Electronic device comprising antenna
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a wireless communication circuit, a first antenna radiator electrically connected with a first ground, a second antenna radiator electrically connected with a second ground, a feeding unit that feeds at least one of the first antenna radiator or the second antenna radiator, and a first switch that operates at a first connection state where the feeding unit and the first antenna radiator are electrically connected to each other, at a second connection state where the feeding unit and the second antenna are electrically connected to each other, or at a third connection state where the feeding unit and the first antenna radiator are connected to each other and the feeding unit and the second antenna radiator are electrically connected to each other, based on a first control signal from the wireless communication circuit.
1. An electronic device comprising:
a housing;
a wireless communication circuit;
a first antenna radiator electrically connected with a first ground;
a second antenna radiator electrically connected with a second ground;
a feeding unit configured to feed at least one of the first antenna radiator or the second antenna radiator;
a first switch configured to:
operate at a first connection state where the feeding unit and the first antenna radiator are electrically connected to each other,
operate at a second connection state where the feeding unit and the second antenna radiator are electrically connected to each other, and
operate at a third connection state where the feeding unit and the first antenna radiator are connected to each other and the feeding unit and the second antenna radiator are electrically connected to each other, based on a first control signal from the wireless communication circuit;
a third antenna radiator electrically connected with a third ground;
a second feeding unit configured to feed the third antenna radiator at one of a first position of the third antenna radiator or a second position of the third antenna radiator; and
a second switch configured to electrically connect the second feeding unit and the first position or the second feeding unit and the second position in response to a second control signal from the wireless communication circuit,
wherein the first position and the second position are spaced apart from each other by a specified electrical length.
2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein an electrical length of the first antenna radiator is designed to be longer than an electrical length of the second antenna radiator.
3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first antenna radiator and the second antenna radiator form part of the housing.
4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication circuit is configured to:
detect a signal resonating at the first antenna radiator and the second antenna radiator,
identify a frequency band of a signal, in which a parameter indicating an intensity or communication quality of the signal is smaller than a specified value, and
provide the first switch with the first control signal to transmit and receive the signal of the identified frequency band with a value greater than the specified value.
5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the parameter indicating the intensity or communication quality of the signal includes at least one of a signal to noise ratio, a bits error ratio, an energy per chip ratio (Ec/lo), a downlink (DL) data rate, received signal code power (RSCP), or a received signal strength indicator (RSSI).
6. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein, in a case where a frequency band of the signal detected as having a value smaller than the specified value includes at least part of a first frequency band or a second frequency band higher than the first frequency band, the first switch operates at the first connection state in response to the first control signal.
7. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein, in a case where a frequency band of the signal detected as having a value smaller than the specified value includes at least part of a third frequency band, the first switch operates at the second connection state in response to the first control signal.
8. The electronic device of claim 4 ,
wherein the wireless communication circuit performs carrier aggregation (CA), and
wherein, in a case where a frequency band of the signal detected as having a value smaller than the specified value includes at least part of a frequency band where the carrier aggregation is made, the first switch operates at the third connection state in response to the first control signal.
9. An electronic device comprising:
a housing;
a wireless communication circuit;
a first antenna radiator electrically connected with a first ground;
a second antenna radiator electrically connected with a second ground;
a feeding unit configured to feed at least one of the first antenna radiator or the second antenna radiator;
a first switch configured to:
operate at a first connection state where the feeding unit and the first antenna radiator are electrically connected to each other,
operate at a second connection state where the feeding unit and the second antenna radiator are electrically connected to each other, and
operate at a third connection state where the feeding unit and the first antenna radiator are connected to each other and the feeding unit and the second antenna radiator are electrically connected to each other, based on a first control signal from the wireless communication circuit;
a third antenna radiator;
a second feeding unit configured to feed the third antenna radiator;
a third ground electrically connected with the third antenna radiator at a first position of the third antenna radiator; and
a fourth ground electrically connected with the third antenna radiator through a second switch at a second position of the third antenna radiator,
wherein the second switch opens or closes in response to a second control signal from the wireless communication circuit.
10. An electronic device comprising:
a wireless communication circuit;
a first antenna radiator;
a second antenna radiator;
a first ground electrically connected with the first antenna radiator;
a second ground associated with the first antenna radiator;
a third ground electrically connected with the second antenna radiator;
a first feeding unit configured to feed the first antenna radiator;
a second feeding unit configured to feed at least one of the first antenna radiator and the second antenna radiator; and
a switch configured to electrically connect at least two of the first antenna radiator, the second antenna radiator, the second ground, or the second feeding unit based on a control signal from the wireless communication circuit.
11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the wireless communication circuit is configured to:
detect a signal resonating at the first antenna radiator and the second antenna radiator,
identify a frequency band of a signal, in which a parameter indicating an intensity or communication quality of the signal is smaller than a specified value, and
provide the switch with the control signal to transmit and receive the signal of the identified frequency band with a value greater than the specified value.
12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein, in a case where a frequency band of the signal detected as having a value smaller than the specified value includes at least part of a first frequency band, the switch electrically connects the first antenna radiator and the second antenna radiator in response to the control signal.
13. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein, in a case where a frequency band of the signal detected as having a value smaller than the specified value includes at least part of a second frequency band higher than a first frequency band, the switch electrically connects the first antenna radiator, the second antenna radiator, and the second ground in response to the control signal.
14. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein, in a case where the wireless communication circuit performs carrier aggregation on a signal of a second frequency band and a signal of a third frequency band higher than the second frequency band and a frequency band of the signal detected as having a value smaller than the specified value includes at least part of a frequency band where the carrier aggregation is made, the switch electrically connects the first antenna radiator, the second antenna radiator, and the second feeding unit in response to the control signal.
15. An electronic device comprising:
a wireless communication circuit;
a first feeding unit;
a second feeding unit;
a first antenna radiator;
a second antenna radiator;
a first ground associated with the first antenna radiator;
a second ground associated with the first antenna radiator;
a third ground electrically connected with the second antenna radiator; and
a first switch configured to electrically connect at least two or more of the first feeding unit, the second feeding unit, the first antenna radiator, the second antenna radiator, and the second ground based on a first control signal from the wireless communication circuit.
16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the wireless communication circuit is configured to:
detect a signal resonating at the first antenna radiator and the second antenna radiator,
identify a frequency band of a signal, in which a parameter indicating an intensity or communication quality of the signal is smaller than a specified value, and
provide the first switch with the first control signal to transmit and receive the signal of the identified frequency band with a value greater than the specified value.
17. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the first ground is connected with the first antenna radiator through a second switch, and the second switch opens or closes in response to a second control signal from the wireless communication circuit.
18. The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein, in a case where a frequency band of the signal detected as having a value smaller than the specified value includes at least part of a first frequency band, the first switch electrically connects the first antenna radiator, the second antenna radiator, and the first feeding unit in response to the first control signal, and the second switch opens in response to the second control signal.
19. The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein, in a case where the wireless communication circuit performs carrier aggregation on a signal of a second frequency band and a signal of a third frequency band higher than the second frequency band and a frequency band of the signal detected as having a value smaller than the specified value includes at least part of a frequency band where the carrier aggregation is made, the first switch electrically connects the first antenna radiator, the second antenna radiator, and the second feeding unit in response to the first control signal, and the second switch closes in response to the second control signal.