Dielectric Resonator Antenna with Decorative Swan Shape
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Solution Overview
Problem
Base station antennas, due to their high radiation power, can cause psychological concerns when in close proximity to people, and existing solutions for aesthetics are inadequate for antennas intended to be closer to individuals.
Innovation Solution
Integration of a dielectric antenna with decorative shapes, such as swan, apple, or building designs, using dielectric materials like glass or crystal, which are aesthetically pleasing and function as Dielectric Resonator Antennas (DRAs), allowing them to be perceived as decorations while emitting radiation patterns for information transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional base station antennas are placed close to people, then information transmission effectiveness is improved, but psychological discomfort and aesthetic concerns worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the antenna functional elements (radiating elements, feed networks) with decorative artistic elements to create a unified structure that serves both communication and aesthetic purposes. The antenna is integrated into decorative sculptures such as swans, apples, or building models, making it indistinguishable from pure art pieces while maintaining full transmission functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The antenna structure performs multiple functions simultaneously: it transmits electromagnetic signals for information communication while also serving as an aesthetic decorative object. The same physical structure that radiates electromagnetic waves also functions as an artistic sculpture that enhances the visual environment, eliminating the need for separate communication and decorative elements.
2Shape
If base station antennas are camouflaged with painting or artificial tree limbs, then aesthetic appearance is improved, but recognition and identification become difficult
Solution Approach 1:
Rather than merely camouflaging the antenna with external coverings, the patent merges the antenna structure directly with the decorative sculpture. The radiating elements are integrated into the artistic form itself, creating a unified structure that is both aesthetically pleasing and functionally identifiable as an antenna through its inherent geometric characteristics.
3Shape
If decorative coverings are added to antenna towers, then visual appeal is improved, but the antenna structure complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent eliminates the need for separate decorative coverings by merging the antenna structure with the decorative sculpture. The radiating elements, support structures, and aesthetic forms are integrated into a single unified design, reducing overall structural complexity compared to having separate antenna and decoration components.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides aesthetically pleasing antennas that can be used in proximity to people without causing discomfort, offering effective information transmission with suitable bandwidth and radiation patterns, and can be integrated into home or office decorations, addressing the need for aesthetically improved antenna placement.
Implementation Method 1
When excited the swan-shaped dielectric resonates at about 1.83 GHz with a bandwidth of about 1.57 GHz to about 2.16 GHz
Implementation Method 2
means electronically coupled via the substrate to the at least one swan-shaped dielectric for exciting the dielectric to emit a radiation pattern for carrying information
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AI summary
An aesthetic dielectric antenna (e.g., a dielectric resonator antenna) includes an aesthetically shaped decoration having at least one shaped dielectric (swan, apple or building shape) with a dielectric constant of more than one. A waveguide, feedline, probe or other means of excitation is electronically coupled to the dielectric to emit a radiation pattern for carrying analog or digital information.