Patents by Inventor Weihong Xiao

Weihong Xiao has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9673882
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an antenna, a base station, and a beam processing method. The method includes: performing, by a hybrid network, phase adjustment for signals received from a transceiver, generating signals having a preset phase, and sending the signals to a power dividing apparatus; performing, by the power dividing apparatus, amplitude adjustment for the signals, and outputting multipath signals having an array amplitude and the preset phase to multiple antenna arrays; and transmitting, by the multiple antenna arrays, the multiple signals having the array phase and the array amplitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming Ai, Weihong Xiao
  • Publication number: 20170078892
    Abstract: A remote electrical tilt antenna with a mismatching device built in and a method for matching a remote control unit (RCU) with a radio frequency (RF) port can accurately and efficiently determine a matching relationship between an RCU and an RF port. The remote electrical tilt antenna includes an RCU configured to receive a drive instruction, and configured to drive the gear; the gear, where the gear is connected to a phase shifter, the gear is driven by the RCU, and the gear, driven by the RCU, is configured to drive the phase shifter; and the phase shifter, where the phase shifter is configured to adjust a direction of an antenna beam, and a mismatching device is built in the phase shifter, where the mismatching device is associated with an RF channel, and the mismatching device is configured to enable the RF channel to generate impedance mismatch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Jian Shen, Weihong Xiao
  • Patent number: 9525212
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a feeding network, and the feeding network includes: a first balun device of a first feeding subnetwork, where the first balun device is connected to a PCB positive 45-degree polarized port, which results in an equal amplitude and a 180-degree phase difference of signals at the first positive 45-degree polarized output port and the second positive 45-degree polarized output port; and a second balun device of a second feeding network, where the second balun device is connected to a PCB negative 45-degree polarized port, which results in an equal amplitude and a 180-degree phase difference of signals at the first negative 45-degree polarized output port and the second negative 45-degree polarized output port. The feeding network in the embodiments has a relatively small size and can cover multiple frequency bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hongli Peng, Weihong Xiao, Linlin Wang, Wei Luo, Ni Ma
  • Publication number: 20160301144
    Abstract: The present application provides a multi-frequency array antenna. The multi-frequency array antenna includes at least one dual-polarized low frequency subarray (21) and at least one dual-polarized high frequency subarray (22), where the dual-polarized low frequency subarray (21) and the dual-polarized high frequency subarray (22) are arranged, within a same radome (23), in parallel along an axial direction (24) of the multi-frequency array antenna, the dual-polarized low frequency subarray includes at least two types of dual-polarized low frequency radiation unit pairs (211), and each of the dual-polarized low frequency radiation unit pairs includes at least four low frequency radiation units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Weihong XIAO, Naibiao WANG, Guoqing XIE
  • Publication number: 20160248156
    Abstract: The present invention provides a base station antenna, including power dividers, network calibration modules, and connectors. The base station antenna further includes at least two phase shifters. At least one phase shifter is integrated with a combiner, the connectors are connected to the network calibration modules, and the network calibration modules are connected to the phase shifters. The one phase shifter integrated with the combiner is connected to the power divider, and at least one output port of the at least one other phase shifter is connected to the phase shifter integrated with the combiner. The base station antenna has an integrated design of phase shifters and combiners, which allows cables in different bands to be shared, reduces a quantity of used cables, is easy to implement in an actual layout and production, facilitates the layout and heat dissipation on the whole, satisfies user requirements, and reduces costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Weihong Xiao, Zhiqiang Liao, Wei Su
  • Publication number: 20150214592
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a feeding network, and the feeding network includes: a first balun device of a first feeding subnetwork, where the first balun device is connected to a PCB positive 45-degree polarized port, which results in an equal amplitude and a 180-degree phase difference of signals at the first positive 45-degree polarized output port and the second positive 45-degree polarized output port; and a second balun device of a second feeding network, where the second balun device is connected to a PCB negative 45-degree polarized port, which results in an equal amplitude and a 180-degree phase difference of signals at the first negative 45-degree polarized output port and the second negative 45-degree polarized output port. The feeding network in the embodiments has a relatively small size and can cover multiple frequency bands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: HUAWEI TACHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hongli Peng, Weihong Xiao, Linlin Wang, Wei Luo, Ni Ma
  • Patent number: 9049083
