Intelligent systems and their antenna gain enhancement equipment

Abstract

This disclosure provides an intelligent system and its antenna gain enhancement device. The antenna gain enhancement device includes several metal components and an insulating housing. Each metal component comprises an insulating main body and a metal layer and an insulating layer sequentially arranged from the inside out on the outer surface of the main body. Several independent metal components are arranged within the housing in a predetermined manner. The antenna gain enhancement device is matched with the antenna in the intelligent system. The metal components are used to generate polarization under the influence of an applied electromagnetic field to improve antenna gain. In this disclosure, by designing the antenna gain enhancement device to include several metal components and an insulating housing, these metal components do not require assembly and are directly installed into the housing in an ordered or disordered manner. This achieves polarization under the influence of an applied electromagnetic field, forming an enhanced electric field in the direction of electromagnetic wave propagation, thereby enhancing antenna gain and enabling wider communication range, smoother network speeds, and lower signal latency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to an intelligent system and its antenna gain enhancement device. Background Technology

[0002] Antenna gain measures an antenna's ability to transmit and receive signals in a specific direction. A communication network or system composed of high-gain omnidirectional antennas can improve the signal coverage and capacity of the communication network or system, thereby providing users with a better experience. However, existing solutions for improving antenna gain generally suffer from problems such as increased overall antenna size and cost when matching antenna settings, making them unable to meet the needs of many practical scenarios. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by this disclosure is to overcome the above-mentioned defects in the prior art and to provide an intelligent system and its antenna gain enhancement device.

[0004] This disclosure solves the above-mentioned technical problems through the following technical solution:

[0005] This disclosure provides an antenna gain enhancement device, which is applied in an intelligent system. The antenna gain enhancement device includes several metal parts and a housing made of insulating material.

[0006] The metal component includes an insulating body, and a metal layer and an insulating layer arranged sequentially from the inside to the outside on the outer surface of the body. Several independent metal components are arranged in the housing in a predetermined manner.

[0007] The antenna gain enhancement device is matched with the antenna in the intelligent system, and several of the metal components are used to generate polarization under the influence of an external electromagnetic field to improve the antenna gain.

[0008] Optionally, the main body is a spherical structure, the metal layer is disposed on the outer surface of the spherical structure, and the insulating layer is disposed on the outer surface of the metal layer to obtain a metal sphere as the metal part.

[0009] Optionally, the metal layer is made of a metal material with a conductivity greater than a first preset value;

[0010] And / or,

[0011] The metal layer is coated onto the outer surface of the spherical structure through a metallization process;

[0012] And / or,

[0013] The area occupied by the metal layer on the outer surface of the main body is greater than the second preset value.

[0014] Optionally, the thickness of the metal layer is greater than the skin depth of the metal material at a set antenna frequency;

[0015] And / or,

[0016] The metallic material includes at least one of gold, silver, tin, and copper.

[0017] Optionally, several of the metal parts are stacked in an orderly or disordered manner in the inner cavity of the metal parts.

[0018] Optionally, the shell has a symmetrical structure.

[0019] Optionally, the shell structure is a cuboid, a cylinder, or a cylinder with an elliptical cross-section.

[0020] Optionally, the main body is a solid or hollow spherical structure.

[0021] This disclosure also provides an intelligent system, which includes an antenna, a support, and an antenna gain enhancement device as described above, wherein the antenna gain enhancement device is connected to the antenna through the support.

[0022] Optionally, the support includes a connector and a retaining ring that are interconnected. The connector is used to fit and fix the antenna gain enhancement device, and the retaining ring is used to connect to the antenna.

[0023] Based on common knowledge in the field, the above-mentioned preferred conditions can be combined arbitrarily to obtain various preferred embodiments of this disclosure.

[0024] The positive and progressive effects of this disclosure are as follows:

[0025] This disclosure discloses an antenna gain enhancement device with optimized design. The device comprises several metal components and an insulating housing. These components are installed directly into the housing in an ordered or disordered manner without assembly, achieving polarization under the influence of an external electromagnetic field. This creates an enhanced electric field in the direction of electromagnetic wave propagation, thereby enhancing antenna gain, improving signal penetration, and increasing coverage. This results in wider communication range, smoother network speeds, and lower signal latency, significantly improving the user experience. Furthermore, this antenna gain enhancement device offers advantages such as simple structure, ease of manufacturing, relatively low cost, short production cycle, and easy installation. It allows for standardized installation interface designs for different antennas, and can improve the gain of a single antenna by more than 3.5 dBi. This achieves the goal of obtaining a high-gain antenna with a low-cost structure, making it applicable to all products requiring improved antenna gain, such as routers, base station antennas, and laptops. Attached Figure Description

