Low cost cableless ground station antenna for medium earth orbit satellite communication systems
First Claim
1. A ground station antenna, comprising:
- a torus shaped reflector having multiple feed points along a focal arc in front of the reflector;
a plurality of transceiver feeds having their electrical phase centers located on the focal arc and supported by a rotating feed platform, the plurality of transceiver feeds configured to simultaneously track rising and falling satellites when the platform rotates with respect to a fixed plate;
a wireless power receiver coupled to the plurality of transceiver feeds via the fixed plate to power the transceiver feeds; and
a wireless signal interface coupled to the plurality of transceiver feeds to communicate signals with a base unit to perform subsequent processing.
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Abstract
A ground station antenna including a torus shaped reflector having multiple feed points along a focal arc in front of the reflector. The ground station antenna includes transceiver feeds having their electrical phase centers located on the focal arc and supported by a rotating feed platform. The transceiver feeds are configured to simultaneously track rising and falling satellites when the platform rotates. The ground station antenna further includes a wireless power receiver coupled to the transceiver feeds to power the transceiver feeds. The ground station antenna further includes a wireless signal interface coupled to the transceiver feeds to communicate signals with a base unit to perform subsequent processing.
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19 Claims
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1. A ground station antenna, comprising:
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a torus shaped reflector having multiple feed points along a focal arc in front of the reflector; a plurality of transceiver feeds having their electrical phase centers located on the focal arc and supported by a rotating feed platform, the plurality of transceiver feeds configured to simultaneously track rising and falling satellites when the platform rotates with respect to a fixed plate; a wireless power receiver coupled to the plurality of transceiver feeds via the fixed plate to power the transceiver feeds; and a wireless signal interface coupled to the plurality of transceiver feeds to communicate signals with a base unit to perform subsequent processing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A ground station antenna, comprising:
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means for reflecting a signal on multiple feed points along a focal arc; means for simultaneously tracking rising and falling satellites; means for rotating the tracking means along the focal arc, the rotating means coupled to the tracking means; means for wirelessly powering the tracking means, wherein the means for wirelessly powering the tracking means comprise means for providing wireless power signals to the tracking means; and means for wirelessly communicating signals from the tracking means to a base unit to perform subsequent processing, wherein the means for wirelessly communicating signals comprise means for wirelessly communicating data signals by modulating the wireless power signals. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of wireless communication using a ground station antenna having
a torus shaped reflector with multiple feed points along a focal arc in front of the reflector, comprising: -
simultaneously tracking rising and falling satellites by rotating a plurality of transceiver feeds along the focal arc with respect to a fixed plate, the plurality of transceiver feeds having their electrical phase centers located on the focal arc; wirelessly powering the plurality of transceiver feeds via the fixed plate; and wirelessly communicating signals between the plurality of transceiver feeds and a base unit to perform subsequent processing. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having processor readable instructions such that, when executed, causes a processor of a computer to provide wireless communication using a ground station antenna having a torus shaped reflector with multiple feed points along a focal arc in front of the reflector, comprising:
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a simultaneously track rising and falling satellites by rotating a plurality of transceiver feeds along the focal arc with respect to a fixed plate, the plurality of transceiver feeds having their electrical phase centers located on the focal arc; wirelessly powering the plurality of transceiver feeds via the fixed plate; and wirelessly communicating signals between the plurality of transceiver feeds and a base unit to perform subsequent processing.
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19. A ground station antenna, comprising:
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a torus shaped reflector having multiple feed points along a focal arc in front of the reflector; a plurality of transceiver feeds having their electrical phase centers located on the focal arc and supported by a rotating feed platform, the plurality of transceiver feeds configured to simultaneously track rising and falling satellites when the platform rotates; a wireless power receiver coupled to the plurality of transceiver feeds to power the transceiver feeds; and a wireless signal interface coupled to the plurality of transceiver feeds to communicate signals with a base unit to perform subsequent processing, wherein; the wireless power receiver provides a first signal path; the wireless signal interface provides a second signal path; the first signal path and the second signal path are different signal paths.
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