EP1138097B1 - Halfloop-antenne - Google Patents
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- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q7/00—Loop antennas with a substantially uniform current distribution around the loop and having a directional radiation pattern in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the loop
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- 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
- H01Q9/42—Resonant antennas with feed to end of elongated active element, e.g. unipole with folded element, the folded parts being spaced apart a small fraction of the operating wavelength
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- H01Q1/42—Housings not intimately mechanically associated with radiating elements, e.g. radome
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- 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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- the invention relates to a half-loop antenna, in particular a half loop antenna for use on a motor vehicle.
- the half-loop antenna known from the literature consists of a semicircular over a ground plane guided metallic conductor or antenna bracket, like this is shown by way of example in FIG. 5.
- the Mode of operation of the known half-loop antenna corresponds to that of a folding monopoly.
- their radiation diagram is in the vertical and the horizontal plane approximately that a monopoly, for example a ⁇ / 4 radiator.
- One on a resonance length of ⁇ / 2 half loop antenna has a height of 83% of a ⁇ / 4 radiator.
- a ⁇ / 2 Halfloop antenna has its maximum voltage on half Antenna length, i.e. in the highest point of the conductor bracket above the ground plane.
- An antenna unit is known from EP-0 684 661 which a substrate and an emitter mounted on the substrate whose radiating part is a flat plate, which is arranged parallel to the substrate.
- the radiant Part has a feed connection and an earth connection.
- GPS satellite-based vehicle navigation
- the GPS antenna preferably as a stripline antenna Cross radiation formed, consists of a plate a dielectric material on one side, as Ground surface, completely metallized and on the other Side, in the direction of radiation, with a partial Metallization is provided, and being the cellular antenna Has all-round characteristics in the horizontal radiation diagram and the large conductive area for this antenna as Ground reference surface is used.
- a half loop antenna according to the generic term of claim 1 is known from US 3,015,101.
- the invention is therefore based on the object Halfloop antenna to develop, especially in the automotive field can be used for mobile communications, whereby while maintaining good antenna characteristics compact and small-area design is achieved.
- a half loop antenna with a metallic antenna bracket, opposite one as a mass laid out basic level and the antenna bracket on on one side is connected to the basic level and on the other side has the antenna signal, the Antenna bracket formed by a surface, the outer edge of which forms a convex curve, i.e. is curved outwards, and wherein the area of the antenna bracket Ground plane sloping and parallel is arranged.
- the handling of the Antenna bracket the shape of a pointed at its ends tapering ellipse.
- the Antenna signal side of the antenna bracket an inductance inserted. Furthermore, the connection between the Antenna bracket and the base level by another Inductance take place.
- the flat antenna bracket preferably has on it On the outside a dielectric. Furthermore, the antenna be protected by a radome, the radome being Dielectric can be used.
- the inductance or inductances are preferred designed as a spring, the restoring force of the metallic Surface of the antenna bracket or parts thereof against the radome suppressed.
- the metallic antenna bracket can also be used as a metallic one Surface to be applied on the inside of the radome.
- the antenna area of the half-loop antenna can be used as Skelletantenne be realized, the area of the Antenna bracket through a thin metallic conductor is formed, the outer edge of the antenna area forms.
- the design of the Antenna bracket as a surface with a convex edge an increase the capacity of the antenna with the smallest footprint, whereby a broadband in the frequency band Radiation behavior is achieved. Furthermore, by the Increasing the antenna's own capacitance reduces the impedance at the Resonance or operating frequency to lower values, such as for example 50 ⁇ . advantageously, become neither the horizontal nor the vertical Radiation diagram influenced by the selected geometry or only influenced to a small extent. By increasing the There is the possibility of shortening the capacity mechanical length of the conductor bracket, so that at a corresponding shortening of the mechanical length of the Ladder bracket the height to 50% of a ⁇ / 4 radiator reduced.
- the feed network at least one has first resonance circuit which has an inductance and includes a capacity.
- the half-loop antenna signals in at least two frequency ranges radiate and / or receive.
- one Multi-band capable half-loop antenna realized at the same time is as compact and small-area as possible.
- the dining network comprises at least a first additional impedance, so is chosen that the impedance of the half-loop antenna to a predetermined impedance at the feed point is adapted. To this way you can fine tune the impedance of the Half loop antenna in the frequency bands used realize.
