公开(公告)号：EP2493014A3

公开(公告)日：2014-03-19

申请号：EP12160179.3

申请日：2008-06-13

Applicant: Sofant Technologies Ltd

Inventor： Arslan, Tughrul ,  Haridas, Nakul R ,  El-Rayis, Ahmed Osman

IPC: H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q3/30 ,  H01Q21/06 ,  H01Q23/00 ,  H01Q9/04

CPC classification number: H01Q1/38 ,  H01P1/127 ,  H01Q3/30 ,  H01Q9/0407 ,  H01Q21/065 ,  H01Q23/00

Abstract: An apparatus for transmitting and/or receiving electromagnetic waves has: an antenna array 100 comprising a plurality of first antenna elements each having a first antenna configuration 101 and a plurality of second antenna elements each having a second antenna configuration (102, 103, 104) wherein the first antenna configuration and second antenna configuration are different; and one or more switches operable to switch on or off one or more of the antenna elements so as to configure the antenna array. The reconfigurable antenna array 100 may have an element group 101 to 104 repeated across the array 100. Also, an array of the elements 101 is interleaved with an array of the elements 102 across the larger array 100. Homogeneous or heterogeneous antenna array structures may be implemented. The antenna arrays may include one or more different type of antennas with for example different shapes, rotations and reflections.

Abstract translation: 一种用于发送和/或接收电磁波的装置具有：天线阵列100，包括多个第一天线元件，每个第一天线元件具有第一天线配置101和多个第二天线元件，每个第二天线元件具有第二天线配置（102,103,104） 其中所述第一天线配置和所述第二天线配置是不同的; 以及一个或多个开关，其可操作以接通或关闭一个或多个天线元件，以配置天线阵列。 可重构天线阵列100可以具有跨阵列100重复的元件组101至104.此外，元件101的阵列与跨越较大阵列100的元件102的阵列交错。均匀或异质天线阵列结构可以是 实现。 天线阵列可以包括具有例如不同形状，旋转和反射的一种或多种不同类型的天线。