This application provides a multi-band antenna. The antenna includes a feeder and a radiating element connected to the feeder, and further includes: a first notch structure, where the first notch structure is located on a side of the radiating element and is coupled to the radiating element; and a second notch structure, where the second notch structure is located on a far side of the first notch structure from the radiating element, and a far end of the second notch structure from the radiating element is grounded. The first notch structure may be selectively connected to the ground or to the second notch structure.

This application provides a multi-band antenna. The antenna includes a feeder and a radiating element connected to the feeder, and further includes: a first notch structure, where the first notch structure is located on a side of the radiating element and is coupled to the radiating element; and a second notch structure, where the second notch structure is located on a far side of the first notch structure from the radiating element, and a far end of the second notch structure from the radiating element is grounded. The first notch structure may be selectively connected to the ground or to the second notch structure.

A method improves antenna matching for a node, in particular a sensor apparatus and/or actuator apparatus, of a communications network. The node is capable of radio communication and has a radio module equipped with an antenna and a transmit path and/or receive path for radio signals to be emitted and/or received. The node has a power supply apparatus, which is preferably energy self-sufficient, in particular a battery. The antenna has an impedance and in the receive situation and/or in the transmit situation in the case of adjustable matchings, preferably by use of adjustable matching networks, the signal to noise ratio associated with each matching is estimated, and a matching is selected from the different matchings for the receive mode and/or the transmit mode.

A method improves antenna matching for a node, in particular a sensor apparatus and/or actuator apparatus, of a communications network. The node is capable of radio communication and has a radio module equipped with an antenna and a transmit path and/or receive path for radio signals to be emitted and/or received. The node has a power supply apparatus, which is preferably energy self-sufficient, in particular a battery. The antenna has an impedance and in the receive situation and/or in the transmit situation in the case of adjustable matchings, preferably by use of adjustable matching networks, the signal to noise ratio associated with each matching is estimated, and a matching is selected from the different matchings for the receive mode and/or the transmit mode.

This application provides a terminal antenna, including a first radiator, a second radiator, a third radiator, a first tuning circuit, and a second tuning circuit. The third radiator includes a low frequency radiator and a medium-high frequency radiator. The first tuning circuit is configured to adjust a frequency of a resonance of a mode of a medium-high frequency produced by the low frequency radiator to be less than a frequency of a resonance of a left-handed antenna mode. The second tuning circuit is configured to adjust the frequency of the resonance of the left-handed antenna mode to be greater than the frequency of the resonance of the mode of the medium-high frequency produced by resonating by the low frequency radiator. Values of both the first distance and the second distance are less than 1/16 of a frequency band in which the third radiator produces a low frequency.

A method improves antenna matching for a node, in particular a sensor apparatus and/or actuator apparatus, of a communications network. The node is capable of radio communication and has a radio module equipped with an antenna and a transmit path and/or receive path for radio signals to be emitted and/or received. The node has a power supply apparatus, which is preferably energy self-sufficient, in particular a battery. The antenna has an impedance and in the receive situation and/or in the transmit situation in the case of adjustable matchings, preferably by use of adjustable matching networks, the signal to noise ratio associated with each matching is estimated, and a matching is selected from the different matchings for the receive mode and/or the transmit mode.

A method improves antenna matching for a node, in particular a sensor apparatus and/or actuator apparatus, of a communications network. The node is capable of radio communication and has a radio module equipped with an antenna and a transmit path and/or receive path for radio signals to be emitted and/or received. The node has a power supply apparatus, which is preferably energy self-sufficient, in particular a battery. The antenna has an impedance and in the receive situation and/or in the transmit situation in the case of adjustable matchings, preferably by use of adjustable matching networks, the signal to noise ratio associated with each matching is estimated, and a matching is selected from the different matchings for the receive mode and/or the transmit mode.

A wireless device includes at least one slim radiating system having a slim radiating structure and a radio-frequency system. The slim radiating structure includes one or more booster bars. The booster bar has slim width and height factors that facilitate its integration within the wireless device and the excitation of a resonant mode in the ground plane layer, and has a location factor that enables it to achieve the most favorable radio-frequency performance for the available space to allocate the booster bar. The at least one slim radiating system may be configured to transmit and receive electromagnetic wave signals in one or more frequency regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.

A wireless device includes at least one slim radiating system having a slim radiating structure and a radio-frequency system. The slim radiating structure includes one or more booster bars. The booster bar has slim width and height factors that facilitate its integration within the wireless device and the excitation of a resonant mode in the ground plane layer, and has a location factor that enables it to achieve the most favorable radio-frequency performance for the available space to allocate the booster bar. The at least one slim radiating system may be configured to transmit and receive electromagnetic wave signals in one or more frequency regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.

A communication system applies impedance matching to an antenna specific to individual samples of a transmit signal. The system samples a signal and identifies the peak frequency content of each sample. Based on the peak frequency content, the system identifies an impedance match for a given antenna that provides the greatest energy transmission. The sampled portion of the signal is delayed to accommodate processing time to determine the impedance match and control settings. Control settings may be applied via discrete digital circuitry or continuous analog circuitry.