EP1418644A1 - Planare Antenne - Google Patents

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EP1418644A1
EP1418644A1 EP02256580A EP02256580A EP1418644A1 EP 1418644 A1 EP1418644 A1 EP 1418644A1 EP 02256580 A EP02256580 A EP 02256580A EP 02256580 A EP02256580 A EP 02256580A EP 1418644 A1 EP1418644 A1 EP 1418644A1
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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
    • H01Q9/0407—Substantially flat resonant element parallel to ground plane, e.g. patch antenna
    • H01Q9/0421—Substantially flat resonant element parallel to ground plane, e.g. patch antenna with a shorting wall or a shorting pin at one end of the element
    • 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
    • H01Q1/242—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM specially adapted for hand-held use
    • H01Q1/243—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM specially adapted for hand-held use with built-in antennas
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q5/00—Arrangements for simultaneous operation of antennas on two or more different wavebands, e.g. dual-band or multi-band arrangements
    • H01Q5/30—Arrangements for providing operation on different wavebands
    • H01Q5/307—Individual or coupled radiating elements, each element being fed in an unspecified way
    • H01Q5/342—Individual or coupled radiating elements, each element being fed in an unspecified way for different propagation modes
    • H01Q5/357—Individual or coupled radiating elements, each element being fed in an unspecified way for different propagation modes using a single feed point
    • H01Q5/364—Creating multiple current paths
    • H01Q5/371—Branching current paths

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  • the present invention relates to a planar antenna.
  • a planar antenna In particular, but not exclusively, it relates to an antenna having broad or multiband performance for mobile (wireless) communication devices, such as PIFAs (Planar Invented-F Antennas) or the like.
  • PIFAs Planar Invented-F Antennas
  • Most conventional mobile wireless communication devices employ either external antennas such as helical wound types or retractable antenna, or internal antennas which have planar structures with a ground plane, a signal plane and a dielectric substrate, eg. air, therebetween.
  • external antennas such as helical wound types or retractable antenna
  • internal antennas which have planar structures with a ground plane, a signal plane and a dielectric substrate, eg. air, therebetween.
  • Planar structures are commonly known as Planar Inverted-F Antennas or PIFAs. These well known antennas comprise resonating structure or structures on the signal plane with an electrical grounding point and feed point. The grounding point is made by an electrical connection to the ground plane.
  • EP1096602, EP1094545 and EP1083624 examples of known PIFAs are disclosed by EP1096602, EP1094545 and EP1083624, for example.
  • the grounding point may be a distance from the feed point and joined by an electrical structure or "matching bridge".
  • Matching bridge By adjusting the length of the "matching bridge” on the signal plane, the input impedance of the antenna can be changed.
  • the “matching bridge” occupies an area of the signal plane and hence contributes to the overall physical volume of the antenna.
  • the physical volume, namely the height, width and length, of a PIFA antenna have a major influence on electrical performance aspects such as efficiency and bandwidth.
  • a larger physical volume can generally offer improved electrical performance but normally there is requirement to minimise the physical volume to meet other product requirements.
  • the object of the present invention is to minimise the physical volume of a planar antenna such as a multiband PIFA antenna while maintaining its electrical performance.
  • connection structure within the dielectric between the signal plane and ground plane.
  • the connection structure is connected to the RF feed point. This eliminates the matching bridge, reducing the area of the signal plane and thus reducing the volume of the antenna.
  • the connection structure of the present invention therefore achieves the reduction in physical volume while maintaining (or improving) the electrical performance of the antenna.
  • the antenna also enables easy adjustment of frequency tuning with minimum effect on bandwidth.
  • connection structure of the present invention enables it to be located on a printed circuit board.
  • the connection structure can also form the RF feed point connection path.
  • the bandwidth in each frequency band can easily be adjusted by altering the point at which the ground connection path joins the feed connection path.
  • the impedance in each frequency band can be easily be adjusted by simply moving the position of the feed point while avoiding the need for other changes to the signal plane.
  • connection structure of the present invention also allows fine adjustment of the bandwidth in each frequency band by merely adjusting the width and length of the connection structure.
  • the multiband requirements for two broadband resonances can be realised by a simple resonating structure consisting of two branch arms on the signal plane separated by a single slot.
  • the planar antenna 100 comprises a signal plane 102, a ground plane 104 and a dielectric substrate 106 therebetween.
  • the dielectric substrate comprises air and the signal plane 102 and ground plane 104 are planar conductive sheets which are substantially parallel and spaced apart at a predetermined distance in order to obtain the desired performance of the antenna.
  • the signal plane 102 comprises two branches 108, 110 separated by a single slot 112 to give the multiband characteristics, in this case dual band, required for the antenna. Although only two branches are illustrated here, it can be appreciated that any number of branches can be realised depending on the multiband requirements.
