Antenna status remote monitoring system and module
US10797806B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 8, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B17/19
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An antenna monitoring module electrically coupled to an antenna, the antenna monitoring module including an embedded element in the antenna, test antenna configured to send and receive radio frequency (RF) test signals to and from the antenna, an input blocking module disposed at an input of the antenna monitoring module to facilitate receipt of a master test signal by the antenna monitoring module, an addressable mixed signal processor that determines an integrity of a connection to the antenna and a performance of the antenna based on measurements associated with the RF test signals and the master test signal.
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