EP2026473A1 - Antenne avec système de correspondance d'impédance pour véhicules automobiles - Google Patents

Antenne avec système de correspondance d'impédance pour véhicules automobiles Download PDF

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EP2026473A1
EP2026473A1 EP07113394A EP07113394A EP2026473A1 EP 2026473 A1 EP2026473 A1 EP 2026473A1 EP 07113394 A EP07113394 A EP 07113394A EP 07113394 A EP07113394 A EP 07113394A EP 2026473 A1 EP2026473 A1 EP 2026473A1
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Enrique c/o Advanced Automotive Antennas S.L. Martinez Ortigosa
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/27—Adaptation for use in or on movable bodies
    • H01Q1/32—Adaptation for use in or on road or rail vehicles

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  • This invention relates generally to an improved system for connecting an integrated antenna to a car's ground point, which provides a maximum profit in terms of the antenna's dimension and efficiency, getting the best performance between antenna's dimension and antenna's gain.
  • the connection system can also be used when the antenna is connected to a high-frequency device such as an amplifier or a diversity module.
  • connection between the integrated antenna and the ground point in the car has a big impact in the antenna's performance. If the wire of connection follows a long distance close to the chassis of the car, the antenna's efficiency is decreased, and therefore the antenna's reception level is also decreased. The antenna's impedance is also modified increasing the mismatch losses between the antenna and the radio receiver.
  • the Fakra connector used in the present invention is know in the prior-art and is described for instance in the European Patent EP-1.345.290 .
  • the present invention refers to an antenna matching system for motor vehicles which comprises an antenna element, a conductor and a coaxial cable having a feeder conductor within a shielding conductor. Said conductor is connected between the antenna element and a first end of said feeder conductor. A first end of the shielding conductor closer to said first end of the feeder conductor is open, and a second end of the shielding conductor is adapted for its connection to a ground connection point of a vehicle.
  • Said shielding conductor has a connection point at a selected distance from said first end, wherein said connection point is adapted for its connection to a ground connection point of a vehicle.
  • the length of the conductor is selected to provide an inductive effect which substantially cancels the reactance component of the antenna at the band of operation.
  • the inductive effect added at the antenna's impedance could be adjusted to minimize the reactance at the band of operation. This length is adjusted to obtain a null reactance at the center frequency of the band of operation.
  • the length of this coaxial has an inductive effect, useful to compensate (to cancel) the capacitive component of the antenna's reactance.
  • This new form of connection allows to tune the antenna to the designed frequency, independently of the selected ground point in the vehicle. With the present invention a bigger grade of freedom is possible to design the antenna.
  • the antenna assembly of the invention has been represented in figure 1(b) , wherein it can be observed that the system comprises an integrated antenna (A), a wire or conductor (B), a not-shielded coaxial cable (C) and a ground connection (E).
  • A integrated antenna
  • B wire or conductor
  • C not-shielded coaxial cable
  • E ground connection
  • the antenna (A) can be printed on a robust electrical substrate or dielectric support to ensure the correct position and viability of the antenna within a component of the vehicle.
  • the antenna can be printed directly on the glass of the window of a motor vehicle.
  • the integrated antenna is optimized to receive the signals at the correct band, and it is designed to have good efficiency and the adequate impedance to match the antenna to 50 Ohms or the impedance of the band operation at the desired frequency.
  • a simple wire or conductor (B) is connected between the integrated antenna (A) and an end of the feeder conductor (1) of a coaxial cable (C) by means of a coaxial connector (D).
  • the length (length 1) of the conductor (B) is selected to match the antenna to the correct frequency band operation.
  • this conductor (B) can be represented as an inductor (L1) at the input of the antenna, as represented schematically in figure 1(b ).
  • the conductor (B) increase the antenna's efficiency, opposite than if an inductor is connected directly at the antenna's input, because in this situation the antenna's efficiency doesn't change.
  • this stage has an inductive effect at the antenna's input.
  • This inductive effect could be selected adequately to improve the antenna's resonant frequency and bandwidth, therefore, the antenna's gain.
  • the distance of this simple wire (B) it isn't adequately selected then the antenna it isn't optimized at the band operation with the adequately impedance, antenna's efficiency and antenna's gain.
  • the antenna system further comprises a not-shielded coaxial wire (C).
  • coaxials useful for this function are: RG-58, RG-316. They could be designed for 50 , 75 Ohms or the specific impedance of the band operation indistinctly.
  • the shielding conductor is a tubular-shaped conductor and the feeder conductor is axially housed within the shielding conductor, both having similar length.
  • the feeder conductor is spaced-apart a certain distance from the shielding conductor be means of a dielectric sleeve (3).
  • the electrical model of the coaxial cable (C ) is a combination between an inductor (L2) and a capacitor (C ) connected to ground as shown in figure 1(b) .
  • the inductor effect is generated by the conductor (B) and the capacitor is generated by the coupled effect between the feeder conductor (1) and the shielding conductor (2) of the coaxial connected to ground. It could be said that the coaxial cable (C ) is a practical LC designed to optimize the antenna's impedance, therefore its VSWR and gain.
  • the shielding conductor (2) is connected to ground at a second end by means of a ground connection (E), which is the point where the connection to the car's ground is done.
  • a ground connection E
  • a metallic ring it's useful, and it's a correct way to ensure the perfect electrical connection between the ground part of the coaxial and the metallic car's structure.
  • a shielded coaxial is connected which provides the connection between the antenna and the radio's input.
  • the feeder conductor (1) of the coaxial cable (C ) is connected to the conductor (B) by means of a not-shielded coaxial connection (D), which is the point where the wire take a connection with a RF coaxial cable to the ground in the car.
  • D not-shielded coaxial connection
  • a Fakra coaxial connector is used to connect the conductor (B) to the coaxial (C).. Therefore, a not shielded connection has been done because there is a track were the ground of the coaxial isn't directly connected to the car.
  • the advantage of this solution is that you get the reference of the car's ground in this point but you don't have a physical connection with it. In this way you get another conductor which is acting as a parasite element to the feeding line without shielding the second track of the connection's route. This situation it's useful in the way of getting a LC model between the antenna and the car's ground. This LC achieves to optimize the antenna's bandwidth and return losses to improve the quality of the reception at the antenna's output.
  • the conductor (B) is implemented by the same feeder conductor (1) which extends out of the shielding conductor. Obviously, in this embodiment the coaxial connection (D) is not necessary.
  • the end of the shielding conductor closer to the conductor (B) is open, and the second end of the shielding conductor is connected to a ground connection (E).
  • a conventional shielded coaxial cable is used to connect the antenna matching system to a radio's input.
  • the antenna matching system of the invention improve the antenna's bandwidth and efficiency. Additionally, an important saving of cost in SMD electronic components is obtained, because the components of a matching network are implemented by the conductor (B) and the non-shielded coaxial (C).
  • this solution it's useful to optimize the antenna's reception when the antenna is connected to an active system as an amplifier or a diversity module.
  • this sort of connection can avoid the highest inductive effect between the radiant element and the ground point of connection.
  • the antenna is not connected by the unshielded coaxial ( figure 6(b) , the antenna's impedance is in the band of operation, therefore the antenna is optimized for the band of operation and its bandwidth is broader.
  • the length of this coaxial has an inductive effect, useful to compensate (cancel) the capacitive component of the antenna's reactance. Adding the two effects simultaneously it's possible to generate a loop around the desired 50 Ohms in the Smith Chart, therefore, increasing the bandwidth. These effects have been represented in figure 7(b) , and the results of improved bandwidth can be observed in figure 6(a) .
  • the antenna is designed to cover the most important broadcast services:

