The above aspects and features of the present invention will be more apparent by describing certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the annexed drawings. In the drawings, the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals throughout the drawings. In the following description, detailed descriptions of known functions and configurations incorporated herein have been omitted for conciseness and clarity.
The loop antenna includes a radiator 10 for radiating electromagnetic waves and a matching circuit 20 for adjusting an input reactance of the loop antenna. The radiator 10 and the matching circuit 20 are mounted on a circuit board and spaced apart at an interval.
The radiator 10 is formed in a loop shape such as square and circle. In
The matching circuit 20 is configured within the loop of the radiator 10.
The matching circuit 20 includes an extension part 21 connected to the radiator 10, a bend part 25 connected to the extension part 21 and bent several times, and a resistance control part 30 formed along the inner side of the radiator 10.
The extension part 21 includes of a pair of extension lines which extend inward from one side of the radiator 10. One of the extension lines is connected to the feed point 11 and the other is connected to the short point 13. The extension lines extend toward the inside of the radiator 10 to a certain length T1 in parallel, and serve as a capacitor.
The bend part 25 includes of a pair of meander lines which are connected to the ends of the extension lines and bent zigzag several times in the cross direction of the extension lines, respectively. Ends of the meander line are connected to each other. The bend part 25 serves as an inductor.
As such, since the extension part 21 serves as the capacitor and the bend part 25 serves as the inductor, the matching circuit 20 configures an LC resonant circuit as shown in
Specifically, matching circuit a depicts the electromagnetic field and the current distribution within the loop antenna at a phase of 45 degrees. The electromagnetic field distribution shows the electromagnetic field is generated only over the extension part 21 functioning as the capacitor. Matching circuit b exhibits the magnetic field is generated over the bend part 25 functioning as the inductor at a phase of 135 degrees. Next, the electromagnetic field is generated over the extension part 21 at a phase of 225 degrees as shown in matching circuit c. At a phase of 315 degrees, the magnetic field is generated over the bend part 25 as shown in matching circuit d.
As the extension part 21 functions as the capacitor and the bend part 25 functions as the inductor, the electromagnetic field and the magnetic field are produced to the extension part 21 and the bend part 25 in an alternating manner according to the phase variation. This is the same principle as the resonance produced to the LC resonant circuit. As one can see from matching circuits a-d, the matching circuit 20 functions as the LC resonant circuit.
Meanwhile, the total length of the extension part 21 and the bend part 25 is about 1λ, and produce the standing wave. It is possible to control the input reactance and the resonant frequency of the loop antenna using the matching circuit 20.
That is, the greater length T1 of the extension part 21, the greater capacitive property. As the total length of the matching circuit 20 increases, the resonant frequency band lowers. Hence, the resonant frequency can be shifted by adjusting the length T1 of the extension part 21.
That is, the greater width T3 of the bend part 25, the greater inductive property. As the length of the meander lines is extended, the resonant frequency lowers. Hence, the resonant frequency can be shifted by adjusting the width T3 of the bend part 25.
The resistance control part 30 is bent inward from the feed point 11 and the short point 13 in parallel with the radiator 10 and extended along the inner side of the radiator 10 in parallel with the radiator 10 at an interval. The end of the resistance control part 30 is extended up to an adjacent area of the extension part 21. Accordingly, the resistance control part 30 is formed in a shape along the radiator 10 to thus configure a pair of control lines facing each other.
Since the resistance control part 30 is configured as the pair of the control lines facing each other, it functions as a stub of a dipole type. Thus, the resistance control part 30 can control the input resistance of the loop antenna and enables the impedance matching when the resonant frequency is changed according to the adjustment of the lengths of the extension part 21 and the bend part 25 by compensating the characteristic of the loop antenna with the low input resistance.
In the plane of the loop antenna, when defining the width T3 direction of the bend part 25 as the x axis, the length T1 direction of the extension part 21 as the y axis, and the perpendicular direction to the plane of the loop antenna as the z axis,
In
As such, the loop antenna is integrally formed with the matching circuit 20. Thus, the matching circuit 20 does not require additional space and thus reduces the size of the device to which the antenna is installed. Also, the resonant frequency can be changed by controlling the capacitor component and the inductor component through the simple adjustment of the length of the extension part 21 and the width of the resistance control part 30. Therefore, the design modification of the matching circuit 20 is facilitated.
In light of the forgoing, the exemplary embodiments of the present invention reduce the space for the installation of the loop antenna and facilitates the design modification of the matching circuit.
The foregoing exemplary embodiments are merely exemplary and should not to be construed as limiting the present invention. The present teaching can be readily applied to other types of apparatuses. Also, the description of the exemplary embodiments of the present invention is intended to be illustrative, and not to limit the scope of the claims, and many alternatives, modifications, and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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10-2006-0074501 | Aug 2006 | KR | national |