EP1215754A1 - Leckwellenantenne mit galvanischer Isolation - Google Patents

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EP1215754A1
EP1215754A1 EP01403171A EP01403171A EP1215754A1 EP 1215754 A1 EP1215754 A1 EP 1215754A1 EP 01403171 A EP01403171 A EP 01403171A EP 01403171 A EP01403171 A EP 01403171A EP 1215754 A1 EP1215754 A1 EP 1215754A1
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Frédéric Thales Intellectual Prop. Ngo Bui Hung
Maurice Thales Intellectual Property Elkael
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    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q23/00—Antennas with active circuits or circuit elements integrated within them or attached to them
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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
    • H01Q9/16—Resonant antennas with feed intermediate between the extremities of the antenna, e.g. centre-fed dipole
    • H01Q9/28—Conical, cylindrical, cage, strip, gauze, or like elements having an extended radiating surface; Elements comprising two conical surfaces having collinear axes and adjacent apices and fed by two-conductor transmission lines
    • H01Q9/285—Planar dipole

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  • the present invention relates to an isolated radiating antenna and adapted to transform analog signals into digital signals or vice versa.
  • Figure 2 shows an example of connection diagram according to the prior art from an antenna to a receiver.
  • the signals received by the antenna 1 are transferred to the receiver 3 by a 4 conductor power supply cable which can be of the type bifilar or more usually of coaxial type, such a cable is called commonly in the Anglo-Saxon "feeder" language.
  • a 4 conductor power supply cable which can be of the type bifilar or more usually of coaxial type, such a cable is called commonly in the Anglo-Saxon "feeder" language.
  • parasitic phenomena can appear and disturb the good operation of the reception system, such as, for example, a modification of the antenna's reception capacity, or the introduction an unwanted phase shift on the useful signal to be processed.
  • This last defect is all the more pronounced as the system operates in a wide band of frequencies such as HF (high frequency) reception systems which covers the range from 1.5 M Hz to 30 M Hz, or whatever the system implements small antennas in front of the wavelength, or that the antenna is installed far from the receiver.
  • HF high frequency
  • Figure 3a shows an example of a dipole antenna where the 3 radio receivers are asymmetrical in structure.
  • the entrance a receiver comprises a so-called hot terminal 3a and a cold terminal or mass 3b. It is the same for the power cables or feeder of coaxial type of which a first end 5a of the core is to be connected to the hot terminal 3a and the first end 5b of corresponding shielding is to be connected to earth 3b at one of its ends.
  • a loop antenna shown in Figure 3b shows that the majority of antennas 1, as shown in Figures 3a and 3b rather have a structure symmetrical comprising a pole 1 'and a pole 1 ".
  • the incident electromagnetic wave to be picked up by the antenna will induce a current I g called “sheath current” on the external skin of the coaxial shield, which is added to the current I generated by the antenna itself.
  • the current on the pole 1 "of the antenna 1 is equal to the current I, so that a pole 1 ', the current is equal to the sum of the currents I g and I a .
  • the sheath current I g when the antenna is very far from the receiver, the sheath current I g , even if it is canceled at the level of the antenna by the use of a balun, can be significant in the case of a coaxial cable of significant length having imperfect shielding, for example a flexible coaxial cable whose shielding consists of a metal braid.
  • This current then induces a parasitic electrical voltage between the core and the shield of the coaxial cable, a voltage which is evidently found at the input of the receiver.
  • This parasitic voltage is proportional to the sheath current I g and to the physical length of the coaxial cable.
  • the proportionality coefficient is an intrinsic characteristic of the coaxial cable used and is called "transfer impedance". To overcome this defect, it is necessary to use cables with very low transfer impedance, such as cables with double braid, rigid cables with full shielding which in particular have the disadvantages of being expensive, heavy and restrictive.
  • Figure 4 shows schematically the simple case of two antennas dipoles 1 and I installed one above the other for lack of space lateral. It appears that the cable 4 of the antenna 1 above hides in to some extent the radiation from antenna I below.
  • the object of the invention relates to an antenna making it possible to avoid in particular the aforementioned faults by isolating it from its environment.
  • the idea of the invention consists in particular in providing an antenna with means adapted to transform the analog signals received into signals digital signals or digital signals to be transmitted as analog signals and to have these means in an isolated part of the electromagnetic waves or any disturbing phenomena.
  • the means of transmission signals are chosen to transmit at a sufficient rate dictated by the application, the digital signals generated by the antenna, the object of this invention, to the receiver without using conductor-based links electricity which could disturb the functioning of the antenna, at least essential links between the antenna and a receiver.
  • the subject of the invention is an antenna with radiating structure with two poles characterized in that it comprises at least one device adapted to transform analog signals, respectively digital, in digital, respectively analog signals, said device being arranged in a part of the antenna isolated from waves, or phenomena, electromagnetic.
  • the conversion device comprises, for example, an amplifier and impedance adapter stage adapted to antenna and analog-to-digital converter.
  • the conversion device may include a power stage and a digital converter analog.
  • the antenna includes, for example, a transmission device data integrated in the isolated part, this device can be a electrical-converter in connection with an insulating optical fiber and transparent to electromagnetic waves.
