This application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/CN2021/095908, filed on May 26, 2021, which claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202010483822.5, filed on Jun. 1, 2020. The disclosures of the aforementioned applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.
The embodiments relate to the field of radio communications technologies, and a reflection apparatus for a base station antenna.
A base station antenna is an important component of a base station and is configured to transmit or receive an electromagnetic wave. The base station antenna mainly includes a reflection apparatus, a radiation unit, and a feeding network. The reflection apparatus is a platform that carries the radiation unit and the feeding network. A size and shape of the reflection apparatus have significant impact on various performance indicators of the base station antenna such as radiation performance.
Therefore, improving the performance indicator of the base station antenna is a problem that needs to be resolved as soon as possible.
The embodiments may provide a reflection apparatus and a base station antenna, to effectively improve radiation performance of the antenna.
According to a first aspect, an embodiment may provide a reflection apparatus used for a base station antenna, including: a base plate, where one side of the base plate is used to dispose a radiation unit, and the other side of the base plate is used to dispose a feeding network; a first side plate and a second side plate that are separately connected to the base plate and that are disposed opposite to each other, where the first side plate and the second side plate each extend relative to the base plate and toward the side used to dispose the feeding network; a first return plate connected to the first side plate, where the first return plate extends relative to the first side plate and toward a direction of the feeding network; and a second return plate connected to the second side plate, where the second return plate extends relative to the second side plate and toward the direction of the feeding network.
A front-to-back ratio in radiation performance of the base station antenna and reliability of reflection performance may be effectively improved.
The first side plate may be provided with a through hole along a longitudinal direction of the first side plate; and/or the second side plate may be provided with a through hole along a longitudinal direction of the second side plate. The longitudinal direction of the first side plate and the longitudinal direction of the second side plate are the same as a disposing direction of the radiation unit.
The first side plate and/or the second side plate are/is provided with a through hole, to further improve front-to-back ratio performance of the base station antenna.
The first return plate may be provided with a through hole along a longitudinal direction of the first return plate; and/or the second return plate may be provided with a through hole along a longitudinal direction of the second return plate. The longitudinal direction of the first return plate and the longitudinal direction of the second return plate are the same as the disposing direction of the radiation unit.
The first return plate and/or the second return plate are/is provided with a through hole, to further improve front-to-back ratio performance of the base station antenna.
The reflection apparatus may further include a third side plate and a fourth side plate that are separately connected to the base plate and that are disposed opposite to each other, and the third side plate and the fourth side plate may each extend relative to the base plate and toward the side used to dispose the radiation unit.
The third side plate and the fourth side plate are disposed, to further improve the front-to-back ratio performance of the base station antenna.
A through hole may be disposed along a longitudinal direction of the third side plate and/or a longitudinal direction of the fourth side plate, and the longitudinal direction of the third side plate and the longitudinal direction of the fourth side plate may be the same as the disposing direction of the radiation unit. In this way, the front-to-back ratio performance of the base station antenna can be further improved.
A value range of an included angle θ1 between the first side plate and the base plate and toward the feeding network may be 0°<θ1≤90°, and a value range of an included angle θ2 between the second side plate and the base plate and toward the feeding network may be 0°<θ2≤90°. In this way, it is ensured that a width (a length of a side perpendicular to the disposing direction of the radiation unit) of the base plate does not increase, so that both convenience of installing the base station antenna and a weight of the base station antenna may be considered when the reflection performance of the base station antenna is improved.
A value range of an included angle β1 between the first side plate and the first return plate and toward the feeding network may be 0°<β1<180°, and a value range of an included angle β2 between the second side plate and the second return plate and toward the feeding network may be 0°<B2<180°.
Flexibility of the reflection apparatus may be improved.
The through hole on the first side plate may be a plurality of rectangular through holes, a side of the rectangular through hole along the longitudinal direction of the first side plate is L1, a side perpendicular to L1 is w1, a distance between the plurality of rectangular through holes may be k1, 0.3λ≤L1≤0.8λ, 0.01λ≤w1≤λ, 0.3λ≤k1≤0.8λ, and λ may be an operating wavelength of a center frequency in an operating frequency band of the radiation unit; or the through hole on the first side plate may be a plurality of serpentine through holes.
