Guided Wave Communication on Uninsulated Conductors
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireless infrastructure faces challenges in providing high bandwidth due to increased data usage, particularly in supporting smart phones and portable devices, as existing technologies struggle to efficiently manage electromagnetic waves on uninsulated conductors without significant signal loss or interference.
Innovation Solution
A guided wave communication system that induces and propagates electromagnetic waves along uninsulated conductors without an electrical return path, utilizing dielectric layers and couplers to minimize interference and maximize signal strength, allowing for efficient data transmission over long distances with reduced propagation losses.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If electromagnetic waves are propagated on uninsulated conductors without dielectric layers, then device complexity is reduced, but signal loss and interference increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
A dielectric layer is introduced as an intermediary between the uninsulated conductor and the surrounding environment. This dielectric layer serves as a mediator that guides the electromagnetic waves along the conductor while reducing signal loss and interference, without requiring a complete insulated conductor structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The solution applies dielectric coating only in specific locations where electromagnetic waves are propagated, rather than insulating the entire conductor uniformly. This localized application of dielectric material reduces signal loss where needed while maintaining conductor performance in other areas.
2Reliability
If traditional insulated conductors are used, then signal protection is improved, but bandwidth capability and data transmission efficiency deteriorate due to propagation losses
Solution Approach 1:
The dielectric layer acts as an intermediary that provides signal protection similar to traditional insulation while having different electromagnetic properties that reduce propagation losses and improve bandwidth capability for data transmission.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the electromagnetic parameters of the conductor system by introducing dielectric material with specific permittivity and permeability characteristics, which modifies wave propagation characteristics to reduce loss and improve transmission efficiency.
3Productivity
If higher bandwidth capability is implemented to address increased data usage, then data transmission capacity is improved, but electromagnetic interference and signal loss on uninsulated conductors worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The dielectric layer serves as a protective intermediary that enables higher bandwidth operation by containing and guiding electromagnetic waves, thereby reducing interference with surrounding components while maintaining high data transmission capacity.
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 system enables reliable and efficient data transmission with reduced interference and signal loss, supporting increased bandwidth demands by leveraging dielectric layers and couplers to propagate electromagnetic waves along uninsulated conductors, enhancing wireless communication infrastructure.
Implementation Method 1
electromagnetic waves bound at least in part to a dielectric layer environmentally formed on an uninsulated conductor
Implementation Method 2
A launcher, including a generator and a circuit coupled to the generator, induces the electromagnetic waves on the uninsulated conductor
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, receiving a plurality of communication signals, and generating, according to the plurality of communication signals, a plurality of electromagnetic waves bound at least in part to a dielectric layer of a conductor. The plurality of electromagnetic waves propagates along the dielectric layer of the conductor without an electrical return path, where each electromagnetic wave of the plurality of electromagnetic waves includes a different portions of the plurality of communication signals, and where the plurality of electromagnetic waves utilizes a signal multiplexing configuration that at least reduces an interference between the plurality of electromagnetic waves. Other embodiments are disclosed.