A study on the V-shaped microstrip patch antenna for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication system based on the antenna orientation is performed. First the microstrip patch antenna operating at 2.45 GHz is calculated and simulated. Next, multiple elements of antennas for MIMO system is simulated and discussed. V-shaped with 45 degree slanted inward and outward is studied. The antenna properties are analyzed and compact antenna design is determined based on the simulation results. The dresults show the gap between antennas can be optimized to 1 mm while maintaining low mutual coupling. The gain of the MIMO antenna is 8.42 dBi. The simulated return losses, together with the radiation patterns, are presented and discussed.
Design of wide band microstrip array antenna using direct coupled techniqueeSAT Publishing House
IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology is an international peer reviewed, online journal published by eSAT Publishing House for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The aim and scope of the journal is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level learning, teaching and research in the fields of Engineering and Technology. We bring together Scientists, Academician, Field Engineers, Scholars and Students of related fields of Engineering and Technology.
This document studies the effects of dielectric superstrate thickness on microstrip patch antenna parameters. Three types of probes-fed patch antennas (rectangular, circular, and square) were designed to operate at 2.4 GHz using Arlondiclad 880 substrate. The antennas were tested with and without an Arlondiclad 880 superstrate of varying thicknesses. It was found that adding a superstrate slightly degraded performance by lowering the resonant frequency and increasing return loss and VSWR, while decreasing bandwidth and gain. Specifically, increasing the superstrate thickness or dielectric constant resulted in greater changes to the antenna parameters.
Rectangular microstrip array antennas for wide triple band operationIAEME Publication
This document presents the design and experimental results of three rectangular microstrip array antennas - TERMAA, MGTERMAA, and CTGTRMAA - for wide triple band operation. TERMAA achieves triple band operation with omni-directional radiation patterns. MGTERMAA obtains quadruple bands by minimizing the ground plane area. CTGTRMAA further enhances the impedance bandwidth in the triple band operation without changing the radiation characteristics by truncating the corners of the minimized ground plane. The gain is also increased from 0.71 dB to 3.90 dB. The proposed antennas could find applications in wireless systems operating in the WLAN, HIPERLAN/2, and X to Ku bands.
This document summarizes a presentation on analyzing massive MIMO systems under different wireless scenarios. It begins with background on mobile communication generations and challenges with exponentially growing data demand. It then discusses massive MIMO as a promising technology for 5G, noting it can support large numbers of users simultaneously and increase spectrum efficiency. However, challenges include hardware mismatch in TDD systems and highly correlated spatial gains. The presentation outlines analyzing the impact of these issues, as well as the feasibility of massive MIMO in cooperative networks. It proposes modeling hardware mismatch and deriving the probability distribution functions of amplitude and phase mismatches. It also discusses using different precoding techniques like zero-forcing to calculate signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio in the down
Design and Analysis of Microstrip Antenna for CDMA Systems CommunicationIOSR Journals
This paper proposes a newly designed microstrip patch antennas (MSA) for wireless application
(CDMA Systems). The designed single antenna E-shaped patch antenna. Two parallel slots are in corporated
into the patch of a microstrip antenna to expand it bandwidth, and designed antenna operates in the frequency
range of 1.85 to 1.99 GHz. The antenna is designed using air as a dielectric substrate between the ground plane
and substrate patch antenna. IE3D is a full-wave electromagnetic simulator based on the method of moments
(MoM) technique. It has been widely used in the design of MICs, RFICs, patch antennas, wire antennas, and
other RF/wireless antennas. It can be used to calculate and plot the S parameters, VSWR, current distributions
as well as the radiation patterns. The results obtained for each patch were 2D and 3D view of patch, Directivity,
Gain, beam width and other such parameters, true and mapped 3D radiation pattern, and 2D polar radiation
pattern. The antenna successfully achieves the exhibit a broad impedance bandwidth of 27 % (at VSWR < 2)
with respect to the center frequency of 1.9 GHz is designed, fabricated, and finally measured on Spectrum
analyzer. The radiation pattern and directivity are also presented.. Gain maximum achievable is 3 dBi and good
return loss (S11 parameters) of -30 dB is achieved along with broadside radiation pattern.
expanding the bandwidth of rectangular microstrip antenna by inserting a slotINFOGAIN PUBLICATION
In this work we were able to improve the reflection coefficient S11 and bandwidth BW of a rectangular microstrip antenna fed by a coaxial cable firstly by adjusting a the feed point and secondly by inserting a rectangular slot in the radiating element The results obtained using the HFSS software, have been compared by those published. These results are very satisfying.
Transmission spectra of single ring coupled-waveguide resonator configuration...TELKOMNIKA JOURNAL
Development of optical waveguide resonators have greatly expanded and continues to grow since they have kinds potential applications such as wavelength filtering, switching, coupling and multiplexing. One of resonators, coupled waveguides, ring resonators are designed and operated using various coupling configurations. Ring resonators can be particularly used as wavelength filter if the wavelength can fit a whole multiple time in the circumference of the ring. This article proposes to investigate the transmission spectra from the power source and amplify it in linearized ring resonator configurations and varies the input amplitude on five different wavelengths. With finite difference time domain method, the geometry and power source are simulated to obtain the better result and configuration. The results show the intensity phenomena of filtering in optical circuit.
Evolutionary algorithms for optimum design of thin broadband multilayer micro...eSAT Journals
Abstract In this paper we focused on the comparative study of three very popular and most recently developed nature inspired evolutionary algorithms namely Biogeography based optimization algorithm (BBO), Flower pollination algorithm (FPA) and Artificial bee colony optimization algorithm (ABC) for developing a model of 6 layers thin broadband (0.2-20GHz) microwave absorber. The model is optimized for oblique wide angle of incidence (450, 600) taking both TE and TM polarization of the electromagnetic wave under consideration. The primary goal of our design is to minimizing the overall reflection coefficient of the absorber and its total thickness by selecting the proper layer of materials from a predefined database of existing materials. 8 different models are presented and synthesize considering both these design consideration simultaneously and for only overall reflection coefficient of the absorber while total thickness is not taken into consideration during optimization for each cases. The optimum values of all the significant parameters of the multilayer absorber for different models have been compared and tabulated using BBO, FPA and ABC algorithms which established the superiority of our proposed design. Keywords: Multilayer microwave absorber, Oblique incidence, Broadband, Evolutionary algorithms, Arbitrary polarization
Design of wide band microstrip array antenna using direct coupled techniqueeSAT Publishing House
IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology is an international peer reviewed, online journal published by eSAT Publishing House for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The aim and scope of the journal is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level learning, teaching and research in the fields of Engineering and Technology. We bring together Scientists, Academician, Field Engineers, Scholars and Students of related fields of Engineering and Technology.