- Another advantage is that the dining network several resonance circuits different Has resonance frequency. This way you can do more realize as two frequency ranges in which the Halfloop antenna can send and / or receive signals at while maintaining their compact and small-area design.
- Fig. 1 shows the first embodiment of the invention
- Half-loop antenna consisting of a flat metallic Antenna bracket 1, which is arranged above a base level 2 is, the antenna bracket 1 at point 3 its feed, i.e. the antenna signal, while the other side contacted the basic level 2 in point 4.
- the half-loop antenna thus acts as a folding monopoly.
- the surface 5 of the antenna bracket 1 the unwinding the shape of a pointed at its ends tapering ellipse. In general, this is the antenna area 5 bounding edge 6 a concave, i.e. domed, closed curve.
- This flat design causes an increase in the capacity of the antenna, so that a Broadband radiation behavior achieved in the frequency band becomes.
- the horizontal and vertical Radiation diagram of the flat in the present case curved geometry not or only to a small extent being affected.
- the one equipped with the flat geometry Antenna compared to the half-loop antennas known from the literature one to the sending source or to the receiver matched impedance, a higher bandwidth and a lower height with an unchanged radiation diagram on.
- the widening of the antenna geometry corresponds in its Effect of the head capacity with a ⁇ / 4 radiator.
- FIG. 2 shows a further embodiment of the half loop antenna.
- an inductance 7 i.e. Extension coil
- the Extension coil 7 inserted at entry point 3.
- the surface 5 of the antenna bracket 1 runs essentially obliquely (viewed at earth point 4) to parallel (in the Figure viewed at the rear edge of the surface 6) Ground plane 1. Since the ⁇ / 2 half-loop antenna has its current maxima at the conductor bracket ends, i.e. at entry point 3 and at Has contact point 4 to the ground plate 2, so it unfolds there their greatest impact.
- Figure 3 shows a third embodiment of the Halloop antenna according to the invention, in which a further Extension coil 8 (inductance) in the antenna bracket 1 is inserted.
- the further extension coil 8 is on the the contacting with the base level 2 4 of the Antenna bracket 1 inserted and distributed the Total inductance on the two extension coils on the Ladder bracket ends, which gives you a spotlight that so is formed that it has a metallic surface 5 larger Expansion above the base level 2 (ground plate) with a has a certain distance from it.
- an antenna according to the above embodiments can optimize the effect of a radome as a dielectric be exploited.
- the goal is to keep the distance as low as possible between antenna and radome.
- the metallic surface of the antenna bracket directly on the radome see above can act through the effect of the radome as a dielectric Ironing area and thus overall length and width reduced further become.
- There is also an undefined detuning of the antenna prevented by a different distance of the Radome to the metallic surface of the conductor bracket due to Manufacturing tolerances can arise.
- Fig. 4 shows a further embodiment of the Halloop antenna according to the invention, in which the Head capacity is designed in the form of a skeletal antenna.
- the metallic surface 5 of the Antenna bracket 1 is through a thin metallic conductor 9 replaced, which represents the outer edge 6 of the surface 5.
- a skeletal antenna according to the fig shown second embodiment advantageously, with such an antenna there is the possibility of the half-loop antenna additional antennas, for example a GPS patch antenna.
- So-called two-band antennas are used in two-band operation used at two operating frequencies can send and / or receive electromagnetic waves. Such a two-band antenna shows in these two Operating frequencies each have a resonance.
- the feed network 10 between the Antenna bracket 1 and one of the antenna connections 3, 4 Feed network 10 is inserted, the feed network 10 at least one first resonance circuit 40; 50 has the one inductor 15; 16 and a capacity 20; 21 includes.
- the antenna connections 3, 4 are on the one hand Entry point 3 and on the other hand the contact point 4 to Ground level 2, which forms a reference potential.
- the feed network 10 is between the Antenna bracket 1 and the feed point 3 arranged. It could just as well be between the antenna bracket 1 and the contact point 4 to the basic level 2 be inserted.
- the feed network 10 as the first resonance circuit a first parallel resonance circuit 40.
- the first Parallel resonance circuit 40 provides a parallel connection a first inductance 15 and a first capacitance 20 represents
- the first inductance 15 brings about a first resonance frequency f r1 below the resonance frequency, which would be achieved if the antenna bracket 1 were used alone for the half-loop antenna, ie without the feed network 10.
