ANTENNA ICE LOADING SENSOR AND METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20220317244A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-06

    申请号:US17633830

    申请日:2020-08-10

    IPC分类号: G01S7/40 G01B15/02 H01Q19/00

    摘要: Disclosed herein is a system and method for determining a thickness of ice on Radio Frequency (RF) systems The system includes a sensor unit for use in determining the thickness of ice on a surface of a RADAR system having a RADAR antenna, the sensor unit including a sensor unit antenna tunable to a harmonic of a RADAR antenna signal, the harmonic having a frequency within an ice absorption band, wherein the sensor unit antenna emits the harmonic at a first signal strength; and, a sensor unit receiver communicatively coupled to the sensor unit antenna and configured to detect a second signal strength of the harmonic received by the sensor unit antenna.

    Antenna ice loading sensor and method

    公开(公告)号:US11892561B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-06

    申请号:US17633830

    申请日:2020-08-10

    IPC分类号: G01S7/40 G01B15/02 H01Q13/20

    摘要: Disclosed herein is a system and method for determining a thickness of ice on Radio Frequency (RF) systems The system includes a sensor unit for use in determining the thickness of ice on a surface of a RADAR system having a RADAR antenna, the sensor unit including a sensor unit antenna tunable to a harmonic of a RADAR antenna signal, the harmonic having a frequency within an ice absorption band, wherein the sensor unit antenna emits the harmonic at a first signal strength; and, a sensor unit receiver communicatively coupled to the sensor unit antenna and configured to detect a second signal strength of the harmonic received by the sensor unit antenna.