EP3747084A1 - Schaltungsanordnung - Google Patents
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- Embodiments of the present invention relate to a circuit arrangement for feeding an antenna structure and to an antenna arrangement with a corresponding circuit arrangement.
- Preferred embodiments relate to an extended bandwidth feed network for dual and single circularly polarizing antenna structures.
- Circular polarization offers the advantage for many applications that polarization tracking can be dispensed with.
- signals from global navigation systems are right-handed circularly polarized (RHCP).
- RHCP right-handed circularly polarized
- Fig. 6 illustrates the GNSS signals in the L band.
- the bands of the individual GNSS systems GPS-marked reference symbols L, GLONASS - marked with the reference symbol G, Galileo - marked with the reference symbol E and Beidou - marked with the reference symbol B
- L global navigation systems
- GLONASS - marked with the reference symbol G Galileo - marked with the reference symbol E
- Beidou - marked with the reference symbol B are made recognizable with different hatching.
- the orthogonally polarized component is, for example, left-handed circularly polarized (LHCP).
- FIGS. 7a and 7b show a broadband representative of antennas with four-point feed (compare [2] and [3]), while FIGS. 7d-7f show multi-band configurations (see [4] and [5]), which will be explained below with reference to FIG.
- FIG. 7g illustrates a feed network architecture 1 for single circularly polarized antennas (four-point feed for a RHCP network).
- the feed network 1 comprises a first quadrature hybrid 12, which is arranged on the input network 1 (see input 1e) and a second and a third quadrature hybrid 14 and 16, which are arranged on the output side (compare antenna outputs 1 a1, 1a2, 1 a3 and 1 a4).
- Each of these quadrature hybrids 12, 14 and 16 comprises two inputs 12e1 and 12e2 or 14e1 and 14e2 or 16e1 and 16e2 and two outputs 12a1 and 12a2 or 14a1 and 14a2 or 16a1 and 16a2.
- Each quadrature hybrid can pass a signal received via one of the inputs 12e1 to 16e2 with a phase offset at one of the outputs 12a1 to 16a1 and, without a phase offset, another one of the outputs 12a2 to 16a2.
- the feed network 1 has provided at the input 1e the quadrature hybrid 12, which is connected via the quadrature hybrid 14 to the outputs 1 a1 and 1 a2. Further, the quadrature hybrid 12 is connected via the hybrid 16 to the outputs 1 a3 and 1 a4.
- the first quadrature hybrid 12 is arranged on the input side and receives an RHCP signal via the output 12e1, wherein the second output 12e2 is to be regarded as terminated (compare terminating resistor 5).
- the quadrature hybrid 12 forwards the RHCP signal to the output 12a1 with a phase offset of 90 degrees and without phase offset to the output 12a2.
- the output 12a1 is connected to the input 14e1 of the second quadrature hybrid 14.
- the second input of the quadrature hybrid 14, namely the input 14e2 is terminated (see termination resistor 5).
- the outputs of the second quadrature hybrid 14 are connected to the outputs 1 a1 and 1a2 (14a1 to 1a1 and 14a2 to 1 a2). Egg- Of the two outputs 14a1 and 14a2, namely the output 14a2 added a further phase offset of 90 degrees.
- the signal at output 1 a2 is 270 degrees out of phase while the output is at 0 degrees
- Output 14a1 connected to the antenna output 1a1 is 180 degrees out of phase.
- the third quadrature hybrid 16 is coupled with its input 16e1 to the output 12a2 of the first quadrature hybrid 12, while the second input 16e2 is terminated (compare termination resistor 5).
- the outputs 14a1 (0 degree output) and 16a2 (90 degree output) are coupled to the antenna outputs 1 a3 and 1 a4 (16a1 to 1 a3 and 16a2 to 1 a4).
- the RHCP signal is phase-shifted by 0 degrees at the output 1 a3, while it is 90 degrees out-of-phase in the output 1 a4 (offset by the third quadrature hybrid 16).
- FIG. 7h shows a feed network topology with RHCP and LHCP modes. This is based on a two-point feed.
- the feed network 2 of FIG. 7h comprises an input 2e designed for LHCP and RHCP signals as well as two outputs 2a 1 and 2a2.
- a quadrature hybrid 12 is connected.
- LHCP signals are received via input 12e1
- RHCP signals are received via input 12e2.
- the output 12a1 (90 degree output) is connected to the antenna output 2a2, while the output 12a2 (0 degree output) is connected to the antenna output 2a2.
