WO2016184071A1 - 一种有源天线设备及基站 - Google Patents

一种有源天线设备及基站 Download PDF

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WO2016184071A1
WO2016184071A1 PCT/CN2015/095698 CN2015095698W WO2016184071A1 WO 2016184071 A1 WO2016184071 A1 WO 2016184071A1 CN 2015095698 W CN2015095698 W CN 2015095698W WO 2016184071 A1 WO2016184071 A1 WO 2016184071A1
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王许旭
文耀彤
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    • H01QANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q19/00Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic
    • H01Q19/10Combinations 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
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  • the present application relates to, but is not limited to, a communication field RRU (Remote Radio Unit) and an antenna system.
  • RRU Remote Radio Unit
  • the present invention provides an active antenna device and a base station to solve the problem that the antenna base station of the related art has high space requirements.
  • An active antenna device includes an upper housing module and a lower housing module connected to each other, wherein:
  • the joint surface between the upper casing module and the lower casing module is a reflection plate of the upper casing module.
  • the upper housing module is an antenna module with a radome
  • the lower housing module is a radio remote module
  • the housing of the lower housing module has a heat dissipation structure and a filter circuit.
  • the edge of the casing of the lower casing module is sealingly connected with the reflector of the upper casing module.
  • the device further includes a cavity formed in the housing of the lower housing module and the reflector a connector in the body, the connector implementing signal communication between the upper and lower housing modules through a transfer interface on the reflector.
  • the device is placed in a base station.
  • a base station comprising an active antenna device as described above.
  • the technical solution of the present application provides an active antenna and a base station, which integrates the antenna and the radio remote unit, reduces the cost of the antenna base station, and has high effective power radiation performance, and is particularly suitable for hotspot coverage.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an active antenna according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an upper housing module of an active antenna according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a lower housing module of an active antenna according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a housing of a lower housing module of an active antenna according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of signal connections of an active antenna according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the embodiment provides an active antenna device, which integrates an antenna module and a radio remote module, and includes an upper casing module 10 and a lower casing module 20, wherein:
  • the joint surface between the upper casing module 10 and the lower casing module 20 is the reflector 11 of the upper casing module.
  • the upper housing module 10 may be an antenna module with a radome, and the lower housing module 20 is a radio remote module.
  • the upper housing module includes at least a reflector 11, an antenna element 12, and a feed network.
  • the antenna, the relay interface 13 and the radome 14 are covered by the radome 14 as a casing on the reflector 11, the antenna element 12 is located inside the cavity formed by the radome 14 and the reflector 11, and the antenna element 12 is attached through one end of the feed network.
  • the other end of the feeding network penetrates the reflecting plate 11, and the other end of the feeding network is fixed to the lower surface of the reflecting plate 11 by the transfer interface 13.
  • the feed network involved in this embodiment includes at least a feed terminal 15, a radio frequency connection, a power splitter, etc., and these devices are connected to each other in a network, wherein the connection between the feed terminals 15 can be connected by an equal length.
  • the radome 14 and the reflector 11 are in a sealed connection. It should be noted that the above is only an example of an implementation of the upper housing module, and the present application is not limited to the upper housing module, and other antenna modules with a radome can be used as the upper housing of the present application. Module 10.
  • the lower housing module 20 may include a power source 21, a signal processing board 22, and a housing 25 having a heat dissipation structure 23 and a filter circuit 24.
  • the filter circuit 24 on the housing can be connected to the transfer interface 13 of the antenna module through the connector 30.
  • the housing edge of the lower housing module 20 is sealingly connected to the reflector 11 of the upper housing module.
  • the above device further includes a connector 30 disposed in a cavity formed by the housing of the lower housing module and the reflector, the connector 30 being mainly realized by the transfer interface 13 on the reflector plate between the upper and lower housing modules. Signal communication.
  • an alternative embodiment of an active antenna device includes an upper housing module 10, a lower housing module 20, and a connector 30.
  • the upper housing module 10 is an antenna module with a radome
  • the lower housing module 20 is a radio remote module.