This document studies the effects of dielectric superstrate thickness on microstrip patch antenna parameters. Three types of probes-fed patch antennas (rectangular, circular, and square) were designed to operate at 2.4 GHz using Arlondiclad 880 substrate. The antennas were tested with and without an Arlondiclad 880 superstrate of varying thicknesses. It was found that adding a superstrate slightly degraded performance by lowering the resonant frequency and increasing return loss and VSWR, while decreasing bandwidth and gain. Specifically, increasing the superstrate thickness or dielectric constant resulted in greater changes to the antenna parameters.
Rectangular microstrip array antennas for wide triple band operationIAEME Publication
This document presents the design and experimental results of three rectangular microstrip array antennas - TERMAA, MGTERMAA, and CTGTRMAA - for wide triple band operation. TERMAA achieves triple band operation with omni-directional radiation patterns. MGTERMAA obtains quadruple bands by minimizing the ground plane area. CTGTRMAA further enhances the impedance bandwidth in the triple band operation without changing the radiation characteristics by truncating the corners of the minimized ground plane. The gain is also increased from 0.71 dB to 3.90 dB. The proposed antennas could find applications in wireless systems operating in the WLAN, HIPERLAN/2, and X to Ku bands.
This document summarizes a presentation on analyzing massive MIMO systems under different wireless scenarios. It begins with background on mobile communication generations and challenges with exponentially growing data demand. It then discusses massive MIMO as a promising technology for 5G, noting it can support large numbers of users simultaneously and increase spectrum efficiency. However, challenges include hardware mismatch in TDD systems and highly correlated spatial gains. The presentation outlines analyzing the impact of these issues, as well as the feasibility of massive MIMO in cooperative networks. It proposes modeling hardware mismatch and deriving the probability distribution functions of amplitude and phase mismatches. It also discusses using different precoding techniques like zero-forcing to calculate signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio in the down
Design and Analysis of Microstrip Antenna for CDMA Systems CommunicationIOSR Journals
This paper proposes a newly designed microstrip patch antennas (MSA) for wireless application
(CDMA Systems). The designed single antenna E-shaped patch antenna. Two parallel slots are in corporated
into the patch of a microstrip antenna to expand it bandwidth, and designed antenna operates in the frequency
range of 1.85 to 1.99 GHz. The antenna is designed using air as a dielectric substrate between the ground plane
and substrate patch antenna. IE3D is a full-wave electromagnetic simulator based on the method of moments
(MoM) technique. It has been widely used in the design of MICs, RFICs, patch antennas, wire antennas, and
other RF/wireless antennas. It can be used to calculate and plot the S parameters, VSWR, current distributions
as well as the radiation patterns. The results obtained for each patch were 2D and 3D view of patch, Directivity,
Gain, beam width and other such parameters, true and mapped 3D radiation pattern, and 2D polar radiation
pattern. The antenna successfully achieves the exhibit a broad impedance bandwidth of 27 % (at VSWR < 2)
with respect to the center frequency of 1.9 GHz is designed, fabricated, and finally measured on Spectrum
analyzer. The radiation pattern and directivity are also presented.. Gain maximum achievable is 3 dBi and good
return loss (S11 parameters) of -30 dB is achieved along with broadside radiation pattern.
expanding the bandwidth of rectangular microstrip antenna by inserting a slotINFOGAIN PUBLICATION
In this work we were able to improve the reflection coefficient S11 and bandwidth BW of a rectangular microstrip antenna fed by a coaxial cable firstly by adjusting a the feed point and secondly by inserting a rectangular slot in the radiating element The results obtained using the HFSS software, have been compared by those published. These results are very satisfying.
Transmission spectra of single ring coupled-waveguide resonator configuration...TELKOMNIKA JOURNAL
Development of optical waveguide resonators have greatly expanded and continues to grow since they have kinds potential applications such as wavelength filtering, switching, coupling and multiplexing. One of resonators, coupled waveguides, ring resonators are designed and operated using various coupling configurations. Ring resonators can be particularly used as wavelength filter if the wavelength can fit a whole multiple time in the circumference of the ring. This article proposes to investigate the transmission spectra from the power source and amplify it in linearized ring resonator configurations and varies the input amplitude on five different wavelengths. With finite difference time domain method, the geometry and power source are simulated to obtain the better result and configuration. The results show the intensity phenomena of filtering in optical circuit.
Evolutionary algorithms for optimum design of thin broadband multilayer micro...eSAT Journals
Abstract In this paper we focused on the comparative study of three very popular and most recently developed nature inspired evolutionary algorithms namely Biogeography based optimization algorithm (BBO), Flower pollination algorithm (FPA) and Artificial bee colony optimization algorithm (ABC) for developing a model of 6 layers thin broadband (0.2-20GHz) microwave absorber. The model is optimized for oblique wide angle of incidence (450, 600) taking both TE and TM polarization of the electromagnetic wave under consideration. The primary goal of our design is to minimizing the overall reflection coefficient of the absorber and its total thickness by selecting the proper layer of materials from a predefined database of existing materials. 8 different models are presented and synthesize considering both these design consideration simultaneously and for only overall reflection coefficient of the absorber while total thickness is not taken into consideration during optimization for each cases. The optimum values of all the significant parameters of the multilayer absorber for different models have been compared and tabulated using BBO, FPA and ABC algorithms which established the superiority of our proposed design. Keywords: Multilayer microwave absorber, Oblique incidence, Broadband, Evolutionary algorithms, Arbitrary polarization
Enhancing the Radiation Pattern of Phase Array Antenna Using Particle Swarm O...IOSR Journals
The document describes a study that uses particle swarm optimization to enhance the radiation pattern of a phase array antenna by minimizing sidelobe levels. It first provides background on issues with high sidelobes in phase array antennas, such as power losses and interference. It then summarizes previous research using techniques like genetic algorithms for antenna array optimization. The study models the radiation pattern of linear arrays with different element numbers and calculates gain, finding that gain increases with more elements. However, sidelobe levels also increase relatively. Therefore, the study proposes using particle swarm optimization to optimize current excitation and control sidelobe levels while maintaining a narrow beamwidth.
A Compact Multiband Metamaterial based Microstrip Patch Antenna for Wireless ...IJERA Editor
In this paper, a metamaterial based compact multiband microstrip antenna is proposed which can give high gain and directivity. Metamaterials are periodic structures and have been intensively investigated due to the particular features such as ultra-refraction phenomenon and negative permittivity and/or permeability. A metamaterialbased microstrip patch antenna with enhanced characteristics and multi band operation will be investigated in this work. The multiple frequency operation will be achieved by varying the capacitance of the metamaterial structure with the help of metallic loadings placed in each metamaterial unit cells. The potential impacts will be miniaturization, reduced cost and reduced power consumption since multiple antennas operating at different frequencies are replaced by a single antenna which can operate at multiple frequencies. The proposed microstrip patch antenna will have its frequencies of operation in the L, S and C bands. The proposed structure is simulated using Agilent Advanced Design System (ADS) 2011.05. It is then fabricated on the FR4 substrate and the performance of the fabricated antenna is measured using the Vector Network Analyzer (VNA)
IRJET - Design of 4 Element Mimo Micro-Strip Patch Antenna for UWB Applic...IRJET Journal
This document describes the design of a 4-element multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) microstrip patch antenna array for ultra-wideband applications. The antenna is designed to operate at a frequency of 4.9 GHz using FR-4 substrate material. Simulation results show the antenna has a gain of 3.12 dB, directivity of 7.1 dBi, and voltage standing wave ratio less than 2, indicating good performance. The proposed antenna structure is compact in size and suitable for portable wireless systems due to its high gain and moderate size.
