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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2016
Tdf, Montrouge, FR;
Universite DE Rennes 1, Rennes, FR;
Mathilde Bellec, La Chapelle des Fougeretz, FR;
Jean-Yves Laurent, Rennes, FR;
Sébastien M. Palud, Rennes, FR;
Pierre-Yves Jezequel, Thorigné-Fouillard, FR;
Franck Colombel, Monfort-sur-meu, FR;
Stéphane Avrillon, Rennes, FR;
UNVERSITE DE RENNES 1, Rennes, FR;
TDF, Montrouge, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to an antenna designed to emit and/or receive surface waves with a decametric, hectometric or kilometric central wavelength λ, characterised in that it comprises at least one horizontal wire aerial element of between 0.5λand λin length, and at least three vertical wire aerial elements of the same length between 0.03λand 0.1λ, arranged in a same plane and each comprising an upper end and a lower end, said upper ends being connected to the horizontal wire aerial element, said lower ends being designed to be connected to a conducting medium having a substantially horizontal surface. The invention also relates to an antenna, an antenna array and a use of an antenna or of an antenna array.