  • the bonding interface between the upper casing module 10 and the lower casing module 20 is a reflecting plate 11 and is hermetically connected.
  • the upper housing module 10 includes a feed network, a reflector 11, and an antenna element 12.
  • the feed network and the antenna element 12 are attached to the reflector.
  • the housing is the radome 14 and covers the reflector 11.
  • the feed network and the antenna element 12 are protected inside.
  • the radome 14 and the reflector 11 are in a sealed connection.
  • the lower housing module 20 includes a signal processing board 22, a power source 21, and a housing 25 with a heat dissipation structure 23 and a filter circuit 24.
  • the bottom of the housing 25 of the lower housing module is provided with a heat dissipation structure 23, and one side of the housing 25 is provided with a filter circuit 24, so that the housing 25 can simultaneously realize the function of the heat sink and the filter.
  • the housing 25 can serve as a support surface for the signal processing board and the power source, and the opening edge of the housing 25 is fixed to the lower side of the reflector 11.
  • the power source 21 supplies power to the signal processing board 22.
  • the RF input/output signal of the signal processing board 22 is connected to one end of the filter circuit 24 through the connector 30, and the other end of the filter circuit 24 is connected to the antenna input end. To achieve the signal transceiving function.
  • the power supply 21 supplies power to the signal processing board 22.
  • the RF input and output signals of the signal processing board 22 are connected to one end of the filter circuit 24 through the connector 30, and the other end of the filter circuit 24 is connected to the antenna input terminal to implement signals. Transceiver function.
  • the feeding network and the antenna element 12 are attached to the reflector 11, and the radome 14 is the casing of the upper casing module 10, covering the reflector 11, and the feeding network and the antenna element 12 are Protection is inside.
  • the reflection plate 11 and the radome 14, the reflection plate 11 and the lower casing module 20 are both sealed.
  • the power source 21 and the signal processing board 22 are fixed to the casing 25 having the filter circuit 24 and the heat dissipation structure 23.
  • the active antenna device provided in this embodiment can be placed in a base station.
  • the embodiment provides a base station, which includes an active antenna device, and the antenna device includes at least an upper casing module and a lower casing module.
  • the upper casing module is an antenna module with a radome
  • the lower casing module is a radio frequency remote module
  • the joint surface between the upper and lower casing modules is a reflector
  • the upper housing module includes at least a reflector, an antenna element, a feed network, and a transfer interface.
  • the radome is covered as a casing on the reflector
  • the antenna element is located inside the cavity formed by the upper casing and the reflector
  • the antenna element is attached to the upper surface of the reflector through one end of the feeding network, and the other end of the feeding network
  • the reflector is penetrated, and the other end of the feed network is fixed on the lower surface of the reflector by the transfer interface.
  • the housing and the reflector are in a sealed connection.
  • the lower housing module includes a power supply, a signal processing board, and a housing having a heat dissipation structure and a filter circuit.
  • the filter circuit is connected to the transfer interface of the antenna module through a connector.
  • the upper opening edge of the housing of the lower housing module may be fixed to the lower surface of the reflector.
  • a housing with a heat dissipation structure and a filter circuit can be used as a signal processing board and a power supply support surface.
  • the embodiment of the present invention integrates the antenna and the radio remote unit by using the antenna base station integration, has high power radiation effective performance, low station cost and space requirement, and is more suitable for hotspot coverage, etc. Advantage.

