Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Antenna feed in a wireless communication network node
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Application No.: US16312127Application Date: 2016-06-21
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Publication No.: US10666302B2Publication Date: 2020-05-26
- Inventor: Bo Granstam
- Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
- Applicant Address: SE Stockholm
- Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
- Current Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
- Current Assignee Address: SE Stockholm
- Agency: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.
- International Application: PCT/EP2016/064308 WO 20160621
- International Announcement: WO2017/220131 WO 20171228
- Main IPC: H04M1/00
- IPC: H04M1/00 ; H04B1/04 ; H04B1/18 ; H04W88/08 ; H03F3/24 ; H04B1/40 ; H04B1/44

Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a wireless communication network node (1) comprising an antenna arrangement (2), a transmitter arrangement (3) that is arranged to transmit output signals, and a receiver arrangement (4) that is arranged to receive input signals. The antenna arrangement (2) comprises at least one balanced antenna element (5) and a balanced antenna connection (6) that in turn comprises a first antenna branch (7) and a second antenna branch (8). The node (1) further comprises a power divider (9) that is arranged to divide the output signal in a first branch (10) and a second branch (11). The first branch (10) is connected to the first antenna branch (7) via a first amplifier arrangement (12) and a first power distribution device (13). The second branch (11) is connected to the second antenna branch (8) via a phase inverting device (14), a second amplifier arrangement (15) and a second power distribution device (16). In this way, a balanced feed is obtained for the transmitter arrangement (3) at the balanced antenna connection (6).
Public/Granted literature
- US20190238165A1 ANTENNA FEED IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK NODE Public/Granted day:2019-08-01
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