- the realizable bandwidth of patch antennas fed in terms of the shape of the directional characteristic and the cross polarization suppression is significantly lower than a four-point powered antenna with, for example, the supply network 1 from FIG. 7g. Even in the case of multiband stack patch antennas, the bandwidth is only a few percent each.
- the object of the present invention is therefore to provide a feed network, which has an improved compromise of broadband and flexibility.
- Embodiments of the present invention provide a circuit arrangement for feeding an antenna structure.
- the circuit arrangement comprises a first input for LHCP signals, a second input for RHCP signals and four antenna outputs.
- the circuit network has a first, a second, a third quadrature hybrid and at least two delay lines between the inputs and outputs.
- the first quadrature hybrid is coupled on the input side to the first and the second input and on the output side to the second and the third quadrature hybrid.
- the second quadrature hybrid is coupled on the output side to two of the four antenna outputs, wherein the third quadrature hybrid is coupled on the output side to two further of the four antenna outputs.
- the at least two delay lines are connected to two of the four antenna outputs, e.g. B. on the second and third, or on the first and fourth provided.
- Embodiments of the present invention are based on the finding that a feed network with two predefined signal paths can be created by a circuit arrangement with at least three quadrature hybrids and at least two delay lines, which (firstly) has an extended bandwidth and (second) both for dual (first and second Path) as well as simply circular-polarizing (first or second path) antenna structures can be used.
- the disadvantages discussed in relation to the prior art are completely avoided.
- the feed network is also easy to set up.
- the feed network is designed to drive antennas with up to four feed points.
- the second quadrature hybrid can be coupled directly to the first of the four antenna outputs on the output side and the quadrature hybrid can be coupled directly to the fourth of the four antenna outputs on the output side.
- delay lines are then provided for coupling the third and fourth antenna output to the second and the third quadrature hybrid.
- FIG. 1 For this circuit arrangement is based on the basic topology explained above, wherein the fourth of the five quadrature hybrids and the fifth of the five quadrature hybrids are connected in series and the input side connected to one output of the second and third quadrature hybrid in such a way that the second and third quadrature hybrid is coupled to the antenna outputs 2 and 3 via the fourth and fifth quadrature hybrid.
- the delay lines are then provided, for example, at the antenna outputs 1 and 4 or alternatively also at the antenna outputs 2 and 3 or at all four antenna outputs.
- This variant of the food network is the multilayer structure allows advantageously the same application with special types of antennas, such.
- the first, second, third and also fourth and fifth quadrature hybrids may be used with two inputs and two outputs.
- the first quadrature hybrid forms on the input side with its first input the first input for LHCP signals and with its second input the second input for RHCP signals.
- On the output side in each case one input of the second and third quadrature hybrids are coupled via the two outputs of the first quadrature hybrid.
- the respective other input of the second and third quadrature hybrids is terminated by means of a terminating resistor.
- the outputs of the quadrature hybrids or the Quadrature hybrids themselves are designed to generate a phase shift at 0 degrees on one of the outputs passing the signals from the input side to the output side and to generate a phase offset at 90 degrees at another of the two outputs.
- a further variant with five quadrature hybrids is the fourth quadrature hybrid, for example, coupled to the 0 degree output of the second and third quadrature hybrids.
- the circuitry is configured to operate in the RHCP mode and in the LHCP mode.
- the second quadrature hybrid receives from the first quadrature hybrid a signal offset by 90 degrees by the first quadrature hybrid
- the third quadrature hybrid receives from the first quadrature hybrid a signal offset by 0 degrees from the first quadrature hybrid.
- the third quadrature hybrid receives from the first quadrature hybrid a 90 degree offset signal through the first quadrature hybrid, with the second quadrature hybrid receiving from the first quadrature hybrid a signal offset 0 degrees by the first quadrature hybrid.
- the first input is terminated by means of a terminating resistor
- the second input is terminated by means of a terminating resistor.
- 1 is a schematic block diagram of a circuit arrangement for four
- Fig. 2a, 2b are schematic diagrams for illustration with transmission parameters of
- FIG. 3a-c are schematic block diagrams of circuit arrangements according to extended embodiments
- Figures 4a, 4b are schematic block diagrams illustrating the different modes (RHCP and LHCP) with the circuit of Figure 3a;
- 4c, 4d are schematic diagrams for illustrating the transmission parameters of the
- 5a, 5b are schematic representations of antennas for operation with a circuit arrangement according to FIG. 1a, according to FIG. 3a, 3b or 3c according to exemplary embodiments;
- 5c shows four schematic, standardized directional diagrams for illustrating the emission characteristic when using the new feed network according to the above exemplary embodiments
- Fig. 6 is a schematic illustration of the GNSS signals in the L-band.
