Circularly polarized antenna
US7362272B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q21/24
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to techniques to excite a circularly polarized antenna and, more particularly, to a circularly polarized antenna having a QUAD-EMC unit structure. It comprises plural polarized antenna elements; a signal distributor; and a signal coupling element electrically coupled to the polarized antenna elements and electrically connected the signal distributor; wherein, when the circularly polarized antenna is in a transmitting state, the signal coupling element sends the electrical signal from the signal distributor to the polarized antenna elements, and the polarized antenna elements transform the electrical signal into the circularly polarized signal and transmit the circularly polarized signal thereafter; when the circularly polarized antenna is in a receiving state, the polarized antenna elements receive the circularly polarized signal and transform the circularly polarized signal into the electrical signal, and the signal coupling element sends the electrical signal from the polarized antenna elements to the signal distributor.
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