EP2259379B1 - Gruppenantenne - Google Patents

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EP2259379B1
EP2259379B1 EP10163719.7A EP10163719A EP2259379B1 EP 2259379 B1 EP2259379 B1 EP 2259379B1 EP 10163719 A EP10163719 A EP 10163719A EP 2259379 B1 EP2259379 B1 EP 2259379B1
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Fergal Lawlor
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q3/00—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system
    • H01Q3/26—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture
    • H01Q3/30—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture varying the relative phase between the radiating elements of an array
    • H01Q3/32—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture varying the relative phase between the radiating elements of an array by mechanical means
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01P—WAVEGUIDES; RESONATORS, LINES, OR OTHER DEVICES OF THE WAVEGUIDE TYPE
    • H01P1/00—Auxiliary devices
    • H01P1/18—Phase-shifters
    • H01P1/184—Strip line phase-shifters
    • 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
    • H01Q1/246—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM specially adapted for base stations

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  • This invention relates to a phased array comprising a plurality of phase shifters.
  • An antenna is comprised of one or more radiators which, in conjunction with one another, emit a radiation pattern which typically is comprised of a main beam and a plurality of side lobes.
  • the main beam and associated side lobes are emitted in duplicate from either side of an antenna.
  • the vast majority of the power of the transmission signal is contained in the main beams and therefore it is of high importance that these main beams are directed towards the coverage area designated for that antenna.
  • Variable tilt antennas are useful for deployment in areas which have undulating terrain comprised of valleys, hillsides and/or natural or man-made obstacles for example.
  • the main beam emitted from the antenna can be tilted so that appropriate coverage can be provided down into the valley, up over the hillside and/or around the obstacle.
  • the main beam in the radiation patterns can also be tilted away from certain geographical areas so as to avoid causing cross-interference with other radiation patterns emitted from nearby antennas, for example in adjacent cells of a cellular network.
  • VRP vertical radiation pattern
  • Antennas may be physically tilted in order to adjust the direction of the main beam into a desired region.
  • manually tiltable antennas are expensive to construct as additional framework components and moving mechanical parts are required in order to permit the radiators which form the antenna to be tilted and moved into the correct positions so as to tilt the radiation pattern emitted from the antenna.
  • the associated maintenance costs are relatively high as the framework comprises moving parts which need to be machined to accurate tolerances and are more complicated to maintain and replace than static component parts.
  • the tilting of the manually tiltable antenna may require on site presence of an engineer which is costly to provide.
  • the actual tilting of the manually operable antenna is time consuming, and, even if the manually tiltable antenna only needs to be adjusted during an initial set up stage, it will still be time consuming as various measurements of the radiation pattern emitted from the tilted antenna will need to be taken to ensure that the antenna has been manually tilted to the optimum angle.
  • a further disadvantage with manually tilted antennas is whilst that the direction of the main beam emitted from one side of the antenna will be correctly tilted towards the appropriate area, the main beam emitted from the opposing side of the antenna will be tilted in an opposite manner which may be an inefficient use of antenna power.
  • the main beam can only be directed downward on one side of the hilltop and the main beam emitted on the opposite side of the antenna will be angled skyward which is a waste of transmission power.
  • the main beam whose direction of emission is not controlled and actively adjusted may cause unwanted cross-interference with signals in neighbouring cells of a cellular network.
  • phase shifting are applied to one or more of the component signals by delaying the components signals relative to one another and thus causing a phase shift to be imposed on one or more of the component signals. Delaying of the component signals relative to one another is achieved by varying the length of conducting path that each component signal must flow along relative to each other component signal, before reaching an associated, corresponding radiator in the antenna.
  • the conductive paths which the component signals flow along are typically formed by overlapping separate moveable printed conductive tracks so as to create a conductive path of variable length.
  • the printed tracks are usually on printed circuit boards (PCBs).
  • the conductive paths are extended or shortened by the movement of one track relative to the other track, which is to say the movement of one PCB relative to another PCB.
  • the overlapping tracks remain in electrical communication throughout; however, the amount of overlap between the tracks is varied in order to vary the overall operative length of the conductive path.
  • a mobile radioelectric coupling means comprising a first and second arm formed in a substantially U-shaped coupling circuit connects the input and output transmission lines to form an electric path.
  • the electric path has a variation range between a first position defining a minimal electric path and a second position defining a maximal electric path.
  • the U-shaped coupling circuit moves in a trombone like fashion to extend or decrease the overall path length from the input transmission line to the output transmission line on the PCBs.
