Detailed Description
In order that those skilled in the art will better understand the present invention, a technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in which it is apparent that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without making any inventive effort, shall fall within the scope of the present invention.
It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and the claims of the present invention and the above figures are used for distinguishing between similar objects and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used may be interchanged where appropriate such that the embodiments of the invention described herein may be implemented in sequences other than those illustrated or otherwise described herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprises," "comprising," and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not necessarily limited to those steps or elements expressly listed but may include other steps or elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.
With the rapid development of the fifth generation mobile communication system (5G), the antenna of the modern mobile communication terminal needs to support the original 4G frequency band (700-960 mhz and 1710-2690 mhz) and the newly added 5G sub6G frequency band (3200-5000 mhz) at the same time. The existing printed mobile communication antenna technology has limitations when covering three frequency bands of 700-960 MHz, 1710-2690 MHz and 3200-5000 MHz, and the existing printed mobile communication antenna technology also cannot reach an ideal state in the aspect of radiation efficiency.
As shown in fig. 1, in the antenna structure in the related art, although the bandwidth of the antenna is widened by designing multiple branches to cover the original 4G LTE band (700-960 mhz and 1710-2690 mhz), the bandwidth is not successfully extended to the 5G sub6G band (3200-5000 mhz). This suggests that current antenna designs have limitations in frequency coverage that cannot meet the higher requirements of 5G communications for antenna bandwidth.
In addition, the antenna exhibits poor radiation efficiency at the edge frequency. Insufficient standing-wave ratio depth means that the antenna is poor in impedance matching under certain frequencies, so that the reflectivity of the signal is high, the energy radiated outwards is reduced, and the radiation efficiency of the antenna is reduced. This is a significant drawback for 5G technology, where high efficiency communication is sought.
Although a certain bandwidth widening can be achieved by the multi-branch structure, the bandwidth performance of the antenna in the prior art needs to be improved. Bandwidth is an indicator of the range of antenna frequency response, and for modern communications antennas that need to support multiple frequency bands simultaneously, a wider bandwidth means better frequency coverage capability, and stable performance at different frequencies. The bandwidth performance of the antenna in the prior art is limited, and the coverage requirement of an ultra-wideband frequency band is difficult to meet.
In summary, the mobile communication antenna in the prior art has shortcomings in terms of frequency coverage and radiation efficiency, especially, the coverage of 3200 to 5000mhz frequency band for 5G communication requirement, and the maintenance of high radiation efficiency in high frequency band are the main technical challenges faced by the prior art. These problems limit the use of antennas in 5G communication systems, highlighting the urgent need to develop a new type of antenna that can cover ultra wideband frequencies and maintain high efficiency.
In order to solve the technical problem of narrow bandwidth of an antenna in the related art, according to one aspect of the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2, the antenna is printed on a dielectric substrate 1, and the antenna comprises the dielectric substrate 1, a radiating element 2, a feed port 4, a parasitic element 3, and a grounding port 5 and a parasitic element 6, wherein the radiating element 2, the parasitic element 3 and the parasitic element 6 are disposed on the dielectric substrate 1, the radiating element 2 is connected with the feed port 4, the radiating element 2 is used for radiating a radiation signal in a first frequency band, the parasitic element 3 is grounded through the grounding port 5, one end of the parasitic element 6 is connected with the parasitic element 3, the other end of the parasitic element 6 is grounded, the parasitic element 3 is used for radiating a radiation signal in a second frequency band together with the radiating element 2, and a first gap 7 exists between the radiating element 2 and the parasitic element 3.
The antenna provided by the invention is printed on a dielectric substrate 1, a grounded side is arranged on the dielectric substrate 1, the basic structure of the antenna can comprise a radiation unit 2, a parasitic unit 3, a feed port 4 for accessing radiation signals to the radiation unit 2, a grounding port 5 for connecting the parasitic unit 3 and the ground, and a lumped device 6 for adjusting the overall impedance of the antenna.
