Circularly polarized antenna and array antenna
View Patent ↗The present disclosure provides a circular polarized antenna and an array antenna, belonging to the technical field of antenna. The circularly polarized antenna includes: a first substrate; a ground plate disposed on a first side of the first substrate; a main patch and a plurality of parasitic patches disposed on a second side of the first substrate opposite to the first side, wherein the plurality of the parasitic patches are disposed around the main patch and are in rotationally symmetrical distribution by taking the main patch as a center; and a feeding line disposed in the first substrate for electrically connecting the ground plate and the main patch.
1 . A circularly polarized antenna, comprising:
a first substrate;
a ground plate disposed on a first side of the first substrate;
a main patch and a plurality of parasitic patches disposed on a second side of the first substrate opposite to the first side, wherein the plurality of the parasitic patches are disposed around the main patch and are in rotationally symmetrical distribution by taking the main patch as a center;
a feeding line disposed in the first substrate for electrically connecting the ground plate and the main patch; and
a rotatable second substrate disposed on a side of the main patch away from the first substrate, wherein the plurality of the parasitic patches are disposed on a side of the second substrate close to the first substrate, and a rotational axis of the second substrate passes through a center of the main patch and is perpendicular to the plane where the main patch is located, thereby changing an angle between a central symmetry axis of each parasitic patch of the plurality of the parasitic patches and a predetermined axis in a case where the second substrate rotates.
2 . The circularly polarized antenna according to claim 1 , wherein
the each parasitic patch of the plurality of the parasitic patches is in a shape of an annular sector by taking a center of the main patch as a circle center.
3 . The circularly polarized antenna according to claim 2 , wherein
an axial ratio bandwidth of the circularly polarized antenna is in positive correlation with a radius length of a circular arc of the each parasitic patch away from the main patch.
4 . The circularly polarized antenna according to claim 3 , wherein
the axial ratio bandwidth of the circularly polarized antenna is in positive correlation with a central angle of the each parasitic patch.
5 . The circularly polarized antenna according to claim 4 , wherein
the axial ratio bandwidth of the circularly polarized antenna is in positive correlation with a distance between the main patch and the each parasitic patch, wherein the distance is a difference between a radius length of a circular arc of the each parasitic patch close to the main patch and a radius length of the main patch.
6 . The circularly polarized antenna according to claim 2 , wherein
an operating frequency of the circularly polarized antenna is associated with at least one of a radius length of the main patch, a radius length of a circular arc of the each parasitic patch close to the main patch, or a radius length of a circular arc of the each parasitic patch away from the main patch.
7 . The circularly polarized antenna according to claim 2 , wherein
a number of the plurality of the parasitic patches is 2.
8 . The circularly polarized antenna according to claim 1 , wherein
each parasitic patch of the plurality of the parasitic patches is in a shape of a rectangular.
9 . The circularly polarized antenna according to claim 1 , wherein
a surface of the main patch close to the first substrate and a surface of each parasitic patch of the plurality of the parasitic patches close to the first substrate are in a same plane.
10 . The circularly polarized antenna according to claim 1 , wherein
a surface of the main patch close to the first substrate and a surface of each parasitic patch of the plurality of the parasitic patches close to the first substrate are in different planes.
11 . The circularly polarized antenna according to claim 10 , wherein
the surface of the each parasitic patch of the plurality of the parasitic patches close to the first substrate is in a same plane.
12 . The circularly polarized antenna according to claim 11 , wherein
a surface of at least one parasitic patch of the plurality of the parasitic patches close to the first substrate and surfaces of the other parasitic patches of the plurality of the parasitic patches are in different planes.
13 . The circularly polarized antenna according to claim 1 , wherein
a plurality of notches are disposed at an edge of the main patch, and the plurality of the notches are symmetrically distributed by taking the main patch as a center.
14 . The circularly polarized antenna according to claim 13 , wherein
each notch of the plurality of the notches is in a shape of a polygon or a circular arc.
15 . The circularly polarized antenna according to claim 14 , wherein
the polygon comprises a square or a rectangle.
16 . The circularly polarized antenna according to claim 13 , wherein
the main patch is in a shape of a polygon, a circle, an ellipse, or an annular.
17 . The circularly polarized antenna according to claim 16 , wherein
the polygon in a shape of a square, a rectangle, a triangle, or a pentagon.
18 . An array antenna, comprising:
a plurality of circularly polarized antennas, wherein each circularly polarized antenna of the plurality of the circularly polarized antennas comprises:
a first substrate;
a ground plate disposed on a first side of the first substrate;
a main patch and a plurality of parasitic patches disposed on a second side of the first substrate opposite to the first side, wherein the plurality of the parasitic patches are disposed around the main patch and are in rotationally symmetrical distribution by taking the main patch as a center;
a feeding line disposed in the first substrate for electrically connecting the ground plate and the main patch; and
a rotatable second substrate disposed on a side of the main patch away from the first substrate, wherein the plurality of the parasitic patches are disposed on a side of the second substrate close to the first substrate, and a rotational axis of the second substrate passes through a center of the main patch and is perpendicular to the plane where the main patch is located, thereby changing an angle between a central symmetry axis of each parasitic patch of the plurality of the parasitic patches and a predetermined axis in a case where the second substrate rotates;
a plurality of phase shifters, wherein the plurality of the phase shifters are in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of the circularly polarized antennas, and each phase shifter of the plurality of the phase shifters is used for performing phase shift processing on a signal transmitted by a corresponding circularly polarized antenna or a signal received by the corresponding circularly polarized antenna; and
a power divider configured to distribute power for each circularly polarized antenna of the circularly polarized antennas.
19 . The array antenna according to claim 18 , wherein
the plurality of circularly polarized antennas are configured as a linear array antenna or a planar array antenna.