EP2593988B1 - Drahtantenne für hochfrequenzübertragungen - Google Patents

Drahtantenne für hochfrequenzübertragungen Download PDF

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EP2593988B1
EP2593988B1 EP11743122.1A EP11743122A EP2593988B1 EP 2593988 B1 EP2593988 B1 EP 2593988B1 EP 11743122 A EP11743122 A EP 11743122A EP 2593988 B1 EP2593988 B1 EP 2593988B1
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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
    • H01Q1/34—Adaptation for use in or on ships, submarines, buoys or torpedoes
    • 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
    • H01Q1/28—Adaptation for use in or on aircraft, missiles, satellites, or balloons
    • H01Q1/30—Means for trailing 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
    • H01Q5/314—Individual or coupled radiating elements, each element being fed in an unspecified way using frequency dependent circuits or components, e.g. trap circuits or capacitors
    • H01Q5/321—Individual or coupled radiating elements, each element being fed in an unspecified way using frequency dependent circuits or components, e.g. trap circuits or capacitors within a radiating element or between connected radiating elements
    • 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
    • H01Q9/30—Resonant antennas with feed to end of elongated active element, e.g. unipole

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  • the present invention relates to a wire antenna according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the invention applies to the field of radio communication in the high frequency bands (HF for "high frequency” in English) and very low frequency (VLF TBF or to "very low frequency” in English), extending respectively 3 at 30 MHz and 3 and 30 kHz.
  • Submarines transmit and receive signals via wired antennas towed or towed by submarines, the buoyancy of which is such that the antennas are close to the surface while the submarine is submerged at a greater depth.
  • These wire antennas are electrically dimensioned to operate at very low frequency because the TBF waves penetrate to a depth of 10 to 50 m in water, depending on the frequency and salinity of the water, unlike high frequency waves (HF ) which penetrate little into the water.
  • HF high frequency waves
  • the ideal length of the radiating element of the wire antenna is equal to a quarter of the wavelength of the waves to be emitted, that is to say a quarter of the speed of the wave in the propagation medium by its frequency. This is called a quarter wave antenna.
  • the wired antennas TBF (or VLF), that is to say adapted to operate in the very low frequency band, are much shorter than the ideal length. This is the case with the current TBF wired reception antennas, which are much shorter than theory would like but sensitive enough to receive waves from the TBF band (VLF in English). It turns out that this length can reach the ideal length necessary for transmission at the start of the high frequency band at a few MHz.
  • TBF antennas are not adapted to operate in the rest of the high frequency band.
  • antenna box To use a wire antenna at frequencies which do not correspond to the physical length or height of the radiating element, there are electronic adaptation circuits placed at the foot of the antenna, when the latter is aerial, called antenna “adapter box”.
  • a disadvantage of this device is that the adaptation has to be done differently for each frequency used.
  • the adapter boxes contain around 25 components to be used in a combinatorial manner (ie 25 combinations) determined by a computer.
  • the volume of such an adaptation system is proportional to the power delivered by the transmitter, approximately 200 L for a 500 W transmitter, which is not adaptable to a submarine.
  • the document US2010 / 0045545 (Tonn) describes a transmission system comprising a radiating element with a pass band containing part of the high frequency band, which can be used for a submarine close to the surface.
  • the antenna cannot be used at great depths.
  • the object of the invention is to overcome this drawback of adapting the antenna to transmission in the high frequency band.
  • the subject of the invention is a wire antenna according to claim 1.
  • the wire antenna includes one or more of the features of claims 2 to 6.
  • the invention also relates to an emission system according to claim 7.
  • the transmission system comprises the features of claim 8.
  • the invention also relates to an underwater vehicle according to claim 9.
  • the invention relates to a wire antenna 2 connected to a submarine 4.
  • the wire antenna 2 is deployed and towed by the submarine while floating from its end on the surface of the water 5.
  • the wire antenna 2 comprises a coaxial cable 6 and a floating radiating element 8.
  • the coaxial cable 6 is connected at one end 6A to the radiating element 8 and at the other end 6B to the submarine 4.
  • the wired antenna 2 is of the “wired TBF antenna” type, that is to say adapted to operate at very low frequency between 3 and 30 kHz and in particular to receive TBF waves (VLF in English).