- Fig. 1 shows a circuit arrangement 10 with two inputs 10e1 and 10e2 and four outputs 10a1 to 10a4.
- the circuit arrangement 10 furthermore has a total of three quadrature hybrids 12 to 16.
- the first quadrature hybrid 12 is arranged on the input side, i. H. at the inputs 10e1 and 10e2, while the third and fourth quadrature hybrid 14 and 16 are arranged on the output side.
- the quadrature hybrids 14 and 16 are coupled directly to the outputs 12a1 and 12a2 of the first quadrature hybrid 14 with one of their inputs (14e1 and 16e1, respectively).
- the second quadrature hybrid 14 connects the output 12a1 of the first quadrature hybrid to the output 10a1 and the output 10a3, while the third quadrature hybrid 16 connects the output 12a2 of the first quadrature hybrid 12 to the outputs 10a2 and 10a4 coupled.
- the respective second input 14e2 or 16e2 is terminated via a terminating resistor (eg 50 ohm and 50 ohm system).
- a delay line 7 having a certain length, on which the delay depends.
- the antenna outputs 2 and 3 or 10a2 and 10a3 are coupled in each case via the quadrature hybrid output 14a2 or 16a2, which is phase-shifted by 90 °, with the delay line 7 connected therebetween.
- the antenna outputs 1 are via the zero-degree quadrature hybrid outputs 14a1 and 16a1 and 4 or 10a1 and 10a4 directly connected.
- the feed network shown here in the RHCP or in the LHCP Mode is then terminated accordingly with a terminating resistor.
- the second signal train from the first quadrature hybrid 12 passes through the 0 degree out of phase input 12a2 to the third quadrature hybrid 16, which passes the signal fully instantaneously at the 0 degree output 16a1 to the antenna output 10a4, passing through the 90 degree output 16a2 of the quadrature hybrid 16 the signal is forwarded to the delay element 7 (90 degree delay). This performs a renewed delay, so that then applied to the second antenna output 10a2 a delayed by 180 degrees signal.
- LHCP mode assertetion of a signal at input 10e1 and 12e1, respectively
- the phase shifts at outputs 12a1 and 12a2 are swapped, such that output 12a1 forms the OGrad output and output 12a2 forms the 90 degree output.
- a signal which is phase-shifted by 90 degrees is then present at the output 10a4.
- a signal 180 degrees out of phase is then present at the output 10a2.
- a signal 180 degrees out of phase is then present at the output 10a2 a 270 degrees out of phase signal (90 degrees phase offset by the delay line 7, 90 degree phase offset by the third quadrature hybrid 16 and 90th Grad phase offset by the first quadrature hybrid 12) and an output 10a1 a 0-phase phase shifted signal (forwarding over 0-degree output at 12 and 14) on.
- the arrangement 10 and the interconnection of its components 7, 12, 14 and 16 and 10a1-10a4 can be considered symmetrical. It should be noted that, of course, an inverse RHCP on 10e1 and LHCP on 10e2 would also be possible.
- the architecture 10 is also suitable for the feeding of dual circularly polarized antennas due to their symmetry. Assuming that broadband hybrids 12, 14 and 16 are used, correspondingly large bandwidths, especially with regard to the shape of the directional characteristic and the cross-polarization suppression, can also be achieved. For this purpose, reference is made, for example, to the diagrams of FIGS. 2a and 2b.
- Fig. 2a shows the magnitude versus magnitude versus frequency
- Fig. 2b plots the phase versus frequency.
- the magnitude of the antenna outputs indicated by the reference symbols S31-S61, is constant, which allows broadbanding in comparison with the diagram 7i explained above.
- S21 illustrates the coupling between the inputs 10e1 and 10e2 (between -25 and -38 dB, i.e. isolation between +25 and +28 dB).
- FIG. 3a shows a further circuit arrangement 10 'with the inputs 10e1, 10e2 and the outputs 10a1 to 10a4.
- the circuitry 10 ' has the two quadrature hybrids 12, 14 and 16 and two additional quadrature hybrids 18 and 20 coupled to the outputs 14a1 and 16a1 (zero phase outputs, respectively) to the inputs 18e1 and 18e2 of the fourth quadrature hybrid 18.
- the fifth quadrature hybrid 20 is coupled with its inputs 20e1 and 20e2 to the outputs 18a1 and 18a2.