  • phase shifters which are used in the variable tilt antenna currently available.
  • a further disadvantage with the sliding trombone arrangement is that a relatively large amount of circuit board space is required to implement the arrangement.
  • the primary PCB which comprises the unconnected tracks
  • the secondary PCB which comprises the coupling track
  • an area on the primary PCB must be left free to allow the secondary PCB to slid into and away from this space, thus accommodating the sliding movement of the PCBs relative to one another.
  • space is at a premium, and in order to be as cost effective as possible, the PCBs should be as compact as possible.
  • the sliding trombone arrangement is expensive to implement as a result of the need for larger PCBs to be used.
  • the present invention aims at providing an alternative phased array.
  • the present invention is directed a phased array according to claim 1. Further more specific embodiments are defined in the dependent claims.
  • variable phase shifter 100 comprises a primary printed circuit board (PCB) 102 and a secondary PCB 104.
  • the secondary PCB 104 is rotatably mounted on the primary PCB 102, as indicated by construction line 103, and is held in position by a central pivot pin 126.
  • the central pivot pin 126 extends through a central hole 110 on the primary PCB 102 and a central hole 120 on the secondary PCB 104 respectively.
  • a central pivot pin cap 127 is connected atop the central pivot pin 126 and the central pivot pin cap 127 ensures that a sufficient amount of pressure is maintained between the primary PCB 102 and the secondary PCB 104.
  • the primary PCB 102 comprises a pair of arcuate co-centric unconnected double tracks 106, 108 printed on a topside of the primary PCB 102.
  • the secondary PCB 104 comprises a pair of arcuate co-centric double tracks 116, 118 printed on the underside of the secondary PCB 104.
  • Each arcuate co-centric double track 116, 118 comprises an outer arcuate track 105 and an inner arcuate track 107 connected by a radially extending link track 109 between neighbouring ends of the arcuate inner and outer tracks 105, 107.
  • the secondary PCB 104 further comprises guide slots 122, 124.
  • Lug stops 128, 130 extend through holes 112, 114 in the primary PCB 102 and protrude through the guide slots 122, 124 respectively.
  • the lug stops 128, 130 restrict the rotation of the secondary PCB 104 about the central pivot pin 126 relative to the primary PCB 102.
  • Lug caps 129, 131 are connected atop the lug stops 128, 130.
  • the lug caps 129, 131 ensure that a sufficient amount of pressure is maintained between the primary PCB 102 and the secondary PCB 104. A consistent and constant conductive coupling between the tracks 106, 108, 116, 118 on the primary PCB 102 and the secondary PCB 104 may be thus achieved.
  • the primary PCB 102 is formed on a substrate 200 that is substantially flat.
  • the secondary PCB 104 is substantially circular in form however, it will be appreciated that the secondary PCB 104 does not need to be circular in order for the present invention to be carried out.
  • the arcuate co-centric unconnected double tracks 106, 108 on the primary PCB 102 overlap with the arcuate co-centric tracks 116, 118 on the secondary PCB 104 respectively to form a pair of continuous conductive paths, the lengths of which are extended or shortened simultaneously by rotating the secondary PCB 104 relative to the primary PCB 102.
  • the conductive paths formed by the tracks 106, 108, 116, 118 may be used for a pair of orthogonal polarised antenna component signals.
  • the central pivot pin cap 127 and the lug caps 129, 131 ensure that a sufficient amount of pressure is maintained between the primary PCB 102 and the secondary PCB 104 so that the continuous conductive paths which are created by the arcuate co-centric unconnected double tracks 106, 108 on the primary PCB 102 overlapping with the arcuate co-centric tracks 116, 118 on the secondary PCB 104.
  • phase array 400 is formed on a primary PCB substrate 402 upon which is printed a plurality of pairs of opposing arcuate co-centric unconnected double tracks 404A-404H. Each pair of opposing arcuate co-centric unconnected double tracks 404A-404H is associated with a corresponding secondary PCB 104A-104H to form a phase shifter respectively.
  • the nine elements are used for nine antenna component signals and the nine component signals are sent to nine corresponding radiators (not shown) on an antenna. These radiators may be simple dipoles or patch arrays. Eight of the nine component signals are phase shifted by phase shifters according to the present invention.
  • the phase shifters may have arcuate tracks 404A-404H of varying arc sizes which will give rise to different amounts of phase shift.
