The aim of this paper is to design and simulate a rectangular microstrip patch array antenna using hfss software high frequency structure simulator and compare the performance of 2 elements and. The transition effects of the coaxially fed launcher were considered in the simulation. It consists of rectangular substrate and the metal trace layer as shown in fig. This paper also presents that, the detail steps of designing and simulating the rectangular patch antenna and rectangular patch antenna array, in kuband.
We are using hfsshigh frequency structure simulator version. Note that a quarterwave length transformer was used to match the patch to a 50 ohm feed line. Hunagund procedia computer science 00 2018 000a000 5 the surface of the second proposed microstrip antenna array is replaced with the same ebg structure that is. In this study an irregularly shaped microstrip patch antenna was designed, simulated, and optimized for airtoground communication atg applications. Two slots representation of microstrip patch antenna is as shown in figure 2. Directional patch antenna array design for desktop. Model a simple 9x5 probefed patch array from a reference. Antennas using patches as constitutive elements in an array are also possible. Rectangular microstrip patch antenna, return loss, vswr, bandwidth, high frequency structure simulator hfss v 11, wireless communication. Microstrip patch antenna array design to improve better. The design procedure started with the design of a single element rmsa. The patch is excited through a slot aperture 19 placed beneath it in the ground plane while the feeder line23, placed on the lower side, couples energy through it1618. Design variations on microstrip patch antenna using pcb. Millimeterwave microstrip antenna array design and an.
Abstractdesign and implementation of a conformal microstrip patch antenna array on a conducting cylindrical surface for realizing the desired omnidirectional pattern in roll plane is presented. This paper presents the design and simulation of rectangular microstrip antenna rmsa arrays for improved gain performance over the single element rectangular microstrip antenna. Microstrip patch antenna design calculator 1 mosin i memon and 2 prof. Design of series feed microstrip patch antenna array using. This technological trend has focused much effort into the design of a microstrip patch antenna. Design of series feed microstrip patch antenna array using hfss simulator 1. The microstrip patch antenna model used for the numerical simulation in ansoft hfss is shown in fig. Design and simulation of rectangular microstrip antenna. Notes on design variations we conclude this short tutorial by noting that microstrip patch antennas have as many variations as any component in rfmicrowave technology.
The process started with the design of a rectangular patch antenna with the traditional transmission line and cavity methods, followed by a simulation with the finitedifference timedomain method fdtd in conjunction with a genetic algorithm. The schematic diagram of a coaxial probe fed rectangular microstrip patch antenna is shown in fig. To design our stacked microstrip patch antenna at around 2 ghz. Microstrip patch antenna array design to improve better gains. Design and simulation of microstrip phase array antenna using ads. Analysis and design of rectangular microstrip patch. A patch antenna is a narrowband, widebeam antenna fabricated by etching the antenna element pattern in metal trace bonded to an insulating dielectric substrate, such as a printed circuit board, with a continuous metal layer bonded to the opposite side. Variation of axial ratio along length of patch this conventional microstrip patch antenna was simulated using hfss software.
Microstrip rectangular patch antenna linkedin slideshare. In the succeeding subsections, the design of 2 and 4 patch elements configured as one dimensional 2x1 and 4x1 parallel feed structures were used in the design of the rectangular microstrip antenna arrays. An lprobe patch antenna array, fabricated on multilayer ltcc substrate was reported in 2. These results are achieved on the expense of antenna array design complexity. Eferences fig7 3d polar plot of patch array antenna from the figure above, the aceived gain was 12. The 2x1 rectangular microstrip patch antenna array is designed using hfss by placing same microstrip antenna in linear configuration. The dimensions of antenna can be found in the hfss simulation file. Feb 15, 2014 design of series feed microstrip patch antenna array using hfss simulator 1.
In this paper, a sshaped patch antenna array is designed for gps application. The designed antenna has a resonating frequency of 2. Design and simulation of microstrip patch array antenna. Rtdurroid 5880 is used as a substrate for this microstrip patch array design. Patch antenna array in use for wifi communications refer to appendix a for the single patch antenna design procedure. Another method to reduce the size of the mpa, is presented by. Finally, we analyzed the 1x4 corporate feed linear microstrip patch array antenna that has been designed with dielectric constants of.
Microstrip antenna is one of the most popular types of printed antenna. Design of microstrip array antenna for wireless communication. Analysis and design of circular microstrip patch antenna at 5. This paper shows the design considerations of the proposed antenna as well as the simulated results of the same.
Schematic of dgs of second proposed microstrip antenna array. The major problems of the single element microstrip antennas are low gain and narrow bandwidth which limit their wide applications. Fig 6 design of single patch antenna in hfss simulation results the 2x2 patch array antenna is simulated using ansoft hfss. In the design of rectangular patch antenna we have employed the substrate rogers rtduroid 5880 with relative permittivity 2. Directional patch antenna array design for desktop wireless. In this paper series feed micro strip patch antenna array are designed and analyzed for wlan application, which operating at sband frequency range of 2. Tools options hfss options general tab check use wizards for data input when creating new boundaries check duplicate boundariesmesh operations with geometry click ok. Top view and side view of rectangular microstrip patch antenna. Here a rectangular patch microstrip antenna is designed to operate at 10 ghz frequency using hfss software.
