Integrated miniature PIFA with artificial magnetic conductor metamaterials
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01Q-015/02
H01Q-019/10
H01Q-019/185
H01Q-009/04
H01Q-001/38
H02J-050/23
H01Q-013/10
H01Q-003/44
H01Q-001/27
H01Q-015/00
출원번호
US-0336971
(2014-07-21)
등록번호
US-9871301
(2018-01-16)
발명자
/ 주소
Contopanagos, Harry
출원인 / 주소
Energous Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
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Integrated antenna structures described herein may include planar inverted-F antennas (PIFAs) integrated with artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) metamaterials. The integrated metamaterial operatively coupled with the PIFA may function as an artificial magnetic reflector, sending all the energy radi
Integrated antenna structures described herein may include planar inverted-F antennas (PIFAs) integrated with artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) metamaterials. The integrated metamaterial operatively coupled with the PIFA may function as an artificial magnetic reflector, sending all the energy radiated upwards, and thereby changing the original omnidirectional radiation pattern of the PIFA to a directional radiation pattern. The integrated antenna structures that include PIFAs and metamaterials may maintain a smaller form factor as compared to similar directional antennas, while exhibiting a suitable performance in terms of radiation efficiency, radiation pattern and impedance bandwidth.
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1. An antenna structure, comprising: a printed circuit board (PCB);at least one planar inverted F antenna (PIFA), configured within a top and bottom layer of the PCB, including a port coupled with the PCB to provide wireless power signals for radiation by the at least one PIFA; andat least one artif
1. An antenna structure, comprising: a printed circuit board (PCB);at least one planar inverted F antenna (PIFA), configured within a top and bottom layer of the PCB, including a port coupled with the PCB to provide wireless power signals for radiation by the at least one PIFA; andat least one artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) cell configured within the PCB, the at least one AMC cell comprising: a backing metal layer arranged in a first inner layer of the PCB, andan AMC metal layer formed in a second inner layer of the PCB, the AMC metal layer having a predetermined shape,wherein the AMC metal layer is configured to reflect the wireless power signals radiated by the PIFA. 2. The antenna structure of claim 1, wherein the predetermined shape of the AMC metal layer comprises a square θ ring shape. 3. The antenna structure of claim 1, wherein the predetermined shape of the AMC metal layer comprises a square ring shape. 4. The antenna structure of claim 1, wherein the AMC metal layer is configured to reflect the wireless power signals radiated by at least one PIFA in a directional radiation pattern. 5. The antenna structure of claim 1, wherein the AMC metal layer comprises metamaterial. 6. The antenna structure of claim 1, wherein the at least one PIFA comprises: an antenna element formed over a first portion of the top layer of the PCB, the antenna element comprising one or more antenna slots,a ground element formed over a first portion of the bottom layer of the PCB, wherein the antenna element is coupled to the ground element using a first ground via and a second portion of the bottom layer of the PCB using a signal via coupled with the port, anda folded ground formed over a second portion of the top layer of the PCB, the folded ground being coupled to a third portion of the ground element using one or more second ground vias. 7. The antenna structure of claim 6, wherein the ground element comprises a ground slot. 8. The antenna structure of claim 6, wherein the top layer and bottom layer of the PCB comprise a conductive metal. 9. The antenna structure of claim 1, wherein transmitter, operatively coupled to the at least one PIFA, is configured to generate the wireless power signals provided to the at least one PIFA by the port. 10. The antenna structure of claim 9, wherein the transmitter comprises a processing apparatus for adjusting at least one of a phase and magnitude of each of the wireless power signals. 11. An apparatus for providing 3-dimensional pockets of energy using pocket-forming, comprising: at least one printed circuit board (PCB);a plurality of planar inverted F antennas (PIFAs), each configured within a top and bottom layer of the at least one PCB and including a port coupled with the PCB to provide wireless power signals for radiation; anda plurality of artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) cells configured within the at least one PCB, each of the plurality of AMC cells comprising: a backing metal layer arranged in a first inner layer of the at least one PCB, and an AMC metal layer formed in a second inner layer of the at least one PCB, the AMC metal layer having a predetermined shape,wherein each of the plurality of AMC metal layers is configured to reflect the wireless power signals independently radiated by each of the PIFAs to enable pocket-forming of energy. 12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the predetermined shape of the AMC metal layer comprises a square θ ring shape. 13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the predetermined shape of the AMC metal layer comprises a square ring shape. 14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein each of the plurality of AMC metal layers is configured to reflect the wireless power signals energy independently radiated by each of the plurality of PIFAs in a directional radiation pattern. 15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the AMC metal layer comprises metamaterial. 16. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein each of the plurality of PIFAs comprises: an antenna element, configured over a first portion of the top layer of the at least one PCB, the antenna element comprising one or more antenna slots,a ground element formed over a first portion of the bottom layer of the at least one PCB, wherein the antenna element is coupled to the ground element using a first ground via and a second portion of the bottom layer of the at least one PCB using a signal via coupled with the port, anda folded ground formed over a second portion of the top layer of the at least one PCB, the folded ground being coupled to a third portion of the ground element using one or more second ground vias. 17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the ground element comprises a ground slot. 18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the top layer and bottom layer of the at least one PCB comprise a conductive metal. 19. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein transmitter, operatively coupled to the plurality of PIFAs, is configured to generate the wireless power signals provided to each of the plurality of PIFAs by the port. 20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the transmitter comprises a processing apparatus for adjusting at least one of a phase and magnitude of each of the wireless power signals. 21. A cell arrangement, comprising: an artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) cell, the AMC cell arranged in a multi-layer printed circuit board (PCB), the AMC cell comprising a plurality of edges and further comprising: a backing metal layer arranged in a first inner layer of the PCB;at least one planar inverted F antenna (PIFA), configured within a top and bottom layer of the PCB, including a port coupled with the PCB to provide wireless power signals for radiation by the at least one PIFA; andan AMC metal layer formed in a second inner layer of the PCB, the AMC metal layer comprising metamaterial and having a predetermined shape. 22. The cell arrangement of claim 21, wherein the backing metal layer is not coincident with at least one of the plurality of edges. 23. The cell arrangement of claim 21, wherein the predetermined shape of the AMC metal layer comprises a square θ ring shape. 24. The cell arrangement of claim 21, wherein the predetermined shape of the AMC metal layer comprises a square ring shape. 25. The cell arrangement of claim 21, wherein the metamaterial is tuned to a resonant frequency that is at a low end of a desired frequency band. 26. The cell arrangement of claim 21, wherein the at least one PIFA further comprises: an antenna element formed over a first portion of a top layer of the PCB, the antenna element comprising one or more antenna slots,a ground element formed over a first portion of the bottom layer of the at least one PCB, wherein the antenna element is coupled to the ground element using a first ground via and a second portion of the bottom layer of the at least one PCB using a signal via coupled with the port, anda folded ground formed over a second portion of the top layer of the PCB, the folded ground being coupled to a third portion of the ground element using one or more second ground vias. 27. The cell arrangement of claim 26, wherein the AMC metal layer is configured to reflect the wireless power signals radiated by the at least one PIFA. 28. The cell arrangement of claim 27, wherein the AMC metal layer is configured to reflect the wireless power signals radiated by the at least one PIFA in a directional radiation pattern.
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