Title (en)

Determination of antenna noise temperature for handheld wireless devices

Title (de)
Bestimmung der Antennenrauschtemperatur einer tragbaren Funkvorrichtung

Title (fr)
Détermination de la température de bruit d'antenne pour un dispositif communication sans fils ä main

Publication
EP 1739867 A1 20070103 (EN)

Application
EP 05254148 A 20050701

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EP 05254148 A 20050701

Abstract (en)
Antenna noise temperature is determined for a handheld wireless communication device which typically includes a radio, e.g. having a wireless
transceiver and associated circuitry connected thereto, and an antenna connected to the radio. The method includes measuring an antenna thermal
noise component, measuring a radio noise component, measuring an environmental background noise component, and determining the antenna
noise temperature based upon the measured antenna thermal noise, radio noise, and environmental background noise components. The method
may include measuring antenna efficiency, and determining further includes weighting at least one of the measured antenna thermal noise, radio
noise and environmental background noise components based upon the measured antenna efficiency.

IPC 8 full level (invention and additional information)

H04B 17/00  (2006.01); G01R 29/26  (2006.01)

CPC (invention and additional information)

G01R 29/26 (2013.01); H04B 17/20 (2013.01); H04B 17/29 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)
• JOHN D. KRAUS; RONALD J. MARHEFKA: "ANTENNAS: FOR ALL APPLICATIONS", 2002, MCGRAW HILL
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• DAVID M. POZAR: "MICROWAVE ENGINEERING", 1993, ADDISON-WESLEY PUBLISHING COMPANY
• J.DIJK; MJEUKEN; E.J.MAANDERS: "Antenna noise temperature", PROC. IEEE, vol. 115, no. 10, October 1968 (1968-10-01),
pages 1403 - 1409
• WARREN L. FLOCK; ERNEST K. SMITH: "Natural Radio Noise-a Mini-Review", IEEE TRANS., vol. AP-32, no. 7, July 1984
(1984-07-01), pages 762 - 767

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RU2485462C2; RU2619841C1; CN103048560A

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