Microstrips patch antenna with slot array using hfss youtube. Hall eds, handbook of micro strip it should be noted that this is a case where the antenna cavity is specifically tuned for a narrow. A reconfigurable stacked microstrip patch antenna for. As shown in figure slots are separated by distance l, when, the width of the structure has a maximum voltage and minimum current, then, it acts as an open ended circuit. The most common type of microstrip antenna is the patch antenna. The frequency of operation of the patch antenna of figure 1 is determined by the length l. Patch antenna array in order to increase main beam gain, reduce side lobe radiation, and increase directivity, the patch antenna design was expanded to a four element array. Design, simulation, and optimization of an irregularly shaped. Design and performance evaluation of microstrip antenna for ultrawideband applications using microstrip feed. Linear arrays of rectangular microstrip patch antennas. The antenna array is designed to enhance the overall performance characteristics of a radiating system at 1.
In this paper, awaveguide feeding technique is proposedthat uses a waveguide to directly feed the microstrip patch antenna. The designed rmp antenna array structure is shown in fig. Feb 08, 2016 designing of microstrip antenna in order to design a microstrip rectangular patch antenna to operate in a k band frequency range, although there are various simulation software available for example feko, ie3d, cst, hfss etc. Rectangular patch antenna array design at ghz frequency. The gain and the s11 of the single element were found to be quite poor. Resonant frequency of the antenna10ghz relative permittivity of the substrate. Pdf design and simulation of microstrip patch array antenna. Width the width w of the patch antenna controls the input impedance and radiation pattern and is given as 2 1 2 f r c w 1 where. Creating the microstrip repeat the previous steps to create 7 more variables with the following values.
Besides the microstrip patch antenna, the cavity array, the grid array and the slot array on ltcc substrate were also demonstrated to have acceptable performances 4. The center frequency will be approximately given by. Siddaiah procedia computer science 85 2016 401 a 409 fig. How to design microstrip antenna array researchgate. Ansys hfss with hpc for large finite antenna array design. Design and performance evaluation of microstrip antenna for. Using this technique the power goes to equal in every antenna element. The power divider technique for feeding is used in 2x1 antenna array. Firstly, a linearlypolarized single microstrip radiator is analyzed in hfss software to elucidate the eplane asymmetries effect and to provide elementary knowledge and skills for the array design. A 47% miniaturization is obtained with a total gain equals to 8.
The simulated characteristics of antenna in terms of return loss, gain and axial ratio are shown in table i. The dimension of the single patch antenna is shown in the figure2 and can be calculated with the following equations 10. Design variations on microstrip patch antenna using pcb stack open live script use the pcbstack to design basic, parasitic, directcoupled, and cp patch antennas. Rectaangular microstrip patch antenna for wireless. Resonant frequency of the antenna10ghz relative permittivity of the substrate 2.
Microstrip antennae are very simple in construction using a conventional microstrip fabrication technique. The aim of this paper is to design and simulate a rectangular microstrip patch array antenna using. Planar microstrip patch antenna array with gain enhancement. Sumathi department of electronics and communication engineering, nandha engineering college, erode, tamilnadu, india. Design of microstrip antenna array with suppressed back lobe. Section 3 describes the experimental study of the mmw microstrip antenna arrays, namely, 64element microstrip patch antennas and a reference antenna for selfcalibration 16. The above equation says that the microstrip antenna should have a length equal to one half of a wavelength within the dielectric substrate medium.
To determine the width w, the microstrip patch antenna calculator was used to provide an initial. The microstrip antenna is best suited for above all requirements. Ansys hfss tutorial design of feeding network for patch array antenna 30ghz with delay lines duration. Oct 12, 20 ansys hfss tutorial design of feeding network for patch array antenna 30ghz with delay lines duration. The characteristics of the vivaldi antenna were understood through extensive simulations performed in ansoft hfss after which the vivaldi antenna was built and tested at the rsl. The aim of this project is to design a microstrip phase array antenna in ads advance design system momentum. The parameters evaluated were gain, beamwidth and return loss. Designing of microstrip antenna in order to design a microstrip rectangular patch antenna to operate in a k band frequency range, although there are various simulation software available for example feko, ie3d, cst, hfss etc. The design is analysed by finite element method fem based hfss simulator software 14.
Simulation models are developed for spatch antenna and spatch antenna array using high frequency structure simulator hfss. The 2x2 patch array antenna is simulated using ansoft hfss. Microstrip patch antenna design using hfss duration. Introduction microstrip patch antennas have drawn the. It plays a very significant role in todays world of wireless communication systems. The fundamentals of patch antenna design and performance. In this paper, a rectangular microstrip patch antenna is designed using hfss software. A 1 4 planar microstrip patch array is devised to ensure conformality to the specified host cylindrical surface of diameter 90 mm. We are using hfss high frequency structure simulator version. There are an astounding number of different shapes, feed systems, and array configurations.
The microstrip lines are split by using symmetrical tjunction power dividers. The rectangular micro strip patch antenna is analyzed using high frequency structure simulator hfss v 11. First the model of the microstrip patch antenna has to be drawn in hfss. Design of microstrip array antenna for wireless communication application. Design and simulation of microstrip phase array antenna. Design of a s band circularly polarized microstrip patch. Design, simulation, and optimization of an irregularly. The design approach of the microstrip patch printed on the ltcc substrate with a dielectric constant of 5. Analysis and design of rectangular microstrip patch antenna using hfss p. Mosig, analysis of finite phased arrays of microstrip patches, ieee trans. Design and performance evaluation of microstrip antenna. Microstrip antennae are very simple in construction using a. As shown in figure slots are separated by distance l, when, the width of the structure has a maximum voltage and minimum current, then, it.
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