EP2093829A1 - Antenne avec dispositif de nivellement et procédé associé - Google Patents

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EP2093829A1
EP2093829A1 EP08003205A EP08003205A EP2093829A1 EP 2093829 A1 EP2093829 A1 EP 2093829A1 EP 08003205 A EP08003205 A EP 08003205A EP 08003205 A EP08003205 A EP 08003205A EP 2093829 A1 EP2093829 A1 EP 2093829A1
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antenna
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telecommunication system
horizontal orientation
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/12—Supports; Mounting means
    • H01Q1/125—Means for positioning

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  • the invention concerns an antenna for a telecommunication system.
  • Mobile communication systems as for example cellular telecommunication systems (e.g. 2G, 3G, LTE etc. known in detail from www.etsi.org specifications which are herewith incorporated by reference) use base stations to communicate over an air interface with a handset.
  • State-of-the-art base stations are made out of standard building blocks that are connected through standard interfaces (for example flexi-base stations from Nokia Siemens Networks).
  • Such a base station can be installed by field technicians without the usage of complex equipment and installation procedures.
  • the directional antennas of a base station need to be connected to certain BTS (Base Transceiver Station) connectors to support the correct sectors.
  • BTS Base Transceiver Station
  • the direction of antennas in the ports through which they are connected are usually predefined in installation instructions and considered by installation technicians as part of the installation process of antennas and ports.
  • this process is quite error-prone, resulting in additional site visits and efforts to identify the correct antenna orientation and cables etc.
  • an antenna for a telecommunication system characterized in that it comprises a sensor for detecting its horizontal orientation.
  • the invention allows to identify the horizontal orientation of the antenna, e.g. during an installation process.
  • Modifications of the invention may include the following:
  • the sensor of the antenna is a magnetic sensor for detecting the horizontal orientation in the earth magnetic field, especially a hall sensor.
  • the senor is in the antenna head of the antenna.
  • the sensor detects its horizontal orientation with an accuracy of at least 45° to allow sufficient identification of its horizontal orientation.
  • the direction information representing the measured horizontal orientation is readable to a BTS control processor and used during installation process of the antenna.
  • the direction information is preferably used for setup of a BTS controller.
  • the telecommunication system is advantageously a cellular telecommunication system, as for example a 2G, 3G or LTE communication system etc. Alternatively, it can be a WLAN telecommunication system.
  • Fig. 1 very schematically shows a mobile telecommunication system with a mobile handset 1 communicating over an air interface 2 via the antenna 3 of a BTS system with switching or routing elements 4 communicating via an antenna 5 with a further handset 6 of a telecommunication system.
  • cellular telecommunication systems and antennas are known to one skilled in the art from e.g. www.etsi.org specifications.
  • Antennas are used in cellular mobile telecommunication systems to send/receive data over an air interface from/ to a cellular mobile handset (mobile handsets are e.g. available from Nokia Inc. at www.nokia.com).
  • Data can e.g. be voice data for voice communication or other data for e.g. surfing in the internet.
  • the module provides data representing its horizontal orientation (and eventually also an identification of itself or the antenna or the site) to a base station transceiver system BTS 8 control processor 9 which can use the data to identify the horizontal orientation of the antenna (and if identification data is sent also to identify an antenna during an installation process which can for example be an automatic auto-commissioning process).
  • the sensor preferably is a magnetic sensor which in a very simple case can be a hall generator. (Alternatively other sensors for identifying the orientation of the antenna can be used, e.g. all kinds of compass systems etc.)

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CN110186430A (zh) * 2019-06-10 2019-08-30 南京铁道职业技术学院 针对板状天线的机械下倾角的测量方法

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US5870059A (en) * 1997-01-15 1999-02-09 Mci Worldcom, Inc. Antenna mast with level indicating means
US20020005816A1 (en) * 2000-07-17 2002-01-17 Carroll Ginther Satellite dish antenna alignment device
EP1519148A1 (fr) * 2002-07-01 2005-03-30 Asahi Kasei EMD Corporation Dispositif et procede de mesure d'azimuts
EP1628114A1 (fr) * 2004-05-17 2006-02-22 Aichi Steel Corporation Capteur miniature de détection d'attitude et téléphone cellulaire ayant celui-ci
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KANG I-S ET AL: "DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF A MICRO ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS-BASED ELECTROLYTIC TILT SENSOR", JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, JAPAN SOCIETY OF APPLIED PHYSICS, TOKYO, JP, vol. 45, no. 6B, June 2006 (2006-06-01), pages 5626 - 5630, XP001502466, ISSN: 0021-4922 *

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CN110186430A (zh) * 2019-06-10 2019-08-30 南京铁道职业技术学院 针对板状天线的机械下倾角的测量方法

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