Self affine rectangular fractal antenna with uc-ebg structure-2IAEME Publication
This document discusses the design and simulation of a self-affine rectangular fractal antenna with electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) structures. The antenna is designed on a substrate with a dielectric constant of 4.4 and thickness of 1.6mm. The basic rectangular patch antenna is modified through two iterations of fractal geometry to produce a multiband antenna. EBG structures are added surrounding the antenna. Simulation results show the antenna resonating at multiple frequencies with increased iteration, providing bandwidth enhancement and size reduction compared to the basic patch antenna. Good agreement is achieved between simulated and experimentally measured results.
IRJET- Design and Performance Analysis of Linear ArrayIRJET Journal
This document describes the design and performance analysis of linear antenna arrays using different substrate materials at 2.4GHz. Single element and two element arrays were designed using FR-4 and Arlon AD250 substrates. Four element arrays were also designed using both materials. Simulation results showed that arrays using Arlon substrate achieved better gain and lower side lobe levels compared to FR-4. When the four element Arlon array was optimized, it achieved a gain of 13.3dB, side lobe level of -15.4dB, and bandwidth of 55.6MHz. In conclusion, Arlon material provided better performance but FR-4 achieved higher bandwidth for four element arrays.
2.45 GHz rectenna with high gain for RF energy harvestingTELKOMNIKA JOURNAL
This paper presents a high gain rectenna at 2.45 GHz. Two layers low cost FR4 substrate has been used with air-gap technology for this fabricated rectenna. The proposed designs contain antenna and open stub rectifying circuits with feedline. With the dimension of 100x100x5 mm3, this rectenna can perform high gain. The technique of air gap approach has been used for this proposed rectenna design so as to increase the antenna gain. Second and third harmonics has been eliminated by the introducing of triangular slot and ground plane to the developed design. The proposed rectenna successfully achieved the output voltages reaches 0.46 V when the input power is 0 dBm respectively when the input power range is between -25 to 30 dBm. It is also can reach up to 6V when the maximum input power is applied. High gain, simple design, low profile and easy integration are the main advantages of this design of the rectenna when compared to past researchers.
Analysis of near field distribution variation using awas electromagnetic code...csandit
Rapid Fluctuations and variations of signal strength at higher frequency range in Near Field
zone, is a common difficulty to achieve higher data rate. As signal varies continuously, it starts
decaying by the interference of the atmospheric obstructions and the electric field intensity
gradually decreases with the distance. This effect is observed by AWAS Electromagnetic Code
which predicts the rapid variations in electric field intensity irrespective of environment,
whereas statistical models do not capture the fundamental physics and variations as per
Environment. An Adequate and optimum values of these external parameters is essential for
controlled and efficient transmission.
A Simple, Accurate Approximation to the Sum of Gamma-Gamma variates and Appli...Anax_Fotopoulos
The document proposes using an alpha-mu distribution to approximate the sum of independent gamma-gamma random variables, which model irradiance in free-space optical communication systems under atmospheric turbulence. This approximation allows accurate yet simple performance analysis of MIMO free-space optical systems in terms of outage probability and average bit error probability. Numerical results validate the proposed approximation method.
This document analyzes the performance of various modulation schemes for achieving energy efficient communication over fading channels in wireless sensor networks. It finds that for long transmission distances, low-order modulations like BPSK are optimal due to their lower SNR requirements. However, as transmission distance decreases, higher-order modulations like 16-QAM and 64-QAM become more optimal since they can transmit more bits per symbol, outweighing their higher SNR needs. Simulations show lifetime extensions up to 550% are possible in short-range networks by using higher-order modulations instead of just BPSK. The optimal modulation depends on transmission distance and balancing the energy used by electronic components versus power amplifiers.
Design Study of a Miniaturized Multi-layered Antenna-in-package for 2.4 GHZ ...IJECEIAES
This paper proposes a novel miniaturization technique to enhance the radiation properties of small multi-layer patch antenna used in packaged circuits. The multilayered antenna design is composed of three layers with different shapes. An enhancement on the radiation properties has been obtained by optimizing the geometry of the radiated element and the parasitic conductor of the middle layer. The whole design has been implemented on the FR4 substrate with dielectric constant of 4.4, thickness of 1.6 mm and Copper thickness of 5 m. The first layer is a driven element while second and the third layer are parasitic patch elements. The optimized multilayer antenna has a very small size of . Considering the small size of the antenna, a detailed study of the parameter affecting the radiation has been considered to force the antenna to operate at 2.4 GHz band. Miniaturization techniques based on the current distribution have been also taken into account to shift down the resonant frequency and reduces more and more the antenna size at the designed operating frequency. The miniaturized antenna maintains performant radiation characteristics in terms of reflexion coefficient, bandwidth and directivity. All developed antennas are simulated using the commercial Electromagnetic CST Microwave Studio software. Achieved results demonstrate a good performance with low cost and compact size
1) The document describes a coplanar waveguide (CPW) fed ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna with a band-notch feature to reject the WiMAX band (3.35-3.8 GHz).
2) The antenna consists of a circular disc truncated at the top with a folded U-slot etched near the edge to produce the band-rejection characteristics.
3) Measurements show the antenna operates from 3.1-12 GHz with rejection of the WiMAX band, and it maintains an omnidirectional radiation pattern and stable gain across the UWB band except at the rejected frequencies.
Mutual Coupling Reduction of Micro Strip Antenna Array by using the Electroma...IRJET Journal
This document describes research on reducing mutual coupling between microstrip patch antenna array elements using electromagnetic band gap (EBG) structures. A miniaturized patch antenna array designed to resonate at 5.8 GHz for WLAN applications is simulated. Without EBG structures, the mutual coupling between array elements is -19 dB. A novel "mushroom-like" EBG structure is then proposed and placed between the antenna elements. Simulation results show this EBG array configuration reduces the mutual coupling by 18 dB compared to the initial antenna array design without EBG structures. The EBG structures suppress surface waves that cause mutual coupling between array elements, while also miniaturizing the antenna size.
Dielectric Resonator Reflectarray Antenna Unit Cells for 5G Applications IJECEIAES
This paper presents an investigation for the performance comparison of three different unit cell configurations operating at 26 GHz for 5G applications. The unit cells are cross shape dielectric resonator, cross microstrip patch and cross hybrid dielectric resonator. Verification of the comparison has been done by simulations using commercial Computer Simulation Technology Microwave Studio (CST MWS). The simulated results for reflection phase, slope variation, reflection loss and 10% bandwidth were analyzed and compared. The results indicate that the optimum configuration to be deployed for the reflectarray’s unit element in order to fulfill the 5G requirements of a wide bandwidth is the cross hybrid DRA. This configuration is a combination of cross DRA with cross microstrip patch as the parasitic element in order to tune the phase and provide a wide phase range with smooth variation slope. Cross hybrid DRA provided a wide phase range of 520° with 0.77 dB loss and 10% bandwidth of 160 MHz.