  • a relatively small secondary PCB 104D having arcuate tracks with a relatively restricted arc having a small "diameter” will not extend a conductive path as much as a larger secondary PCB 104A having arcuate tracks with a larger arc length and hence a wider "diameter", when both secondary PCBs 104A, 104D are rotated by the same angular displacement.
  • each secondary PCB 104A-104H comprises a radially outwardly projecting arm 502 which is rotatably connected to a sliding arm 504.
  • the secondary PCBs 104A-104H rotate, as indicated by reference arrows A, as the sliding arm 504 slides back and forth, as indicated by reference arrow B, in response to an actuator 506.
  • the sliding arm 504 comprises guide slots 508 through which guide pins 510 protrude. These guide slots 508 and guide pins 510 direct and restrict the sliding motion of the sliding arm 504 to one dimension as indicated by reference arrow B.
  • guide slots 508 and the guide pins 510 may be preferably used in replacement of the guide slots 122, 124 and the lug stops 128, 130 to restrict the rotational movement of the secondary PCBs 104A-104H about their central pivot pins 126 relative to the primary PCB substrate 402 although it will be appreciated that they may be used in conjunction with one another.
  • Guide pin caps (not shown) are also provide in a similar capacity as the central pivot pin cap 127 and the lug caps 129, 131.
  • Each radially outwardly projecting arm 502 comprises an elongated slot 514.
  • a lug 512 projects upwardly (out of the page) from the sliding arm 504 and extends through the elongated slot 514. The distance of the lug 512 from the central pivot pin of each phase shifter when the phase shifters are in the neutral position as shown in Figs. 5(a) and 5(b) will determine the angle of rotation imparted to the phase shifters by the movement of the sliding arm 504. This is explained in greater detail below.
  • phase shifters of the array 500 are shown.
  • the lugs 512 for both phase shifters 100 are positioned at the same distance along the outwardly projecting arm 502 from the centre pivot point 604 of each secondary PCB 104.
  • both phase shifters will be rotated by the same angular displacement when the sliding arm 504 is moved back and forth, as can be seen in Fig. 6(b) .
  • both phase shifters comprise arcuate conductive paths of differing arc lengths (i.e. differing "diameters")
  • the conductive paths on both phase shifters will not be extended by the same distance as a result of the same angular displacement.
  • the component signals on the conductive paths of the phase shifters will be phase shifted by different degrees in this example.
  • Figs. 7(a) and 7(b) the two phase shifters of a second embodiment of an array 700 according to a further embodiment are shown. Both phase shifters are of the same diameter.
  • the lugs 512 for both phase shifters are positioned at different distances along the outwardly projecting arm 502 from the centre pivot point 604 of each secondary PCB 104.
  • the phase shifter on the left side of the array 700 has its lug 512 positioned at a point along the outwardly projecting arm 502 which is further away from the centre pivot point 604 of the associated secondary PCB 104 when compared to the position of the lug 512 for the phase shifter on the right side of the array 700.
  • both phase shifters will be rotated by different angular displacements, ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 2 , as can be seen in Fig. 7(b) .
  • both phase shifters comprise arcuate conductive paths of the same arc length (i.e. the same "diameter"), but as the phase shifters are rotated by differing degrees, the conductive paths on both phase shifters will be extended by different distances. Thus, the component signals on the conductive paths of both of the phase shifters will still be phase shifted by different amounts.
  • the circumference of the mean circle between the double tracks on the PCB is therefore approximately 176mm (2. ⁇ .r).
  • a 1mm amount of movement is equivalent to a 4.1° phase shift for the component signal travelling along the conductive path formed by the printed tracks on the primary and secondary PCBs,
  • the circumference of the mean circle between the double tracks on the PCB is therefore approximately 132mm (2. ⁇ .r).
  • a 1mm amount of movement is equivalent to a 4.1° phase shift for the component signal travelling along the conductive path formed by the printed tracks on the primary and secondary PCBs,
  • the circumference of the mean circle between the double tracks on the PCB is therefore approximately 88mm (2. ⁇ .r).
  • a 1mm amount of movement is equivalent to a 4.1° phase shift for the component signal travelling along the conductive path formed by the printed tracks on the primary and secondary PCBs,
  • the circumference of the mean circle between the double tracks on the PCB is therefore approximately 44mm (2. ⁇ .r).
  • a 1mm amount of movement is equivalent to a 4.1° phase shift for the component signal travelling along the conductive path formed by the printed tracks on the primary and secondary PCBs,
  • the differential phase shifter 800 comprises the primary printed circuit board (PCB) 102 and the secondary PCB 104.
