Dual Antenna Array System for Wide and Narrow Beam Coverage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing antenna deployment technologies can only provide narrow beam coverage, failing to meet the requirement for both wide and narrow beam coverage in multi-column antenna systems.
Innovation Solution
An antenna system comprising a first antenna array for wide beam coverage and a second antenna array for narrow beam coverage, with a multi-band combiner connected to both, allowing for adjustable beam configurations and reduced mutual coupling through optimized column intervals and isolation apparatus.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If close-spaced multi-column antennas are deployed to improve antenna capacity, then antenna capacity is improved, but beam coverage becomes narrow and cannot provide both wide and narrow beam coverage
Solution Approach 1:
The antenna system is divided into two separate antenna arrays: a first antenna array with larger column intervals configured for wide beam coverage, and a second antenna array with smaller column intervals configured for narrow beam coverage. This segmentation allows each array to specialize in specific beam types, resolving the contradiction between antenna capacity and beam coverage flexibility by enabling both wide and narrow beam capabilities simultaneously.
2Device complexity
If a single antenna array is used to provide both wide and narrow beam coverage, then device complexity is reduced, but beam quality and coverage performance deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses two dedicated antenna arrays instead of one multi-functional array. The first array with larger spacing optimizes wide beam performance, while the second array with smaller spacing optimizes narrow beam performance. This segmentation improves beam coverage performance for both beam types compared to a single array, while the overall system complexity remains manageable through standardized array designs.
Solution Approach 2:
Both antenna arrays are designed with the same basic structure and can support multiple frequency bands through multi-band combiners, providing universal functionality. This allows the system to maintain relatively simple device complexity while achieving specialized beam coverage performance through the dual-array configuration.
3Manufacturing precision
If the column interval is reduced to provide narrow beam coverage, then narrow beam quality is improved, but wide beam coverage capability is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the beam formation function into two arrays: the second antenna array with smaller column intervals is optimized for narrow beam quality, while the first antenna array with larger column intervals is optimized for wide beam coverage capability. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by assigning different spatial configurations to different beam requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The system adds a dimensional aspect by using two arrays with different column interval characteristics working in parallel. Instead of trying to optimize a single array for both narrow and wide beams, the solution operates in a higher-dimensional space where each array contributes its specialized capability, achieving both narrow beam quality and wide beam coverage through combined operation.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present invention provide an antenna system and a base station. The antenna system according to the present invention includes a first antenna array configured to form wide beam coverage and a second antenna array configured to form narrow beam coverage. The first antenna array includes at least one column of antennas, where each column of antennas provide at least one wide beam port; the second antenna array includes at least two columns of antennas, and the second antenna array provides at least one narrow beam port. The embodiments of the present invention resolve a problem that close-spaced multi-column antennas can provide only a narrow beam, and satisfy a requirement that an antenna system should provide both a wide beam and a narrow beam.