E H antenna
First Claim
1. An antenna system for transmitting and receiving, in association with a radio device, electromagnetic radiation having an E-field component and an H-field component, the electromagnetic radiation corresponding to a radio frequency power signal having a current and a voltage at a radio frequency, the current and the voltage each having a phase, the antenna system comprising:
- a. a first radiating element comprising a conductive material;
b. a second radiating element comprising a conductive material, the second radiating element spaced apart from and in alignment with the first radiating element; and
c. a phasing and matching network, in electrical communication with the first radiating element, the second radiating element and the radio device, that aligns the relative phase between the current and the voltage of the radio frequency power signal so that the H-field component of the corresponding electromagnetic signal is nominally in time phase with the E-field component, the phasing and matching network including;
i. a first reactive element of a first type that electrically couples a first terminal of the radio device to the first radiating element;
ii. a second reactive element of a second type that electrically couples a second terminal of the radio device to the first radiating element;
iii. a third reactive element of the first type that electrically couples the second terminal of the radio device to the second radiating element; and
iv. a fourth reactive element of the second type that is electrically in parallel with the third reactive element.
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Abstract
In an antenna system for transmitting and receiving, in association with a radio device, electromagnetic radiation has an E-field component and an H-field component. The electromagnetic radiation corresponds to a radio frequency power signal having a current and a voltage at a radio frequency. The antenna system includes a first radiating element and a second radiating element, each comprising a conductive material. The second radiating element is spaced apart from, and in alignment with, the first radiating element. A phasing and matching network is in electrical communication with the first radiating element, the second radiating element and the radio device. The phasing and matching network aligns the relative phase between the current and the voltage of the radio frequency power signal so that the H-field component of the corresponding electromagnetic signal is nominally in time phase with the E-field component.
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19 Claims
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1. An antenna system for transmitting and receiving, in association with a radio device, electromagnetic radiation having an E-field component and an H-field component, the electromagnetic radiation corresponding to a radio frequency power signal having a current and a voltage at a radio frequency, the current and the voltage each having a phase, the antenna system comprising:
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a. a first radiating element comprising a conductive material;
b. a second radiating element comprising a conductive material, the second radiating element spaced apart from and in alignment with the first radiating element; and
c. a phasing and matching network, in electrical communication with the first radiating element, the second radiating element and the radio device, that aligns the relative phase between the current and the voltage of the radio frequency power signal so that the H-field component of the corresponding electromagnetic signal is nominally in time phase with the E-field component, the phasing and matching network including;
i. a first reactive element of a first type that electrically couples a first terminal of the radio device to the first radiating element;
ii. a second reactive element of a second type that electrically couples a second terminal of the radio device to the first radiating element;
iii. a third reactive element of the first type that electrically couples the second terminal of the radio device to the second radiating element; and
iv. a fourth reactive element of the second type that is electrically in parallel with the third reactive element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of transmitting and receiving, in association with a radio device, electromagnetic radiation having an E-field component and an H-field component, the electromagnetic radiation corresponding to a radio frequency power signal having a current and a voltage at a radio frequency, the current and the voltage each having a phase, comprising the step of aligning the relative phase between current and the voltage of the radio frequency power signal so that the H-field component of the corresponding electromagnetic signal is nominally in time phase with the E-field component, whereby the aligning step includes the following steps:
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i. coupling a first terminal of the radio device to a first radiating element with a first reactive element of a first type;
ii. coupling a second terminal of the radio device to the first radiating element with a second reactive element of a second type;
iii. coupling a second terminal of the radio device to a second radiating element with a third reactive element of the first type; and
iv. placing a fourth reactive element of the second type electrically in parallel with the third reactive element. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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