- the first capacitance 20 brings about a second resonance frequency f r2 , which is greater than the first resonance frequency f r1 and is above the resonance frequency which would be achieved if the antenna bracket 1 were used alone for the half-loop antenna, ie without the feed network 10.
- the result is a two-band antenna which comprises a first frequency range with the first resonance frequency f r1 as the center frequency and a second frequency range with the second resonance frequency f r2 as the center frequency for transmitting and / or receiving signals
- the resonance frequency of the half-loop antenna at sole use of the antenna bracket 1, ie without the feed network 10 would lie between the two frequency ranges.
- the first inductance 15 and the first capacitance 20 must be dimensioned such that the resonance frequency of the first parallel resonance circuit 40 lies between the two realized frequency bands or between the two resonance frequencies f r1 , f r2 .
- the size of the antenna bracket 1 is reduced.
- the impedance of the feed network 10 makes sense to dimension the impedance of the feed network 10 such that, together with the impedance of the antenna bracket 1, it results in a predetermined impedance at the feed-in point 3 in both frequency ranges used for transmitting and / or receiving signals.
- an impedance specified for this contact point 4 must then be set accordingly by suitable dimensioning of the impedance of the feed network 10.
- the desired impedance at the feed point 3 or at the contact point 4 to the base plane 2 can be achieved by dimensioning the first inductance 15 and the first capacitance 20 accordingly, provided that the requirement is met that the resonance frequency of the first parallel resonance circuit 40 between the first resonance frequency f r1 and the second resonance frequency f r2 .
- the first inductance 15 and the first capacitance 20 cannot be dimensioned in such a way that the desired impedance is reached at the feed-in point 3 or at the contact point 4 with the base plane 2, it can also be provided according to the invention to arrange at least one first additional impedance in the feed network 10 , which is chosen so that the half-loop antenna is matched to the predetermined impedance at the antenna connection 3, 4 connected to the feed network 10.
- the at least one first additional impedance can be arranged in a circuit branch of the first parallel resonance circuit 40 or in series or parallel to the first parallel resonance circuit 40. According to FIG. 7, starting from the exemplary embodiment according to FIG.
- the first parallel resonance circuit 40 is expanded, for example, in such a way that a matching inductor 25 is connected in series to the first capacitance 20, which is dimensioned such that the predetermined impedance is set at the feed-in point 3.
- a matching inductor 25 can also be connected in series with the first parallel resonance circuit 40 in order to achieve the desired adaptation to the impedance at the feed point 3 according to FIG. 6.
- an appropriately dimensioned matching capacitor 26 can also be used for impedance matching, which in the example according to FIG. 9 is connected in series with the parallel resonance circuit 40, but could also be connected in series with the first inductance 15 in the parallel resonance circuit 40.
- the dining network 10, which in the example according to FIG first parallel resonance circuit 40 with the first inductance 15 and the first capacitance 20 comprises a simple and inexpensive solution for the realization of a half loop antenna represents that in two different frequency ranges Can send and / or receive signals.
- the feed network 10 can also be used as Series resonance circuit be formed, as in Figure 11 based of a first series resonant circuit 50 is shown.
- the first series resonant circuit 50 comprises a second one Inductor 16, which is in series with a second capacitance 21 is switched.
- a vote or fine-tuning of the Impedance of the first series resonant circuit 50 to achieve the predetermined impedance of the half-loop antenna on Entry point 3 or at contact point 4 to base level 2 can now start from the first series resonant circuit 50 be achieved, one or more accordingly dimensioned additional impedances in the feed network 10 insert.
- This can be done, for example, by Parallel connection of another capacity to the second Inductance 16 or to the entire first series resonance circuit 50 happen. Accordingly, this can also be done by the second capacitance 21 or the entire first Series resonant circuit 50 a further inductance in parallel turn.
- the feed network 10 for example a parallel connection of two Series resonant circuits 50, 55 comprise, as in FIG. 12 shown.
- the first Series resonance circuit 50, a second series resonance circuit 55 connected in parallel, the second series resonant circuit 55 from a fourth inductor 31 and one in series switched fourth capacitance 36 is formed.
