Antenna system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12249760-B2
Application number	US-202217986951-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 15, 2022
Priority date	Aug 19, 2016
Publication date	Mar 11, 2025
Grant date	Mar 11, 2025

Abstract

As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide embodiments of antenna apparatus using monocone antennas for wireless communication.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A communication system, comprising:
an antenna system comprising:
a base structure;
a first monocone antenna mounted on the base structure, wherein a monocone is suspended in a conical recess of the first monocone antenna by a suspension structure, and wherein the suspension structure extends from a circumferential edge of the conical recess without extending across the conical recess;
a second monocone antenna mounted on the base structure; and
an additional antenna located between the first monocone antenna and the second monocone antenna, wherein a central axis of the first monocone antenna is at an angle in a range of substantially 70 degrees to substantially 110 degrees with respect to a central axis of the second monocone antenna.

2. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the second monocone antenna comprises a monocone with a conical recess and a suspension structure.

3. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the conical recess is a frusto-conical recess.

4. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the suspension structure comprises an electrically conductive part covering either a first section of a bottom half of the conical recess or a second section of a top half of the conical recess.

5. The communication system according to claim 4 , wherein when the electrically conductive part covers the first section of the bottom half of the conical recess, the electrically conductive part is centered in a plane spanned by the central axis of the first monocone antenna and the central axis of the second monocone antenna.

6. The communication system according to claim 5 , wherein the electrically conductive part leaves at least the top half of the conical recess uncovered.

7. The communication system according to claim 4 , wherein the electrically conductive part and the conical recess are DC-connected.

8. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the antenna system is configured to operate in a GHz spectrum.

9. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the base structure is configured to be mounted onto a substantially flat metal surface.

10. The communication system according to claim 9 , wherein the base structure is configured to be mounted such that an antenna system central axis, which is substantially half way between the central axis of the first monocone antenna and the central axis of the second monocone antenna, is perpendicular to the substantially flat metal surface.

11. The communication system according to claim 9 , wherein the substantially flat metal surface is a roof of a vehicle.

12. The communication system according to claim 11 , wherein the base structure is configured to be mounted such that the antenna system exhibits polarization-diversity in a first plane orthogonal to a travel path of the vehicle and pattern-diversity in a second plane parallel to the travel path of the vehicle.

13. The communication system according to claim 12 , wherein the antenna system is configured to:
communicate with a first communication system via radiated cross-polarized signals substantially directed along the travel path of the vehicle by using the polarization-diversity in the first plane; and
communicate with a second communication system via radiated signals orthogonal to the travel path of the vehicle by using the pattern-diversity in the second plane.

14. A method for communication, comprising:
mounting a first monocone antenna and a second monocone antenna on a base structure, wherein a monocone is suspended in a conical recess of the first monocone antenna by a suspension structure, and wherein the suspension structure extends from a circumferential edge of the conical recess without extending across the conical recess; and
mounting an additional antenna between the first monocone antenna and the second monocone antenna, wherein a central axis of the first monocone antenna is at an angle in a range of substantially 70 degrees to substantially 110 degrees with respect to a central axis of the second monocone antenna.

15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the conical recess is a frusto-conical recess.

16. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the suspension structure comprises an electrically conductive part covering either a first section of a bottom half of the conical recess or a second section of a top half of the conical recess, and the electrically conductive part and the conical recess are DC-connected.

17. The method according to claim 14 , comprising selecting parameters for the antenna system to configure the antenna system to operate in a GHz spectrum.

18. The method according to claim 14 , comprising mounting the antenna system on a roof of a vehicle such that the antenna system exhibits polarization-diversity in a first plane orthogonal to a travel path of the vehicle and pattern-diversity in a second plane parallel to the travel path of the vehicle.

19. The method according to claim 18 , comprising communicating with one or both of:
a first communication system via radiated cross-polarized signals substantially directed along the travel path of the vehicle by using the polarization-diversity in the first plane; and
a second communication system via radiated signals orthogonal to the travel path of the vehicle by using the pattern-diversity in the second plane.

20. A vehicle comprising:
a metal roof with an antenna system mounted on the metal roof, wherein the antenna system comprises:
a base structure;
two monocone antennas mounted on the base structure, wherein a monocone is suspended in a conical recess of one of the monocone antennas by a suspension structure, and wherein the suspension structure extends from a circumferential edge of the conical recess without extending across the conical recess; and
an additional antenna located between the first monocone antenna and the second monocone antenna, wherein a central axis of a first monocone antenna is at an angle in a range of substantially 70 degrees to substantially 110 degrees with respect to a central axis of a second monocone antenna.

Assignees

• Swisscom Ag

Inventors

• Jamaly Nima

Classifications

• H04B7/10

  Polarisation diversity; Directional diversity · CPC title

• H01Q13/02

  Waveguide horns · CPC title

• H01Q9/40

  Element having extended radiating surface · CPC title

• H01Q21/24

  Combinations of antenna units polarised in different directions for transmitting or receiving circularly and elliptically polarised waves or waves linearly polarised in any direction {(circularly polarised patch antennas H01Q9/0428; circularly polarised horns H01Q13/0241; cross-polarised horns H01Q13/0258; polarisation converters H01Q15/242; cross-polarised rear feeds H01Q19/136; crossed polarisation dual antenna H01Q25/001)} · CPC title

• H01Q21/0006

  Particular feeding systems · CPC title