second input port S2. It will be appreciated that the first input port S1And a second input port S2Respectively receiving electric signals in a corresponding frequency band. The combining output port S0For outputting a combined electrical signal as the first input port S1And a second input port S2A combined signal of the received electrical signals.
The antenna array 30 refers to an antenna array formed by a plurality of radiating elements arranged according to a certain rule. The antenna array 30 includes rows and columns. Each row of the antenna array 30 may include a number of the radiating elements and each column of the antenna array 30 may include a number of the radiating elements. The radiation unit refers to a device capable of efficiently radiating or receiving radio waves.
The antenna array 30 includes at least a first antenna array 310 and a second antenna array 320. It is understood that the first antenna array 310 or the second antenna array 320 refers to one or several rows of the radiation elements in the antenna array 30, and may also refer to one or several rows of the radiation elements in the antenna array 30. The radiation unit is a broadband radiation unit.
The first antenna array 310 includes at least a first radiating element 311, and the second antenna array 320 includes at least a second radiating element 321. The first radiation unit 311 is electrically connected to the first feeding network 11 and/or the second feeding network 12 through the first combiner 211. The second radiation unit 321 is electrically connected to the first feeding network 11 and/or the second feeding network 12 through the second combiner 221.
It is understood that the radiation unit includes the first radiation unit 311 and the second radiation unit 321. And the first radiation unit 311 and the second radiation unit 321 are also broadband radiation units.
Further, the first radiation unit 311 and the second radiation unit 321 are dual-polarized oscillators, and include two oscillators with mutually orthogonal polarization directions (for example, two black and white squares in fig. 1 represent two oscillators with mutually orthogonal polarization directions). The polarization directions are not limited in the present invention, for example, the two orthogonal polarization directions may be +45 ° and-45 °, or +90 ° and 0 °, or +60 ° and-30 °.
It is understood that the first feeding network 11 and the second feeding network 12 are both used for feeding electrical signals to the first radiating element 311 and/or the second radiating element 321.
Further, the first feeding network 11 outputs at least one first signal to feed the first radiating element 311 or the second radiating element 321. The second feeding network 12 is configured to output at least one second signal to feed into the second radiating element 321 or the first radiating element 311. The first signal and the second signal have a common working frequency band. Thus, the hybrid antenna 100 can simultaneously implement at least two antenna feeding modes in the same preset frequency band, so that at least two antenna signal coverage modes are compatible in the same preset frequency band.
It is understood that, in the present embodiment, the first output port F1And said first input port S1Output electrical signal, and the first input port S1The received electrical signals have the same operating frequency band. The second output port F2And the second output port T2Output electrical signal, and second input port S2The received electrical signals have the same operating frequency band. Thus, the first output port F1Is electrically connected to the first input port S1Said first output port T1Is electrically connected to the first input port S1. The second output port F2Is electrically connected to the second input port S2Said second output port T2Is electrically connected to the second input port S2. The combining output port S0Is electrically connected to the first radiation unit 311 or the second radiation unit 321.
In this embodiment, the first feeding network 11 is a 65 ° horizontal lobe width feeding network. And the first antenna array 310 is electrically connected to the first feeding network 11 through the first combiner module 210. The second antenna array 320 is electrically connected to the second feeding network 12 through the second combiner module 220. That is, the first radiation unit 311 is electrically connected to the first feeding network 11 through the first combiner 211, and the second radiation unit 321 is electrically connected to the second feeding network 12 through the second combiner 221.
When the first radiating unit 311 is electrically connected to the first feeding network 11 through the first combiner 211, the first output port F of the first feeding network 111A first input port S electrically connected to the first combiner 2111. A second output port F of the first feed network 112A second input electrically connected to the first combiner 211Port S2. A combining output port S of the first combiner 2110Is electrically connected to the first radiating element 311.
In this embodiment, the second feeding network 12 is a multi-beam feeding network or a dual-beam feeding network. In this way, a butler matrix module 40 is further connected between the second feeding network 12 and the second combiner module 220.
The butler matrix module 40 at least includes a first butler matrix 41 and a second butler matrix 42. It is understood that the first butler matrix 41 and the second butler matrix 42 are used in a multi-beam feeding network, so that the first radiation unit 311 and the second radiation unit 321 connected to each other form antenna beams with different directions.