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of communications technologies, and provide a base station antenna and a base station antenna feed network. The base station antenna includes a transceiver array, a first-level vector synthesis network, a second-level phase shifter array, a second-level vector synthesis network, and an antenna unit array. By using the second-level vector synthesis network, the base station antenna makes phase differences between multiple vector signals sent to antenna units smoother, thereby extending an adjustable range of a downtilt on the premise that the number of transceivers is as small as possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Pinghua He, Ming Al, Weihong Xiao, Zuwu Zhu
  • Publication number: 20150098495
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of communications technologies, and provide a base station antenna and a base station antenna feed network. The base station antenna includes a transceiver array, a first-level vector synthesis network, a second-level phase shifter array, a second-level vector synthesis network, and an antenna unit array. By using the second-level vector synthesis network, the base station antenna makes phase differences between multiple vector signals sent to antenna units smoother, thereby extending an adjustable range of a downtilt on the premise that the number of transceivers is as small as possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Pinghua HE, Ming AI, Weihong XIAO, Zuwu ZHU
  • Patent number: 8736493
    Abstract: The present invention provides an antenna and a base station. The antenna includes an antenna array and a first BUTLER network. The antenna array includes multiple radiating elements arranged vertically. The first BUTLER network includes n input ports and m output ports, the m output ports are respectively connected to at least one radiating element of the antenna array; the n input ports of the BUTLER network respectively receive a path of signals, and after phase adjustment and amplitude adjustment by the first BUTLER network, output signals of n groups of phase distribution combination through the m output ports, each group of phase distribution combination includes m phases, each output port respectively outputs signals of one phase in each group of phase distribution combination, the multiple radiating elements connected to the m output ports radiate n beams, where the n beams are distributed at specific angles on the vertical plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming Ai, Yingtao Luo, Weihong Xiao
  • Publication number: 20130278461
    Abstract: The present invention provides an antenna and a base station. The antenna includes an antenna array and a first BUTLER network. The antenna array includes multiple radiating elements arranged vertically. The first BUTLER network includes n input ports and m output ports, the m output ports are respectively connected to at least one radiating element of the antenna array; the n input ports of the BUTLER network respectively receive a path of signals, and after phase adjustment and amplitude adjustment by the first BUTLER network, output signals of n groups of phase distribution combination through the m output ports, each group of phase distribution combination includes m phases, each output port respectively outputs signals of one phase in each group of phase distribution combination, the multiple radiating elements connected to the m output ports radiate n beams, where the n beams are distributed at specific angles on the vertical plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming Ai, Yingtao Luo, Weihong Xiao
  • Publication number: 20130281159
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an antenna and a base station. The antenna includes an antenna array and a first BUTLER network. The antenna array includes multiple radiating elements arranged vertically. The first BUTLER network includes n input ports and m output ports, the m output ports are respectively connected to at least one radiating element of the antenna array; the n input ports of the BUTLER network respectively receive a path of signals, and after phase adjustment and amplitude adjustment by the first BUTLER network, output signals of n groups of phase distribution combination through the m output ports, each group of phase distribution combination includes m phases, each output port respectively outputs signals of one phase in each group of phase distribution combination, the multiple radiating elements connected to the m output ports radiate n beams, where the n beams are distributed at specific angles on the vertical plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming Ai, Yingtao Luo, Weihong Xiao
  • Publication number: 20130278460
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an antenna, a base station, and a beam processing method. The method includes: performing, by a hybrid network, phase adjustment for signals received from a transceiver, generating signals having a preset phase, and sending the signals to a power dividing apparatus; performing, by the power dividing apparatus, amplitude adjustment for the signals, and outputting multipath signals having an array amplitude and the preset phase to multiple antenna arrays; and transmitting, by the multiple antenna arrays, the multiple signals having the array phase and the array amplitude.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming Ai, Weihong Xiao
  • Patent number: 8462047
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an antenna, a base station, and a beam processing method. The method includes: performing, by a hybrid network, phase adjustment for signals received from a base station transceiver, generating signals having a preset phase, and sending the signals to a power dividing apparatus; performing, by the power dividing apparatus, amplitude adjustment for the signals, and outputting multipath signals having an array amplitude and the preset phase to multiple antenna arrays; and transmitting, by the multiple antenna arrays, the multiple signals having the array phase and the array amplitude, where in the multipath signals, the array phase of each path of signals is the same as the preset phase, or the array phase of at least one path of signals is opposite to the preset phase. The present disclosure reduces the complexity and cost of a beamforming network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming Ai, Weihong Xiao