The feed port 4 is a starting point of a signal current entering the antenna, and the antenna can receive the signal current from the outside, i.e., radiate a signal, through the feed port 4. The radiating element 2 is the most predominant radiator in an antenna, and it may be designed by various structures to increase the path length of the current of the signal inside the radiator, thereby exciting a plurality of resonant modes. These modes cover different frequency ranges, enabling the antenna to operate in a wider frequency band. The current in the radiating element 2 can be coupled into the parasitic element 3 through the first slot 7, and the parasitic element 3 can excite resonance of other frequency bands, so that the bandwidth of the antenna is further widened. The ground port 5 is a path for signal current to flow back to the ground, ensuring good grounding of the antenna, and thus optimizing the performance of the antenna. The current flows back to the grounding point through the parasitic radiation branch, a closed current path is formed, and the current is very important for improving the radiation efficiency of the antenna. In addition, a part of clearance area is also present on the dielectric substrate 1, namely, the part around the antenna is not printed with any circuit or metal, which provides necessary isolation for the antenna, avoids interference with other circuits or antennas, and further improves the performance of the antenna. Wherein the radiating element 2 may radiate a radiation signal in a first frequency band, and the parasitic element 3 may widen the width of the radiation frequency band of the antenna as a whole by interaction with the radiating element 2, i.e. the parasitic element 3 may jointly implement radiation of the radiation signal in a second frequency band with the radiating element 2. The first frequency band and the second frequency band may include original 4G frequency bands (700-960 MHz and 1710-2690 MHz) and newly added 5G sub6G frequency bands (3200-5000 MHz).
The lumped devices 6 refer to elements in the circuit having independent electrical properties, such as inductances, capacitances, etc., which can be placed independently in the circuit for achieving a specific function. In an antenna, loading lumped inductance or capacitance can change the impedance characteristics of the antenna, so that the impedance matching of the antenna at different frequencies is more optimized. For example, loading the lumped inductor can increase the inductance of the antenna and reduce the Q value (quality factor) of the antenna, so that the antenna maintains good impedance matching in a wider frequency range, and the operating bandwidth of the antenna is further widened.
The radiation efficiency of the antenna is related to the impedance of the antenna, the matching state of the antenna, the loss of the antenna, and the like. By loading the lumped device 6, the impedance of the antenna can be adjusted, the impedance matching of the antenna can be optimized, the loss of the antenna can be reduced, and the radiation efficiency of the antenna can be improved. In the invention, the loading of the lumped inductance device not only widens the bandwidth, but also improves the radiation efficiency of the antenna by reducing the loss and optimizing the matching state.
Through the design, the antenna disclosed by the invention realizes ultra-wideband frequency coverage (700-960 MHz, 1710-2690 MHz, 3200-5000 MHz) and high radiation efficiency, has the size of 60mm by 20mm, can be suitable for various electronic products, and is low in cost. In addition, the suitability of the antenna is very strong, the antenna can be used on PCB mainboards with different sizes, high flexibility and practicability are shown, the technical problem of narrow antenna bandwidth in the related art is solved, and an ideal antenna structure design is provided for the 5G communication terminal.
As an alternative embodiment, the parasitic element 3 comprises an L-shaped radiating stub.
Alternatively, the parasitic element 3 may affect the resonance characteristics of the antenna by interacting with the radiating element, thereby widening the bandwidth of the antenna or exciting additional resonance points to cover more frequency ranges. The L-shaped structure can effectively increase the path length of current flowing in a smaller area, which means that signal current can flow back to the grounding point only by a longer distance on the parasitic unit 3.
As an alternative embodiment, grooves are provided on the L-shaped radiating branches to increase the flow path of the current over the L-shaped radiating branches.
Alternatively, providing grooves on the L-shaped radiating branches may increase the length over which current flows on the L-shaped radiating branches, i.e. the path of the current in the grooves becomes longer. This increased current flow length over the L-shaped radiating branches helps excite additional resonance points, especially at higher frequency bands, which can widen the bandwidth of the antenna to cover more frequency ranges. In addition, in the circuit, the grooves can be equivalent to unevenly distributed capacitors or inductors, which can affect the impedance of the antenna, and the antenna can be helped to maintain good impedance matching in a wider frequency range, so that the bandwidth and the efficiency of the antenna are improved.
In addition, the position and size of the notch can control the resonant mode of the antenna. By arranging the grooves at proper positions on the L-shaped radiation branches, the distribution of current can be influenced, so that the antenna generates an expected resonance mode under a specific frequency, and the effective coverage of a required frequency band is realized. It should be noted that, as shown in fig. 2, the grooves are disposed on longer branches of the L-shaped radiation branches, and in addition, the positions of the grooves, the depth and the shape of the grooves may be adjusted according to actual needs.