Prediction of path loss in a wireless system is important to determine its quality of service. Fluctuations
and variations of signal strength at higher frequency range in Near Field zone, is a common difficulty to
achieve higher data rate. Continuous variation in signal causes decay of strength by the interference of the
atmospheric obstructions and hence electric field intensity gradually decreases with the distance. In this
paper the behaviour of field strength is explored through AWAS Electromagnetic Code which predicts the
rapid variations in electric field intensity irrespective of environment as compare to statistical models
which do not capture the variations as per Environment. An adequate and optimum values of these
parameters is essential for efficient transmission. The results show that the numerical analysis predicts
much lower field strengths which could significantly affect the channel quality. . This investigation is
essential to reduce the rapid fluctuations in field strength of the WiMAX.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
Numerical parametric study on interval shift variation in simo sstd technique...eSAT Journals
This document presents a parametric study on the time shift interval variation in the SIMO-SSTD technique for experimental modal analysis. The SSTD (Single Station Time Domain) technique extracts modal parameters from free decay responses without using Fourier transforms. The study investigates the accuracy of natural frequency and damping ratio results from the SSTD algorithm when using different time shift intervals between data matrices. Simulated data with known modal properties is used to calculate percentage errors for different shift intervals and noise levels. The goal is to determine the effect of time shift interval on the accuracy of the SSTD technique.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
International Journal of Computational Engineering Research(IJCER)ijceronline
This document discusses using a triangular lattice electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) structure in the ground plane of a 2x2 triangular microstrip patch antenna array to improve its bandwidth. The EBG structure provides better antenna gain and a 110% increase in bandwidth compared to the antenna array without EBG. Keywords discussed include equilateral triangular microstrip patch antenna, antenna array, EBG, impedance bandwidth, and triangular lattice.
Sectoral dual-polarized MIMO antenna for 5G-NR band N77 base stationnooriasukmaningtyas
Massive internet of things (IoT) in 5G has many advantages as a future technology. It brings some challenges such as a lot of devices need massive connection. In this case, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems offer high performance and capacity of communications. There is a challenge of correlation between antennas in MIMO. This paper proposes three-sectors MIMO base station antenna for 5G-New Radio (5G-NR) band N77 with dual polarized configuration to reduce the correlation. The proposed antenna has a maximum coupling of -16.90 dB and correlation below 0.01. The obtained bit error rate (BER) performance is very close to non-correlated antennas with bandwidth of 1.87 GHz. It means that the proposed antenna has been well designed.
A Compact Dual Band Elliptical Microstrip Antenna for Ku/K Band Satellite App...IJECEIAES
This paper presents an original elliptical microstrip patch antenna is proposed for Ku/K band satellite applications. The proposed antenna has a simple structure, small size with dimensions of about 10×12×1.58 mm³. The antenna has been designed and simulated on an FR4 substrate with dielectric constant 4.4 and thickness of 1.58 mm. The design is simulated by two different electromagnetic solvers. The results from the measured data show that the antenna has two resonant frequencies that define 2 bandwidths, defined by a return loss of less than -10 dB, and are: (14.44 GHz, 829 MHz) and (21.05 GHz, 5126 MHz),with the gain 5.59 dB and 5.048 dB respectively. The proposed antenna can be used in many applications such as in satellite, and wireless communications.
CIRCULARLY POLARIZED APERTURE COUPLED MICROSTRIP SHORT BACKFIRE ANTENNA WITH ...IAEME Publication
A circularly polarized microstrip short back fire antenna (CPMSBA) with two ringcorrugated rim using aperture coupling feed method is proposed in this paper. Theantenna is designed to operate in KU-band. The simulation results verify the circular
polarization. The axial ratio bandwidth bwAR is 3.74%, gain is 10.43 dBi andradiation efficiency is 89.7%. The antenna has a compact structure and high electricaland mechanical characteristics.
Isolation Enhancement of a Very Compact UWB-MIMO Slot Antenna With Two Defect...IRJET Journal
This document summarizes a research paper that proposes a compact UWB-MIMO slot antenna for use in multi-band applications. The antenna has a size of 22x26 mm and operates in the ultra wide band range of 3.1-10.6 GHz. Two defected ground structures are used to improve isolation and reduce mutual coupling between the antenna elements to less than 18dB. Simulation results show the antenna achieves good impedance matching across the UWB range and is a good candidate for UWB applications due to its compact size and high isolation between ports.
Enhancing the Radiation Pattern of Phase Array Antenna Using Particle Swarm O...IOSR Journals
The document describes a study that uses particle swarm optimization to enhance the radiation pattern of a phase array antenna by minimizing sidelobe levels. It first provides background on issues with high sidelobes in phase array antennas, such as power losses and interference. It then summarizes previous research using techniques like genetic algorithms for antenna array optimization. The study models the radiation pattern of linear arrays with different element numbers and calculates gain, finding that gain increases with more elements. However, sidelobe levels also increase relatively. Therefore, the study proposes using particle swarm optimization to optimize current excitation and control sidelobe levels while maintaining a narrow beamwidth.
A Compact Multiband Metamaterial based Microstrip Patch Antenna for Wireless ...IJERA Editor
In this paper, a metamaterial based compact multiband microstrip antenna is proposed which can give high gain and directivity. Metamaterials are periodic structures and have been intensively investigated due to the particular features such as ultra-refraction phenomenon and negative permittivity and/or permeability. A metamaterialbased microstrip patch antenna with enhanced characteristics and multi band operation will be investigated in this work. The multiple frequency operation will be achieved by varying the capacitance of the metamaterial structure with the help of metallic loadings placed in each metamaterial unit cells. The potential impacts will be miniaturization, reduced cost and reduced power consumption since multiple antennas operating at different frequencies are replaced by a single antenna which can operate at multiple frequencies. The proposed microstrip patch antenna will have its frequencies of operation in the L, S and C bands. The proposed structure is simulated using Agilent Advanced Design System (ADS) 2011.05. It is then fabricated on the FR4 substrate and the performance of the fabricated antenna is measured using the Vector Network Analyzer (VNA)
IRJET - Design of 4 Element Mimo Micro-Strip Patch Antenna for UWB Applic...IRJET Journal
This document describes the design of a 4-element multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) microstrip patch antenna array for ultra-wideband applications. The antenna is designed to operate at a frequency of 4.9 GHz using FR-4 substrate material. Simulation results show the antenna has a gain of 3.12 dB, directivity of 7.1 dBi, and voltage standing wave ratio less than 2, indicating good performance. The proposed antenna structure is compact in size and suitable for portable wireless systems due to its high gain and moderate size.
