Patent ID: 11936093
Assignee: PELTBEAM INC.
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A communication apparatus, comprising: a first antenna array that comprises a first plurality of antenna elements; a first plurality of thermoelectric devices that are arranged on the first plurality of antenna elements of the first antenna array such that each thermoelectric device covers a different subset of antenna elements of the first plurality of antenna elements; and a processor communicatively coupled to the first antenna array and the first plurality of thermoelectric devices, wherein the processor is configured to: determine which subset of antenna elements of the first plurality of antenna elements are in an activated state and which are in a deactivated state; control each of the first plurality of thermoelectric devices to execute an activation or a deactivation of each of the first plurality of thermoelectric devices in synchronization with the activated state or the deactivated state of different subsets of antenna elements of the first plurality of antenna elements; and control, based on the activation or the deactivation, each of the first plurality of thermoelectric devices to apply adaptive cooling on a first subset of antenna elements to maintain a corresponding temperature in a first specified range and apply adaptive cooling on a second subset of antenna elements to maintain a corresponding temperature in a second specified range; a second antenna array that comprises a second plurality of antenna elements; and a second plurality of thermoelectric devices that are arranged on the second plurality of antenna elements of the second antenna array such that each thermoelectric device covers a different subset of antenna elements of the second plurality of antenna elements, wherein the activated state or the deactivated state of one of the first antenna array and the second antenna array is based on a visibility status of the first antenna array and the second antenna array to a network node, and wherein the network node comprises at least one of: a base station or a road-side unit (RSU).