As an alternative embodiment, a first sub-slit 11 and a second sub-slit 12 are present at different positions between the radiating element 2 and the L-shaped radiating branch, respectively, wherein the first slit 7 comprises the first sub-slit 11 and the second sub-slit 12.
Optionally, a first slot 7 is present between the radiating element 2 and the parasitic element 3, and after the radiating signal enters the radiating element 2 through the feed port 4, the radiating signal may be coupled to the parasitic element 3 through the first slot 7, and the signal in the parasitic element 3 may also affect the signal in the radiating element 2 through the first slot 7. In summary, the radiating element 2 and the parasitic element 3 may interact through the first slit 7. In case the parasitic element 3 is an L-shaped radiating stub, the parasitic element 3 and the radiating element 2 may be coupled through a first sub-slit 11 and a second sub-slit 12. As shown in fig. 2, the first sub-slit 11 may implement coupling of one side of the bent "L" shape with the radiating element 2, and the second sub-slit 12 may implement coupling of the other side of the bent "L" shape with the radiating element 2. The parasitic element 3 and the radiating element 2 are coupled through the two sections of sub-slots, so that the radiation efficiency of the antenna can be improved, and the overall performance of the antenna is improved.
As an alternative embodiment, a second gap 8 is present between a first edge in the parasitic element 3 and the grounded edge on the dielectric substrate 1, wherein the first edge is the edge provided with the ground port 5.
Alternatively, the slot may be equivalent to a capacitance in the circuit, which introduces an equivalent capacitance between the parasitic element 3 and ground when the slot is arranged between the first edge and the grounded edge on the dielectric substrate 1. The capacitor can change the impedance characteristic of the antenna, so that the antenna can realize impedance matching in a wider frequency range, and the bandwidth of the antenna is further widened. As shown in fig. 2, the first edge may be an edge of the parasitic element 3 where the ground port 5 is provided. In the actual design process, the overall structure and the impedance of the antenna can be considered, and the position of the gap and the width of the gap can be adjusted to achieve a better effect.
As an alternative embodiment, a third gap 9 is present between a second edge in the radiating element 2 and the grounded edge on the dielectric substrate 1, wherein the second edge is the edge provided with the feed port 4.
Alternatively, a third gap 9 may also be provided between the second edge, which may be the edge of the radiating element 2 where the feed port 4 is provided, and the grounded edge on the dielectric substrate 1.
As an alternative embodiment, an L-shaped slot 10 is provided in the radiating element 2 to increase the flow path of the current over the radiating element 2.
Optionally, in the antenna provided by the invention, the radiation unit 2 may be further provided with an L-shaped slot 10, so as to increase the flow path of the current on the radiation unit 2, thereby widening the working bandwidth of the antenna and optimizing the radiation efficiency thereof. Specifically, the L-shaped slot 10 increases the flow path of the current on the radiating element 2, which means that the actual electrical length of the signal current on the antenna becomes long. The increase in electrical length helps excite additional resonance points, especially at high frequency bands, which can allow the antenna to maintain stable performance over a wider frequency range, thus achieving ultra-wideband coverage.
As an alternative embodiment the lumped device 6 is an inductance or a capacitance. Optionally, an inductor or a capacitor is additionally arranged on the antenna, so that the overall impedance of the antenna can be adjusted in a relatively visual and controllable manner. Particularly, when the lumped device 6 is an inductor, the inductance value can be increased, and the Q value (quality factor) of the antenna can be reduced, thereby widening the operating bandwidth of the antenna. In addition, the use of lumped devices helps to improve the radiation efficiency of the antenna. For example, adding lumped inductance can reduce the loss in the high frequency band, while loading lumped capacitance can improve the impedance matching of the antenna, thereby reducing reflection losses, allowing more energy to be radiated efficiently.
The use of lumped devices allows for a miniaturized design of the antenna. By regulating and controlling the parameters of the lumped devices, the electrical characteristics of the antenna can be changed without increasing the physical size of the antenna, and the strict limitation of modern communication equipment on the internal space is met.
As an alternative embodiment, the radiating element 2 comprises an irregularly edged radiator.
