EP0512876A1 - Zirkularpolarisierte Antenne - Google Patents

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EP0512876A1
EP0512876A1 EP92400997A EP92400997A EP0512876A1 EP 0512876 A1 EP0512876 A1 EP 0512876A1 EP 92400997 A EP92400997 A EP 92400997A EP 92400997 A EP92400997 A EP 92400997A EP 0512876 A1 EP0512876 A1 EP 0512876A1
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Antoine Roederer
Pablo Luis Garcia Mueller
Anton Willem Jongejans
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    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q19/00—Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic
    • H01Q19/10—Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic using reflecting surfaces
    • H01Q19/108—Combination of a dipole with a plane reflecting surface
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    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q21/00—Antenna arrays or systems
    • H01Q21/24—Combinations of antenna units polarised in different directions for transmitting or receiving circularly and elliptically polarised waves or waves linearly polarised in any direction

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  • the present invention relates to an antenna producing, in circular polarization, a radiation pattern of revolution around an axis and having a minimum of radiation in the direction of this axis.
  • antennas of this type are produced by means of a configuration of conductors with several strands arranged in a turnstile around the axis of the antenna, each of the strands being excited separately by a line coming from a distributor.
  • Such antennas are for example described by NT Lindenblad in Antennas and Transmissions Lines at the Empire State Building Television Station , in RCA Communications , April 1941, (where four dipoles are excited in phase separately, each by a clean line), by MS Gatti and DJ Nybakken in A Circularly Polarized Crossed Drooping Dipole Antenna , in IEEE Antennas and Propagation Symposium Digest , May 7-11, 1990, Vol. 1, pp.
  • Antennas of this type are for example commonly used on satellites for telemetry and remote control links, as well as on land and sea mobiles, in particular for location or satellite communication systems.
  • One of the aims of the present invention is to provide an antenna of the aforementioned type, that is to say producing in circular polarization a radiation diagram which is of revolution around an axis with a minimum along this axis (for example a diagram of more or less toroidal shape), but with a much simpler structure and a direct excitation system requiring no device for power division, phase shift, or symmetrization.
  • one of the aims of the present invention is to propose such a type of antenna whose direction of the maximum radiation can be adjusted by a simple choice of parameters, thus making it possible to constitute without difficulty from the same structure. a whole family of antennas, adapted to the different applications envisaged.
  • the antenna according to the invention comprises: a reflective conductive surface, essentially of revolution around the axis; a rectilinear conductive strand, extending axially from a first end, situated at the level of this conductive surface and isolated from it, to a second end, this conductive strand being connected at its first end to a supply line ; and a plurality of radiating arms, each comprising a first part extending essentially in a radial plane from the second end of the conductive strand, this first part being, at its proximal end, electrically connected directly to the conductive strand and being, at its distal end, extended by a second part in the form of a curvilinear strand, which is typically inscribed on a sphere centered at said second end and whose general direction is inclined relative to said radial plane.
  • the antenna of the invention has an overall symmetry about an axis 1, which will be the axis of revolution of the radiation diagram, this axis also corresponding to the direction of the minimum of influence of this diagram (in the following, we will consider this axis as "vertical", but it is of course only a pure convention of convenience for descriptive purposes, this characteristic being only purely relative and does not in no way prejudging the absolute spatial orientation of the antenna).
  • This axis is also an axis of symmetry for a conductive surface 2, of generally horizontal orientation, electrically playing the role of “ground plane”, without this terminology being limiting, this surface being able to take several forms.
  • the antenna is connected to an excitation 3, for example a coaxial excitation comprising an armature 4 and a central core 5; the armature 4 is electrically connected to the conductive surface 2, while the core 5, brought to a potential different from that of the surface 2, opens from the latter upwards and is extended into a central rectilinear conductive strand 6, perpendicular to the conductive surface 2 and coinciding with the axis 1.
  • This vertical strand 6 therefore behaves, from the electrical point of view, like a monopole excited at its base 7 by the coaxial 3 and charged by the upper structure.
  • these horizontal strands 9 are each extended by a respective curvilinear strand 10, inclined downward (that is to say forming an angle with the horizontal plane 11 containing the rectilinear strands 9), and consisting of an arc of a circle which extends from one of their ends and which would be inscribed on a sphere centered at the end 8 of the monopole 6.
  • these various elements 6, 9 and 10 are electrically connected in a direct manner, that is to say that no phase-shifter, symmetrizator circuit, etc. is introduced, nor at the level of the connection between the different elements, nor that of the connection of the radiating element 6 with the excitation conductor 3.
  • This greatly simplifies the production, both electrical and mechanical, of this antenna of the invention (the only electrical component possibly necessary is an impedance matching device from the excitation line 3 to the antenna, which would then be placed at the base of the central strand 6, or in the power supply device of the transmitter / receiver).
  • the vertical strand 6 radiates like a monopole in vertical polarization; the horizontal rectilinear strands 9, on the other hand, contribute little to the radiation for reasons of symmetry, and the curvilinear strands 10 radiate a horizontal linear component arriving essentially in quadrature with the vertical component produced by the vertical strand 6, as well as a vertical component , more reduced, serving as an additional component.
  • composition of these different radiations produces the desired circular polarization radiation.
  • the direction of the circular polarization is fixed by the angular direction towards which the curvilinear strands are turned 10. If one wishes to adjust this polarization, or change it direction, the strands 10 can be made mobile relative to the strands 9, so as to vary the direction and the value of the angle of inclination of these curvilinear strands with the horizontal plane 11.
  • An antenna produced according to these teachings applicable to frequencies up to the microwave range (10 to 20 GHz), has a gain of at least 1.5 dB for elevation angles between 10 and 50 ° relative to horizontally, with a good omni-directionality characteristic.
  • the various horizontal strands 9 (which are not intended to contribute to radiation) can be replaced by a continuous conductive metallic surface (for example a metallic plate, a printed plate, a conductive grid, etc.) at the periphery of which will come connect the curvilinear strands 10.
  • a continuous conductive metallic surface for example a metallic plate, a printed plate, a conductive grid, etc.