- the dining network 10 two connected in series Parallel resonance circuits 40, 45 includes.
- Parallel resonance circuit 45 connected in series, one Parallel connection from a third inductor 30 and a third capacitance 35 forms.
- Figure 13 is as another example a parallel connection of the first Parallel resonance circuit 40 with the first Series resonance circuit 50 shown, these Parallel connection forms the feed network 10.
- a Three-band half-loop antenna by connecting a series Parallel resonance circuit with a series resonance circuit achieve.
- three frequency ranges can be realize in which the half-loop antenna send signals and / or can receive.
- the inductors and Capacities of the two respective resonance circuits dimension that the resonance frequencies of each Resonance circuits between those for transmission and / or Receive usable frequency ranges of the half-loop antenna lie.
- Even more frequency bands for sending and / or receiving with the half loop antenna can be used by using further Achieve resonance circuits. So could more than two Parallel resonance circuits in series or more than two Series resonance circuits are connected in parallel. Can too several series and parallel resonance circuits to each other in Can be connected in series or in parallel, towards it make sure that there are not two series resonance circuits to each other be connected in series and that not two Parallel resonance circuits connected in parallel to each other become.
- the resonance circuits are each so closed dimension that their resonance frequencies between the individual for sending and / or receiving signals used frequency ranges of the half loop antenna are and differ from each other.
- Figure 14 shows an example a parallel connection of the first series resonant circuit 50 with a series connection of the first parallel resonance circuit 40 and the second parallel resonance circuit 45 the first series resonant circuit 50, for example, also one Series connection from more than two parallel resonance circuits or a series connection of several Parallel resonance circuits and a series resonance circuit be connected in parallel.
- Fine-tuning the impedance matching in such Half loop antennas with more than two frequency ranges for Sending and / or receiving signals takes place in the described way by appropriate insertion additional impedances, as shown in Figure 7, Figure 8 and Figure 9 has been described.
- additional impedances can be used. These can be like described in one or more circuit branches of a each resonance circuit of the feed network 10 or in series or be arranged in parallel.
- the antennas according to the preferred embodiments have both in the side view and in the top view tapered profile, which is aerodynamically favorable Has properties.
- Has properties When using two Extension coils whose inductance is asymmetrical distributed, you can see the slope angle of the side profile determine or change the shape of the profile itself. In order to is both a straight ascending and one with a Curvature increasing profile can be realized.
- the antenna is suitable for good aerodynamic properties also as an on-glass antenna, since it is installed at the Upper edge of the front or rear window due to its wedge-shaped Forming forms a smooth transition to the body.
- the area of application of the flat antennas described above is among other things, when sending and receiving signals in the GSM band.
- a rod antenna for radio reception in which another antenna for sending and receiving signals could be integrated in the GSM band, does not exist or stands not available, for example because it is in the form of a Rear window antenna was realized, there is Possibility to separate such a GSM antenna to install.
- Such flat antennas are preferred installed where antennas in the vehicle geometry should be integrated.
- radiation can the occupant with an omnidirectional antenna be minimized if these are in an installation position located on or directly on the vehicle roof.
- the antenna By dimensioning the antenna accordingly these also for vertically polarized transmission or reception electromagnetic waves in other frequency bands, for example in the e-network.
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- Halfloop-Antenne mit einem metallischen Antennenbügel (1), der gegenüber einer als Masse ausgelegten Grundebene (2) angeordnet ist, wobei der Antennenbügel (1) auf der einen Seite (4) mit der Grundebene (2) verbunden ist und auf der anderen Seite (3) die Verbindung zum Antennensignal aufweist, wobei der Antennenbügel (1) eine, insbesondere metallische, Fläche (5) umschließt, deren äußerer Rand (6) eine konvexe Kurve bildet, d.h. nach außen gewölbt ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die vom Antennenbügel umschlossene Fläche (5) zur Grundebene (2) schräg und parallel angeordnet ist.
- Halfloop-Antenne nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die vom Antennenbügel umschlossene Fläche (5) zur Grundebene (2) nach außen gewölbt angeordnet ist.
- Halfloop-Antenne nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Abwicklung des Antennenbügels (1) die Form einer an ihren Enden spitz zulaufenden Ellipse hat.