The through hole on the second side plate may be a plurality of rectangular through holes, a side of the rectangular through hole along the longitudinal direction of the second side plate may be L2, a side perpendicular to L1 is w2, a distance between the plurality of rectangular through holes may be k2, 0.3λ≤L2≤0.8λ, 0.01λ≤w2≤7, 0.3λ≤k2≤0.8λ, and λ may be the operating wavelength of the center frequency in the operating frequency band of the radiation unit; or the through hole on the second side plate may be a plurality of serpentine through holes.
The through hole on the first return plate may be a plurality of rectangular through holes, a side of the rectangular through hole along the longitudinal direction of the first return plate may be L3, a side perpendicular to L3 may be w3, a distance between the plurality of rectangular through holes may be k3, 0.3λ≤L3≤0.8λ, 0.01λ≤w3≤λ, 0.3λ≤k3≤0.8λ, and λ may be the operating wavelength of the center frequency in the operating frequency band of the radiation unit; or the through hole on the first return plate may be a plurality of serpentine through holes.
The through hole on the second return plate may be a plurality of rectangular through holes, a side of the rectangular through hole along the longitudinal direction of the second return plate may be L4, a side perpendicular to L2 may be w4, a distance between the plurality of rectangular through holes may be k4, 0.3λ≤L2≤0.8λ, 0.01λ≤w4≤λ, 0.3λ≤k4≤0.8λ, and λ may be the operating wavelength of the center frequency in the operating frequency band of the radiation unit; or the through hole on the second return plate may be a plurality of serpentine through holes.
When the through hole is a serpentine through hole, a resonant size can be equivalently extended, and a frequency band range wider than that obtained in a case of the rectangular through hole can be obtained.
An integral molding manner or a coupling connection manner may be selected as each of a connection manner of the base plate and the first side plate, a connection manner of the base plate and the second side plate, a connection manner of the first side plate and the first return plate, and a connection manner of the second side plate and the second return plate. The coupling connection manner includes a non-metal contact manner and a metal contact manner.
According to a second aspect, an embodiment may provide a base station antenna, including a radiation unit, a feeding network, and the reflection apparatus in the first aspect.
It should be understood that beneficial effects obtained in feasible implementations corresponding to the second aspect are similar. Details are not described again.
An embodiment may provide a wireless communications system.
The wireless communications system may be a 4th generation (4G) communications system, for example, a long term evolution (LTE) system, a 4.5G communications system, for example, an advanced LTE system, a 5G communications system, for example, a new radio (NR) system, a system in which a plurality of communications systems are converged, or a future evolved communications system.
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In a radiation performance indicator of a base station antenna, a front-to-back ratio (FBR) may be a very important indicator. The FBR is defined as follows: A ratio of power density in a forward maximum radiation direction of the base station antenna to power density in a backward maximum radiation direction within a range of +30 degrees) (° or a ratio of a maximum level of a front lobe to a maximum level of a rear lobe in a radiation pattern of the base station antenna. The FRB reflects a forward radiation capability of the base station, in other words, a backward interference suppression capability. A value of the FBR ratio determines directional radiation and/or receiving performance of the base station antenna. For example, a larger front-to-back ratio indicates smaller backward radiation of the base station antenna, namely, higher forward radiation performance of the base station antenna. A reflection apparatus may exert great impact on the FRB of the base station antenna and may help improve the FBR of the base station antenna to an extent.
The embodiments may provide a reflection apparatus and a base station antenna including the reflection apparatus, to effectively help the base station antenna improve a performance indicator of a front-to-back ratio.
The side plate 332 extends relative to the base plate 331 and toward a side used for disposing the feeding network 32. In an implementation, there may be two side plates 332, the two side plates 332 are disposed opposite to each other (namely, face to face) on two sides along a longitudinal direction of the base plate 331 and included angles θ1 and θ2 are separately formed between the base plate 331 and the side plates 332 and toward a side of the feeding network 32. The longitudinal direction of the base plate 331 is a disposing direction of the radiation unit 31, for example, an x-axis direction in
The return plate 333 extends relative to the side plate 332 and toward a direction of the feeding network 32. In an implementation, there may be two return plates 333, and the two return plates 333 are respectively connected to the two side plates 332 along a longitudinal direction of the two side plates 332. Included angles between the return plates 333 and the side plates 332 and toward the feeding network 32 are respectively β1 and β2. The longitudinal direction of the side plate 332 is the longitudinal direction of the base plate 331 and is also the disposing direction of the radiation unit 31, for example, the x-axis direction in
In an implementation, the side plate 332 is provided with a through hole 335 in the longitudinal direction of the side plate 332, namely, in the x-axis direction. There may be a plurality of through holes.
