Transparent Panel Antenna Layout for Façade Integration and Tuning
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Solution Overview
Problem
The deployment of small cells for 5G network densification is hindered by challenges such as finding suitable locations, high costs of outdoor fiber and electricity installation, and urbanistic regulations, while integrated planar antennas in building façades face complications in electrical connection, maintenance, and limited performance due to component thicknesses, making it difficult to adapt frequency bands or optimize signal transmission/reception.
Innovation Solution
An antenna arrangement featuring transparent dielectric panels with a patch network and a feeding network separated by interlayers, where the ground plane is located between the feeding network and the second transparent dielectric panel, allowing for flexible installation and frequency adaptation without compromising urban aesthetics or EMF constraints.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If planar antennas are integrated into building façades, then urban aesthetics are maintained and installation location is solved, but electrical connection and maintenance become complicated and impossible to manage
Solution Approach 1:
The antenna system is segmented into modular components (patch network, feeding network, ground plane) that can be independently assembled and replaced. The patch network is attached to the first transparent dielectric panel while the feeding network is attached to the second panel, allowing separate access and maintenance of each component without dismantling the entire façade integration.
Solution Approach 2:
Transparent dielectric panels serve as intermediary carriers that hold the antenna components while maintaining aesthetic appearance. These panels allow electrical connections to be made from the interior side of the building while keeping the antenna elements visible but non-obtrusive from the exterior.
2Ease of manufacture
If planar antennas are integrated into building façades, then installation location is provided, but performance parameters are limited by thicknesses of façade components
Solution Approach 1:
The antenna design transitions from a two-dimensional planar configuration constrained by façade thickness to a three-dimensional arrangement where patch and feeding networks are separated in space by attaching them to opposite sides of transparent dielectric panels. This dimensional change allows optimal spacing for electromagnetic performance independent of façade thickness constraints.
Solution Approach 2:
Transparent dielectric panels are used as composite material solutions that simultaneously provide mechanical support, electrical isolation, and optical transparency. These panels enable the antenna components to be positioned at optimal distances for signal performance while maintaining the aesthetic and structural requirements of building façades.
3Productivity
If small cells are deployed for 5G network densification, then capacity is improved, but deployment costs and regulatory limitations increase
Solution Approach 1:
The antenna arrangement is designed as a universal solution that can be integrated into existing building façades without requiring separate mounting structures or additional exterior infrastructure. The same transparent dielectric panel configuration can accommodate different antenna designs and frequency bands, making the deployment adaptable to various 5G small cell requirements while utilizing existing building structures.
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AI summary
The present invention discloses arrangement comprising a first transparent dielectric panel and a second transparent dielectric panel. The second transparent dielectric panel is in front of the first transparent dielectric panel and separated by at least one panel interlayer from the first transparent dielectric panel. The antenna arrangement further comprises a patch network attached and separated by at least one patch interlayer from the first transparent dielectric panel, a feeding network attached and separated by at least one feed interlayer from the second transparent dielectric panel defining a distance Dpf between the patch network and the feeding network and a ground plane. The present invention discloses the associated method and use.