Antenna adjustment system and base station

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10505265-B2
Application number	US-201816047636-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 27, 2018
Priority date	Jan 28, 2016
Publication date	Dec 10, 2019
Grant date	Dec 10, 2019

Abstract

An antenna adjustment system and a base station, where the antenna adjustment system includes an inertial feedback unit configured to detect a swing angle of an antenna when the antenna swings with a housing, and send an angle signal to a controller, an actuator and an elastic element configured to control an auxiliary board to rotate back in a direction opposite to a swing direction of the housing in order to counteract deflection caused by swing of the housing of the antenna fastened to the auxiliary board. The actuator is driven by the controller based on the angle signal. Therefore, a position of an antenna can be adjusted with swing of the antenna such that signal sending stability of the antenna can be ensured.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An antenna adjustment system, comprising:
a housing;
an auxiliary board rotatably coupled to the housing, a rotation center being formed at a position at which the auxiliary board and the housing are rotatably coupled;
an antenna coupled to the auxiliary board;
an inertial feedback circuit coupled to the auxiliary board and configured to:
detect a deflection angle of the antenna when the antenna swings with the housing; and
send an angle signal to a controller, the controller being coupled to the inertial feedback circuit and configured to receive and process the angle signal;

an actuator coupled to the controller; and
an elastic element, the actuator and the elastic element each being coupled between the housing and the auxiliary board and configured to control the auxiliary board to rotate back in a direction opposite to a swing direction of the housing to counteract deflection caused by swing of the housing, and the controller being further configured to drive the actuator based on the angle signal.

2. The antenna adjustment system of claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary board and elements coupled to the auxiliary board jointly form a rotation component, and a gravity position of the rotation component overlapping the position of the rotation center.

3. The antenna adjustment system of claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary board and elements coupled to the auxiliary board jointly form a rotation component, and a distance between a gravity position of the rotation component and the position of the rotation center being less than a shortest distance between the gravity position of the rotation component and an edge of the auxiliary board.

4. The antenna adjustment system of claim 1 , wherein the elastic element and the actuator are distributed on two sides of the rotation center, one end of the elastic element being coupled to the housing, the other end of the elastic element being coupled to the auxiliary board, and the elastic element being further configured to provide, for the auxiliary board, elastic force in a same direction as a driving force of the actuator in a process in which the actuator drives the auxiliary board to rotate.

5. The antenna adjustment system of claim 1 , wherein the elastic element and the actuator are distributed on a same side of the rotation center, one end of the elastic element being coupled to the housing, the other end of the elastic element being coupled to the auxiliary board, and the elastic element being further configured to provide, for the auxiliary board through deformation, elastic force in a direction opposite to that of a driving force of the actuator when the actuator drives the auxiliary board to rotate.

6. The antenna adjustment system of claim 1 , wherein the actuator comprises a voice coil actuator, a base and a mover, the base being hingedly coupled to the housing, and the mover being hingedly coupled to the auxiliary board and configured to apply force to the auxiliary board to enable the auxiliary board to rotate around the rotation center in a direction opposite to a deflection direction of the housing when the housing is deflected.

7. The antenna adjustment system of claim 1 , wherein the actuator comprises a torque motor, a mounting rack and a motor shaft, the mounting rack being coupled to the housing, the motor shaft being coupled to the auxiliary board and configured to apply force to the auxiliary board to enable the auxiliary board to rotate around the rotation center in a direction opposite to a deflection direction of the housing when the housing is deflected.

8. The antenna adjustment system of claim 1 , wherein the controller comprises a first comparison circuit configured to:
compare a first preset value with the deflection angle of the antenna detected by the inertial feedback circuit; and
send a signal to a power driving circuit when the deflection angle is greater than or equal to the first preset value,
the power driving circuit coupled to the first comparison circuit and configured to drive the actuator based on the received signal to enable the actuator to drive the antenna to rotate back; and
a second comparison circuit coupled to the first comparison circuit and the power driving circuit, the second comparison circuit configured to:
compare a second preset value with a difference between the deflection angle and a back-rotation angle detected by the inertial feedback circuit; and
send a signal to the power driving circuit when the difference between the deflection angle and the back-rotation angle is less than the second preset value, and

the power driving circuit being further configured to stop driving the actuator based on the signal received from the second comparison circuit.

9. The antenna adjustment system of claim 8 , wherein the second preset value ranges from 0.2 degree to 0.5 degree.

10. The antenna adjustment system of claim 8 , wherein the first preset value ranges from 0.1 degree to 0.2 degree.

11. A base station, comprising an antenna adjustment system, the antenna adjustment system comprising:
a housing;
an auxiliary board rotatably coupled to the housing, a rotation center being formed at a position at which the auxiliary board and the housing are rotatably coupled;
an antenna coupled to the auxiliary board;
an inertial feedback circuit coupled to the auxiliary board and configured to:
detect a deflection angle of the antenna when the antenna swings with the housing; and
send an angle signal to a controller,

the controller being coupled to the inertial feedback circuit and configured to receive and process the angle signal;
an actuator coupled to the controller; and
an elastic element, the actuator and the elastic element each being coupled between the housing and the auxiliary board and configured to control the auxiliary board to rotate back in a direction opposite to a swing direction of the housing in order to counteract deflection caused by swing of the housing, and the controller being further configured to drive the actuator based on the angle signal.

12. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the auxiliary board and elements coupled to the auxiliary board jointly form a rotation component, and a gravity position of the rotation component overlapping the position of the rotation center.

13. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the auxiliary board and elements coupled to the auxiliary board jointly form a rotation component, and a distance between a gravity position of the rotation component and the position of the rotation center being less than a shortest distance between the gravity position of the rotation component and an edge of the auxiliary board.

14. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the elastic element and the actuator are distributed on two sides of the rotation center, one end of the elastic element being coupled to the housing, the other end of the elastic element being coupled to the auxiliary board, and the elastic element being further configured to provide, for the auxiliary board, elastic force in a same direction as a driving force of the actuator in a process in which the actuator drives the auxiliary board to rotate.

15. The base station of claim 11 , wherein the elastic element and the actuator are distributed on a same side of the rotation center, one end of the elastic element being coupled to the housing, the other end of the elastic element being coupled to the auxiliary board, and the elastic element being further configured to provide, for the auxiliary board through deformation, elastic force in a direction opposite to that of a driving force o

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ke Youhe
• Wang Dongli
• Du Hongdian
• Wu Jun

Classifications

• H01Q1/1242

  Rigid masts specially adapted for supporting an aerial · CPC title

• H01Q1/246 Primary

  specially adapted for base stations · CPC title

• H01Q1/18 Primary

  Means for stabilising antennas on an unstable platform · CPC title

• H01Q1/241

  used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM (H01Q1/247, H01Q1/248 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01Q1/185

  by electronic means · CPC title