In an implementation, the return plate 333 is provided with a through hole 336 in the longitudinal direction of the return plate 333, namely, in the x-axis direction. There may be a plurality of through holes.
The side plate 332 and/or the return plate 333 are/is provided with a through hole, to further improve an FBR of the base station antenna and improve radiation performance of the antenna.
Compared with a reflection apparatus in the conventional technology, the reflection apparatus provided in this embodiment does not need to extend outwards relative to a width side of the base plate (namely, a side perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the base plate), to effectively improve FBR performance of the base station antenna and reliability of reflection performance, so that convenience of installing the base station antenna is considered when radiation performance of the base station antenna is improved.
In an implementation, a width P (in a y-axis direction) of the base plate 331 is 0.05λ≤P≤0.5λ, and λ is an operating wavelength of a center frequency in an operating frequency band of the radiation unit 31.
In an implementation, the reflection apparatus 33 further includes a side plate 334 connected to the base plate 331. The side plate 334 extends relative to the base plate 331 and toward a side used for disposing the radiation unit 31. There are two side plates 334. The two side plates 334 are disposed opposite to each other on two sides along the longitudinal direction of the base plate 331. For example, an included angle of 90° is formed between each of the two side plates 334 and the base plate 331.
The side plate 334 may be disposed to further improve an FBR of the base station antenna.
In an implementation, a length of the side plate 332 along the longitudinal direction (the x-axis direction) of the side plate 331 is the same as a length of the base plate 331 along the longitudinal direction (the x-axis direction) of the base plate 332, and a length of the return plate 333 along the longitudinal direction (the x-axis direction) of the return plate 333 is the same as a length of the side plate 332 along the longitudinal direction (the x-axis direction) of the side plate 332.
It should be noted that an apparatus including the base plate 331, the side plate 332, and the return plate 333 may be referred to as a return choke plate. The through hole disposed on the side plate 332 and/or the return plate 333 may also be referred to as a choke seam.
Both the example through holes in the embodiments in
Based on the embodiments in
Optionally, in the foregoing embodiments, the base station antenna operates on an operating frequency band of 1695 megahertz to 2690 megahertz (MHz).
In the foregoing embodiments, the description of each embodiment has respective focuses. For a part that is not described in detail in an embodiment, refer to related descriptions in other embodiments.
It should be noted that in the embodiments, a term “at least one” means one or more, and “a plurality of” means two or more. “And/or” describes an association relationship between associated objects and represents that three relationships may exist. For example, A and/or B may represent the following cases: only A exists, both A and B exist, and only B exists, where A and B may be singular or plural. The character “/” usually indicates an “or” relationship between the associated objects. “At least one of the following items (pieces)” or a similar expression thereof indicates any combination of these items, including a single item (piece) or any combination of a plurality of items (pieces). For example, at least one (piece) of a, b, or c may represent a, b, c, a and b, a and c, b and c, or a, b, and c, and each of a, b, c may be an element, or may be a set including one or more elements.
In the embodiments, “for example”, “in some embodiments”, “in another embodiment”, “in an implementation”, or the like is used as an example, an illustration, or a description. Any embodiment described as an “example” should not be explained as being more preferred or having more advantages than another embodiment. Exactly, “for example” is used to present a concept. Terms such as “first” and “second” in the embodiments are merely used for distinction description and shall not be understood as an indication or implication of relative importance or an indication or implication of an order. In the embodiments, “equal to” may be used together with “greater than” and is applicable to a solution used in a case of “greater than”, or may be used together with “less than”, or is applicable to a solution used in a case of “less than”. It should be noted that, when “equal to” and “greater than” are used together, “equal to” is not used together with “less than”, and when “equal to” and “less than” are used together, “equal to” is not used together with “greater than”.
It may be clearly understood by persons skilled in the art in the embodiments that, for the purpose of convenient and brief description, for a detailed working process of the foregoing system, apparatus, and unit, refer to a corresponding process in the foregoing method embodiment. Details are not described herein again.
The foregoing embodiments are merely intended for describing rather than limiting them. Although described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, persons of ordinary skill in the art should understand that they may still make modifications to the foregoing embodiments or make equivalent replacements without departing from the spirit and scope of the embodiments.
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