Two-frequency impedance matching circuit for an antenna

• US 5,493,311 A
• Filed: 02/28/1994
• Issued: 02/20/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Yokoyama, Yukio, Ono, Takao, Itoh, Ryoh
• Primary Examiner(s): Wimer, Michael C.
• Application Number:
  US08/202,495
• Time in Patent Office: 722 Days
• Field of Search: 343/713, 343/858, 343/860, 343/900
• US Class Current: 343/860
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 5/335 at the feed, e.g. for impedance matching
• CPC Class Codes: H03H 7/38 Impedance-matching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/18 Input circuits, e.g. for coupling to an antenna or a transmission line coupling networks between antennas or lines and receivers independent of the nature of the receiver H03H

Abstract

In order to achieve two-way communications at two different frequencies, an impedance matching circuit is coupled to an antenna. The circuit includes a first inductor which is directly coupled to the antenna. The first inductor induces antenna input impedance to be capacitive at a first resonant frequency and induces the antenna input impedance to be inductive at a second resonant frequency. The first resonant frequency is lower than the second resonant frequency. Further, a first capacitor is coupled to the first inductor. By providing the first capacitor, a reactance component at the first resonant frequency is rendered substantially equal to a reactance component at the second resonant frequency. Further, the circuit includes a second inductor and a second capacitor which are coupled between the second means and a feeder. The combination of the second inductor and the second capacitor is provided to adjust impedance, defined by the antenna and the first inductor and the first capacitor, to characteristic impedance of the feeder at the first and second resonant frequencies.

Claims

1. An electric circuit provided between an antenna and a feeder for impedance matching at a first resonant frequency and at a second resonant frequency, comprising:

first means, coupled to said antenna, for inducing an input impedance of said antenna to be capacitive at said first resonant frequency and for inducing said input impedance to be inductive at said second resonant frequency, said first resonant frequency being lower than said second resonant frequency;

second means, coupled to said first means, by which a reactance component at said first resonant frequency is rendered substantially equal to a reactance component at said second resonant frequency; and

third means, coupled between said second means and said feeder, for matching an impedance of said antenna and said first and second means, to an impedance of said feeder simultaneously at both of said first and second resonant frequencies to thereby allow said antenna to resonate at said first and second resonant frequencies.

2. An electric circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first means is an inductor whose inductance value is selected to cause said input impedance to be capacitive at said first frequency and inductive at said second frequency and said second means is a capacitor whose capacitance value is selected to substantially equalize reactance values at said first and second frequencies, and wherein said third means includes an inductor connected to a capacitor at a junction, said junction being coupled to said feeder.

3. An electric circuit provided between an antenna and a feeder for impedance matching at a first resonant frequency and a second resonant frequency, comprising:

a first inductor, coupled to said antenna, whose inductance value is selected to induce an input impedance of said antenna to be capacitive at said first resonant frequency and to induce said input impedance of said antenna to be inductive at said second resonant frequency, said first resonant frequency being lower than said second resonant frequency;

a first capacitor, coupled to said first inductor, whose capacitance value is selected to substantially equalize a reactance component at said first resonant frequency and a reactance component at said second resonant frequency; and

a combination of a second inductor and second capacitor, coupled between said first capacitor and said feeder, whose values are selected to match an impedance of said antenna and said first inductor and said first capacitor, to an impedance of said feeder simultaneously at both of said first and second resonant frequencies to thereby allow said antenna to resonate at said first and second resonant frequencies.