In this embodiment, the first butler matrix 41 has a first side port Q1And a second side port Q2. The second Butler matrix 42 has a first side port R1And a second side port R2. It can be understood that the first butler matrix 41 and the second butler matrix 42 have different operating frequency bands, and the operating frequency bands of the first butler matrix 41 and the second butler matrix 42 respectively correspond to the first output port S of the second feed network 121And a second output port S2The operating frequency band of the output signal.
As such, when the second radiation unit 321 is electrically connected to the second feeding network 12 through the second combiner 221, the first side port Q of the first butler matrix 411And a first output port S of said second feeding network 121Electrically connected to a second side port Q of said first Butler matrix 412And is electrically connected to the first input port of the second combiner 221. A first side port R of the second Butler matrix 421And a second output port S of said second feeding network 122Electrically connected to a second side port R of said second Butler matrix 422And a second input port S of the second combiner 2212And (6) electrically connecting.
In this embodiment, the first output port of the first feeding network 11F1And a first output port T of said second feeding network 121The output signals have the same working frequency band, and the second output port F of the first feed network 112And a second output port T of said second feeding network 122The output signals have the same operating frequency band.
Further, the first output port F of the first feeding network 111And a first output port T of said second feeding network 121Respectively outputting the electric signals of the first working frequency band. A second output port F of the first feed network 112And a second output port T of said second feeding network 122And respectively outputting the electric signals of the second working frequency band. The working frequency bands of the first radiating unit 311 and the second radiating unit 321 are a third working frequency band, and the third working frequency band includes the first working frequency band and the second working frequency band.
In this way, when the first feeding network 11 feeds an electrical signal to the first radiating unit 311 in the first antenna array 310 through the first combiner module 210, the first radiating unit 311 may generate a 65 ° horizontal lobe width signal of the first operating frequency band and the second operating frequency band. When the second feeding network 12 feeds an electrical signal to the second radiation unit 321 in the second antenna array 320 through the second combiner module 220, the second radiation unit 321 may generate multi-beam signals of the first operating frequency band and the second operating frequency band. That is, the antenna array 30 can generate a 65 ° horizontal lobe width signal and a multi-beam signal in the first operating frequency band, and the antenna array 30 can also generate a 65 ° horizontal lobe width signal and a multi-beam signal in the second operating frequency band, so that the 65 ° horizontal lobe width and multi-beam antenna signal coverage are compatible at the same frequency band, and the system capacity and the site resource are effectively improved.
In this embodiment, the working frequency ranges of the first radiation unit and the second radiation unit are 1400-2690 MHz. A first output port F of the first feed network 111And a first output port T of said second feed network 121The working frequency range of the output signal is 1400-2200MHz, and the first feedSecond output port F of electrical network 112And a second output port T of said second feed network 122The working frequency range of the output signal is 2490-2690 MHz.
It is understood that the antenna array 30 may also be configured to receive a signal, and frequency-divide the received signal through the combiner module 20 to output the received signal, so as to transmit a signal of a corresponding frequency band to the first feeding network 11 or the second feeding network 12, thereby implementing the fusion multiplexing of different types of antennas.
It is understood that the number of the first combiners 211 in the first combiner module 210 is the same as the number of the first radiation elements 311 in the first antenna array 310, and the number of the second combiners 221 in the second combiner module 220 is the same as the number of the second radiation elements 321 in the second antenna array 320.
It is understood that the total number of the first butler matrices 41 and the second butler matrices 42 corresponds to the number of output ports of the second feeding network 12.
It is understood that in other embodiments, the first antenna array 310 and the second antenna array 320 are not limited to the row arrangement or the column arrangement of the antenna array 30. In other embodiments, the first antenna array 310 and the second antenna array 320 may be other radiating elements in the antenna array 30. For example, the first antenna array 310 and the second antenna array 320 may be rectangular array radiating elements composed of rows and columns in the antenna array 30. It can be understood that those skilled in the art can flexibly divide the antenna array according to the antenna beam direction requirement or the lobe width requirement in the actual engineering requirement.
It is understood that in other embodiments, the first antenna array 310 may be electrically connected to the second feeding network 12 through the first combiner module 210, and the second antenna array 320 may be electrically connected to the first feeding network 11 through the second combiner module 220. That is, the first radiation unit 311 may be electrically connected to the second feeding network 12 through the first combiner 211, and the second radiation unit 321 may be electrically connected to the first feeding network 11 through the second combiner 221.
Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a hybrid antenna 100 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the schematic structure of the hybrid antenna 100 is substantially the same as the structure of the hybrid antenna 100 in the second embodiment shown in fig. 2.
The difference between the two is that: in this embodiment, the first antenna array 310 and the second antenna array 320 are electrically connected to the first feeding network 11 and the second feeding network 12 through the first combiner module 210 and the second combiner module 220. That is, the first radiation unit 311 and the second radiation unit 321 are electrically connected to the first feeding network 11 and the second feeding network 12.
In this embodiment, the first output port F of the first feeding network 111And a first input port S of each first combiner 211 in the first combiner module 2101Electrically connected, a second output port F of said first feed network 112And a second input port S of each second combiner 221 in the second combiner module 2202And (6) electrically connecting. A first input port T of the second feeding network 121And a second input port T2Respectively connected with the first side port Q of the first Butler matrix 411And a first side port R of the second Butler matrix 421And (6) electrically connecting. A second side port Q of the first Butler matrix 412And the first input port S of each second combiner 221 in the second combiner module 2201And (6) electrically connecting. A second side port R of the second Butler matrix 422And a second input port S of each first combiner 211 in the first combiner module 2102And (6) electrically connecting. A combining output port S of each of the first combiners 211 in the first combiner module 2100Electrically connected to each first radiating element 311 in the first antenna array 310. A combining output port S of each second combiner 221 of the second combiner module 2200And each second radiating element 321 in the second antenna array 320And (6) electrically connecting.
In this way, when the first feeding network 11 and the second feeding network 12 feed the electric signals to the first radiating unit 311 through the first combiner 211, the first radiating unit 311 may generate a 65 ° horizontal lobe width signal of the first operating frequency band and a multi-beam signal of the second operating frequency band. When the first feeding network 11 and the second feeding network 12 feed electric signals to the second radiating unit 321 through the second combiner 221, the second radiating unit 321 may generate a multi-beam signal of the first operating frequency band and a 65 ° horizontal lobe width signal of the second operating frequency band. That is, the antenna array 30 can generate a 65 ° horizontal lobe width signal and a multi-beam signal in the first operating frequency band, and the antenna array 30 can also generate a 65 ° horizontal lobe width signal and a multi-beam signal in the second operating frequency band, so that the 65 ° horizontal lobe width and multi-beam antenna signal coverage are compatible at the same frequency band, and the system capacity and the site resource are effectively improved.
It is understood that the antenna array 30 of the present invention at least includes the first radiation unit 311 and the second radiation unit 321. The first radiation unit 311 and the second radiation unit 321 are electrically connected to the first feeding network 11 and/or the second feeding network 12 through the first combiner 211 and the second combiner 221, respectively. The first combiner 211 and the second combiner 221 are configured to combine the electrical signals of multiple frequency bands output by the first feed network 11 and/or the second feed network 12 into one signal, feed the one signal into the first radiation unit 311 or the second radiation unit 321, and transmit the antenna signal of the corresponding frequency band by the first radiation unit 311 or the second radiation unit 321 connected correspondingly, thereby implementing multi-frequency one-time deployment. The first feed network 11 and the second feed network 12 are used for outputting at least one electric signal of the same frequency band, so that two antenna coverage modes can be realized on a preset frequency band; further, the first feed network 11 is a 65 ° horizontal lobe width feed network, and the second feed network 12 is a multi-beam feed network, so that the 65 ° horizontal lobe width and multi-beam antenna signal coverage can be compatible at the same time on the same frequency band, and system capacity and site resource mitigation are effectively improved.
Although the embodiments of the present application have been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the spirit and scope of the embodiments of the present application.
Claims (10)
1. A hybrid antenna, characterized by: comprises a feed network, a combiner module and an antenna array, wherein the combiner module is electrically connected with the antenna array and the feed network respectively,
the feed network at least comprises a first feed network and a second feed network;
the combiner module at least comprises a first combiner and a second combiner;
the antenna array at least comprises a first radiating unit and a second radiating unit, the first radiating unit is electrically connected to the first feed network and/or the second feed network through the first combiner, and the second radiating unit is electrically connected to the first feed network and/or the second feed network through the second combiner;
the first feed network is configured to output at least one first signal to feed into the first radiation unit or the second radiation unit, the second feed network is configured to output at least one second signal to feed into the second radiation unit or the first radiation unit, and the first signal and the second signal have a common working frequency band.
