Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Active antenna sub-array structures
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Application No.: US13538883Application Date: 2012-06-29
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Publication No.: US09819096B2Publication Date: 2017-11-14
- Inventor: Jonathon C. Veihl , Simon H. Hamparian , Jonas Aleksa , Kevin E. Linehan
- Applicant: Jonathon C. Veihl , Simon H. Hamparian , Jonas Aleksa , Kevin E. Linehan
- Applicant Address: US NC Hickory
- Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
- Current Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Hickory
- Agency: Myers Bigel, P.A.
- Main IPC: H01Q21/06
- IPC: H01Q21/06 ; H04B1/38 ; H01Q21/00 ; H01Q21/26 ; H01Q3/26

Abstract:
An antenna comprising a plurality of sub-arrays and methods and structure for restoring performance after a transceiver failure is provided. Each sub-array may include a power divider/combiner network, a first radiating element coupled to a first port of the power divider/combiner network, a second radiating element coupled to a second port of the power divider/combiner network, and a transceiver coupled to a third port of the power divider/combiner network. An adjustable power supply may be coupled to each transceiver, the adjustable power supply having current monitors to detect at least one failure state of a transceiver, and a power compensation mode to increase absolute power to a transceiver in a non-failed state. The adjustable power supply provides a first voltage in normal operation and a second voltage, where the second voltage is higher than the first voltage in power compensation mode.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130171946A1 Active Antenna Sub-Array Structures Public/Granted day:2013-07-04
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