Electronic device including antenna

1. An electronic device comprising:

a plurality of conductive patches comprising a first conductive patch, a second conductive patch disposed to be spaced apart from the first conductive patch along a first axis, and a third conductive patch disposed to be spaced apart from the second conductive patch along a second axis,

wherein the first conductive patch:

comprises a first edge facing the second conductive patch, a second edge perpendicularly meeting the first edge at a first corner, a third edge parallel to the first edge, and a fourth edge that is parallel to the second edge and perpendicularly meets the third edge at a second corner,

has a first width in a first direction from the first corner to the second corner, and

has a second width smaller than the first width in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and

wherein each of the second conductive patch and the third conductive patch having a shape substantially identical to a shape of the first conductive patch; and

a wireless communication circuit positioned in a direction between the first conductive patch and the third conductive patch from the second conductive patch,

wherein the wireless communication circuit is configured to:

feed power to a first point of the first edge of the first conductive patch, a second point of a fifth edge of the second conductive patch facing the first edge, and a third point of a sixth edge of the third conductive patch relatively adjacent to the first conductive patch among edges of the third conductive patch parallel to the fifth edge, and

transmit and/or receive a signal having a first frequency band through linearly polarized waves generated in an identical direction and circularly polarized waves generated in an identical direction in each of the plurality of conductive patches according to feeding.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the linearly polarized wave comprises a first linearly polarized wave parallel to the first direction and a second linearly polarized wave parallel to the second direction which are generated from each of the plurality of conductive patches according to the feeding, and

wherein the circularly polarized wave is based on the first linearly polarized wave and the second linearly polarized wave.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 ,

wherein a signal having the first linearly polarized wave corresponds to a second frequency band,

wherein a signal having the second linearly polarized wave corresponds to a third frequency band, and

wherein the first frequency band corresponds to a frequency band in which the second frequency band and the third frequency band overlap with each other.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first frequency band comprises a frequency band of 6.7-6.75 gigahertz (GHz).

5. The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the first axis in which the first conductive patch and the second conductive patch are arranged and the second axis in which the second conductive patch and the third conductive patch are arranged are substantially perpendicular to each other.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the first conductive patch and the second conductive patch are spaced a first gap apart from each other, and

wherein the second conductive patch and the third conductive patch are spaced a second gap apart from each other.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the circularly polarized wave corresponds to right-handed circular polarization (RHCP) or left-handed circular polarization (LHCP).

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication circuit is electrically connected to the plurality of conductive patches through a micro strip.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of conductive patches are arranged toward a rear surface of the electronic device.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the second conductive patch has a third width in the first direction and a fourth width smaller than the third width in the second direction, and

wherein the third conductive patch has a fifth width in the first direction and a sixth width smaller than the fifth width in the second direction.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first conductive patch further comprises:

a seventh edge extending from one end of the first edge in the second direction and meeting one end of the fourth edge; and

an eighth edge extending from one end of the second edge in the second direction and meeting one end of the third edge.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the first conductive patch further comprises:

a seventh edge connecting the first edge and the fourth edge, and

an eighth edge connecting the second edge and the third edge,

wherein the seventh edge comprises:

a first part extending from one end of the first edge toward the third edge, and

a second part extending from the first part toward the fourth edge and meeting the fourth edge, and

wherein the eighth edge comprises:

a third part extending from one end of the second edge toward the fourth edge, and

a fourth part extending from the third part toward the second edge and meeting the second edge.

13. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) on which the plurality of conductive patches are arranged.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the FPCB comprises:

a first layer on which the plurality of conductive patches are arranged; and

a second layer including a ground.

15. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication circuit is configured to:

based on a signal received from an external device by using at least two of the plurality of conductive patches, identify a round trip time (RTT) and an angle of arrival (AoA) of the received signal, and

determine a location of the external device, based on the identified RTT and AoA.

16. An electronic device comprising:

a plurality of conductive patches comprising:

a first conductive patch,

a second conductive patch disposed to be spaced apart from the first conductive patch along a first axis, and

a third conductive patch disposed to be spaced apart from the second conductive patch along a second axis,

wherein the first conductive patch has a quadrangular shape,

wherein the first conductive patch comprises:

a first edge facing the second conductive patch,

a second edge perpendicularly meeting the first edge at a first corner, and

a third edge perpendicularly meeting the first edge at a second corner,

wherein the first conductive patch comprises a first slit structure, the first slit structure comprising:

a first part extending, by a first length, from a first point adjacent to the first corner in a first direction diagonal to the first corner,

a second part extending, by the first length, from a second point adjacent to the first corner in the first direction, and

a third part connecting the first part and the second part,

wherein each of the second conductive patch and the third conductive patch has a shape substantially identical to a shape of the first conductive patch and being disposed to be rotated by 180 degrees with respect to the first conductive patch,

wherein a wireless communication circuit positioned in a direction between the first conductive patch and the third conductive patch from the second conductive patch, and

wherein the wireless communication circuit is configured to:

feed power to the first edge of the first conductive patch, a fourth edge of the second conductive patch facing the first edge, and a fifth edge of the third conductive patch relatively adjacent to the first conductive patch among edges of the third conductive patch parallel to the fourth edge, and

transmit and/or receive a signal having a first frequency band through linearly polarized waves generated in an identical direction and circularly polarized waves generated in an identical direction from each of the plurality of conductive patches according to feeding.

17. The electronic device of claim 16 ,

wherein the first conductive patch further comprises a second slit structure, and

wherein the second slit structure comprises:

a fourth part extending, by a second length smaller than the first length, from a third point adjacent to the second corner in a second direction diagonal to the second corner,

a fifth part extending, by the second length, from a fourth point adjacent to the second corner in the second direction, and

a sixth part connecting the fourth part and the fifth part.

18. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the first slit structure comprises:

a fourth part lengthily extending along the first edge and connecting to the first part; and

a fifth part lengthily extending along the second edge and connecting to the second part.

19. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the circularly polarized wave corresponds to right-handed circular polarization (RHCP) or left-handed circular polarization (LHCP).

20. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the first slit structure is U-shaped.