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Tunable slot antenna with capacitively coupled slot island conductor for precise impedance adjustment

US6188369A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 24, 2000
Grant dateFeb 13, 2001
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Expiry dateJan 24, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q13/10
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a coaxial resonant slot antenna including a flat rectangular conductive box having its top plate with a slot being defined therein, and a strip conductor disposed inside the box and electrically insulated from the box while high frequency or RF power is fed to the strip, an island conductor is provided in the slot for defining a capacitance between itself and the frame, which capacitance is rendered variable in value by use of a variable capacitance circuit.

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