Multiband antenna and multiband antenna configuration method

• US 9,496,615 B2
• Filed: 08/04/2014
• Issued: 11/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wistron NeWeb Corporation (Wistron Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Wistron NeWeb Corporation (Wistron Corporation)
• Inventors: Hsu, Chieh-Sheng, Jan, Cheng-Geng
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Khai M
• Application Number:
  US14/451,376
• Publication Number:
  US 20150263426A1
• Time in Patent Office: 834 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/2266 disposed inside the computer
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 15/008 said selective devices having Sievenpipers' mushroom elements
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 15/14 Reflecting surfaces; Equivalent structures electromagnetic shields H01Q1/526
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 19/10 using reflecting surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 5/378 Combination of fed elements with parasitic elements

Abstract

A multiband antenna configuration method for configuring a multiband antenna to transmit and receive radio signals of a plurality of frequency bands includes determining a distance between a magnetic conductor reflector and a first radiation portion, calculating a first and second reflection phase value at the first and second center frequency of a first and second frequency band according to a configuration requirement corresponding to the distance, determining a length and width of the multiband antenna, adjusting materials and geometric features of the magnetic conductor reflector to change a curve representing relationship between reflection phases of the magnetic conductor reflector and frequencies and to make the first reflection phase corresponding to the first center frequency and the second reflection phase corresponding to the second center frequency equal to a first reflection phase value and second reflection phase value, and determining the materials and geometric features according to the curve.

Claims

1. A multiband antenna configuration method, adapted to a multiband antenna for transmitting and receiving radio signals in a plurality of frequency bands, the multiband antenna configuration method comprising:

determining a distance between a magnetic conductor reflector of the multiband antenna and a first radiation portion of the multiband antenna, wherein the magnetic conductor reflector is configured to reflect the radio signals in order to increase gain of the multiband antenna;

calculating a first reflection phase value of the magnetic conductor reflector at a first center frequency of a first frequency band in the plurality of frequency bands and a second reflection phase value of the magnetic conductor reflector at a second center frequency of a second frequency band in the plurality of frequency bands according to a configuration requirement corresponding to the distance, wherein the configuration requirement is utilized to make the radio signals and reflection of the radio signals interfere constructively in at least one position in space;

determining a length and a width of the multiband antenna;

adjusting a material and a geometric feature of the magnetic conductor reflector to change a curve representing relationship between a plurality of reflection phases of the magnetic conductor reflector and a plurality of frequencies, and to make a first reflection phase corresponding to the first center frequency equal to the first reflection phase value and a second reflection phase corresponding to the second center frequency equal to the second reflection phase value; and

determining the material and the geometric feature of the magnetic conductor reflector according to the curve representing the relationship between the plurality of reflection phases of the magnetic conductor reflector and the plurality of frequencies.

2. The multiband antenna configuration method of claim 1, wherein the first reflection phase value is in a range of 0 degrees to 180 degrees, and the second reflection phase value is in a range of −

180 degrees to 0 degrees.

3. The multiband antenna configuration method of claim 1, wherein the geometric feature is a length of the magnetic conductor reflector, a width of the magnetic conductor reflector, a height of the magnetic conductor reflector, a length of one of a plurality of reflection units of the magnetic conductor reflector, a width of one of the plurality of reflection units of the magnetic conductor reflector, or a radius of one of a plurality of vias of the magnetic conductor reflector.

4. The multiband antenna configuration method of claim 1, wherein the distance is less than ¼

of wavelength of the radio signals in the plurality of frequency bands.

5. The multiband antenna configuration method of claim 1, wherein the multiband antenna further comprises a second radiation portion disposed corresponding to the first radiation portion, and a centerline of the first radiation portion is substantially perpendicular to a centerline of the second radiation portion to transmit and receive radio signals of mutually orthogonal polarizations.

6. The multiband antenna configuration method of claim 1, further comprising fixing the magnetic conductor reflector and the first radiation portion to be separated by the distance and to make the magnetic conductor reflector electrically isolated from the radiation portion with a supporting element of the multiband antenna.