  • the antenna further comprises a connection structure 114 which consists of a feed point 116, a RF feed connection 118, a feed connection path 120, a ground connection path 122 and a ground connection point 124.
  • the feed point 116 is the point at which the connection structure 114 connects to a branch 108 of the signal plane 102.
  • the RF feed connection 118 is the point at which the RF input is provided to the antenna and is located on a portion 125 of the ground plane 104.
  • the feed connection path 120 is the path which extends between the feed point 116 and the RF feed connection 118.
  • the connection of the feed point 116 to the branch 108 of the signal plane 102 is made on the underside surface of the signal plane 102 within the dielectric 106 and the portion 125 of the ground plane 104 is provided on the upper surface of the ground plane 104 also within the dielectric 106.
  • ground connection path 122 is connected at a connection point 126 on the feed connection path 120.
  • the other end of the ground connection path 122 is connected to the ground connection point 124.
  • the ground connection path 122 comprises an elongated conductive strip which is integral with the feed connection path 120.
  • the ground connection path 122 of the preferred embodiment extends generally parallel to the plane of the ground plane 104.
  • the connection point 126 and the ground connection point 124 being at a predetermined distance apart.
  • the ground connection point 124 is provided by extending the ground connection path 122 downward toward the ground plane 104, bending the ground connection path 122 such that a portion of the ground connection path 122 contacts the ground plane 104 providing a secure attachment area to the ground plane 104.
  • connection structure 114 within the dielectric of the antenna reduces the volume occupied by the antenna by approximately 12%.
  • the volume occupied by the antenna 200 is further reduced by reducing the surface area of the signal plane 202, by providing a portion 228 of the signal plane 202 within the dielectric 206 of the antenna 200.
  • the planar antenna 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention comprises a signal plane 202, a ground plane 204 and a dielectric substrate 206 therebetween.
  • the dielectric substrate 206 comprises air and the signal plane 202 and ground plane 204 are planar conductive sheets which are substantially parallel and spaced apart at a predetermined distance to obtain the desired performance of the antenna.
  • the signal plane 202 comprises two branches 208, 210 separated by a single slot 212 to give the multiband characteristics, in this case dual band, required for the antenna 200.
  • the antenna 200 further comprises a connection structure 214 which consists of a feed point 216, a RF feed connection 218, a feed connection path 220, a ground connection path 222 and a ground connection point 224.
  • the feed point 216 is the point at which the connection structure 214 connects the portion 228 of the first branch 208 of the signal plane 202. In the preferred embodiment, the feed point 216 is on the edge of the portion 228 of the first branch 208 which is located within the dielectric 206.
  • the RF feed connection 218 is the point at which the RF input is provided to the antenna 200 and is located on a portion 225 of the ground plane 204.
  • the feed connection path 220 is the path which extends between the feed point 216 and the RF feed connection 218.
  • the portion 225 of the ground plane 204 is provided on the upper surface of the ground plane 204 within the dielectric 206.
  • ground connection path 222 One end of the ground connection path 222 is connected at a connection point 226 on the feed connection path 220.
  • the connection point 226 is in the proximity of the RF feed connection 218.
  • the other end of the ground connection path 222 is connected to the ground connection point 224.
  • the ground connection path 222 comprises an elongated conductive strip which is integral with the feed connection path 220.
  • the ground connection path 222 of the preferred embodiment extends generally parallel to the plane of the ground plane 204.
  • the connection point 226 and the ground connection point 224 being at a predetermined distance apart.
  • the ground connection point 224 is provided by extending the ground connection path 222 downward toward the ground plane 204, bending the ground connection path 222 such that a portion of the ground connection path 222 contacts the ground plane 204 providing a secure attachment area to the ground plane 204.
  • the volume of the antenna 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention reduces the volume occupied by a standard antenna by approximately 25%.
  • the portion 228 of the signal plane 202 is located within the dielectric 206 by bending the signal plane 202 such that the portion 228 of the signal plane 202 extends downwards in a direction approximately perpendicular to the plane of the signal plane 202 toward the ground plane 204.
  • the ground connection path 122 can be realised in the form of a printed copper track on the top surface of the ground plane. This reduces the number of connection points between the signal plane and ground plane without loss in performance.
  • Fig. 3a The S11 bandwidth characteristics of a standard planar antenna similar in construction to that described above and illustrated in Fig. 1 except that the electrical structure or "matching bridge" is of a conventional construction is shown in Fig. 3a.
  • the bandwidth characteristics of a planar antenna corresponding to that of the first embodiment shown in Fig. 1 is shown in Fig. 3b.
  • the bandwidth characteristics of a planar antenna corresponding to that of the second embodiment shown in Fig. 1 is shown in Fig. 3c.
  • the antennas used to achieve the results in Figs. 3a to 3c were manufactured utilising a PCB (ground plane) having approximate dimensions of 116 mm by 40 mm.