Self affine rectangular fractal antenna with uc-ebg structure-2IAEME Publication
This document discusses the design and simulation of a self-affine rectangular fractal antenna with electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) structures. The antenna is designed on a substrate with a dielectric constant of 4.4 and thickness of 1.6mm. The basic rectangular patch antenna is modified through two iterations of fractal geometry to produce a multiband antenna. EBG structures are added surrounding the antenna. Simulation results show the antenna resonating at multiple frequencies with increased iteration, providing bandwidth enhancement and size reduction compared to the basic patch antenna. Good agreement is achieved between simulated and experimentally measured results.
IRJET- Design and Performance Analysis of Linear ArrayIRJET Journal
This document describes the design and performance analysis of linear antenna arrays using different substrate materials at 2.4GHz. Single element and two element arrays were designed using FR-4 and Arlon AD250 substrates. Four element arrays were also designed using both materials. Simulation results showed that arrays using Arlon substrate achieved better gain and lower side lobe levels compared to FR-4. When the four element Arlon array was optimized, it achieved a gain of 13.3dB, side lobe level of -15.4dB, and bandwidth of 55.6MHz. In conclusion, Arlon material provided better performance but FR-4 achieved higher bandwidth for four element arrays.
2.45 GHz rectenna with high gain for RF energy harvestingTELKOMNIKA JOURNAL
This paper presents a high gain rectenna at 2.45 GHz. Two layers low cost FR4 substrate has been used with air-gap technology for this fabricated rectenna. The proposed designs contain antenna and open stub rectifying circuits with feedline. With the dimension of 100x100x5 mm3, this rectenna can perform high gain. The technique of air gap approach has been used for this proposed rectenna design so as to increase the antenna gain. Second and third harmonics has been eliminated by the introducing of triangular slot and ground plane to the developed design. The proposed rectenna successfully achieved the output voltages reaches 0.46 V when the input power is 0 dBm respectively when the input power range is between -25 to 30 dBm. It is also can reach up to 6V when the maximum input power is applied. High gain, simple design, low profile and easy integration are the main advantages of this design of the rectenna when compared to past researchers.
Analysis of near field distribution variation using awas electromagnetic code...csandit
Rapid Fluctuations and variations of signal strength at higher frequency range in Near Field
zone, is a common difficulty to achieve higher data rate. As signal varies continuously, it starts
decaying by the interference of the atmospheric obstructions and the electric field intensity
gradually decreases with the distance. This effect is observed by AWAS Electromagnetic Code
which predicts the rapid variations in electric field intensity irrespective of environment,
whereas statistical models do not capture the fundamental physics and variations as per
Environment. An Adequate and optimum values of these external parameters is essential for
controlled and efficient transmission.
A Simple, Accurate Approximation to the Sum of Gamma-Gamma variates and Appli...Anax_Fotopoulos
The document proposes using an alpha-mu distribution to approximate the sum of independent gamma-gamma random variables, which model irradiance in free-space optical communication systems under atmospheric turbulence. This approximation allows accurate yet simple performance analysis of MIMO free-space optical systems in terms of outage probability and average bit error probability. Numerical results validate the proposed approximation method.
This document analyzes the performance of various modulation schemes for achieving energy efficient communication over fading channels in wireless sensor networks. It finds that for long transmission distances, low-order modulations like BPSK are optimal due to their lower SNR requirements. However, as transmission distance decreases, higher-order modulations like 16-QAM and 64-QAM become more optimal since they can transmit more bits per symbol, outweighing their higher SNR needs. Simulations show lifetime extensions up to 550% are possible in short-range networks by using higher-order modulations instead of just BPSK. The optimal modulation depends on transmission distance and balancing the energy used by electronic components versus power amplifiers.
Design Study of a Miniaturized Multi-layered Antenna-in-package for 2.4 GHZ ...IJECEIAES
This paper proposes a novel miniaturization technique to enhance the radiation properties of small multi-layer patch antenna used in packaged circuits. The multilayered antenna design is composed of three layers with different shapes. An enhancement on the radiation properties has been obtained by optimizing the geometry of the radiated element and the parasitic conductor of the middle layer. The whole design has been implemented on the FR4 substrate with dielectric constant of 4.4, thickness of 1.6 mm and Copper thickness of 5 m. The first layer is a driven element while second and the third layer are parasitic patch elements. The optimized multilayer antenna has a very small size of . Considering the small size of the antenna, a detailed study of the parameter affecting the radiation has been considered to force the antenna to operate at 2.4 GHz band. Miniaturization techniques based on the current distribution have been also taken into account to shift down the resonant frequency and reduces more and more the antenna size at the designed operating frequency. The miniaturized antenna maintains performant radiation characteristics in terms of reflexion coefficient, bandwidth and directivity. All developed antennas are simulated using the commercial Electromagnetic CST Microwave Studio software. Achieved results demonstrate a good performance with low cost and compact size
1) The document describes a coplanar waveguide (CPW) fed ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna with a band-notch feature to reject the WiMAX band (3.35-3.8 GHz).
2) The antenna consists of a circular disc truncated at the top with a folded U-slot etched near the edge to produce the band-rejection characteristics.
3) Measurements show the antenna operates from 3.1-12 GHz with rejection of the WiMAX band, and it maintains an omnidirectional radiation pattern and stable gain across the UWB band except at the rejected frequencies.
Mutual Coupling Reduction of Micro Strip Antenna Array by using the Electroma...IRJET Journal
This document describes research on reducing mutual coupling between microstrip patch antenna array elements using electromagnetic band gap (EBG) structures. A miniaturized patch antenna array designed to resonate at 5.8 GHz for WLAN applications is simulated. Without EBG structures, the mutual coupling between array elements is -19 dB. A novel "mushroom-like" EBG structure is then proposed and placed between the antenna elements. Simulation results show this EBG array configuration reduces the mutual coupling by 18 dB compared to the initial antenna array design without EBG structures. The EBG structures suppress surface waves that cause mutual coupling between array elements, while also miniaturizing the antenna size.
Dielectric Resonator Reflectarray Antenna Unit Cells for 5G Applications IJECEIAES
This paper presents an investigation for the performance comparison of three different unit cell configurations operating at 26 GHz for 5G applications. The unit cells are cross shape dielectric resonator, cross microstrip patch and cross hybrid dielectric resonator. Verification of the comparison has been done by simulations using commercial Computer Simulation Technology Microwave Studio (CST MWS). The simulated results for reflection phase, slope variation, reflection loss and 10% bandwidth were analyzed and compared. The results indicate that the optimum configuration to be deployed for the reflectarray’s unit element in order to fulfill the 5G requirements of a wide bandwidth is the cross hybrid DRA. This configuration is a combination of cross DRA with cross microstrip patch as the parasitic element in order to tune the phase and provide a wide phase range with smooth variation slope. Cross hybrid DRA provided a wide phase range of 520° with 0.77 dB loss and 10% bandwidth of 160 MHz.