  • the subject of the invention is also a transmission or transmission system. reception of signals comprising one or more antennas according to one of the above mentioned characteristics, each antenna being connected by means of transmission that do not conduct electricity to at least one receiver.
  • the antenna comprising one of the above characteristics is used for example in radio systems operating in the HF frequency band varying from 1.5 to 30 M Hz.
  • the following description given by way of illustration and in no way limitative relates to a possible embodiment of the antenna according to the invention using usual elementary antennas mentioned above, namely the dipole or the frame. These antennas can be used as a transmitter or a receiver.
  • FIG. 5 represents a dipole antenna according to the invention. She includes a conductive part 102 placed for example near the pole 1 "and a part 101 capturing the signals received by the antenna.
  • the conductive part 102 is hollowed out in order to receive a device 200 designated by the term "digitizer", which is suitable for transform the analog signals received by antenna 1 into signals digital.
  • Digital signals can be in a form digital capable of being transmitted by an optical fiber 301 to a receiver not shown in the figure. More generally, the shape taken by digital signals is adapted to the transmission medium used up to the receiver.
  • the conductive part 102 is preferably made of high-strength metal electrical conductivity, and constitutes an electromagnetic shielding for the digitizer 200, while being part of the antenna capturing structure.
  • the digitizer 200 is, for example, essentially composed a stage 201 amplifier and impedance adapter, a converter-analog digital 202 (CAN) which transforms signals analog delivered by the amplifier stage 201 in digital signals and a data transmission device 203.
  • the device data transmission 203 is for example an electrical-optical converter for transmitting digital information over a fiber optics 301 to a receiver that can be distant by several kilometers from the antenna.
  • stage 201 is known to the skilled person and will not be detailed in the description.
  • Floor 201 is made so that its input characteristics are adapted to the type of antenna 1 used and that its output characteristics are compatible with the requirements of the CAN used.
  • the analog to digital converter 202 and for the transmission device 203 which is equipped with circuits suitable interfaces, for example, a parallel-serial interface for adapt to the output of CAN 202 if the latter has a parallel output, or all other element necessary for operation.
  • suitable interfaces for example, a parallel-serial interface for adapt to the output of CAN 202 if the latter has a parallel output, or all other element necessary for operation.
  • the transmission device 203 can, in another example of realization, be placed outside the conductive part, at a distance close enough to avoid disturbance problems resulting from the electrically conductive connecting element.
  • the signals received by antenna 1 are applied to both input terminals of stage 201.
  • One of the two inputs is connected to the pole 1 'of the antenna 1 by an electrical connecting wire 11, this wire passing through the element 102 by a hole 100 of small dimension so as not to disturb the effect shielding the second terminal is connected to the 1 "pole by an electric wire Liaison 10.
  • the electrical energy required to operate the digitizer 200 is supplied by an energy source 204 which can be a battery, a battery rechargeable or preferably a photovoltaic cell powered by the light energy of a laser (not shown here for the clarity of the description) provided by an optical fiber 300.
  • An electric cable 12 distributes the energy delivered by the source 204 to the different components of digitizer 200.
  • the zero potential is referenced to that of the shielding element 102 by connecting the ground of the source 204 to this the latter via the electrical connection 13.
  • the clock pulses necessary for the operation of CAN 202 and the optical-optical converter 203 can be generated internally in digitizer 200, but preferably they can be brought by fiber optic 302 from a single remote clock to ensure of perfect synchronism between several antennas of the same system of radiocommunication.
  • FIG. 6 represents an alternative embodiment of the invention applied to a loop antenna comprising elements identical to those used to describe the dipole antenna in Figure 5. The difference is mainly in the arrangement of the two poles 1 'and 1' 'of the antenna. To understand the structure and operation of such an antenna, the reader can refer to the description of figure 5.
  • Figure 7 shows schematically an antenna structure used as transmitter.
  • the antenna 1 comprises a transmitting part 401 and a part electrically conductive 402.
  • the device for converting digital signals received by the antenna is referenced 500 in the figure and includes a transmission chain composed for example of a converter digital-analog 502 or DAC and a power amplifier 501.
  • the antenna also comprises, a data transmission device 203, a device 204 supplying the energy necessary for the operation of the assembly, as well as the links, such as optical fibers, 300, 301 and 302 for bringing digital signals to the antenna or power the energy supply device 204.
  • These elements carry identical references to those given in Figures 5 and 6.
  • the digital information to be transmitted is brought to the antenna using fiber optics 301 for example and are received by the transmission device 203.
  • the signals are then transformed into analog signals by the DAC 502 before being amplified by the amplifier power 501.
  • the amplified analog signals are then transmitted to the transmitting part 401 of the antenna.
  • the conductive part 402 has similar characteristics to those of the conductive part 102 of FIG. 5, and constitutes a shielding electromagnetic for the signal conversion device 500.
  • the transmitting antenna is a loop antenna, not shown.
  • the optical fibers used for transmit or bring the signals to or to the antenna can be replaced by any other means capable of transmitting the information digital data obtained with a sufficient speed set by the desired application, such as the infrared beam, microwave beam.
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