EP0205227A1 - Aerials - Google Patents
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- EP0205227A1 EP0205227A1 EP86300878A EP86300878A EP0205227A1 EP 0205227 A1 EP0205227 A1 EP 0205227A1 EP 86300878 A EP86300878 A EP 86300878A EP 86300878 A EP86300878 A EP 86300878A EP 0205227 A1 EP0205227 A1 EP 0205227A1
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q9/00—Electrically-short antennas having dimensions not more than twice the operating wavelength and consisting of conductive active radiating elements
- H01Q9/04—Resonant antennas
- H01Q9/30—Resonant antennas with feed to end of elongated active element, e.g. unipole
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q9/00—Electrically-short antennas having dimensions not more than twice the operating wavelength and consisting of conductive active radiating elements
- H01Q9/04—Resonant antennas
- H01Q9/16—Resonant antennas with feed intermediate between the extremities of the antenna, e.g. centre-fed dipole
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- This invention relates to aerials and more especially it relates to monopole aerials.
- an impedance matching unit the characteristics of which should ideally be modified in accordance with a frequency received if matching is to be optimised.
- an aerial which comprises a plurality of electrically isolated conductive elements adjacent elements of which are coupled capacitively by means of a transmission line, the transmission line comprising at least two conductors one of which is electrically connected to one of the elements and the other is electrically connected to the other element.
- the conductive elements and the transmission line may be supported by means of an insulating material, for example, fibre glass.
- the two conductors of the transmission line preferably lie substantially parallel with respect to one another and may be supported in an insulating flat strip which is wound around the insulating material between the adjacent elements.
- the end portions of the elements may be substantially the same diameter.
- the aerial may be a monopole aerial.
- Embodiments according to the present invention are advantageous in that the capacitive coupling is frequency dependent and a substantially 90° phase shift can be maintained between adjacent elements over a wide frequency band.
- two adjacent conductive elements 1 and 2 which form part of a monopole aerial, are capacitively coupled by means of a transmission line 3.
- the conductive elements 1 and 2 may comprise fibre glass coated with a conductive material such as copper.
- the adjacent elements 1 and 2 are mechanically linked by means of an insulating section 4, of for example fibre glass, which may be formed integrally with the elements land 2.
- FIG. 2 shows the transmission line 3 before attachment to the elements 1 and 2.
- the transmission line 3 comprises two conductors 5 and 6 which are supported in parallel relationship by a flat insulating strip 7.
- the transmission line 3 may comprise more than two conductors and may be round, instead of flat, in cross-section.
- the transmission line 3 When the transmission line 3 is wound around the insulating section 4, it can be coupled to the elements 1 and 2 by electrically connecting one end of the conductor 5 to the conductive part of the element 1 and by electrically connecting the conductor 6 (at the other end of the transmission line 3) to the conductive part of the element 2.
- the length of the transmission line 3, for the desired operating frequency band, is preferably such that the effective distributed capacity along the transmission line 3 varies with the impedance between the monopole aerial and the earth plane over which it is erected.
- FIG 3 is a circuit diagram of a matching unit associated with a monopole aerial 11, which aerial can be constructed as described above.
- the monopole aerial 11 is arranged to be coupled via a matching unit to radio apparatus (not shown) with which it is to be operatively associated.
- the matching unit comprises a T filter which includes serially connected conductors 12 and 13 and a shunt capacitor 14.
- the T filter is coupled to the monopole aerial 11 via a co-axial line 15 having a screen 16.
- the screen 16 is connected to an earth rail 17 via conductors 18 and 19.
- the monopole aerial 11 is coupled to radio apparatus via a socket 18 which is connected to the inductor 12 of the T filter.
- radio apparatus may be fed from such an aerial via a single matching unit of the kind desribed with reference to Figure 3.
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Abstract
A monopole aerial comprises a. plurality of conductive elements (1, 2) and a transmission line (3) coupled between at least one pair of adjacent elements thereby providing capacitive coupling therebetween. The transmission line (3) comprises at feast two conductors (5, 6) one of which is electrically connected to one of the elements and the other is electrically connected to the other element.