[0026] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the antenna gain enhancement device according to Embodiment 1 of this disclosure;

[0027] Figure 2 This is a first structural schematic diagram of the antenna gain enhancement device according to Embodiment 2 of this disclosure;

[0028] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the second structure of the antenna gain enhancement device according to Embodiment 2 of this disclosure;

[0029] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the third structure of the antenna gain enhancement device according to Embodiment 2 of this disclosure;

[0030] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram comparing antenna gain data before and after adding an antenna gain enhancement device in a real-world scenario of Embodiment 2 of this disclosure;

[0031] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram comparing the return loss of the antenna before and after adding an antenna gain enhancement device in a real-world scenario of Embodiment 2 of this disclosure.

[0032] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the modules of the intelligent system according to Embodiment 3 of this disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0033] The present disclosure is further illustrated below by way of embodiments, but the present disclosure is not limited to the scope of the embodiments described herein.

[0034] The prefixes such as "first" and "second" used in this disclosure are merely for distinguishing different descriptive objects and do not limit the position, order, priority, quantity, or content of the described objects. The use of ordinal numbers and other prefixes used to distinguish descriptive objects in this disclosure does not constitute a limitation on the described objects. The description of the described objects is given in the claims or the context of the embodiments, and should not be construed as an unnecessary limitation. Furthermore, in the description of this embodiment, unless otherwise stated, "multiple" means two or more.

[0035] Currently, the common way to improve antenna gain is to use MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) and Massive MIMO (Very Large Scale Antenna). However, MIMO and Massive MIMO methods require an increase in the number of antennas, which increases the overall cost and size of the antenna, thus limiting its use in some fields where size is a critical factor.

[0036] To address the problems associated with the aforementioned methods of increasing antenna gain, this application proposes a novel antenna gain enhancement device, specifically:

[0037] Example 1

[0038] The antenna gain enhancement device in this embodiment is applied to an intelligent system and used in conjunction with the antenna in the intelligent system to achieve the purpose of increasing gain. Specifically:

[0039] like Figure 1 As shown, the antenna gain enhancement device of this embodiment includes several metal parts 1 and an insulating housing 2;

[0040] Among them, the metal part 1 includes an insulating body 3, and a metal layer 4 and an insulating layer 5 arranged sequentially from the inside to the outside on the outer surface of the body 3. Several independent metal parts 1 are arranged in the shell 2 in a predetermined manner.

[0041] Several metal parts 1 are stacked in an orderly or disorderly manner in the inner cavity of the metal parts 1.

[0042] The antenna gain enhancement device is matched with the antenna in the intelligent system. Several metal parts 1 are used to generate polarization under the influence of an external electromagnetic field to improve the antenna gain.

[0043] In this solution, an antenna gain enhancement device is designed with optimization. The device comprises several metal parts 1 and an insulating housing 2. These metal parts 1 do not require assembly and are directly installed into the housing 2 in an ordered or disordered manner. This achieves polarization under the influence of an external electromagnetic field, forming an enhanced electric field in the direction of electromagnetic wave propagation. This enhances antenna gain, improves antenna signal penetration, and increases antenna coverage, resulting in wider communication range, smoother network speeds, and lower signal latency, significantly improving the user experience. Furthermore, this antenna gain enhancement device has advantages such as simple structure, ease of manufacturing, relatively low cost, short production cycle, and simple installation. It allows for standardized installation interface designs for different antennas, and can improve the gain of a single antenna by more than 3.5 dBi, achieving the goal of obtaining a high-gain antenna with a low-cost structure.

[0044] Example 2

[0045] The antenna gain enhancement device in this embodiment is a further improvement on Embodiment 1, specifically:

[0046] In one feasible solution, the main body 3 is a spherical structure, the metal layer 4 is disposed on the outer surface of the spherical structure, and the insulating layer 5 is disposed on the outer surface of the metal layer 4, thus obtaining a metal sphere as the metal part 1.

[0047] Of course, the metal part 1 can also be other shapes or structures, and there are no specific limitations, as long as it can achieve the effect of antenna gain enhancement.

[0048] like Figure 2 As shown, several metal spheres are arranged in an orderly manner inside the shell 2.

[0049] In addition, the main body 3 is a solid or hollow spherical structure; the different metal parts 1 inside the shell 2 can all be solid, all be hollow, or partly solid and the rest hollow, which can be set according to actual needs.

