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Antenna array and method for synthesizing antenna patterns

US10027036B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KATHREIN-WERKE KG · DE

Inventors

Georg Schmidt · Lindflur, DE
Martin Weckerle · Rosenheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 15, 2014
Grant date	Jul 17, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 15, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01Q21/24
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An antenna array having a plurality of antenna elements is disclosed. The antenna array comprises: a plurality of transceiver modules; an active antenna element subset of the plurality of antenna elements, wherein the active antenna element subset comprises at least one active antenna element being actively coupled to an associated transceiver module of the plurality of transceiver modules; and at least one passively combined sub-array of at least two antenna elements of the plurality of antenna elements. A method for generating antenna patterns with the antenna array is also disclosed.

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