Prediction of path loss in a wireless system is important to determine its quality of service. Fluctuations
and variations of signal strength at higher frequency range in Near Field zone, is a common difficulty to
achieve higher data rate. Continuous variation in signal causes decay of strength by the interference of the
atmospheric obstructions and hence electric field intensity gradually decreases with the distance. In this
paper the behaviour of field strength is explored through AWAS Electromagnetic Code which predicts the
rapid variations in electric field intensity irrespective of environment as compare to statistical models
which do not capture the variations as per Environment. An adequate and optimum values of these
parameters is essential for efficient transmission. The results show that the numerical analysis predicts
much lower field strengths which could significantly affect the channel quality. . This investigation is
essential to reduce the rapid fluctuations in field strength of the WiMAX.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
Numerical parametric study on interval shift variation in simo sstd technique...eSAT Journals
This document presents a parametric study on the time shift interval variation in the SIMO-SSTD technique for experimental modal analysis. The SSTD (Single Station Time Domain) technique extracts modal parameters from free decay responses without using Fourier transforms. The study investigates the accuracy of natural frequency and damping ratio results from the SSTD algorithm when using different time shift intervals between data matrices. Simulated data with known modal properties is used to calculate percentage errors for different shift intervals and noise levels. The goal is to determine the effect of time shift interval on the accuracy of the SSTD technique.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
International Journal of Computational Engineering Research(IJCER)ijceronline
This document discusses using a triangular lattice electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) structure in the ground plane of a 2x2 triangular microstrip patch antenna array to improve its bandwidth. The EBG structure provides better antenna gain and a 110% increase in bandwidth compared to the antenna array without EBG. Keywords discussed include equilateral triangular microstrip patch antenna, antenna array, EBG, impedance bandwidth, and triangular lattice.
Sectoral dual-polarized MIMO antenna for 5G-NR band N77 base stationnooriasukmaningtyas
Massive internet of things (IoT) in 5G has many advantages as a future technology. It brings some challenges such as a lot of devices need massive connection. In this case, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems offer high performance and capacity of communications. There is a challenge of correlation between antennas in MIMO. This paper proposes three-sectors MIMO base station antenna for 5G-New Radio (5G-NR) band N77 with dual polarized configuration to reduce the correlation. The proposed antenna has a maximum coupling of -16.90 dB and correlation below 0.01. The obtained bit error rate (BER) performance is very close to non-correlated antennas with bandwidth of 1.87 GHz. It means that the proposed antenna has been well designed.
A Compact Dual Band Elliptical Microstrip Antenna for Ku/K Band Satellite App...IJECEIAES
This paper presents an original elliptical microstrip patch antenna is proposed for Ku/K band satellite applications. The proposed antenna has a simple structure, small size with dimensions of about 10×12×1.58 mm³. The antenna has been designed and simulated on an FR4 substrate with dielectric constant 4.4 and thickness of 1.58 mm. The design is simulated by two different electromagnetic solvers. The results from the measured data show that the antenna has two resonant frequencies that define 2 bandwidths, defined by a return loss of less than -10 dB, and are: (14.44 GHz, 829 MHz) and (21.05 GHz, 5126 MHz),with the gain 5.59 dB and 5.048 dB respectively. The proposed antenna can be used in many applications such as in satellite, and wireless communications.
CIRCULARLY POLARIZED APERTURE COUPLED MICROSTRIP SHORT BACKFIRE ANTENNA WITH ...IAEME Publication
A circularly polarized microstrip short back fire antenna (CPMSBA) with two ringcorrugated rim using aperture coupling feed method is proposed in this paper. Theantenna is designed to operate in KU-band. The simulation results verify the circular
polarization. The axial ratio bandwidth bwAR is 3.74%, gain is 10.43 dBi andradiation efficiency is 89.7%. The antenna has a compact structure and high electricaland mechanical characteristics.
Isolation Enhancement of a Very Compact UWB-MIMO Slot Antenna With Two Defect...IRJET Journal
This document summarizes a research paper that proposes a compact UWB-MIMO slot antenna for use in multi-band applications. The antenna has a size of 22x26 mm and operates in the ultra wide band range of 3.1-10.6 GHz. Two defected ground structures are used to improve isolation and reduce mutual coupling between the antenna elements to less than 18dB. Simulation results show the antenna achieves good impedance matching across the UWB range and is a good candidate for UWB applications due to its compact size and high isolation between ports.
This document provides a seminar report on the design of microstrip patch antennas. It includes an abstract, table of contents, and sections on antenna parameters, types of antennas including dipoles and Yagi antennas, and software aspects of designing microstrip patch antennas including feed techniques. The report was submitted by a student in partial fulfillment of requirements for a Bachelor of Technology degree.
This document describes the design and simulation of stacked printed log-periodic antenna arrays for C-band applications. Log-periodic antennas have wide bandwidth and constant impedance over frequency. The paper studies arrays with 5, 7, and 9 radiating elements to increase bandwidth. Simulation results using the method of moments show that bandwidth increases from 17.96% for a 5-element array to 31.53% for a 9-element array. Gain also increases proportionally with the number of elements. The multilayer structure and coupling slot feeding technique contribute to enhanced bandwidth performance.
This document proposes a dual-band printed inverted F antenna (PIFA) MIMO antenna for wireless applications operating from 2-4 GHz. The antenna consists of two identical PIFA antennas printed on an FR4 substrate with a vertical conducting line and T-shaped element inserted between the antennas to increase isolation. A neutral line connected to the PIFAs is also used to enhance isolation. Simulation results show the antenna achieves isolation between ports of over 15 dB and matches impedances of 50 ohms within the operating bands, making it suitable for wireless local area network and personal communication system applications.
Mutual Coupling Reduction of Circular Patch Antenna for Multiband ApplicationIRJET Journal
This document describes a study on reducing mutual coupling between two circular patch antennas. A structure with six slots is proposed to reduce mutual coupling significantly. The antennas are designed and simulated using HFSS. Results show that mutual coupling is reduced by 32dB at the resonant frequency of 35GHz using the parasitic element structure in the circular patch antennas. This high isolation makes the configuration suitable for applications requiring compact multi-element antenna systems such as satellite communications.
IRJET- Design & Analysis of MIMO Microstrip Antenna with Improved Mutual ...IRJET Journal
This document describes the design and analysis of a dual-element multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) microstrip antenna with improved mutual coupling using a defected ground structure (DGS) technique. The MIMO antenna is designed to operate at 3.3 GHz with a compact size of 26 mm x 40 mm on an FR-4 substrate. Simulation results show the antenna achieves a peak gain of 1.17 dB, efficiency of 94%, and improved isolation between the two antenna elements of -29.09 dB. Measured results match well with the simulation results, demonstrating the DGS technique effectively reduces the mutual coupling between the two antenna elements. The designed antenna could potentially be used for wireless applications such as W
IRJET- Design of Miniature Antenna for Ultra Wide Band ApplicationsIRJET Journal
This document describes the design of a miniature antenna for ultra-wideband applications. The antenna is an "n" shaped "c" slotted microstrip patch antenna designed to operate in the frequency band from 5 GHz to 10.5 GHz. The antenna is fabricated on an FR-4 substrate with a thickness of 1.6 mm. Simulation results show the antenna has a return loss of -24 dB at 6.15 GHz, a VSWR of 1.14, a gain of 2.11 dB, and a radiation pattern broadside to the patch. The designed antenna is compact in size at 15mm, easy to fabricate, and suitable for applications requiring ultra-wideband performance such as wireless communications systems.