  • the secondary PCB 104 is rotatably mounted on the primary PCB 102 as before. This is indicated by the construction line 103.
  • differential phase shifter 800 Many of the features of the differential phase shifter 800 remain the same as the variable phase shifter 100 shown in preceding drawings including the central pivot pin 126, the central hole 120, the central pivot pin cap 127, the holes 112, 114 in the primary PCB 102, the guide slots 122, 124, the lug stops 128, 130 and the lug caps 129, 131.
  • the difference between the differential phase shifter 800 and the variable phase shifter 100 is found in the pattern that is formed by the tracks 802, 804, 806, 808, 810 on the primary PCB 102 and the secondary PCB 104 of the differential phase shifter 800 compared to the printed tracks 106, 108, 116, 118 on the primary PCB 102 and the secondary PCB 104 of the variable phase shifter 100.
  • the primary PCB 102 comprises a power input 811 which is input to a power divider indicated by reference numeral 812.
  • a power divider indicated by reference numeral 812. By varying the widths of the branches 814, 816 emanating from the power divider 812, the ratio of the division of power can be altered.
  • the branches 814, 816 are of substantially equal width and thus the input signal is divided substantially equally between the two branches 814, 816.
  • the branches 814, 816 extend into arcuate tracks 818, 820 respectively which are co-centric with but separate from unconnected arcuate tracks 804, 806.
  • the secondary PCB 104 comprises a pair of arcuate co-centric double tracks 808, 810 printed on the underside of the secondary PCB 104.
  • Each arcuate co-centric double track 808, 810 comprises an outer arcuate track 105 and an inner arcuate track 107 connected by a radially extending link track 109 between neighbouring ends of the arcuate inner and outer tracks 105, 107.
  • the arcuate co-centric double tracks 808, 810 are arranged so that by rotating the secondary PCB 104 relative to the primary PCB 102, one of the conductive paths formed by the arcuate tracks 806, 808, 820 is extended whilst the other conductive path formed by the other arcuate tracks 804, 810, 818 is shortened.
  • a differential output may be thus taken across the differential outputs 824, 826.
  • the differential phase shifter 800 may be used in a variable tilt antenna which is designed to operate at low antenna frequencies, below 1 GHz. At these frequencies the spacings between the radiating elements on the antenna need to be relatively large. As the spacing between the elements will be large, it would be uneconomical to printed the radiating elements on a PCB as may be done in the afore-mentioned example, and it is thus envisaged that the differential phase shifter 800 itself will be printed on a PCB but the outputs 824, 826 will be fed to the radiating elements using coaxial cables (not shown). Each output 824, 826 may be fed to the top half radiating elements of the antenna or the bottom half radiating elements of the antenna as appropriate.
  • the differential shift which is applied to the signal applies a positive phase shift to the radiating elements on the top half of the antenna and a negative phase shift to the radiating elements on the bottom half of the antenna, then a down tilt of the radiation pattern emitted from the antenna will be achieved.
  • the secondary PCB 104 is shown in a substantially circular form however, the secondary PCB 104 does not need to be circular in order for any embodiments of the present invention to be carried out.
  • phase shifter 100 has been shown to be double pole phase shifter 100 as the phase shifter comprises a pair of diametrically opposed arcuate conductive paths, one path for two separate signals in an antenna signal. It will be appreciated that a plurality of conductive paths may be formed on the phase shifter 100.
  • the secondary PCBs have been described as the PCBs which move relative to the primary PCB, either or both of the PCBs, or portions of the PCBs, may be articulated so as to cause movement of the tracks on the PCBs relative to one another.

