ES2181241T3 - Sistema de antenas. - Google Patents

Sistema de antenas.

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ES2181241T3
ES2181241T3 ES98930740T ES98930740T ES2181241T3 ES 2181241 T3 ES2181241 T3 ES 2181241T3 ES 98930740 T ES98930740 T ES 98930740T ES 98930740 T ES98930740 T ES 98930740T ES 2181241 T3 ES2181241 T3 ES 2181241T3
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Roland Gabriel
Max Gottl
Georg Klinger
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Kathrein SE
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q19/00—Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic
    • H01Q19/10—Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic using reflecting surfaces
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q19/00—Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic
    • H01Q19/10—Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic using reflecting surfaces
    • H01Q19/108—Combination of a dipole with a plane reflecting surface
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/52—Means for reducing coupling between antennas; Means for reducing coupling between an antenna and another structure
    • H01Q1/521—Means for reducing coupling between antennas; Means for reducing coupling between an antenna and another structure reducing the coupling between adjacent antennas
    • H01Q1/523—Means for reducing coupling between antennas; Means for reducing coupling between an antenna and another structure reducing the coupling between adjacent antennas between antennas of an array
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q15/00—Devices for reflection, refraction, diffraction or polarisation of waves radiated from an antenna, e.g. quasi-optical devices
    • H01Q15/14—Reflecting surfaces; Equivalent structures
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q21/00—Antenna arrays or systems
    • H01Q21/24—Combinations of antenna units polarised in different directions for transmitting or receiving circularly and elliptically polarised waves or waves linearly polarised in any direction
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q21/00—Antenna arrays or systems
    • H01Q21/24—Combinations of antenna units polarised in different directions for transmitting or receiving circularly and elliptically polarised waves or waves linearly polarised in any direction
    • H01Q21/26—Turnstile or like antennas comprising arrangements of three or more elongated elements disposed radially and symmetrically in a horizontal plane about a common centre

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Aerials With Secondary Devices (AREA)
  • Variable-Direction Aerials And Aerial Arrays (AREA)

Abstract

LA INVENCION SE REFIERE A UNA DISPOSICION DE ANTENAS POLARIZADA DUALMENTE MEJORADA PARA TRANSMISION Y RADIACION DE ONDAS ELECTROMAGNETICAS, CUYO MODULO TRANSMISOR CRUCIFORME ESTA DIRIGIDO EN UN ANGULO DE + 45° Y - 45° CON RELACION A LA VERTICAL Y CONSECUENTEMENTE CON RELACION A UNA SECCION TRANSVERSAL CON PREFERENCIA HORIZONTAL. CON PREFERENCIA EL SISTEMA DE CUERDO CON LA INVENCION ESTA PROVISTO CON UN REFLECTOR QUE SE DISPONE HACIA ATRAS CON RELACION AL ULTIMO MODULO TRANSMISOR. EL SISTEMA DE CUERDO CON LA INVENCION SE DISTINGUE MEDIANTE LAS SIGUIENTES CARACTERISTICAS: EN LA SECCION TRANSVERSAL (9) HORIZONTAL SE HAN PREVISTO DOS SECCIONES (15) DE PARED LATERAL, ESTANDO DISPUESTAS LATERALMENTE CON RESPECTO A AL MENOS UN MODULO (3) TRANSMISOR, CUYAS SECCIONES (15) LATERALES ESTAN DISPUESTAS PERPENDICULARMENTE A LA SECCION TRANSVERSAL (9) HORIZONTAL, ES DECIR MONTADAS VERTICALMENTE, Y AL MENOS SE INCLUYE UNA RANURA (17) EN LAS SECCIONES (15) LATERALES SOBRE LA SECCION TRANSVERSAL (9) HORIZONTAL CON RELACION AL INDICADO MODULO (3) TRANSMISOR.
ES98930740T 1997-05-30 1998-05-27 Sistema de antenas. Expired - Lifetime ES2181241T3 (es)

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DE19722742A DE19722742C2 (de) 1997-05-30 1997-05-30 Dualpolarisierte Antennenanordnung

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US (1) US6195063B1 (es)
EP (1) EP0916169B1 (es)
KR (1) KR100657705B1 (es)
CN (1) CN1166033C (es)
AU (1) AU729918B2 (es)
BR (1) BR9804937B1 (es)
CA (1) CA2261625C (es)
DE (2) DE19722742C2 (es)
DK (1) DK0916169T3 (es)
ES (1) ES2181241T3 (es)
HK (1) HK1021774A1 (es)
NZ (1) NZ333517A (es)
WO (1) WO1998054787A1 (es)

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