  • the radiating element 8 of the wire antenna 2 has a shorter length than theory would like but is sensitive enough to receive waves of the TBF band between 3 kHz and 30 kHz.
  • the length is substantially equal to the ideal length necessary for transmission at the start of the high frequency band at a few MHz.
  • a length is substantially between 10 and 40 m to emit waves at around 6 MHz.
  • the wired antenna 2 includes a switching system 12 located in the submarine 4 and electrically connected to the coaxial cable 6 making it possible to switch between operation at high frequency (transmission and reception) and operation at very low frequency ( reception).
  • the wire antenna 2 further comprises at least one insulator filter 14 disposed on the radiating element 8 of the wire antenna 2.
  • the radiating element 8 is electrically cut in several places to place the different insulating filters 14. This electric cut is similar to the electric cut made between the radiating element 8 and the coaxial cable 6 which transports the signal received to a receiver of the sub -marine 4. In known manner, a mechanical assembly ensures the maintenance between the different sections of the radiating element 8 and the coaxial cable 6 or the insulating filters 14.
  • Each isolating filter 14 is an electrical circuit comprising an inductor 16 and a capacitor 18 in parallel, as shown in the figure 2 and commonly called a plug circuit.
  • F 2 1 / (4 ⁇ 2 LC).
  • the value of the inductance is of the order of 1 ⁇ H.
  • the ratio between the value L of the inductance 16 and the value C of the capacitor 18 determines the bandwidth of the isolating filter 14 around the central frequency F.
  • the passband width is substantially equal to 2 MHz around the center frequency.
  • Each isolating filter 14 is disposed on the radiating element 8 at a fixed distance from the end of the radiating element 8 connected to the coaxial cable 6.
  • this distance is preferably equal to a quarter of the wavelength of the high frequency wave to be transmitted, to form a "quarter-wave antenna".
  • the distance is between a quarter of the wavelength of a high frequency wave in water and a quarter of the wavelength of a high frequency wave in air.
  • the distance is equal to three quarters of the speed ratio divided by the frequency of the wave. In known manner, it is a "three-quarter wave antenna". For the same frequency, the efficiency will be less good than for a quarter-wave antenna.
  • each isolating filter 14 makes it possible to adjust the length of the TBF antenna (VLF in English) to a virtual length shorter than the physical length.
  • This virtual length allows the section of the radiating element located between the end 6A of the coaxial cable 6 and the isolating filter 14 to emit in the high frequency band.
  • the wire antenna can be cut into as many frequency bands as desired, separated by isolating filters dimensioned as a function of the central frequency of each band.
  • the radiating element is then dimensioned to emit high frequency waves between 3 MHz and 30 MHz.
  • the invention also relates to a transmission system comprising a transmitter of high frequency waves between 3 MHz and 30 MHz and a wire antenna as described above for transmitting these waves.
  • the wire antenna is connected to the transmitter.
  • this transmission system includes a receiver of waves of very low frequencies between 3 kHz and 30 kHz and high frequencies between 3 MHz and 30 MHz.
  • the receiver is connected with the same wire antenna to receive these waves.
  • the submarine 4 includes such an emission system for emitting high frequency waves.
  • each isolating filter comprises an inductance 16a, 16b and a capacity 18a, 18b, of respective values La, Lb, Ca and Cb.
  • the first isolating filter 14a and the second isolating filter 14b are placed respectively at a distance L1 and L2 from the end 6A of the coaxial cable 6 on the radiating element 8 in order to cut it into three sections.
  • the submarine When the switching system 12 is in the switching position suitable for high frequency operation, the submarine emits the wave at the desired HF frequency which is transmitted to the radiating element 8 by the coaxial cable 6. Depending on the HF frequency of the wave, the first section ER1 or the second section ER2 radiates towards a receiver of the wave.
  • the switching system 12 in the submarine is positioned / activated in the operating position at very low frequency.
  • the electrical circuits of the isolating filters are then transparent in the TBF frequency band, and provide the wired antenna with the same performance as before in this band.
  • the wire antenna according to the invention is capable of operating in transmission in the high frequency domain and in reception in the very low frequency and high frequency domains.
  • the adaptation is made in a simple manner relative to the adaptation boxes and fixed for a plurality of central working frequencies, preferably two or three, distributed in the high frequency band.

