Apparatus and method for a multi-polarized ground plane beam antenna
First Claim
1. A ground plane beam antenna for transmitting and/or receiving radio frequency (RF) signals, said antenna comprising:
- at least one parasitic reflector element having a first end and a second end;
at least one parasitic director element having a first end and a second end;
a driven element positioned co-linearly with and between said at least one reflector element and said at least one director element; and
an electrically conductive ground plane being electrically connected to said at least one reflector element and said at least one director element at said second ends, and being electrically isolated from said driven element.
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Abstract
A ground plane beam antenna for transmitting and/or receiving radio frequency (RF) signals, and a method for constructing same, is disclosed. An embodiment of the antenna comprises at least one parasitic reflector element having a first end and a second end, at least one parasitic director element having a first end and a second end, a multi-polarized driven element positioned co-linearly with and between the at least one reflector element and the at least one director element, and an electrically conductive ground plane. The ground plane is electrically connected to the at least one reflector element and the at least one director element at the second ends, and is electrically isolated from the driven element.
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53 Claims
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1. A ground plane beam antenna for transmitting and/or receiving radio frequency (RF) signals, said antenna comprising:
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at least one parasitic reflector element having a first end and a second end;
at least one parasitic director element having a first end and a second end;
a driven element positioned co-linearly with and between said at least one reflector element and said at least one director element; and
an electrically conductive ground plane being electrically connected to said at least one reflector element and said at least one director element at said second ends, and being electrically isolated from said driven element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method to construct a ground plane beam antenna for transmitting and/or receiving radio frequency (RF) signals, said method comprising:
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generating a driven element that is tuned to at least one predetermined radio frequency;
generating at least one linear, parasitic reflector element having a first end and a second end and having an initial length based on, at least in part, said tuned driven element;
generating at least one linear, parasitic director element having a first end and a second end and having an initial length based on, at least in part, said tuned driven element;
positioning said driven element co-linearly with and between said at least one reflector element and said at least one director element;
generating an electrically conductive ground plane; and
electrically connecting said ground plane to said second ends of said reflector element and said at least one director element and keeping said ground plane electrically isolated from said driven element. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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- 36. A stacked configuration of antennas for improving gain along a particular spatial dimension, said stacked configuration comprising at least two ground plane beam antennas positioned in spatial proximity to each other and having substantially the same spatial orientation, and said antennas each comprising at least one parasitic reflector element having a first end and a second end, at least one parasitic director element having a first end and a second end, a driven element positioned co-linearly with and between said reflector element and said at least one director element, and an electrically conductive ground plane connected to said reflector element and said at least one director element at said second ends, and being electrically isolated from said driven element.
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42. An antenna configuration for transmitting and/or receiving radio frequency (RF) signals, said configuration comprising:
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a conductive reflector plate;
a first ground plane beam antenna being mounted onto a first side of said conductive reflector plate such that RF radiation from said first ground plane beam antenna is directed substantially perpendicular to and away from said first side of said conductive reflector plate;
a second ground plane beam antenna, being substantially identical to said first ground plane beam antenna, and being mounted onto said first side of said reflector plate such that RF radiation from said second ground plane beam antenna is directed substantially perpendicular to and away from said first side of said conductive reflector plate; and
a two-port power divider to feed a radio frequency signal in phase to both said first ground plane beam antenna and said second ground plane beam antenna, and to combine radio frequency signals received from both said first ground plane beam antenna and said second ground plane beam antenna. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A multi-polarized beam antenna for transmitting and/or receiving radio frequency (RF) signals, said configuration comprising:
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at least one electrically conductive parasitic element; and
a multi-polarized driven element positioned co-linearly with said at least one parasitic element. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53)
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