- the inputs 14e2 and 16e2 are terminated by means of terminating resistors 5.
- the outputs 10a2 and 10a3 are directly connected to the outputs 20a1, 20a2.
- the circuit arrangement 10 ' is supplemented in comparison to the circuit arrangement 10 from FIG. 1 with a cross-coupler composed of two cascaded hybrids.
- This variant also provides, like the four-point feed network of Figure 1, the ability to feed a wideband GNSS antenna in RHCP and LHCP mode via four feed points.
- This more complex circuit 10 ' is preferably used when the circuit variant 10 can not be readily used, for. Example, in the case of an aperture-coupled antenna with an annular slot.
- the somewhat more complex feed network arrangement 10 ' is the better choice for some applications.
- FIG. 3 b shows a feed network 10 "(intermediate step, narrow-band version) that is essentially comparable to the feed network 10 ', in particular with regard to the quadrature hybrids 12, 14, 16, 18, and 20.
- the difference lies in the fact that the delay elements 7 'are not arranged at the outputs 10a1 and 10a4 but at the outputs 10a2 and 10a3.
- Figure 3c shows another feed network topology 10 '''comparable to the feed network topology 10'', however, delay lines 7'', here 360 ° delay lines, are provided at the outputs 10a1 and 10a4. These serve for additional delay compensation, which is advantageous in particular for the broadband operation of such cross-coupled, cascaded hybrids.
- the feed network topology 10 '" is equivalent to 10 ' , with all four delay lines shortened by (180 ° -2qo) each.
- the RHCP mode and the LHCP mode are illustrated in FIGS. 4a and 4b, starting from the circuit topology 10 'from FIG. 3a.
- the signal is received via the input 12e2, while the input 12e1 is terminated by means of the terminating resistor 5.
- the RHCP signal is then phase-shifted 90 degrees at both the output 12a1 and the output 14a1, as well as 180 degrees out of phase on the delay element 7 ', and then output at the output 10a1 as a 63 degree signal.
- the output 14a2 it is available as a 90 degree out of phase signal and then, starting from the two-offset by the hybrids 18 and 20 at the output 10a3, is output as a 180 degree signal. given.
- the signal provided as 0 degrees at the output 12a2 is supplied as a 0 degree signal to the hybrids 18 and 20 and output after one phase shift at the output 10a2 as a 90 degree signal.
- This 0 degree signal of the output 12a2 is provided out of phase by the hybrid 16 at the output 16a2 as a 90 degree out of phase signal and provided, after phase shifting by the element 7 'at the output 10a4, as a 270 degree signal. This results in a clockwise signal, as illustrated by the arrows.
- Fig. 4b illustrates the LHCP mode in which the LHCP signal is retained at input 12e1.
- the input 12E2 is terminated with the terminating resistor 5.
- the terminating resistor 5 Starting from this signal, there is a phase shift of 0 degrees at the output 12a1, a phase shift of 90 degrees at the output 14a1, and a further phase shift of 180 degrees by the delay element 7 ', so that then the signal as a 270 degree signal at the Output 10a1 is provided.
- the signal of the output 12a1 is forwarded at the input 14a2 as a 0 degree signal and then, after a single phase shift to the output 10a3 as a 90 degree signal for guidance.
- the hybrid 12 passes the signal as a 90 degree signal to the output 12a2 which is then also provided as a 90 degree signal at the output 16a1 to the hybrids 18 and 20. This results in a further 90 degree phase shift, so that then applied to the output 10a2, a 180 degree signal.
- a 360 degree signal which is composed in that the signal at the output 12a2 undergoes a 90 degree phase shift and a further 90 degree phase shift at the output 16a2.
- the delay element 7 'at the output 10a4 there is an additional shift of 180 degrees. As illustrated by the case, it is due to this interconnection to a left-handed control.
- Figures 4c and 4d illustrate the resulting transmission characteristics for the RHCP mode (see Figure 4a) of the circuit of Figure 3a.
- the amplitude at the outputs 10a1-10a4 is almost constant over the frequency range under consideration.
- the phases at the outputs decrease linearly, with a phase jump of 360 degrees at the frequency of 1.35 GHz at the output 10a2.
- the above-explained switching networks 10, 10 ', 10 ", 10'” can all be decorated inside or outside a ring slot and are based, for example, on two-sided cables. terplatten realized.
- 5a and 5b show two representations in an active dual circularly polarized GNSS antenna with a feed network 10 'on the underside (see Fig. 5b).