[0050] In this scheme, several metal spheres are installed inside the housing 2 to form an antenna gain enhancement device, which effectively ensures that the several metal spheres are polarized under the influence of the external electromagnetic field, thereby ensuring the enhancement of antenna gain.

[0051] In one feasible embodiment, the metal layer 4 is made of a metal material with a conductivity greater than a first preset value;

[0052] Metal layer 4 is coated onto the outer surface of the spherical structure through a metallization process. In this scheme, metal layer 4 is generally made of a metal material with high conductivity, including but not limited to gold, silver, tin, and copper.

[0053] In one feasible solution, the area occupied by the metal layer 4 on the outer surface of the main body 3 is greater than the second preset value.

[0054] In this scheme, under normal circumstances, the metal layer 4 is guaranteed to cover at least 70% of the surface area of ​​the outer surface (such as a spherical surface) of the main body 3, thereby ensuring the polarization effect in the actual scenario and ensuring the enhancement of antenna gain.

[0055] In one feasible embodiment, the thickness of metal layer 4 is greater than the skin depth of the metal material at the set antenna frequency;

[0056] In this scheme, the thickness of metal layer 4 is constrained based on the skin depth of the metal material at the antenna frequency to ensure the performance of the metal sphere, that is, to ensure the polarization effect in the actual scenario.

[0057] In one feasible solution, the structure of shell 2 is symmetrical.

[0058] Specifically, the structure of shell 2 is a cuboid, a cylinder, or a cylinder with an elliptical cross-section.

[0059] Specifically, such as Figure 2 As shown, the structure of shell 2 is a cuboid; as Figure 3 As shown, the shell 2 has a cylindrical structure; as Figure 4 As shown, the structure of shell 2 is a cylinder with an elliptical cross-section.

[0060] In this solution, by stacking several metal parts 1 in an orderly or disordered manner in the inner cavity of the metal parts 1, and setting a symmetrical shell 2, the antenna can achieve the effect of enhancing antenna gain without having to adjust its direction when matched with the antenna in the intelligent system. This achieves a significant improvement in antenna gain at a relatively low cost while simplifying the manufacturing process.

[0061] The antenna gain enhancement device in this embodiment will be described below with specific examples:

[0062] The antenna gain enhancement device includes a housing 2 and several metal spheres loaded inside the housing 2. These metal spheres are arranged in an ordered or disordered manner inside the housing 2, and there are no specific restrictions on how they are arranged.

[0063] For the metal spheres: a spherical structure made of insulating material is used as the main body 3. This main body 3 can be a hollow or solid sphere, and the diameter can be designed according to the actual needs of the scenario (e.g., 2mm-5mm). A metal layer 4 is formed on the surface of the sphere using a metallization process, specifically PVD (physical vapor deposition), vacuum sputtering, chemical plating, electroplating, spraying, etc. This metal layer 4 needs to cover at least 70% of the surface area of ​​the sphere. The material of the metal layer 4 is a highly conductive metal material, such as gold, silver, tin, copper, etc. The thickness of the metal layer 4 is greater than the skin depth of the metal material at a certain antenna frequency. At the same time, an insulating layer 5 needs to be coated on the surface of the metal layer 4 to block the conduction formed by the contact between the surface metallized spheres after they are placed in the container. The thickness of this insulating layer 5 should be as small as possible while still providing insulation to reduce signal loss.

[0064] In addition, for housing 2: it is made of insulating material, and the wall thickness of housing 2 should be as small as possible while meeting the functional and environmental requirements, and the corresponding dielectric constant and dielectric loss should be as small as possible to reduce signal loss.

[0065] Specifically, in practical applications, the antenna gain enhancement device (or lens) is placed around the antenna radiating element, maintaining a certain distance from it. It is positioned within a specific area around the antenna to ensure the antenna gain effect. The sum of the overall thickness of the antenna gain enhancement device and its distance from the antenna radiating element needs to be less than or equal to a preset range (e.g., this preset range is determined based on one-quarter of the wavelength of the electromagnetic wave, and can be slightly larger or smaller than one-quarter of the wavelength of the electromagnetic wave). The metal sphere in the antenna gain enhancement device is polarized under the influence of an external electromagnetic field, forming an enhanced electric field in the direction of electromagnetic wave propagation, thereby increasing the gain in that direction and achieving the antenna gain enhancement effect.

[0066] Specifically, such as Figure 5 As shown, the antenna gain data of a single antenna radiating element with a lens added (green line) is compared with the antenna gain data without a lens added (red line). It can be seen that the peak gain is increased by more than 3.5 dBi after adding the lens.