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Claims (7)

  1. Sendesystem, aufweisend:
    - einen Sender von Wellen hoher Frequenzen, die zwischen 3 MHz und 30 MHz liegen,
    - eine Drahtantenne (2) für ein Unterseeboot (4), welche dazu eingerichtet ist, diese Wellen auszusenden, mit einem Koaxialkabel (6) und einem schwimmenden Abstrahlelement (8), dessen eines Ende mit dem Koaxialkabel (6) verbunden ist, wobei das Abstrahlelement (8) dazu dimensioniert ist, Wellen sehr niedriger Frequenzen zwischen 3 kHz und 30 kHz zu empfangen, wobei die Antenne (2) aufweist:
    + ein Umschaltsystem (12), welches elektrisch mit dem Koaxialkabel (6) verbunden ist und welches die Umschaltung zwischen einem Betrieb bei hoher Frequenz und einem Betrieb bei sehr niedriger Frequenz erlaubt,
    + mindestens einen Isolator-Filter (14), welcher elektrisch zwischen zwei Abstrahlabschnitten des Abstrahlelements (8) angeordnet ist, wobei der oder jeder Isolator-Filter (14) ein Parallelresonanzkreis derart ist, dass das Abstrahlelement (8) dazu eingerichtet ist, Wellen hoher Frequenzen, die zwischen 3 MHz und 30 MHz liegen, auszusenden, und
    - einen Empfänger von Wellen sehr niedriger Frequenzen, die zwischen 3 kHz und 30 kHz liegen, und von Wellen hoher Frequenzen, die zwischen 3 MHz und 30 MHz liegen, wobei der Empfänger mit der Drahtantenne in Verbindung steht, um diese Wellen zu empfangen.
  2. Sendesystem gemäß dem Anspruch 1, gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass der oder jeder Isolator-Filter (14), bezogen auf das mit dem Koaxialkabel (6) verbundene Ende des Abstrahlelements (8), in einem Abstand angeordnet ist, welcher gleich einem Viertel oder Dreiviertel einer Wellenlänge einer zu sendenden Welle hoher Frequenz ist.
  3. Sendesystem gemäß dem Anspruch 2, gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass der oder jeder Abstand zwischen dem Viertel der Wellenlänge einer Welle hoher Frequenz im Wasser und dem Viertel der Wellenlänge einer Welle hoher Frequenz in der Luft liegt.
  4. Sendesystem gemäß irgendeinem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass die Drahtantenne mindestens einen ersten und einen zweiten Isolator-Filter (14) aufweist, welche nacheinander entlang des Abstrahlelements (8) der Drahtantenne (2) angeordnet sind.
  5. Sendesystem gemäß irgendeinem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass die Drahtantenne (2) eine Länge hat, welche im Wesentlichen zwischen 10 und 40m beträgt.
  6. Sendesystem gemäß irgendeinem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass die Isolator-Filter (14) mindestens in der Zahl von zwei vorliegen, wobei das Abstrahlelement (8) dazu eingerichtet ist, Wellen hoher Frequenz in mindestens drei Frequenzbändern auszusenden, von denen ein erstes Frequenzband zwischen 20 MHz und 24 MHz beträgt, ein zweites Frequenzband zwischen 12 MHz und 15 MHz beträgt und ein drittes Frequenzband zwischen 5 MHz und 7 MHz beträgt.
  7. Unterwasserfahrzeug, gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass es ein Sendesystem gemäß irgendeinem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6 aufweist.
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