2. The hybrid antenna of claim 1, wherein: the first feed network is a 65-degree horizontal lobe width network.
3. The hybrid antenna of claim 1, wherein: the first feed network and the second feed network both comprise a first output port and a second output port, the first combiner and the second combiner both comprise a first input port, a second input port and a combining output port, the first output port is electrically connected to the first input port, the second output port is electrically connected to the second input port, and the combining output port is electrically connected to the first radiating unit or the second radiating unit.
4. The hybrid antenna of claim 3, wherein: when the first radiation unit is electrically connected to the first feed network through the first combiner, a first output port and a second output port of the first feed network are electrically connected to a first input port and a second input port of the first combiner, respectively, and a combiner output port of the first combiner is electrically connected to the first radiation unit.
5. The hybrid antenna of claim 3, wherein: the second feed network is a multi-beam feed network or a dual-beam feed network, and a Butler matrix module is further connected between the second feed network and the combiner module.
6. The hybrid antenna of claim 5, wherein: the butler matrix module comprises a first butler matrix and a second butler matrix, the first butler matrix and the second butler matrix both comprise a first side port and a second side port, the first side port of the first butler matrix is electrically connected to the first output port of the second feed network, the first side port of the second butler matrix is electrically connected to the second output port of the second feed network, and the second side port of the first butler matrix and the second butler matrix is electrically connected to the first combiner and/or the second combiner.
7. The hybrid antenna of claim 6, wherein: when the second radiation unit is electrically connected to the second feed network through the second combiner, the second side port of the first butler matrix is electrically connected to the first input port of the second combiner, the second side port of the second butler matrix is electrically connected to the second input port of the second combiner, and the combiner output port of the second combiner is electrically connected to the second radiation unit.
8. The hybrid antenna of claim 6, wherein: when the first radiation unit and the second radiation unit are electrically connected to the first feed network and the second feed network, a first output port of the first feed network is electrically connected to a first input port of the first combiner, a second output port of the first feed network is electrically connected to a second input port of the second combiner, a second side port of the first butler matrix is electrically connected to a first input port of the second combiner, a second side port of the second butler matrix is electrically connected to a second input port of the first combiner, a combining output port of the first combiner is electrically connected to the first radiation unit, and a combining output port of the second combiner is electrically connected to the second radiation unit.
9. The hybrid antenna of claim 7, wherein: signals output by the first output port of the first feed network and the first output port of the second feed network have the same working frequency band, and signals output by the second output port of the first feed network and the second output port of the second feed network have the same working frequency band.
10. The hybrid antenna of claim 3, wherein: the first output port of the first feed network and the first output port of the second feed network output electric signals of a first working frequency band respectively, the second output port of the first feed network and the second output port of the second feed network output electric signals of a second working frequency band respectively, the working frequency bands of the first radiating unit and the second radiating unit are third working frequency bands, and the third working frequency bands comprise the first working frequency band and the second working frequency band.
