Sothiswas a shortintro, andnowwecanmoveontothedetailsofthepatcharrayantennas.
というわけで、短いイントロダクションでしたが、次はパッチ・アレイ・アンテナの詳細に移りましょう。
Whyaretheseantennascalledpatcharrays?
なぜこれらのアンテナはパッチアレイと呼ばれるのですか?
Sothecoreofthisantennaistheprintedcircuitboardwith a numberofpatchesstackedintheverticaldirectionandconnectedwiththefeedinglines, whichalloriginateatthecoaxialconnectorstowhichyouconnecttheradio.
Sowhilethebuildingunitis a singlerectangularpatchetchedonthesurfaceontheprintedcircuitboard, assoonasyoustacktwoormorepatchesaboveeachotherandfeedthemwiththesamesignal, theyformanantennaarray.
Twoormorepatchesmakes a patcharrayoranantennaarray.
2つ以上のパッチがパッチアレイまたはアンテナアレイを構成する。
A singlepatchetchedonthesurfaceof a PCBlaminateis a resonanttypeofanantenna.
PCBラミネートの表面にエッチングされたシングルパッチは、共振タイプのアンテナである。
Sotheresonanceis a phenomenonthatoccurswhenthelengthofthepatchisequaltohalfofthewavelengthofthesignalthatisfedtoit, wherebywavelengthwemeanthedistanceoverwhichthefeedingsignalrepeatsitsshape.
Itisimportanttounderstandthatthe 2D radiationpatterngivesratherlimitedinformationabouttheantennabehaviorbecauseitshowsonly a singlesliceofthewhole 3D image.
Sothe 3D radiationpatternwillshowyouthewholeinformationwithallthesidelobes, soyouhavethefullimageandknowifyouwanttoavoidorusetheantennayou'relookingat.
Toimprovetheshortcomingsof a single-patchantenna, wecanformanantennaarrayoftwoormorepatches, andthisisthegeneralprincipleyoucanapplywithanyradiatingelement.
Sotobringthefeedingsignaltoeachpatchinthearray, a networkoffeedinglinesisused, whichisbasicallysymmetricaldivisionofthelineuntilwegetasmanyoutputsaspossible, I mean, orasneeded, asisthenumberofpatches.
Andthesehavetheirownresonancesthathelpononehand, extendtheirbandwidthofthewholeantenna, whichis a goodthing, butalsomakesthemradiatepartoftheenergybeforeitreachesthepatches, whichis a negativefeaturefor a WISPsectorantenna.
Whilethefeedinglinesareinevitablewhendesigning a patcharray, theyintroduceadditionalsidelobesintheresultingantennaradiationpattern, whichis a verycommonthingwithvastmajorityofpatcharraysontheWISPmarket.
Whiletheshieldmighthelpimprovethefront-to-backratio a littlebit, theazimuthsidelobestheyaimtosuppressareactuallystillstronglypresentaswecanseefromthesenear-fieldplots.
Andtheazimuthalandelevationcutsoftheradiationpatternof a 16-elementarrayclearlyindicatethesidelobelevelbelowminus 20 dB, whichis a reallygoodresultfor a patcharrayantenna.
Soinsteadofjustsayinganantennahasordoesn't havesidelobes, beamefficiencyprovides a numericalmeasure, a figureofsidelobesthatmakesitsupereasytocompareantennasintermsofsidelobeperformance.
Thegainofthepatcharraysisstablein a verynarrowbandoffrequenciesbecauseoftheverynarrowbandnatureoftheresonancesofthepatchesandthefeedinglines, asweexplainedearlier.
Ontopofthat, thereisalso a mismatchbetweenthehorizontalandverticalgains.
その上、水平方向と垂直方向のゲインにもミスマッチがある。
Youseethatthere, whichmeansthatthecurvesontheleftgrapharenotoverlapping, whichwhenlookingatradiationpatternreflectsas a differentcoveragepatternforbothpolarizations.
Thisanimationis a resultofrealphysics-basedsimulationwhenweimportedthe 3D radiationpatternofthisantennaintoourprogramandrunthesimulationtoseehowthecoveragechangeswithfrequency.
Andtodayitisoneofthecheapesttechnologiesforcircuitantennamanufacturingatlowfrequencies, partiallyalsothankstothefactthatvirtuallyallotherelectronicsarebasedonthistechnologyaswell, whichhasput a tremendouspressureandeffortintoinventingcheapandreallysustainablewaysofmanufacturingthesePCBs.
Soforthoseofyouwhoparticipatedinthepreviouswebinarabouthorns, weprepared a shortsummarytablecomparingbothtypesofantennasinthelightofthemostimportantantennaparametersinWISPnetworks.
Butifyouhaveatleast a littlespacetomoveawayfromthem, it's a goodidea, simplybecause, I mean, despitethathornscost a littlebitmore, inthelongrun, thisupgradeorchangeoftechnologyisdefinitelyworthit.
Thereisreallynolimittohowmanyhornsyoucanputupon a singlesite, exceptobviouslythephysicallimitofthespace.
物理的なスペースの制限を除けば、1つのサイトに設置できるホーンの数に制限はない。
I mean, addingthehornswillnotdegradetheperformanceofthesectorsyoualreadyhaveinplace.
つまり、ホーンを追加しても、すでにあるセクターの性能を落とすことはない。
Sothat's prettymuchthegistofthemassivescalability, whichallowsyourbusinessas a WISPtogrow.
これが、WISPとしてのビジネスの成長を可能にする大規模なスケーラビリティの要点だ。
I wouldalsoliketoinviteyoutocheckourYouTubechannelandchecktheWISPTravelerplaylist, whereWISPslikeyourselvestalkabouttheirownexperiencewithourhornsandhowtheyhelpthemtodealwiththeproblemstheywerefacing.
Andwealsohave a onlinediscussionforumwhereyoucansearchthroughthequestionsourcustomersaskedaboutourproductsorregisterandaskyourownquestionsregardingwhateverinterestsyouaboutourproducts.