Patent ID: 11962072
Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A phased array antenna, comprising:
a first transceiver;
a plurality of radiating elements;
a first feed network electrically interposed between the first radiating elements and the first transceiver;
a first switch that is coupled along the first feed network;
wherein a state of the first switch is selectable to adjust a number of the first radiating elements that are electrically connected to the first transceiver,
wherein the first switch is connected to a transmission line segment of the first feed network and is located at an electrical distance of approximately [0.25+(n*0.5)]λ, from a junction where one of the radiating elements connects to the transmission line segment, where n is an integer having a value of 0 or greater and λ, is a wavelength corresponding to a center frequency of the frequency band of operation of the phased array antenna.