[0067] like Figure 6 As shown, this is a comparison of return loss with and without a lens. The return loss of the antenna with a lens (corresponding to the orange line) is significantly less than that of the antenna without a lens (corresponding to the blue line). The horizontal axis represents frequency (in GHz), and the vertical axis represents return loss (in dB).

[0068] The antenna gain enhancement device placement in this embodiment enables standardized installation interface design for different antennas, and the gain of a single antenna can be increased by more than 3.5 dBi, effectively achieving the goal of obtaining a high-gain antenna with a low-cost structure.

[0069] Example 3

[0070] like Figure 7 As shown, the intelligent system of this embodiment includes an antenna 100, a support member 200, and an antenna gain enhancement device 300 as described in the above embodiment. The antenna gain enhancement device 300 is connected to the antenna 100 through the support member 200.

[0071] Intelligent systems include, but are not limited to, routers, base station antennas, and laptops.

[0072] In this solution, the support component 200 is flexibly designed so that any type of antenna 100 can be stably and reliably connected to the antenna gain enhancement device 300.

[0073] In one feasible embodiment, the support includes interconnected connectors and retaining rings. The connectors are used to mount and fix the antenna gain enhancement device, and the retaining rings are used to connect to the antenna. Preferably, each connector and its corresponding retaining ring are integrally formed.

[0074] In this solution, a stable and reliable connection between the antenna gain enhancement device and the antenna is achieved through multiple retaining rings. In addition, the retaining rings are made of soft rubber material, which allows for assembly and connection with antennas 100 of different shapes and sizes, enhancing the versatility of application scenarios.

[0075] In one feasible solution, the support 200 is a double-sided adhesive layer, which is directly attached to the antenna 100 via the double-sided adhesive antenna gain enhancement device 300. In this case, the antenna 100 can be a router antenna 100, etc. Alternatively, other simple auxiliary components can be used to attach the antenna gain enhancement device to the antenna.

[0076] In this disclosure, the double-sided adhesive layer not only achieves a stable connection between the antenna gain enhancement device and the antenna, but also has a simple structure, requires fewer consumables, resulting in lower costs, and makes the overall structure lighter and simpler.

[0077] While specific embodiments of this disclosure have been described above, those skilled in the art should understand that these are merely illustrative examples, and the scope of protection of this disclosure is defined by the appended claims. Those skilled in the art can make various changes or modifications to these embodiments without departing from the principles and essence of this disclosure, but all such changes and modifications fall within the scope of protection of this disclosure.

Claims

1. An antenna gain enhancement device, characterized in that, The antenna gain enhancement device is used in an intelligent system, and the antenna gain enhancement device includes several metal parts and an insulating housing. The metal component includes an insulating body, and a metal layer and an insulating layer arranged sequentially from the inside to the outside on the outer surface of the body. Several independent metal components are arranged in the housing in a predetermined manner. The body is a spherical structure. The antenna gain enhancement device is matched with the antenna in the intelligent system, and several of the metal components are used to generate polarization under the influence of an external electromagnetic field to improve the antenna gain.

2. The antenna gain enhancement device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The metal layer is disposed on the outer surface of the spherical structure, and the insulating layer is disposed on the outer surface of the metal layer to form a metal sphere as the metal part.

3. The antenna gain enhancement device as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The metal layer is made of a metal material with a conductivity greater than a first preset value; And / or, The metal layer is coated onto the outer surface of the spherical structure through a metallization process; And / or, The area occupied by the metal layer on the outer surface of the main body is greater than the second preset value.

4. The antenna gain enhancement device as described in claim 3, characterized in that, The thickness of the metal layer is greater than the skin depth of the metal material at the set antenna frequency; And / or, The metallic material includes at least one of gold, silver, tin, and copper.

5. The antenna gain enhancement device as described in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, Several of the metal parts are stacked in an orderly or disorderly manner in the inner cavity of the metal parts.

6. The antenna gain enhancement device as described in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The shell has a symmetrical structure.

7. The antenna gain enhancement device as described in claim 6, characterized in that, The shell has a rectangular parallelepiped, a cylindrical, or an elliptical cross-section.

8. The antenna gain enhancement device as described in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The main body is a solid or hollow spherical structure.

9. An intelligent system, characterized in that, The intelligent system includes an antenna, a support, and an antenna gain enhancement device as described in any one of claims 1-8, wherein the antenna gain enhancement device is connected to the antenna via the support.

10. The intelligent system as described in claim 9, characterized in that, The support includes interconnected connectors and retaining rings. The connectors are used to fit and fix the antenna gain enhancement device, and the retaining rings are used to connect to the antenna.

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