  • the signal plane of the antenna according to the first embodiment, which produced the results shown in Fig. 3b, comprised a signal plane having approximate dimensions of 32 mm by 15mm at a height of 9 mm above the ground plane, the dielectric being air.
  • the signal plane of the antenna according to the second embodiment, which produced the results shown in Fig. 3c, comprised a signal plane having approximate dimensions of 32 mm by 13mm at a height of 9 mm above the ground plane, the dielectric being air.
  • Table I below lists the frequencies at the -5dB points 301, 302, 303 and 304 as show in Figs. 3a to 3c Point taken from graphs shown in Figs. 3a to 3c
  • Frequency of standard antenna (Fig. 3a) Frequency of antenna according to the first embodiment (Fig. 3b) Frequency of antenna according to the second embodiment (Fig 3c) 301 840 MHz 840 MHz 840 MHz 302 950 MHz 960 MHz 970 MHz 303 1.7 GHZ 1.7 GHZ 1.7 GHz 304 2.0 GHz 2.1 GHz 2.1 GHz
  • the performance of the antenna according to the preferred embodiments above is comparable with a better bandwidth performance to that of a standard antenna whilst significantly reducing the volume occupied by the antenna of the preferred embodiments to that occupied by a planar antenna of standard construction.
  • Figures 4a to 4h and figures 5a to 5h are Smith charts and the corresponding VSWR plots of the S 11 bandwidth for a variety of antennas constructed according to the antenna of the first embodiment shown in Fig. 1.
  • the signal plane of the antenna used to produce these results is a quad band antenna.
  • a schematic representation of the connection structure 114 of the antenna used to generate these Smith charts and VSWR plots is shown in Fig. 6.
  • the connection structure has a length 1 which corresponds to the distance between the RF feed connection 118 and the ground point 124, a height h which corresponds to the height h of the ground connection path 122 above the ground plane and width w corresponds to the width of the ground connection path 122.
  • Figures 4a and 5a are the Smith charts and corresponding VSWR plots for input impedance of the antenna over the frequency range 850 to 1150 MHz.
  • a comparison was made of variation in the height, h, of the ground connection path 122 above the ground plane.
  • the plot 401 is that produced for a height, h of 1.0 mm.
  • the plot 402 is that produced for a height, h of 2.0 mm.
  • the plot 403 is that produced for a height, h of 3.0 mm.
  • Figures 4b and 5b are the Smith chart and corresponding VSWR plots for S11 response of the antenna over the frequency range 1900 to 2400 MHz. Again, a comparison was made of variation in the height, h, of the ground connection path 122 above the ground plane.
  • the plot 404 is that produced for a height, h of 1.0 mm.
  • the plot 405 is that produced for a height, h of 2.0 mm
  • the plot 406 is that produced for a height, h of 3.0 mm.
  • Figures 4c and 5c are the Smith charts and corresponding VSWR plots for input impedance of the antenna over the frequency range 850 to 1150 MHz. A comparison was made of variation in the width, w, of the ground connection path 122.
  • the plot 407 is that produced for a width, w of 2.2 mm.
  • the plot 408 is that produced for a width, w of 1.6 mm.
  • the plot 409 is that produced for a width, w of 1.0 mm.
  • Figures 4d and 5d are the Smith chart and corresponding VSWR plots for input impedance of the antenna over the frequency range 1900 to 2400 MHz. Again, a comparison was made of variation in the width, w, of the ground connection path 122.
  • the plot 410 is that produced for a width, w of 2.2 mm.
  • the plot 411 is that produced for a width, w of 1.6 mm.
  • the plot 412 is that produced for a width, w of 1.0 mm.
  • Figures 4e and 5e are the Smith charts and corresponding VSWR plots for input impedance of the antenna over the frequency range 850 to 1150 MHz. A comparison was made of variation in the length, 1, of the ground connection path 122.
  • the plot 412 is that produced for a length, 1 of 18.5 mm.
  • the plot 413 is that produced for a length, 1 of 19.5 mm.
  • the plot 414 is that produced for a length, 1 of 20.5 mm.
  • the plot 415 is that produced for a length, 1 of 21.5 mm.
  • Figures 4f and 5f are the Smith chart and corresponding VSWR plots for input impedance of the antenna over the frequency range 1900 to 2400 MHz. Again, a comparison was made of variation in the length, 1, of the ground connection path 122.
  • the plot 416 is that produced for a length, 1 of 18.5 mm.
  • the plot 417 is that produced for a length, 1 of 19.5 mm.
  • the plot 418 is that produced for a length, 1 of 20.5 mm.
  • the plot 419 is that produced for a length, 1 of 21.5 mm.
  • Figures 4a to 4f and Figures 5a to 5f illustrate the variations that can be made to the characteristics of the antenna by mere adjustments of the height, width and length of the connection structure and also by adjustment of the size of the ground plane.

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