7. The multiband antenna configuration method of claim 4, wherein according to the configuration requirement, the first reflection phase value θ

1 satisfies θ

1=4π

D/λ

1, and the second reflection phase value θ

2 satisfies θ

2=4π

D/λ

2−

2π

, such that a first phase difference between the radio signals at the first center frequency and reflection of the radio signals at the at least one position is zero, and a second phase difference between the radio signals at the second center frequency and reflection of the radio signals at the at least one position is 2π

, wherein D denotes the distance, λ

1 denotes a first wavelength corresponding to the first center frequency, and λ

2 denotes a second wavelength corresponding to the second center frequency.

8. A multiband antenna, configured to transmit and receive radio signals in a plurality of frequency bands, comprising:

a magnetic conductor reflector, configured to reflect the radio signals in order to increase gain of the multiband antenna; and

a first radiation portion, disposed on the magnetic conductor reflector;

wherein the magnetic conductor reflector and the first radiation portion are disposed according to a multiband antenna configuration method, the multiband antenna configuration method comprises determining a distance between the magnetic conductor reflector and the first radiation portion;

calculating a first reflection phase value of the magnetic conductor reflector at a first center frequency of a first frequency band in the plurality of frequency bands and a second reflection phase value of the magnetic conductor reflector at a second center frequency of a second frequency band in the plurality of frequency bands according to a configuration requirement corresponding to the distance, wherein the configuration requirement is utilized to make the radio signals and reflection of the radio signals interfere constructively in at least one position in space;

determining a length and a width of the multiband antenna;

adjusting a material and a geometric feature of the magnetic conductor reflector to change a curve representing relationship between a plurality of reflection phases of the magnetic conductor reflector and a plurality of frequencies, and to make a first reflection phase corresponding to the first center frequency equal to the first reflection phase value and a second reflection phase corresponding to the second center frequency equal to the second reflection phase value; and

determining the material and the geometric feature of the magnetic conductor reflector according to the curve representing the relationship between the plurality of reflection phases of the magnetic conductor reflector and the plurality of frequencies.

9. The multiband antenna of claim 8, wherein the first reflection phase value is in a range of 0 degrees to 180 degrees, and the second reflection phase value is in a range of −

180 degrees to 0 degrees.

10. The multiband antenna of claim 8, wherein the geometric feature is a length of the magnetic conductor reflector, a width of the magnetic conductor reflector, a height of the magnetic conductor reflector, a length of one of a plurality of reflection units of the magnetic conductor reflector, a width of one of the plurality of reflection units of the magnetic conductor reflector, or a radius of one of a plurality of vias of the magnetic conductor reflector.

11. The multiband antenna of claim 8, wherein the distance is less than ¼

of wavelength of the radio signals in the plurality of frequency bands.

12. The multiband antenna of claim 8, further comprising a second radiation portion disposed corresponding to the first radiation portion, wherein a centerline of the first radiation portion is substantially perpendicular to a centerline of the second radiation portion to transmit and receive radio signals of mutually orthogonal polarizations.

13. The multiband antenna of claim 8, further comprising a supporting element, configured to fix the magnetic conductor reflector and the first radiation portion to be separated by the distance and to make the magnetic conductor reflector electrically isolated from the radiation portion.

14. The multiband antenna of claim 11, wherein according to the configuration requirement, the first reflection phase value θ

1 satisfies θ

1=4π

D/λ

1, and the second reflection phase value θ

2 satisfies θ

2=4π

D/λ

2−

2π

, such that a first phase difference between the radio signals at the first center frequency and reflection of the radio signals at the at least one position is zero, and a second phase difference between the radio signals at the second center frequency and reflection of the radio signals at the at least one position is 2π

, wherein D denotes the distance, λ

1 denotes a first wavelength corresponding to the first center frequency, and λ

2 denotes a second wavelength corresponding to the second center frequency.