RF ANTENNA SECTOR MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD

• US 20180080966A1
• Filed: 09/15/2017
• Published: 03/22/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Waterford Consultants, LLC
• Original Assignee: Waterford Consultants, LLC
• Inventors: SCHIPANI, Matthew
• Granted Patent: US 10,969,415 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 29/0814 Field measurements related to measuring influence on or from apparatus, components or humans EMC, EMI and similar testing in general G01R31/001, e.g. in ESD, EMI, EMC, EMP testing, measuring radiation leakage; detecting presence of micro- or radiowave emitters; dosimetry; testing shielding; measurements related to lightning
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 29/0871 Complete apparatus or systems; circuits, e.g. receivers or amplifiers G01R29/0878, G01R29/0892 take precedence; dosimeters, warning devices G01R29/0857
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 29/0878 Sensors; antennas; probes; detectors wave guide measuring sections G01R1/24
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 29/0892 Details related to signal analysis or treatment; presenting results, e.g. displays; measuring specific signal features other than field strength, e.g. polarisation, field modes, phase, envelope, maximum value
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 29/10 Radiation diagrams of antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/42 Housings not intimately mechanically associated with radiating elements, e.g. radome
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/101 for measurement of specific parameters of the transmitter or components thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/30 of propagation channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/354 Adjacent channel leakage power

Abstract

System and method for monitoring FCC compliance of a sector having at least one antenna, the sector being at least partially surrounded by a barrier comprising a plurality of barrier elements. The system includes a probe unit, mounted behind the at least one antenna, comprising an RF probe to measure RF emissions and at least one of: a receiver to receive a signal indicative of at least one of an opening of a service door in a vicinity of the sector and disturbance of at least one of the barrier elements; and a proximity sensor triggerable when an object moves within a too close zone to the probe unit.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring FCC compliance of a sector comprising at least one antenna, the sector being at least partially surrounded by a barrier comprising a plurality of barrier elements, the system comprising:

a probe unit, mounted behind the at least one antenna, comprising an RF probe to measure RF emissions and at least one of;

a receiver to receive a signal indicative of at least one of an opening of a service door in a vicinity of the sector and disturbance of at least one of the barrier elements; and

a proximity sensor triggerable when an object moves within a too close zone to the probe unit.

2. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a secondary probe mounted in front of the at least one antenna and coupled to the probe unit.

3. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a portal system remote from the probe unit, wherein the probe unit further comprises a transceiver configured to transmit at least alerts to the portal system and to receive at least alert resets from the portal system.

4. The system according to claim 3, wherein the at least alerts transmitted to the portal system comprise measurements that exceed the baseline measurement by a predetermined amount for a predetermined period of time.

5. A method for monitoring FCC compliance of a sector comprising at least one antenna, the sector being monitored by at least a probe unit and being at least partially surrounded by a barrier comprising a plurality of barrier elements, the method comprising:

measuring, from a location behind the at least one antenna, RF emissions of the at least one antenna to establish a baseline measurement;

measuring RF emissions to determine measurements exceeding the baseline by a predetermined amount for a predetermined period of time; and

monitoring for at least one of an opening of a service door in a vicinity of the sector, a disturbance of at least one of the barrier elements and movement of an object within a too close zone to the probe unit.

6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising measuring RF emissions from a location in front of the at least one antenna to establish a front baseline.

7. The method according to claim 5, further comprising transmitting at least alerts to a portal system remote from the probe unit and receiving at least alert resets from the portal system.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the at least alerts transmitted to the portal system comprise the measurements exceeding the baseline by a predetermined amount for the predetermined period of time.