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FR9105569A FR2676311B1 (fr) 1991-05-07 1991-05-07 Antenne a polarisation circulaire.

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FR2896919A1 (fr) * 2006-02-01 2007-08-03 Cnes Epic Antenne a polarisation circulaire ou lineaire.
FR2925233A1 (fr) * 2007-12-18 2009-06-19 Thales Sa Antenne active tres large bande pour radar passif.
FR2993413A1 (fr) * 2012-07-12 2014-01-17 Sterela Antenne a cavite et equipement communicant comprenant une telle antenne
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FR2644937A1 (fr) * 1989-03-22 1990-09-28 Bourdier Jean Antenne omnidirective en polarisation circulaire transversale a maximum de gain sous l'horizon

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DE1958108A1 (de) * 1969-11-19 1971-05-19 Rohde & Schwarz Zirkular polarisierte Rundstrahlantenne
FR2644937A1 (fr) * 1989-03-22 1990-09-28 Bourdier Jean Antenne omnidirective en polarisation circulaire transversale a maximum de gain sous l'horizon

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FR2841388A1 (fr) * 2002-06-20 2003-12-26 Centre Nat Etd Spatiales Antenne a brins a polarisation circulaire
WO2004001900A1 (fr) * 2002-06-20 2003-12-31 Centre National D'etudes Spatiales Antenne a brins a polarisation circulaire
US7123203B2 (en) 2002-06-20 2006-10-17 Centre National D'etudes Spatiales Circularly polarized wire antenna
US8967150B2 (en) 2006-01-19 2015-03-03 Vygon Operating drapes with a window
FR2896919A1 (fr) * 2006-02-01 2007-08-03 Cnes Epic Antenne a polarisation circulaire ou lineaire.
WO2007088191A1 (fr) * 2006-02-01 2007-08-09 Societe D'applications Technologiques De L'imagerie Micro-Onde Antenne a polarisation circulaire ou lineaire
US8022884B2 (en) 2006-02-01 2011-09-20 Ste D Applications Technologiques De L Imagerie Micro-Onde Circularly or linearly polarized antenna
FR2925233A1 (fr) * 2007-12-18 2009-06-19 Thales Sa Antenne active tres large bande pour radar passif.
WO2009077529A2 (fr) * 2007-12-18 2009-06-25 Thales Antenne active tres large bande pour radar passif
WO2009077529A3 (fr) * 2007-12-18 2010-04-08 Thales Antenne active tres large bande pour radar passif
FR2993413A1 (fr) * 2012-07-12 2014-01-17 Sterela Antenne a cavite et equipement communicant comprenant une telle antenne

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ATE124809T1 (de) 1995-07-15
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DK0512876T3 (da) 1995-09-18
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