Abstract: A base station antenna includes: a reflector; a first radiator located at the front side of the reflector; an ground conductor located at the rear side of the reflector, the ground conductor forming a chamber with an opening forward; and a first stripline conductor mounted in the chamber configured to feed the first radiator, the first stripline conductor extending in a plane substantially parallel to the reflector; where the reflector and the ground conductor are configured such that the opening is capped by the reflector, and the reflector is grounded via the ground conductor, so that the first stripline conductor and the ground conductor and the reflector are configured as a first strip transmission line.

Abstract: Base station antennas, and components for base station antennas, such as reflectors, feeder components, frames, and column components. A base station antenna may include a reflector; a first radiator located at the front side of the reflector; mutually parallel first and second ground plates extending backward from the reflector and basically perpendicular to the reflector; and a first conductor strip extending between the first and second ground plates and configured to feed power to the first radiator. The first conductor strip and the first and second ground plates may be configured as a first stripline transmission line. The reflector and the first and second ground plates may be configured as one piece so that the reflector is grounded via the first and second ground plates without soldering.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a radiator assembly for a base station antenna. The radiator assembly includes two dipoles arranged in a cross-over manner, each dipole includes two dipole arms having respective radiating surfaces. The radiator assembly further includes two feeding lines, each feeding line being associated with a respective one of the dipoles. The radiator assembly further includes an arm holder including a support structure for supporting the dipole arms and at least one feeding line holder configured to support at least one of the two feeding lines.

Abstract: A phase shifter includes a printed circuit board and a trace located on the printed circuit board that is configured to transmit signals. The printed circuit board includes a first part covered by the trace and a second part not covered by the trace, where the second part includes at least one hollowed out area near the trace.

Abstract: A radio frequency device comprises: a substrate; a conductive circuit that is configured to transmit a signal and comprises a plurality of transmission line segments on the substrate; and a decoupling element on the substrate positioned between adjacent first and second transmission line segments, the decoupling element comprising a first arm adjacent to the first segment of transmission line, a second arm adjacent to the second segment of transmission line, and a connecting portion connecting the first and second arms. The decoupling element is configured to reduce coupling between the first and second transmission line segments.

Abstract: Base station antennas, and components for base station antennas, such as reflectors, feeder components, frames, and column components. A base station antenna may include a reflector; a first radiator located at the front side of the reflector; mutually parallel first and second ground plates extending backward from the reflector and basically perpendicular to the reflector; and a first conductor strip extending between the first and second ground plates and configured to feed power to the first radiator. The first conductor strip and the first and second ground plates may be configured as a first stripline transmission line. The reflector and the first and second ground plates may be configured as one piece so that the reflector is grounded via the first and second ground plates without soldering.

Abstract: A radiator assembly for a base station antenna includes two dipoles arranged in a cross-over manner, each dipole including two dipole arms, and two feeding lines, each feeding line being associated with a respective one of the dipoles. Each dipole arm is integrally formed of sheet metal, and includes a radiating surface and a leg projecting from the radiating surface at an angle with the radiating surface, where the leg is electrically grounded.

Abstract: A phase shifter includes a printed circuit board and a trace located on the printed circuit board that is configured to transmit signals. The printed circuit board includes a first part covered by the trace and a second part not covered by the trace, where the second part includes at least one hollowed out area near the trace.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a phase shifter assembly and a base station antenna, wherein the phase shifter assembly includes: a first printed circuit board; a first wiper arm, which is rotatably coupled to the first printed circuit board; a second printed circuit board; and a second wiper arm, which is rotatably coupled to the second printed circuit board; wherein the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board are arranged at a non-zero angle.

Abstract: A structure self-adjusting type vehicle-mounted magnetic suspension flywheel battery coping with multiple operation modes and an operating method thereof are provided. An ant-nest type channel is formed in a radiator of the flywheel battery along a circumferential direction, and a plurality of counterweight magnetic adsorption devices are symmetrically embedded in a flywheel lower sphere. When the flywheel battery operates in a charging mode, a standby mode or a discharging mode, the operation mode of the motor is flexibly changed according to different recovered energy levels or output energy levels, and the loss in the magnetic bearing system is reduced through matching of different types of magnetic bearings according to different disturbance levels. The low-loss, high-safety and stable operation of the vehicle-mounted magnetic suspension flywheel battery in various operation modes can be realized.

Abstract: A structure self-adjusting type vehicle-mounted magnetic suspension flywheel battery coping with multiple operation modes and an operating method thereof are provided. An ant-nest type channel is formed in a radiator of the flywheel battery along a circumferential direction, and a plurality of counterweight magnetic adsorption devices are symmetrically embedded in a flywheel lower sphere. When the flywheel battery operates in a charging mode, a standby mode or a discharging mode, the operation mode of the motor is flexibly changed according to different recovered energy levels or output energy levels, and the loss in the magnetic bearing system is reduced through matching of different types of magnetic bearings according to different disturbance levels. The low-loss, high-safety and stable operation of the vehicle-mounted magnetic suspension flywheel battery in various operation modes can be realized.

