Antenna array with ABFN circuitry
US11133586B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 27, 2018 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q25/001
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An antenna array with control circuitry placed at a front of the antenna array and between the antenna elements. By locating the azimuth beamforming network control circuitry on the front of the array and between antenna elements, the antenna elements and the other components can be coupled to the control circuitry without using cables. This leads to a reduction in the number of cable connections and to a reduction in size and weight of the resulting antenna array. The ABFN control circuitry is also used to control the beams formed from each row and not from each column as is usually done.
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