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  1. Gruppenantenne (400), die durch eine Vielzahl von Phasenschiebern (100, 800), die in Reihe angeordnet sind, gebildet wird; wobei jede der Vielzahl von Phasenschiebern (100, 800) eine primäre Leiterplatte (102) mit mindestens einem Paar bogenförmiger kozentrischer unverbundener doppelter Bahnen (106, 108), die darauf gedruckt sind, und eine sekundäre Leiterplatte (104) mit mindestens einem Paar bogenförmiger kozentrischer doppelter Bahnen (116, 118), die darauf gedruckt sind, umfasst, wobei jedes (105, 107) der Paare bogenförmiger kozentrischer doppelter Bahnen (116, 118) auf der sekundären Leiterplatte (104) durch eine Kulissenbahn (109) verbunden ist, die sich an den benachbarten Enden der bogenförmigen kozentrischen doppelten Bahnen (116, 118) befindet;
    wobei
    die sekundäre Leiterplatte (104) drehbar auf der primären Leiterplatte (102) befestigt ist, sodass die bogenförmigen kozentrischen doppelten Bahnen (106, 108, 116, 118) auf beiden Leiterplatten (102, 104) einander überlappen, sodass sie in elektrischer Verbindung miteinander stehen, um ein Paar leitender Pfade zu bilden, und die Überlappung zwischen den bogenförmigen Bahnen durch Drehen der sekundären Leiterplatte (104) relativ zu der primären Leiterplatte (102) veränderbar ist, um eine variable Phasenverschiebung auf einem Signal, das sich entlang der leitenden Pfade bewegt, aufzuweisen;
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    mindestens zwei der Vielzahl von Phasenschiebern in der Gruppenantenne (400) bogenförmige kozentrische doppelte Bahnen mit einem im Wesentlichen gleichen Durchmesser umfassen, und die sekundären Leiterplatten (104) der mindestens zwei Phasenschieber zu unterschiedlichen Winkeln gedreht werden, um eine Vielzahl skalierter Phasenverschiebungen in der Gruppenantenne (400) zu bilden; wobei, um die mindestens zwei Phasenschieber zu verschiedenen Winkeln zu drehen, jede sekundäre Leiterplatte (104) der mindestens zwei Phasenschieber einen radial nach außen hervorstehenden Arm (502) umfasst, der drehbar mit einem Gleitarm (504) verbunden ist;
    sodass,
    da der Gleitarm (504) vor- und zurückgleitet, die sekundären Leiterplatten (104) sich um einen mittigen Schwenkpunkt (604) drehen;
    wobei jeder radial nach außen hervorstehende Arm (502) einen länglichen Schlitz (514) umfasst und der Gleitarm (504) einen Ansatz (512) umfasst, der von dem Gleitarm (504) wegragt und sich durch den länglichen Schlitz (514) erstreckt,
    wobei
    der Abstand des Ansatzes (512) von dem mittigen Schwenkpunkt (604) für die mindestens zwei Phasenschieber jeweils anders ist, sodass den sekundären Leiterplatten der mindestens zwei Phasenschieber ein unterschiedlicher Drehwinkel verliehen wird, was dazu führt, dass die sekundären Leiterplatten der mindestens zwei Phasenschieber sich zu verschiedenen Winkeln drehen, um die Vielzahl von skalierten Phasenverschiebungen in der Gruppenantenne (400) zu bilden.
  2. Gruppenantenne nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Kulissenbahn (109) eine sich radial erstreckende Kulissenbahn ist.
  3. Gruppenantenne nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei die sekundäre Leiterplatte (104) bogenförmigen Schlitze (122, 124) umfasst, durch die Ansatzanschläge, die auf der primären Leiterplatte (102) befestigt sind, vorstehen, um das Ausmaß der Drehung der sekundären Leiterplatte (104) relativ zu der primären Leiterplatte (102) zu begrenzen.
  4. Gruppenantenne nach Anspruch 3, wobei Ansatzkappen oben auf Ansatzanschlägen verbunden sind, die auf der primären Leiterplatte (102) befestigt sind, um einen operativ effizienten Druck zwischen der sekundären Leiterplatte (104) und der primären Leiterplatte (102) beizubehalten.
  5. Gruppenantenne nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Phasenschieber ein differentieller Phasenschieber ist, sodass eines der Paare leitender Pfade um einen Abstand verlängert ist, während der andere leitende Pfad um im Wesentlichen den gleichen Abstand verkürzt ist.
  6. Variable Neigungsantenne, ein Phased Array nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche umfassend.
  7. Variable Neigungsantenne nach Anspruch 6, sodass ein Paar gegenüberliegender Bahnen jeweils ein Paar polarisierter Antennensignale leitet.
  8. Variable Neigungsantenne nach Anspruch 6 oder 7, wobei mindestens eine der Vielzahl von Phasenschiebern mit mindestens einem Kühler in einer Antennenanordnung durch mindestens ein Phasenkabel verbunden ist.
  9. Variable Neigungsantenne nach Anspruch 6 oder 7, wobei mindestens eine der Vielzahl von Phasenschiebern mit mindestens einem Kühler in einer Antennenanordnung durch leitende Bahnen verbunden ist, die ein Radiofrequenz-(RF)-Substrat auf der primären Leiterplatte (102) bilden.
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