Abstract: A base station antenna assembly includes: first and second reflectors, the first and second reflectors having first and second sides, being electrically conductive and being disposed generally parallel to each other to form a gap therebetween; a stripline printed circuit board (PCB) positioned in the gap between the first and second reflectors; a first PCB mounted on the first side of the first reflector; a second PCB mounted on the first side of the second reflector so that the second PCB is positioned in the gap; and at least one first radiating element mounted to a first side of the first reflector, the at least one first radiating element having first and second stalks extending through the first PCB, through the first reflector, through the stripline PCB, through the second PCB, and to the second reflector.

Abstract: A base station antenna includes: a reflector; a first radiator located at the front side of the reflector; an ground conductor located at the rear side of the reflector, the ground conductor forming a chamber with an opening forward; and a first stripline conductor mounted in the chamber configured to feed the first radiator, the first stripline conductor extending in a plane substantially parallel to the reflector; where the reflector and the ground conductor are configured such that the opening is capped by the reflector, and the reflector is grounded via the ground conductor, so that the first stripline conductor and the ground conductor and the reflector are configured as a first strip transmission line.

Abstract: An ultra-thin vehicle-mounted magnetic suspension flywheel battery for an electric vehicle and an operating method thereof are provided. A motor bracket, an axial flux motor, a flywheel, and an inner stator, a coil, and a permanent magnet of a five-degree-of-freedom magnetic bearing are coaxially arranged in a shell from top to bottom. The flywheel consists of an upper layer, a middle layer, and a lower layer which are continuous. An upper annular groove is formed in a middle of a flywheel upper annular layer of the upper layer. The axial flux motor is placed in the upper annular groove. An annular inner groove, a middle-layer annular cavity, and a lower annular groove are communicated with each other and jointly used for placing the inner stator, the coil, and the permanent magnet of the five-degree-of-freedom magnetic bearing.

Abstract: An ultra-thin vehicle-mounted magnetic suspension flywheel battery for an electric vehicle and an operating method thereof are peovided. A motor bracket, an axial flux motor, a flywheel, and an inner stator, a coil, and a permanent magnet of a five-degree-of-freedom magnetic bearing are coaxially arranged in a shell from top to bottom. The flywheel consists of an upper layer, a middle layer, and a lower layer which are continuous. An upper annular groove is formed in a middle of a flywheel upper annular layer of the upper layer. The axial flux motor is placed in the upper annular groove. An annular inner groove, a middle-layer annular cavity, and a lower annular groove are communicated with each other and jointly used for placing the inner stator, the coil, and the permanent magnet of the five-degree-of-freedom magnetic bearing.

Abstract: A slider includes: a first coupling section; a second coupling section; and an impedance conversion line, which is connected between the first coupling section and the second coupling section, and includes a series portion and a parallel portion connected in series, wherein the series portion includes only one first connection line, and the parallel portion includes at least two second connection lines connected in parallel.

Abstract: A tumbler-type vehicle-mounted flywheel energy storage device with five-degree-of-freedom magnetic suspension support for an electric vehicle is provided. A flywheel is formed into a bowl by a metal flywheel rotor and a composite material ring by interference fit. The metal flywheel rotor comprises an upper-section ring, a mid-section hollow hemisphere, and a lower-section ring. The composite material ring is closely fitted outside the upper-section ring to form a bowl-shaped bowl opening part. An annular axial thrust disc protrudes inward in a radial direction from an inner wall on a bottom end of the upper-section ring. An area above the axial thrust disc is a bowl opening empty slot layer, and an area below the axial thrust disc is a sphere empty slot layer and a bowl bottom empty slot layer in sequence, which form an inner cavity of the flywheel. A supporting frame is fitted in an inner stator.

Abstract: A tumbler-type vehicle-mounted flywheel energy storage device with five-degree-of-freedom magnetic suspension support for an electric vehicle is provided. A flywheel is formed into a bowl by a metal flywheel rotor and a composite material ring by interference fit. The metal flywheel rotor comprises an upper-section ring, a mid-section hollow hemisphere, and a lower-section ring. The composite material ring is closely fitted outside the upper-section ring to form a bowl-shaped bowl opening part. An annular axial thrust disc protrudes inward in a radial direction from an inner wall on a bottom end of the upper-section ring. An area above the axial thrust disc is a bowl opening empty slot layer, and an area below the axial thrust disc is a sphere empty slot layer and a bowl bottom empty slot layer in sequence, which form an inner cavity of the flywheel. A supporting frame is fitted in an inner stator.

Abstract: Base station antennas, and components for base station antennas, such as reflectors, feeder components, frames, and column components. A base station antenna may include a reflector; a first radiator located at the front side of the reflector; mutually parallel first and second ground plates extending backward from the reflector and basically perpendicular to the reflector; and a first conductor strip extending between the first and second ground plates and configured to feed power to the first radiator. The first conductor strip and the first and second ground plates may be configured as a first stripline transmission line. The reflector and the first and second ground plates may be configured as one piece so that the reflector is grounded via the first and second ground plates without soldering.

Abstract: Base station antennas, and components for base station antennas, such as reflectors, feeder components, frames, and column components. A base station antenna may include a reflector; a first radiator located at the front side of the reflector; mutually parallel first and second ground plates extending backward from the reflector and basically perpendicular to the reflector; and a first conductor strip extending between the first and second ground plates and configured to feed power to the first radiator. The first conductor strip and the first and second ground plates may be configured as a first stripline transmission line. The reflector and the first and second ground plates may be configured as one piece so that the reflector is grounded via the first and second ground plates without soldering.