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
CN202011040304.2A CN112134033B (en) | 2020-09-28 | 2020-09-28 | Hybrid antenna |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
CN202011040304.2A CN112134033B (en) | 2020-09-28 | 2020-09-28 | Hybrid antenna |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
CN112134033A true CN112134033A (en) | 2020-12-25 |
CN112134033B CN112134033B (en) | 2023-03-31 |
Family
ID=73843173
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
CN202011040304.2A Active CN112134033B (en) | 2020-09-28 | 2020-09-28 | Hybrid antenna |
Country Status (1)
Country | Link |
---|---|
CN (1) | CN112134033B (en) |
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
WO2022193424A1 (en) * | 2021-03-15 | 2022-09-22 | 罗森伯格技术有限公司 | Antenna capable of radiating dual beam and third beam |
Citations (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
CN106848579A (en) * | 2016-12-21 | 2017-06-13 | 摩比天线技术(深圳)有限公司 | The adaptive switched beam antenna system of mobile communication and its antenna |
CN208189786U (en) * | 2018-04-13 | 2018-12-04 | 广东通宇通讯股份有限公司 | A kind of multibeam antenna based on broadband combiner |
CN109509980A (en) * | 2018-12-29 | 2019-03-22 | 华南理工大学 | Mix multibeam antenna |
CN209183736U (en) * | 2018-12-29 | 2019-07-30 | 华南理工大学 | Mix multibeam antenna |
CN210111047U (en) * | 2019-07-03 | 2020-02-21 | 康普技术有限责任公司 | Feed network for antenna and antenna |
CN110994203A (en) * | 2019-11-25 | 2020-04-10 | 广东博纬通信科技有限公司 | Broadband mixed multi-beam array antenna |
CN213184604U (en) * | 2020-09-28 | 2021-05-11 | 中天通信技术有限公司 | Antenna system |
-
2020
- 2020-09-28 CN CN202011040304.2A patent/CN112134033B/en active Active
Patent Citations (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
CN106848579A (en) * | 2016-12-21 | 2017-06-13 | 摩比天线技术(深圳)有限公司 | The adaptive switched beam antenna system of mobile communication and its antenna |
CN208189786U (en) * | 2018-04-13 | 2018-12-04 | 广东通宇通讯股份有限公司 | A kind of multibeam antenna based on broadband combiner |
CN109509980A (en) * | 2018-12-29 | 2019-03-22 | 华南理工大学 | Mix multibeam antenna |
CN209183736U (en) * | 2018-12-29 | 2019-07-30 | 华南理工大学 | Mix multibeam antenna |
CN210111047U (en) * | 2019-07-03 | 2020-02-21 | 康普技术有限责任公司 | Feed network for antenna and antenna |
CN110994203A (en) * | 2019-11-25 | 2020-04-10 | 广东博纬通信科技有限公司 | Broadband mixed multi-beam array antenna |
CN213184604U (en) * | 2020-09-28 | 2021-05-11 | 中天通信技术有限公司 | Antenna system |
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
WO2022193424A1 (en) * | 2021-03-15 | 2022-09-22 | 罗森伯格技术有限公司 | Antenna capable of radiating dual beam and third beam |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
CN112134033B (en) | 2023-03-31 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
US20210242574A1 (en) | Small cell antennas suitable for mimo operation | |
EP2846400B1 (en) | Antenna array, antenna device and base station | |
EP0970541B1 (en) | Integrated transmit/receive antenna with arbitrary utilisation of the antenna aperture | |
US20040051677A1 (en) | Dual-polarization antenna array | |
CN109509980B (en) | Hybrid multi-beam antenna | |
CN109980362B (en) | Antenna device and beam state switching method | |
CN110915148B (en) | Antenna arrangement and method for beamforming | |
KR20160133450A (en) | Compact antenna array using virtual rotation of radiating vectors | |
EP3379648B1 (en) | Planar array antenna and communication device | |
US20150372397A1 (en) | An antenna arrangement and a base station | |
US20150244072A1 (en) | Multiband antenna with variable electrical tilt | |
AU2014211633B2 (en) | An antenna arrangement and a base station | |
US20130106671A1 (en) | Multi-function feed network and antenna in communication system | |
JP2017539134A (en) | Smart antenna device | |
US20210320399A1 (en) | Base station antennas having arrays of radiating elements with 4 ports without usage of diplexers | |
CN213184604U (en) | Antenna system | |
US11894892B2 (en) | Beamforming antennas that share radio ports across multiple columns | |
CN104639217A (en) | Antenna system, antenna and base station | |
Elhabbash et al. | Design of dual-band dual-polarized MIMO antenna for mm-wave 5G base stations with octagonal prism structure | |
US11909102B2 (en) | Base station antennas having partially-shared wideband beamforming arrays | |
CN112134033B (en) | Hybrid antenna | |
CN110994203B (en) | Broadband mixed multi-beam array antenna | |
US10958316B2 (en) | Multi-band base station antennas having MIMO arrays and related methods of operation | |
EP3130038B1 (en) | Antenna arrangement | |
CN212323206U (en) | Base station antenna |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
PB01 | Publication | ||
PB01 | Publication | ||
SE01 | Entry into force of request for substantive examination | ||
SE01 | Entry into force of request for substantive examination | ||
GR01 | Patent grant | ||
GR01 | Patent grant |