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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2019
Loon Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
LOON LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure provide an antenna system for a high-altitude platform (HAP). The antenna system may include a central panel including a first set of antenna elements. The antenna system may also include a plurality of auxiliary panels arranged around the central panel and at an angular offset from the central panel. Each auxiliary panel of the set of auxiliary panels may include a second plurality of antenna elements. The first plurality of antenna elements may be configured to provide network coverage within a first area having a first radius and each of the second sets of antenna elements are configured to provide network coverage within a second area beyond the first radius.