Electrically steerable antenna arrangement
US9583831B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2013/0254
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electrically steerable antenna arrangement comprising at least a first antenna function and a second antenna function, each antenna function comprising at least one antenna element, the antenna functions having at least one main radiation lobe that is electrically steerable, where each antenna function comprises at least one signal altering means arranged for altering the time characteristics and/or phase characteristics and/or frequency characteristics of a signal fed through the signal altering means, the electrically steerable antenna arrangement comprising a control unit arranged for feeding a signal comprising control information to the antenna functions via a control connection, the signal altering means being arranged to take certain settings in dependence of the control information, such that for certain settings of the signal altering means, a certain angular direction of said main radiation lobe in relation to an antenna reference plane is acquired. The electrically steerable antenna arrangement further comprises a first monitoring unit connected to the control connection, and a second monitoring unit connected to the antenna functions, the first monitoring unit being …
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