Alternatively, setting the edges of the antenna radiator to be irregularly shaped, instead of a conventional rectangular shape, can optimize the performance of the antenna, in particular, widen the bandwidth and improve the radiation efficiency. The irregular edges may include meanders, serrations or wedges, etc. that provide a more complex current path than the rectangular edges, helping the antenna to cover a wider frequency range.
The performance of an antenna is limited by its structure and size. The design of the irregular edge allows the resonant characteristics of the antenna to be controlled and adjusted to create resonance points at multiple frequencies. Through the shape of the fine design edge, the response of the antenna in different frequency bands such as 700-960MHz, 1710-2690 MHz, 3200-5000 MHz and the like can be optimized, and multi-band coverage is realized. The radiation pattern of the antenna is also affected by its structure. The irregular edge design can change the radiation characteristics of the antenna, for example, by a specific edge shape, the radiation directivity and the pattern of the antenna can be improved, unnecessary side radiation is reduced, and the efficiency of the antenna in the main radiation direction is improved. In addition, in the multi-antenna system, the design of the irregular edges is beneficial to reducing the coupling effect between the antennas, so that the performance of the antenna array is improved, and the overall performance and stability of the system are enhanced.
The antenna provided by the invention covers the frequency bands of 700-960 MHz, 1710-2690 MHz, 3200-5000 MHz and the like, simultaneously maintains high radiation efficiency and miniaturization characteristics, and effectively realizes high performance of the antenna in multi-band application by providing more complex current paths and optimized impedance characteristics.
As a specific example, as shown in fig. 2, the antenna may be printed on the FR-4 dielectric substrate 1, and one side of the dielectric substrate 1 is grounded so that the antenna can be grounded. The antenna comprises a radiating element 2, which radiates mainly, and a parasitic element 3, which radiates secondarily, a signal can be input to the radiating element 2 through a feed port 4, then coupled to the parasitic element 3 through a first slot 7, and finally reflowed through a ground port 5. In order to widen the bandwidth of the antenna, a lumped device 6 is further provided in the antenna, and the lumped device is connected to one side of the parasitic element 3 and the grounded dielectric substrate 1, and then grounded. The inductance value can be increased through the lumped device 6, the Q value is reduced, the bandwidth of the antenna is widened, and the radiation efficiency of the antenna is optimized.
In order to further improve the performance of the antenna, a second slot 8 and a third slot 9 are further arranged on the antenna, the impedance of the antenna is adjusted through loading an equivalent capacitor by the slots, so that wider bandwidth is obtained, an L-shaped slot 10 is further arranged in the radiating unit 2, a current flow path is increased, a high-frequency current flow path of the antenna is increased, broadband design is realized, the shapes of radiation branches included in the parasitic unit 3 can be further arranged in a folding, multi-branch, slot and other modes, so that the signal has current paths with different lengths, resonance modes with different frequencies are excited, a plurality of resonance frequencies are created, and the purpose of covering the whole 5G frequency band is achieved.
It should be noted that fig. 2 only provides an alternative antenna structure, and on this basis, the positions where the grooves are disposed, the sizes of the grooves, the disposed positions of the lumped devices 6, the specific parameters of the lumped devices 6, the disposed positions of the slots, the sizes of the slots, etc. may be flexibly adjusted according to actual needs.
Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of standing wave ratio of the antenna shown in fig. 2, and the standing wave of the antenna is basically less than 3 as shown in fig. 3, and fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of radiation efficiency of the antenna shown in fig. 2, and the radiation efficiency of the antenna is more than 70% as shown in fig. 4, so that the requirements of general antenna performance can be met.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an embodiment of a transmission method applied to any one of the antennas described above, it should be noted that the steps shown in the flowchart of the drawings may be performed in a computer system such as a set of computer executable instructions, and that although a logical order is shown in the flowchart, in some cases the steps shown or described may be performed in an order different from that herein.
The method comprises the steps of inputting a signal to be transmitted into a radiation unit through a feed port, wherein the signal to be transmitted flowing in the radiation unit is coupled to a parasitic unit through a first gap, and the parasitic unit and/or the radiation unit convert the signal to be transmitted into electromagnetic waves to radiate outwards.
