Remote radio unit and active antenna system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10506736-B2
Application number	US-201715487885-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 14, 2017
Priority date	Oct 16, 2014
Publication date	Dec 10, 2019
Grant date	Dec 10, 2019

Abstract

A remote radio unit, which includes a housing, a ventilation air channel, and a circuit component, where the housing is a sealed hollow cavity; the ventilation air channel passes through the housing, a top end of the ventilation air channel is connected to a top end surface of the housing in a sealed manner, and a bottom end of the ventilation air channel is connected to a bottom end surface of the housing in a sealed manner; and the circuit component is disposed inside the cavity, and is in contact with an external surface of a side wall of the ventilation air channel, so that heat generated by the circuit component is dissipated through the ventilation air channel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A remote radio unit, comprising:
a housing, a ventilation air channel and a circuit component, wherein
the housing is a cavity;
the ventilation air channel passes through the housing, a top end of the ventilation air channel is connected to a top end surface of the housing in a sealed manner, and a bottom end of the ventilation air channel is connected to a bottom end surface of the housing in a sealed manner;
the circuit component is disposed inside the cavity, and is in contact with an external surface of a side wall of the ventilation air channel, wherein heat generated by the circuit component is dissipated through the ventilation air channel; and
a cable exit mechanism, wherein the cable exit mechanism comprises a first connector disposed on the bottom end surface of the housing, and a second connector disposed on the top end surface of the housing, wherein the first connector is configured to couple the circuit component and a base band unit (BBU), and the second connector is configured to couple the circuit component and an antenna element.

2. The remote radio unit according to claim 1 , further comprising an active radiator, wherein
the active radiator is disposed at a port of the ventilation air channel, or the active radiator is disposed inside the ventilation air channel, so as to improve a heat dissipation capability of the ventilation air channel.

3. The remote radio unit according to claim 2 , wherein
the active radiator includes a fan, and the fan is disposed at a bottom end port of the ventilation air channel, wherein wind generated by the fan flows into the ventilation air channel at the bottom end port of the ventilation air channel, and flows out of the ventilation air channel at a top end port of the ventilation air channel.

4. The remote radio unit according to claim 1 , further comprising a heat sink fin, wherein the heat sink fin is disposed on an internal surface of the side wall of the ventilation air channel.

5. The remote radio unit according to claim 1 , further comprising a spacer shielded at a top end port of the ventilation air channel, wherein the spacer includes air ventilating holes, so that wind, flowing into the top end port of the ventilation air channel, and within the ventilation channel, flows out of the ventilation air channel through the air ventilating holes.

6. The remote radio unit according to claim 1 , wherein the first connector and the second connector each includes a cable connector.

7. The remote radio unit according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a sliding slot and a slide fitting to the sliding slot, wherein that the ventilation air channel passes through the housing is implemented by fitting the sliding slot to the slide; and
the sliding slot is disposed on an internal surface of the side wall of the housing, and the slide is disposed on the external surface of the side wall of the ventilation air channel; or
the slide is disposed on the internal surface of the side wall of the housing, and the sliding slot is disposed on the external surface of the side wall of the ventilation air channel.

8. The remote radio unit according to claim 1 , wherein the housing and the ventilation air channel are connected together to form a sealed hollow cavity, and the circuit component is disposed inside the sealed hollow cavity.

9. The remote radio unit according to claim 8 , wherein the housing includes a side wall, a bottom end surface and a top end surface, the bottom end surface of the housing has a first hole, and the top end surface of the housing has a second hole;
the top end of the ventilation air channel is in the first hole, and edge of the top end of the ventilation air channel is connected to edge of the first hole in a sealed manner; and
the bottom end of the ventilation air channel is in the second hole, and edge of the bottom end of the ventilation air channel is connected to edge of the second hole in a sealed manner.

10. An active antenna system (AAS), comprising:
a remote radio unit, the remote radio unit including:
a housing, a ventilation air channel and a circuit component, wherein
the housing is a cavity;
the ventilation air channel passes through the housing, a top end of the ventilation air channel is connected to a top end surface of the housing in a sealed manner, and a bottom end of the ventilation air channel is connected to a bottom end surface of the housing in a sealed manner; and
the circuit component is disposed inside the cavity, and is in contact with an external surface of a side wall of the ventilation air channel, wherein heat generated by the circuit component is dissipated through the ventilation air channel;
an antenna unit, wherein the antenna unit comprises an antenna element; and the antenna unit is fastened on the top end surface of the housing of the remote radio unit, and the antenna element of the antenna unit is coupled with a circuit board of the remote radio unit; and
a cable exit mechanism, wherein the cable exit mechanism comprises a first connector disposed on the bottom end surface of the housing, and a second connector disposed on the top end surface of the housing, wherein the first connector is configured to couple the circuit component and a base band unit (BBU), and the second connector is configured to couple the circuit component and the antenna element.

11. The AAS according to claim 10 , wherein
the antenna unit further comprises a radome, wherein
the radome comprises an external radome and an internal radome, the internal radome is disposed inside the external radome, and an air deflection cavity is formed between the external radome and the internal radome;
the internal radome is connected to the external radome through an air deflection board, and the air deflection board includes air deflection holes; and
the air deflection cavity is connected to the ventilation air channel of the remote radio unit, wherein after flowing out of the ventilation air channel from a top end port of the ventilation air channel, wind generated by a fan flows into the air deflection cavity and then flows out of the air deflection cavity through the air deflection holes.

12. The AAS according to claim 11 , wherein
the internal radome is a sealed hollow cavity, comprising an internal radome side wall, an internal radome top surface and an air director, wherein the internal radome side wall has a tubular structure, the internal radome top surface and the air director are sealed at two ends of the internal radome side wall, and the internal radome is configured to accommodate the antenna element.

13. The AAS according to claim 10 , wherein the first connector and the second connector each includes a cable connector.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zheng Yong
• Wang Bin
• Bian Fei

Classifications

• H01Q1/002

  Protection against seismic waves, thermal radiation or other disturbances, e.g. nuclear explosion; Arrangements for improving the power handling capability of an antenna · CPC title

• H05K7/20163

  the components being isolated from air flow, e.g. hollow heat sinks, wind tunnels or funnels · CPC title

• H05K7/20145 Primary

  Means for directing air flow, e.g. ducts, deflectors, plenum or guides · CPC title

• H01Q1/02

  Arrangements for de-icing; Arrangements for drying-out {; Arrangements for cooling; Arrangements for preventing corrosion} · CPC title

• H01Q1/241

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