- Halfloop-Antenne nach einem der vorangegangenen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß an der Antennensignalseite (3) des Antennenbügels (1) eine Induktivität (7) eingefügt wird.
- Halfloop-Antenne nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Verbindung zwischen dem Antennenbügel (1) und der Grundebene (2) durch eine weitere Induktivität (8) erfolgt.
- Halfloop-Antenne nach einem der vorangegangenen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Antenne ein Radom aufweist.
- Halfloop-Antenne nach Anspruch 4 und 6 oder 5 und 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Induktivität (7) bzw. die Induktivitäten (7, 8) als Feder ausgebildet sind, deren Rückstellkraft die vom Antennenbügel (1) umschlossene metallische Fläche (5) oder Teile davon gegen das Radom drückt.
- Halfloop-Antenne nach Anspruch 6 oder 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Radom als Dielektrikum wirkt.
- Halfloop-Antenne nach einem der Ansprüche 6, 7 oder 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die vom metallische Antennenbügel (1) umschlossene metallische Fläche (5) auf der Innenseite des Radoms aufgebracht ist.
- Halfloop-Antenne nach einem der vorangegangenen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die vom Antennenbügel (1) umschlossene Fläche (5) an ihrer Außenseite ein Dielektrikum aufweist.
- Halfloop-Antenne nach einem der vorangegangenen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Halfloop-Antenne als Skelettantenne realisiert ist, wobei die Fläche (5) von einem dünnen metallischen Leiter (9) umgeben ist, der den äußeren Rand (6) der Fläche (5) bildet.
- Halfloop-Antenne nach einem der vorherigen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß zwischen dem Antennenbügel (1) und einem der Antennenanschlüsse (3, 4) ein Speisenetzwerk (10) eingefügt ist, wobei das Speisenetzwerk (10) mindestens eine erste Resonanzschaltung (40; 50) aufweist, die eine Induktivität (15; 16) und eine Kapazität (20; 21) umfaßt.
- Halfloop-Antenne nach Anspruch 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die mindestens eine erste Resonanzschaltung (40) als Parallelresonanzkreis ausgebildet ist.
- Halfloop-Antenne nach Anspruch 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die mindestens eine erste Resonanzschaltung (50) als Serienresonanzkreis ausgebildet ist.
- Halfloop-Antenne nach Anspruch 12, 13 oder 14, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Speisenetzwerk (10) an einen Einspeisepunkt (3) angeschlossen ist.
- Halfloop-Antenne nach einem der Ansprüche 12 bis 15, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Speisenetzwerk (10) mit der Grundebene (2) verbunden ist.
- Halfloop-Antenne nach einem der Ansprüche 12 bis 16, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Speisenetzwerk (10) mindestens eine erste zusätzliche Impedanz (25, 26) umfaßt, die so gewählt ist, daß das Speisenetzwerk (10) auf eine vorgegebene Impedanz am mit dem Speisenetzwerk (10) verbundenen Antennenanschluß (3, 4) angepaßt ist.
- Halfloop-Antenne nach Anspruch 17, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die mindestens eine erste zusätzliche Impedanz (25, 26) in einem Schaltungszweig der mindestens einen ersten Resonanzschaltung (40; 50) oder in Serie oder parallel zur mindestens einen ersten Resonanzschaltung (40; 50) angeordnet ist.
- Halfloop-Antenne nach einem der Ansprüche 12 bis 18, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Speisenetzwerk (10) mehrere Resonanzschaltungen (40, 45, 50, 55) unterschiedlicher Resonanzfrequenz aufweist.
- Halfloop-Antenne nach Anspruch 19, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß zwei Parallelresonanzkreise (40, 45) in Reihe geschaltet sind.
- Halfloop-Antenne nach Anspruch 19 oder 20, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß zwei Serienresonanzkreise (50, 55) parallelgeschaltet sind.
- Halfloop-Antenne nach Anspruch 19, 20 oder 21, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß ein Serienresonanzkreis (50, 55) und ein Parallelresonanzkreis (40, 45) parallel- oder in Serie geschaltet sind.
- Halfloop-Antenne nach einem der Ansprüche 19 bis 22, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß ein Serienresonanzkreis (50, 55) einer Reihenschaltung aus mehreren Parallelresonanzkreisen (40, 45) parallelgeschaltet ist.
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