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本文公布一种有源天线设备及基站,所述有源天线设备包括相互连接的上壳体模块和下壳体模块,其中,上壳体模块与下壳体模块之间的结合面为所述上壳体模块的反射板。

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一种有源天线设备及基站 技术领域
本申请涉及但不限于通讯领域RRU(Remote Radio Unit射频拉远单元)及天线系统。
背景技术
随着通讯技术的发展,在无线通讯中,各种制式的通讯网络不断更新,为了满足人们对网络日益俱增的需求,3G(Third Generation,第三代移动通讯系统)网络已在全球商用,4G(Fourth Generation,第四代移动通讯系统)的LTE(Long Term Evolution,长期演进移动通讯系统)网络的技术也在不断更新迭进。但是,相关技术的天线基站具有成本高,空间要求高的问题。
发明内容
以下是对本文详细描述的主题的概述。本概述并非是为了限制权利要求的保护范围。
本文提供一种有源天线设备及基站,以解决相关技术天线基站成本高空间要求高的问题。
一种有源天线设备,包括相互连接的上壳体模块和下壳体模块,其中:
所述上壳体模块与下壳体模块之间的结合面为所述上壳体模块的反射板。
可选地,上述设备中,所述上壳体模块为带有天线罩的天线模块,所述下壳体模块为射频拉远模块。
可选地,上述设备中,所述下壳体模块的壳体具有散热结构和滤波电路。
可选地,上述设备中,所述下壳体模块的壳体边缘与上壳体模块的反射板密封连接。
可选地,上述设备还包括置于下壳体模块的壳体与所述反射板形成的腔 体内的连接器,所述连接器通过所述反射板上的转接口实现上、下壳体模块之间的信号通信。
可选地,上述设备中,所述设备置于基站中。
一种基站,该基站包括如上述所述的有源天线设备。
本申请技术方案提供了一种有源天线和基站,将天线和射频拉远单元集成为一体,降低了天线基站的成本,且功率辐射有效性能高,尤其适合于热点覆盖。
在阅读并理解了附图和详细描述后,可以明白其他方面。
附图概述
图1为本实施例提供的一种有源天线剖面示意图;
图2为本实施例提供的一种有源天线的上壳体模块剖面示意图;
图3为本实施例提供的一种有源天线的下壳体模块剖面示意图;
图4为本实施例提供的一种有源天线的下壳体模块中壳体剖面示意图;
图5为本实施例提供的一种有源天线的信号连接示意图。
本发明的实施方式
下文将结合附图对本发明的实施方式进行说明。需要说明的是,在不冲突的情况下,本申请的实施例和实施例中的特征可以任意相互组合。
实施例1
如图1~3所示,本实施例提供一种有源天线设备,将天线模块和射频拉远模块集成为一体,包括上壳体模块10和下壳体模块20,其中:
上壳体模块10与下壳体模块20之间的结合面为上壳体模块的反射板11。
其中,上壳体模块10可以是带有天线罩的天线模块,下壳体模块20为射频拉远模块。其中,上壳体模块至少包括反射板11、天线振子12、馈电网 络、转接口13及天线罩14,天线罩14作为壳体覆盖在反射板11上,天线振子12位于天线罩14与反射板11形成的腔体内部,天线振子12通过馈电网络的一端附着在反射板11的上表面,馈电网络的另一端穿透反射板11,由转接口13将馈电网络的另一端固定在反射板11的下表面上。本实施例中涉及的馈电网络至少包括有馈电端子15,射频连线以及功分器等,这些器件相互连接成网络,其中,馈电端子15之间的连接可采用等长连接。可选的,天线罩14与反射板11采用密封连接方式。要说明的是,以上仅是上壳体模块的实施方式的举例,本申请并不限于此一种上壳体模块,其他方式的带有天线罩的天线模块均可以作为本申请的上壳体模块10。
下壳体模块20可以包括电源21、信号处理单板22以及具有散热结构23和滤波电路24的壳体25。其中,壳体上的滤波电路24可以通过连接器30连接到天线模块的转接口13。可选地,下壳体模块20的壳体边缘与上壳体模块的反射板11密封连接。
另外,上述设备还包括置于下壳体模块的壳体与反射板形成的腔体内的连接器30,该连接器30主要通过反射板上的转接口13实现上、下壳体模块之间的信号通信。
