Adaptive antenna
US5936577A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 17, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q25/00
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Features of an adaptive antenna are a controlling portion 11 as a method for detecting the communication amount of each beam and an antenna controlling portion 7 as a controlling method for controlling the pattern of each beam corresponding to information of the detected communication amount. In particular, an exciting weight of each antenna element is controlled corresponding to the detected communication amount and thereby the pattern of each beam is controlled. Thus, the communication amounts of individual beams can be flexibly well-balanced. Consequently, the communication capacity of the base station can be effectively used.
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