The transmission method provided by the embodiment of the invention is a signal transmission process of the antenna designed as described above. First, a signal to be transmitted is input to the radiating element through a feed port of the antenna, wherein the feed port is a starting point of a signal current entering the antenna, the signal is usually provided by a radio frequency power source, and the main function of the radiating element is to convert the input signal current into electromagnetic waves.
The signal current inside the radiating element is coupled to the parasitic element through the first slot. Slot coupling is a manner of electromagnetic energy transfer through which signal currents can cross physical breakpoints, enabling energy transfer from one electrical conductor to another. In the invention, the first slot is used for coupling the signal current part of the radiating element to the parasitic element, and the interaction between the parasitic element and the main radiating element is used for exciting an additional resonance point so as to widen the bandwidth of the antenna.
The signal to be transmitted is coupled between the radiating elements and/or the parasitic elements by means of slits, and is finally converted into electromagnetic waves and radiated outwards. In addition, the signal current can be connected to ground through the ground port of the parasitic element. The design of the radiating unit and the parasitic unit can effectively excite a plurality of resonance points and cover a wide frequency range, so that the antenna can work in frequency bands of 700-960 MHz, 1710-2690 MHz, 3200-5000 MHz and the like, and ultra-wideband communication is realized.
Through the process, the transmission method can ensure that the antenna can cover wider frequency bands when receiving and transmitting signals, and improves radiation efficiency through the combined action of the slot coupling and the parasitic unit, thereby finally realizing efficient and wide electromagnetic wave radiation. The method embodiment fully utilizes the structural characteristics of the antenna, particularly the design of the slot and the parasitic unit, to optimize the signal transmission, and meets the high requirement of the modern mobile communication system on the antenna performance.
As an alternative embodiment, the execution body of the method of this embodiment may be a terminal or a server for controlling antenna communication. For example, when the method is applied to a terminal for controlling antenna communication, the method can be used for conveniently realizing signal transmission in a simple communication scene when applied to the terminal, and for example, when the method is applied to a server, abundant computing resources of the server can be called to realize signal transmission in a more complex communication scene.
The types of the terminals may be various, for example, a mobile terminal having a certain computing power, a fixed computer device having an identification power, or the like. The types of the servers may be various, for example, a local server or a virtual cloud server. The server may be a single computer device according to its computing power, or may be a computer cluster in which a plurality of computer devices are integrated.
The embodiment of the invention can provide a communication device, which comprises the antenna of any one of the above, and a controller applying any one of the signal transmission methods. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that all or part of the steps in the various methods of the above embodiments may be implemented by a program for instructing the terminal device related hardware, and the program may be stored in a nonvolatile storage medium, and the storage medium may include a flash disk, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a random access Memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), a magnetic disk, an optical disk, or the like.
Embodiments of the present invention also provide a computer-readable storage medium. Alternatively, in the present embodiment, the computer-readable storage medium may be used to store the program code executed by the signal transmission method provided in the above embodiment.
Embodiments of the present application also provide a computer program product comprising a computer program which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the method for reconstructing an antenna pattern in the various embodiments of the present application.
The foregoing embodiment numbers of the present invention are merely for the purpose of description, and do not represent the advantages or disadvantages of the embodiments.
In the foregoing embodiments of the present invention, the descriptions of the embodiments are emphasized, and for a portion of this disclosure that is not described in detail in this embodiment, reference is made to the related descriptions of other embodiments.
In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed technology may be implemented in other manners. The above-described embodiments of the apparatus are merely exemplary, and the division of the units, for example, may be a logic function division, and may be implemented in another manner, for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or may be integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not performed. Alternatively, the coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed with each other may be through some interfaces, units or modules, or may be in electrical or other forms.
The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.
In addition, each functional unit in the embodiments of the present invention may be integrated in one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units may be integrated in one unit. The integrated units may be implemented in hardware or in software functional units.
The integrated units, if implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as stand-alone products, may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present invention may be embodied essentially or in part or all of the technical solution or in part in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium, including instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the method according to the embodiments of the present invention. The storage medium includes a U disk, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a random access Memory (RAM, random Access Memory), a removable hard disk, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk, etc. which can store the program code.
The foregoing is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and it should be noted that modifications and adaptations to those skilled in the art may be made without departing from the principles of the present invention, which are intended to be comprehended within the scope of the present invention.