- the antenna comprises a ground disk 100, a centrally arranged surface radiator 102, which is fastened by four bent corners 102 e in relation to the ground plate 100.
- the ground plate 100 also includes the surface radiator 102 surrounding parasitic elements 104.
- the antenna system shown here has, firstly, an extended bandwidth with regard to the impedance matching, moreover allows better decoupling of the gates, shape of the directional characteristic, cross polarization suppression and phase center stability.
- the four-point feed network is also compact, as can be seen in particular from Fig. 5b. Due to the good HF properties, simple, mechanically stable and economically producible radiator configurations are possible (eg broadband sheet metal radiators, as shown here in FIG. 5a (without costly balun networks).
- FIG. 5a which illustrates the normalized radiation patterns of the GNSS antenna with a switching network according to an embodiment (RHCP path) for a feed network according to embodiments
- FIG. 5c which illustrates the normalized radiation patterns of the GNSS antenna with a switching network according to an embodiment (RHCP path) for a feed network according to embodiments
- the delay elements 7, 7 ', 7'"explained above or the delay lines 7, 7 ', 7'" each have different delays depending on the argument qo, such as eg. B. 90 degrees, 180 degrees, 360 degrees or other delay may have.
- the delay is determined according to exemplary embodiments by the length of the delay line.
- the switching networks discussed above are configured symmetrically, with each switching network having a first path for RHCP signals and a second path for LHCP signals and each path driving the outputs either to the left (LHCP) with a 90 degree phase offset or clockwise (RHCP) with a phase offset of 90 degrees.
- operating methods are provided. This includes the central step of utilizing at least one of the two possible paths of the feed network.
- aspects have been described in the context of a device, it will be understood that these aspects also constitute a description of the corresponding method, so that a block or a component of a device is also to be understood as a corresponding method step or as a feature of a method step , Similarly, aspects described in connection with or as a method step also represent a description of a corresponding block or detail or feature of a corresponding device.
- Some or all of the method steps may be performed by a hardware device (or using a H a rd wa re-Appa rats), such as a microprocessor, a programmable computer or an electronic circuit are running. In some embodiments, some or more of the most important method steps may be performed by such an apparatus.
- embodiments of the invention may be implemented in hardware or in software.
- the implementation may be performed using a digital storage medium, such as a floppy disk, a DVD, a Blu-ray Disc, a CD, a ROM, a PROM, an EPROM, an EEPROM or FLASH memory, a hard disk, or other magnetic disk or optical memory are stored on the electronically readable control signals, which can cooperate with a programmable computer system or cooperate, that the respective method is performed. Therefore, the digital storage medium can be computer readable.
- some embodiments according to the invention include a data carrier having electronically readable control signals capable of interacting with a programmable computer system such that one of the methods described herein is performed.
- embodiments of the present invention may be implemented as a computer program product having a program code, wherein the program code is operative to perform one of the methods when the computer program product runs on a computer.
- the program code can also be stored, for example, on a machine-readable carrier.
- inventions include the computer program for performing any of the methods described herein, wherein the computer program is stored on a machine-readable medium.
- an embodiment of the method according to the invention is thus a computer program which has a program code for performing one of the methods described herein when the computer program runs on a computer.
- a further embodiment of the inventive method is thus a data carrier (or a digital storage medium or a computer-readable medium) on which the computer program is recorded for carrying out one of the methods described herein.
- a further embodiment of the method according to the invention is thus a data stream or a sequence of signals, which represent the computer program for performing one of the methods described herein.
- the data stream or the sequence of signals may be configured, for example, to be transferred via a data communication connection, for example via the Internet.
- Another embodiment includes a processing device, such as a computer or a programmable logic device, that is configured or adapted to perform one of the methods described herein.
- a processing device such as a computer or a programmable logic device
- Another embodiment includes a computer on which the computer program is installed to perform one of the methods described herein.
- Another embodiment according to the invention comprises a device or system adapted to transmit a computer program for performing at least one of the methods described herein to a receiver.
- the transmission can be done for example electronically or optically.
- the receiver may be, for example, a computer, a mobile device, a storage device or a similar device.
- the device or system may include a file server for transmitting the computer program to the recipient.
- a programmable logic device eg, a field programmable gate array, an FPGA
- a field programmable gate array may cooperate with a microprocessor to perform one of the methods described herein.
- the methods are performed by any hardware device. This may be a universal hardware such as a computer processor (CPU) or hardware specific to the process, such as an ASIC.
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