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ES07113394T ES2352049T3 (es) 2007-07-30 2007-07-30 Sistema de adaptación para la antena para vehículos automóviles.
DE200760010135 DE602007010135D1 (de) 2007-07-30 2007-07-30 Antenne mit Impedanzanpassungssystem für Kraftfahrzeuge
EP20070113394 EP2026473B1 (fr) 2007-07-30 2007-07-30 Antenne avec système de correspondance d'impédance pour véhicules automobiles
PCT/EP2008/059634 WO2009016076A1 (fr) 2007-07-30 2008-07-23 Système d'adaptation d'antenne pour des véhicules à moteur

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EP3787109A4 (fr) * 2018-04-26 2022-01-26 Yokowo Co., Ltd. Circuit d'adaptation et dispositif d'antenne

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US4352107A (en) * 1980-08-22 1982-09-28 Harada Industry Co., Ltd. Matching cable for automobile antennas for receiving FM broadcasts
JPS6298804A (ja) * 1985-10-24 1987-05-08 Harada Kogyo Kk 広帯域極超短波アンテナ
US4975713A (en) * 1988-04-11 1990-12-04 Modublox & Co., Inc. Mobile mesh antenna
EP0817306A2 (fr) * 1996-06-19 1998-01-07 Ford Motor Company Limited Antennes de véhicule
US5982338A (en) * 1997-12-08 1999-11-09 Raytheon Company Rectangular coaxial line to microstrip line matching transition and antenna subarray including the same
EP1345290A1 (fr) 2002-03-13 2003-09-17 Tyco Electronics Corporation Appareil et procédé pour le maintien de câble de connexion électrique
DE20319069U1 (de) * 2003-12-09 2004-04-01 Schäfer, Jürgen Kleine elektrische Loop-Antenne
WO2005027260A2 (fr) * 2003-09-15 2005-03-24 Harada Industry Co., Ltd. Antenne integree a couplage de mise a la terre

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US4352107A (en) * 1980-08-22 1982-09-28 Harada Industry Co., Ltd. Matching cable for automobile antennas for receiving FM broadcasts
JPS6298804A (ja) * 1985-10-24 1987-05-08 Harada Kogyo Kk 広帯域極超短波アンテナ
US4975713A (en) * 1988-04-11 1990-12-04 Modublox & Co., Inc. Mobile mesh antenna
EP0817306A2 (fr) * 1996-06-19 1998-01-07 Ford Motor Company Limited Antennes de véhicule
US5982338A (en) * 1997-12-08 1999-11-09 Raytheon Company Rectangular coaxial line to microstrip line matching transition and antenna subarray including the same
EP1345290A1 (fr) 2002-03-13 2003-09-17 Tyco Electronics Corporation Appareil et procédé pour le maintien de câble de connexion électrique
WO2005027260A2 (fr) * 2003-09-15 2005-03-24 Harada Industry Co., Ltd. Antenne integree a couplage de mise a la terre
DE20319069U1 (de) * 2003-12-09 2004-04-01 Schäfer, Jürgen Kleine elektrische Loop-Antenne

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EP3787109A4 (fr) * 2018-04-26 2022-01-26 Yokowo Co., Ltd. Circuit d'adaptation et dispositif d'antenne
US11355844B2 (en) 2018-04-26 2022-06-07 Yokowo Co., Ltd. Matching circuit and antenna device

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