Microstrip patch antenna for pcs and wlaneSAT Journals
Abstract Due to development in wireless devices, it poses a new challenge for the design of an antenna in wireless communication. Patch antennas are well suited for various wireless application systems due to their low weight, low profile, versatility, conformability, low cost and low sensitivity to manufacturing tolerances. This paper present design, simulation of a rectangular micro strip antenna for WLAN and PCS. The aim of the work is to design reliable broadband, compact patch antenna for wireless devices. Antenna is proposed which is providing circular polarization, dual band, resonant frequencies at 1.9 GHz, 2.4 GHz. Key Words: Patch antenna, co-axial feeding, polarization, dual band, HFSS …
Simulation and optimization of a tuneable rectangular microstrip patch antenn...TELKOMNIKA JOURNAL
In this paper, a tuneable rectangular microstrip patch antenna (MPA) is simulated and optimized to operate in four frequency bands of the next generation of wireless communication systems. The proposed design incorporates a copper radiating patch with four implanted graphene strips for tuning purposes. The reconfigurable surface impedance of graphene can easily be altered by applying a DC voltage bias directly to the graphene strips, allowing the operating frequency of the antenna to be tuned as desired. The capability of the applied voltage to tune the operating frequency band of the proposed antenna is studied via computer simulation technology (CST) microwave studio (MWS). Frequency selective surfaces (FSSs) are introduced in order to improve the radiation parameters of the antenna. The operating frequency band of the tuneable rectangular MPA increases directly as the applied DC voltage bias is increased. Based on the simulation results, a tuneable rectangular MPA placed between two FSSs is proposed for fifth-generation applications.
Bi-directional Beams Waveguide Slotted Antenna at Millimeter WaveTELKOMNIKA JOURNAL
This paper focused on designing a bi-directional beams waveguide slotted antenna at millimetre
wave spectrum. Waveguide slotted antenna is known for its highly directional pattern. By having bidirectional
pattern, the capacity of system coverage can be expanded. The design is implemented by using
antenna slot theory on a waveguide structure. The slotted are made on two wall surfaces and the
performance is compared to the slotted on single wall. The two models designs are simulated using
Computer Simulation Technology (CST) microwave software. The simulation results show that both
models operate at 30 GHz with minimum reflection coefficient of -24.63 and -25.01 dB respectively. The
two models achieved a fair high gain at 15.5 dB and 13.3 dB with directional beamwidth of 8.9 degree.
The proposed bi-directional beams structure achieved a comparable gain in both directions when
compared to the single direction.
Comparative Isolation Techniques of 1x2 MIMO Antenna for 5Gjournal ijrtem
ABSTRACT : In this paper a simple mender line EBG with slotted ground planer 1x2 rectangle patch multi-band antenna is designed and simulated. Presently the communication system provides the ultra wideband internet services. This is possible due to higher data rates and improved spectral efficiency of the communication system. The higher data rates and improved spectral efficiency are achieved by the use of MIMO antenna. MIMO antenna provide a significant increase in data rate and range of link without more bandwidth and power. The main design challenge in MIMO antenna is to attain high isolation between the antenna elements. This paper reviews various decoupling techniques to improve the mutual coupling between the antenna elements.
BODY ANTENNA WITH DGS FOR BODY CENTRIC WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMjantjournal
This paper presents modified patch antenna for 3 GHz and 5 GHz operating frequencies. Here different approaches are studied by varying slot sizes, defected ground size, notch and also changing feed position. Insertion of slots gives dual frequency operation. Notch provides shifting of lower frequency band towards left hand side. Here combined effect of each techniques adopted gives desired result. Proposed antenna resonates for 3 and 5 GHz frequency. Simulation is done using IE3D software for various parameters. Return loss of final design was -12.17 dB for 3 GHz frequency and VSWR of 1.65. For 5 GHz simulation response was -10.04dB return loss and VSWR of 1.91. Proposed antenna is fabricated giving different details. Paper gives good agreement between measured and simulated results.
BODY ANTENNA WITH DGS FOR BODY CENTRIC WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMjantjournal
This paper presents modified patch antenna for 3 GHz and 5 GHz operating frequencies. Here different approaches are studied by varying slot sizes, defected ground size, notch and also changing feed position. Insertion of slots gives dual frequency operation. Notch provides shifting of lower frequency band towards left hand side. Here combined effect of each techniques adopted gives desired result. Proposed antenna resonates for 3 and 5 GHz frequency. Simulation is done using IE3D software for various parameters. Return loss of final design was -12.17 dB for 3 GHz frequency and VSWR of 1.65. For 5 GHz simulation response was -10.04dB return loss and VSWR of 1.91. Proposed antenna is fabricated giving different details. Paper gives good agreement between measured and simulated results.
BODY ANTENNA WITH DGS FOR BODY CENTRIC WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMjantjournal
This paper presents modified patch antenna for 3 GHz and 5 GHz operating frequencies. Here different approaches are studied by varying slot sizes, defected ground size, notch and also changing feed position. Insertion of slots gives dual frequency operation. Notch provides shifting of lower frequency band towards left hand side. Here combined effect of each techniques adopted gives desired result. Proposed antenna resonates for 3 and 5 GHz frequency. Simulation is done using IE3D software for various parameters. Return loss of final design was -12.17 dB for 3 GHz frequency and VSWR of 1.65. For 5 GHz simulation response was -10.04dB return loss and VSWR of 1.91. Proposed antenna is fabricated giving different details. Paper gives good agreement between measured and simulated results.
BODY ANTENNA WITH DGS FOR BODY CENTRIC WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMjantjournal
This paper presents modified patch antenna for 3 GHz and 5 GHz operating frequencies. Here different approaches are studied by varying slot sizes, defected ground size, notch and also changing feed position. Insertion of slots gives dual frequency operation. Notch provides shifting of lower frequency band towards left hand side. Here combined effect of each techniques adopted gives desired result. Proposed antenna resonates for 3 and 5 GHz frequency. Simulation is done using IE3D software for various parameters. Return loss of final design was -12.17 dB for 3 GHz frequency and VSWR of 1.65. For 5 GHz simulation response was -10.04dB return loss and VSWR of 1.91. Proposed antenna is fabricated giving different details. Paper gives good agreement between measured and simulated results.