Description
- This invention relates to aerials and more especially it relates to monopole aerials.
- Due to the impedance variation of aerials over a given frequency band such as the HF or VHF bands for example, it is necessary to provide between an aerial and radio equipment with which it is operatively associated, an impedance matching unit the characteristics of which should ideally be modified in accordance with a frequency received if matching is to be optimised.
- In order to reduce the impedance variations over a frequency band of interest so that the band can be covered with one matching unit, it is known to provide aerials comprising a plurality of capacitively coupled elements.
- It is an object of the present invention to provide an aerial having elements electrically linked by means of an improved capacitive coupling.
- According to the present invention there is provided an aerial which comprises a plurality of electrically isolated conductive elements adjacent elements of which are coupled capacitively by means of a transmission line, the transmission line comprising at least two conductors one of which is electrically connected to one of the elements and the other is electrically connected to the other element.
- The conductive elements and the transmission line may be supported by means of an insulating material, for example, fibre glass.
- The two conductors of the transmission line preferably lie substantially parallel with respect to one another and may be supported in an insulating flat strip which is wound around the insulating material between the adjacent elements.
- The end portions of the elements may be substantially the same diameter.
- The aerial may be a monopole aerial.
- Embodiments according to the present invention are advantageous in that the capacitive coupling is frequency dependent and a substantially 90° phase shift can be maintained between adjacent elements over a wide frequency band.
- The invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings:
- Figure 1 shows part of a monopole aerial, in which a transmission line is wound around an insulating material between two adjacent elements of the aerial;
- Figure 2 shows the transmission line comprising two conductors supported by an insulating flat strip; and
- Figure 3 is a circuit diagram of a matching unit associated with the monopole aerial of Figure 1.
- In Figure l, two adjacent
conductive elements 1 and 2, which form part of a monopole aerial, are capacitively coupled by means of atransmission line 3. Theconductive elements 1 and 2 may comprise fibre glass coated with a conductive material such as copper. Theadjacent elements 1 and 2 are mechanically linked by means of aninsulating section 4, of for example fibre glass, which may be formed integrally with theelements land 2. - Figure 2 shows the
transmission line 3 before attachment to theelements 1 and 2. Thetransmission line 3 comprises twoconductors flat insulating strip 7. - Alternatively, the
transmission line 3 may comprise more than two conductors and may be round, instead of flat, in cross-section. - When the
transmission line 3 is wound around theinsulating section 4, it can be coupled to theelements 1 and 2 by electrically connecting one end of theconductor 5 to the conductive part of the element 1 and by electrically connecting the conductor 6 (at the other end of the transmission line 3) to the conductive part of theelement 2. - The length of the
transmission line 3, for the desired operating frequency band, is preferably such that the effective distributed capacity along thetransmission line 3 varies with the impedance between the monopole aerial and the earth plane over which it is erected. - Figure 3 is a circuit diagram of a matching unit associated with a monopole aerial 11, which aerial can be constructed as described above. The monopole aerial 11 is arranged to be coupled via a matching unit to radio apparatus (not shown) with which it is to be operatively associated. The matching unit comprises a T filter which includes serially connected
conductors shunt capacitor 14. The T filter is coupled to the monopole aerial 11 via aco-axial line 15 having ascreen 16. Thescreen 16 is connected to anearth rail 17 viaconductors 18 and 19. In use, the monopole aerial 11 is coupled to radio apparatus via asocket 18 which is connected to theinductor 12 of the T filter. - By constructing a monopole aerial with capacitively coupled elements as described above, radio apparatus may be fed from such an aerial via a single matching unit of the kind desribed with reference to Figure 3.