下面结合附图说明本实施例提供的有源天线设备在应用场景的使用。
如图1所示,为一种有源天线设备的可选实施方式,其包括:上壳体模块10、下壳体模块20和连接器30。上壳体模块10即为带有天线罩的天线模块,下壳体模块20即为射频拉远模块。
上壳体模块10和下壳体模块20之间的结合界面为反射板11,且密封连接。
如图2所示,上壳体模块10包括馈电网络、反射板11、天线振子12。其中,馈电网络和天线振子12附着在反射板上,壳体即为天线罩14,覆盖在反射板11上,将馈电网络和天线振子12保护在内部。天线罩14与反射板11之间是密封连接。
如图3所示,下壳体模块20包括信号处理单板22、电源21以及带有散热结构23和滤波电路24的壳体25。
如图4所示,下壳体模块的壳体25底部带有散热结构23,壳体25的一边置有滤波电路24,这样,此壳体25即可同时实现散热器的功用和滤波器的功能。并且,此壳体25可作为信号处理单板和电源固定的支撑面,壳体25开口边缘固定在反射板11下侧。其中,下壳体模块20中,电源21为信号处理单板22供电。信号处理单板22射频输入输出信号通过连接器30连接到滤波电路24的一端,滤波电路24的另一端连接天线输入端。以实现信号的收发功能。
如图5所示,电源21为信号处理单板22供电,信号处理单板22射频输入输出信号通过连接器30连接到滤波电路24一端,滤波电路24另一端连接天线输入端,以实现信号的收发功能。
上壳体模块10中,馈电网络和天线振子12附着在反射板11上,天线罩14即为上壳体模块10的机壳,覆盖在反射板11上,将馈电网络和天线振子12保护在内部。反射板11和天线罩14、反射板11和下壳体模块20之间都是密封连接。
下壳体模块20中,电源21和信号处理单板22固定在具有滤波电路24和散热结构23的壳体25上。
本实施例提供的有源天线设备可置于基站中。
实施例2
本实施例提供一种基站,其内包括一种有源天线设备,该天线设备至少包括上壳体模块和下壳体模块。
其中,上壳体模块为带有天线罩的天线模块,下壳体模块为射频拉远模块,上、下壳体模块之间的结合面为反射板。
上壳体模块至少包括反射板、天线振子、馈电网络及转接口。其中,天线罩作为壳体覆盖在反射板上,天线振子位于上壳体与反射板形成的腔体内部,天线振子通过馈电网络的一端附着在反射板的上表面,馈电网络的另一端穿透反射板,由转接口将馈电网络的另一端固定在反射板的下表面上。可选的,壳体与反射板采用密封连接方式。
下壳体模块包括电源、信号处理单板和具有散热结构和滤波电路的壳体, 其中,滤波电路通过连接器连接到天线模块的转接口。可选地,下壳体模块的壳体的开口上边缘可固定在反射板下表面。另外,带有散热结构和滤波电路的壳体可作为信号处理单板和电源支撑面。
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和传统组网方式相比,本发明实施例通过采用天线基站一体化,将天线和射频拉远单元集成为一体,具有功率辐射有效性能高,建站成本、空间要求低,更适合于热点覆盖等优势。

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  1. 一种有源天线设备,包括相互连接的上壳体模块和下壳体模块,其中,
    所述上壳体模块与下壳体模块之间的结合面为所述上壳体模块的反射板。
  2. 如权利要求1所述的设备,其中,
    所述上壳体模块为带有天线罩的天线模块,所述下壳体模块为射频拉远模块。
  3. 如权利要求1或2所述的设备,其中,
    所述下壳体模块的壳体具有散热结构和滤波电路。
  4. 如权利要求3所述的设备,其中,
    所述下壳体模块的壳体边缘与上壳体模块的反射板密封连接。
  5. 如权利要求4所述的设备,所述设备还包括置于下壳体模块的壳体与所述反射板形成的腔体内的连接器,所述连接器通过所述反射板上的转接口实现上、下壳体模块之间的信号通信。
  6. 如权利要求5所述的设备,其中,
    所述设备置于基站中。
  7. 一种基站,所述基站包括如上述权利要求1至6中任一项所述的有源天线设备。
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