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A Study on the Antenna PIM Measurement in Anechoic Chamber

전자파무반사실에서의 안테나 PIM 측정에 관한 연구

  • 김진태 (한국전자통신연구원 부품기술개발부) ;
  • 조인귀 (한국전자통신연구원 부품기술개발부) ;
  • 정명영 (한국전자통신연구원 부품기술개발부) ;
  • 최태구 (한국전자통신연구원 부품기술개발부)
  • Published : 2001.12.01
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Abstract

Antenna PIM(Passive Intermodulation) level measurement results are rarely credited due to the external signal receiving characteristics of antenna, and seriously affected by the external PIM sources such as anechoic chamber absorber and antenna tower. In this paper, antenna PIM model for the Reflect PIM measurement method is presented. Through the null point phenomena of the PIM level obtained by antenna PIM model simulations and experimental results, we concluded that antenna PIM level measurements are greatly affected by the PIM level generated on the anechoic chamber absorber and the path differences of PIM signal reflected to the antenna.

안테나 PIM(Passive Intermodulation) 수준 측정은 안테나가 갖는 송.수신 특성 때문에 신뢰성을 보장받지 못하고 있으며, 전자파무반사실과 같은 측정환경에서 만들어지는 외부 PIM 근원에 의해 상당한 영향을 받는다. 본 논문에서는 안테나 PIM 측정에 이용되는 Reflect 방법에 대한 안테나 PIM 모델을 수립하였다. 모델의 이론적 해석(시뮬레이션)과 실험적 측정결과에서 동시에 관찰되는 PIM 수준의 Null Point 현상을 통해 전자파무반사실의 흡수체에서 발생하는 PIM 근원의 수준과 안테나로 인가되는 PIM 신호의 경로차가 안테나의 PIM 측정 결과에 상당한 영향을 미치고 있음을 확인하였다.

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