Claims (4)
1. An aerial comprising a plurality of electrically isolated conductive elements (1, 2), adjacent elements (1, 2) of which are coupled capacitively, characterised in that the adjacent elements are coupled capacitively by means of a transmission line (3), the conductive elements and the transmission line are supported by means of an insulating member (4), and the transmission line (3) comprises at least two conductors (5, 6) one of which is electrically connected to one of the elements and the other is electrically connected to the other element, the two conductors (5, 6) of the transmission line (3) lying substantially parallel with respect to one another and being supported in an insulating flat strip (7) which is wound around the insulating member between the adjacent elements.
2. An aerial according to claim 1, wherein the insulating member (4) is of fibreglass.
3. An aerial according to claims 1 or 2, wherein the elements (1, 2) are substantially the same diameter.
4. An monopole aerial according to any one of the preceding claims.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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GB08504211A GB2171258B (en) | 1985-02-19 | 1985-02-19 | Aerials |
GB8504211 | 1985-02-19 |
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EP0205227A1 true EP0205227A1 (en) | 1986-12-17 |
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EP86300878A Withdrawn EP0205227A1 (en) | 1985-02-19 | 1986-02-10 | Aerials |
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AU (1) | AU582629B2 (en) |
GB (1) | GB2171258B (en) |
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US4958164A (en) * | 1986-04-09 | 1990-09-18 | Shakespeare Company | Low profile, broad band monopole antenna |
US4890116A (en) * | 1986-04-09 | 1989-12-26 | Shakespeare Company | Low profile, broad band monopole antenna |
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US2636122A (en) * | 1949-04-28 | 1953-04-21 | Austin C Hayes | Antenna system |
US2688083A (en) * | 1950-09-01 | 1954-08-31 | Joseph N Marks | Multifrequency antenna |
US2769169A (en) * | 1952-03-22 | 1956-10-30 | Arthur Leonard Munzig Jr | Dipole impedance matching device |
US3747112A (en) * | 1970-05-25 | 1973-07-17 | Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co | Wide band dipole antenna with capacitive reactance added to arms |
GB1547136A (en) * | 1978-02-07 | 1979-06-06 | Marconi Co Ltd | Radio antennae |
US4335386A (en) * | 1980-07-17 | 1982-06-15 | Johns Robert H | Bifilar antenna trap |
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GB490414A (en) * | 1937-02-09 | 1938-08-09 | Edward Cecil Cork | Improvements in capacity loaded aerial conductors |
GB523060A (en) * | 1938-12-23 | 1940-07-04 | Edward Cecil Cork | Improvements in capacity loaded aerial conductors |
GB628986A (en) * | 1946-10-01 | 1949-09-08 | Edward Cecil Cork | Improvements in or relating to aerials |
GB748050A (en) * | 1953-12-22 | 1956-04-18 | Antiference Ltd | Improvements relating to aerials |
GB1524210A (en) * | 1975-12-31 | 1978-09-06 | Marconi Co Ltd | Radio antennae |
SE432035B (en) * | 1982-07-28 | 1984-03-12 | Philips Svenska Ab | RIGHT ANTENAL ELEMENT OF TYPE V-SHIPPED DIPOL |
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Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US2636122A (en) * | 1949-04-28 | 1953-04-21 | Austin C Hayes | Antenna system |
US2688083A (en) * | 1950-09-01 | 1954-08-31 | Joseph N Marks | Multifrequency antenna |
US2769169A (en) * | 1952-03-22 | 1956-10-30 | Arthur Leonard Munzig Jr | Dipole impedance matching device |
US3747112A (en) * | 1970-05-25 | 1973-07-17 | Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co | Wide band dipole antenna with capacitive reactance added to arms |
GB1547136A (en) * | 1978-02-07 | 1979-06-06 | Marconi Co Ltd | Radio antennae |
US4335386A (en) * | 1980-07-17 | 1982-06-15 | Johns Robert H | Bifilar antenna trap |
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AU582629B2 (en) | 1989-04-06 |
GB8504211D0 (en) | 1985-03-20 |
GB2171258A (en) | 1986-08-20 |
GB2171258B (en) | 1988-12-07 |
AU5349886A (en) | 1986-08-28 |
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Inventor name: JOLLY, RONALD HENRY CHARLES |