BODY ANTENNA WITH DGS FOR BODY CENTRIC WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMjantjournal
This document summarizes a research paper that proposes a modified patch antenna design for dual-band operation at 3 GHz and 5 GHz. The antenna design incorporates slots of different sizes and a defected ground structure to achieve the dual-band functionality. Simulation results using IE3D software show return losses of -12.17 dB at 3 GHz and -10.04 dB at 5 GHz. The fabricated antenna prototype shows good agreement with the simulated results, with a measured return loss of -12.71 dB. The proposed antenna design achieves the goal of operating at two frequency bands for applications requiring body-centric wireless communication.
BODY ANTENNA WITH DGS FOR BODY CENTRIC WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMjantjournal
This paper presents modified patch antenna for 3 GHz and 5 GHz operating frequencies. Here different approaches are studied by varying slot sizes, defected ground size, notch and also changing feed position. Insertion of slots gives dual frequency operation. Notch provides shifting of lower frequency band towards left hand side. Here combined effect of each techniques adopted gives desired result. Proposed antenna resonates for 3 and 5 GHz frequency. Simulation is done using IE3D software for various parameters. Return loss of final design was -12.17 dB for 3 GHz frequency and VSWR of 1.65. For 5 GHz simulation response was -10.04dB return loss and VSWR of 1.91. Proposed antenna is fabricated giving different details. Paper gives good agreement between measured and simulated results.
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For point-to-point communication, the suitable mutual coupling S21 must be lower than -
20 dB. By manipulating the antenna polarization, the parametric study for the antenna spacing
is conducted. The return loss of the antenna is the power reflected back from the antenna,
which expressed in terms of S11 (Sii, i = 1, 2, 3...). The antenna with significant return loss
occurs when the antenna input voltage is not properly match with the antenna voltage. As a
result, the voltage in the transmission line is doubled by the voltage standing wave [1]. The over
voltage supplied causes the received signal to be partially deflected. Thus, the received power
by the antenna is lower than the actual power that should be reached by the receiver.
In this paper, the effect of the polarization in the V-shaped microstrip patch antenna in
compact MIMO antenna is discussed. The antenna S-parameter mutual coupling (S21), antenna
return loss (S11), antenna gain and antenna radiation pattern are analyzed based on the
parametric study. The V-shaped patch antenna is introduced in order to achieve low mutual
coupling between antennas. Parametric study has been done by varying the gap between
antennas. The optimum results are used to design a MIMO antenna array.
2. Antenna Analysis
In order to understand on the MIMO antenna array design, parametric study on the
mutual coupling between the two single patch antennas is investigated. The transmission
coefficient which represents the mutual coupling performance is discussed. The mutual coupling
is the effect that exists due to the electromagnetic interference between the adjacent antenna
elements. For the antenna polarization, the antenna is slanted at 45 degree inward or outward
from one another.
In the MIMO design, the placement of the antenna from each other affects the antenna
mutual coupling. To minimize the mutual coupling effect, the antenna spacing need to be
calculated before the feeder network can be inserted. The calculation is done based on the
following formula in equation 1.0 where the coupling between two antennas is is the
power delivered to the load of the un-excited antenna and is the power delivered (or
radiated) by the excited antenna. From the return loss, the antenna S-parameter of S21 can be
calculated using the formula in equation 2.0 where S11 is the antenna return loss.
(1)
(2)
As the S21 value cannot be determined accurately using the mathematical formula,
parametric study method is used to analyze the effect of the antenna distance and the antenna
mutual coupling. The Mircostrip patch antenna is chosen for the antenna design as it offers
directional pattern, low profile and cost effective. FR4 with permittivity of 4.5, thickness of 1.6
mm and tangential loss of 0.0019 is chosen for the antenna substrate. The antenna width is
represented by a = 38 mm and the length is represented by b = 30 mm. Antenna inset feed is
represented by c = 11 mm with a width of 1 mm. The inset feed of the antenna is varied
accordingly for proper input matching. The antenna matching is represented by return loss
value. The antenna gap is represented by d with its value being study parameterically. The
antenna parametric study was done by varying the antenna gap, d to study the antenna mutual
coupling effects.
Computer Simulation Technology (CST) software is used to simulate the antenna
design. In the parametric study analysis, single element antenna is designed and simulated with
an operating frequency of 2.45 GHz. Two single patch antennas is placed side by side with 45
degree slanted outward as shown in Figure 1. The results of parametric study is tabulated in
Table 1 based on varying the gap, d between the antenna elements.
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Figure 1. Single element antenna with polarization effect
Table 1. Parametric study of antenna separation, d and antenna properties
Antenna Separation(mm), d 5 10 15 20 25
Antenna Reflection Coefficient (-dB) 21.13 20.56 20.34 20.07 19.85
Antenna Transmission coefficient (-dB) 32.23 33.67 35.75 37.93 39.91
Table 1 shows the positive result where the mutual coupling (transmission coefficient)
between antennas is greater than 20 dB at the shortest gap, d = 5 mm. The simulation of
separation distance is extended in decreasing order from 4 mmto 1 mm. The result is tabulated
in Table 2. Results shows that at 1 mm gap, the mutual coupling between antennas is kept low
below -20 dB.
Table 2. Parametric study of antenna separation, d and antenna properties
Antenna Separation (mm), d 1 2 3 4 5
Antenna Reflection Coefficient (-dB) 20.61 21.23 20.66 20.64 21.13
Antenna Transmission coefficient (-dB) 43.67 37.27 33.87 32.76 32.23
The simulation is continued by further studing the use of the two single patch antennas
with 45 degree slanted inward as shown in Figure 2. The simulation result is recorded in Table
3. From Table 3, the mutual coupling is kept below -20 dB with good reflection coefficient. The
simulation of separation distance is extended in decreasing order from 4 mm to 1 mm. The
results are tabulated in Table 4. As can be observed, the mutual coupling is kept below -20 dB
down to 1 mm separation between antennas.
Figure 2. Single element antenna with polarization effect
Table 3. Parametric study of antenna separation, e and antenna properties
Antenna Separation (mm), e 5 10 15 20 25
Antenna Reflection Coefficient (-dB) 20.76 20.91 20.96 20.94 20.86
Antenna Transmission coefficient (-dB) 21.79 22.68 23.43 24.02 24.55
Table 4. Parametric study of antenna separation, e and antenna properties
Antenna Separation (mm), e 1 2 3 4 5
Antenna Reflection Coefficient (-dB) 20.77 20.72 20.72 20.73 20.76
Antenna Transmission coefficient (-dB) 22.23 21.64 21.55 21.63 21.79
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From the parametric study above, the antenna slanted 45 degree outward has better
performance than the antenna with 45 degree slanted inward. The orientation of the antennas
with V-shape polarization allow the antenna arrays to avoid electromagnateic interaction
between each one another which reduces the mutual coupling effect. Based on this parametric
study, the design serves as the basis for the MIMO antenna array design.
3. Antenna Design & Analysis
Figure 3 shows the dimension of the proposed V-shaped MIMO antenna array. At 1 mm
gap, g the overall antenna size is 120 mm × 133 mm. The transmission line of the antenna is
marked by h = 60.8 mm, I =38mm and j =21mm. The separation between antennas are, f = 1.5
mm and g = 1 mm, respectively. The antenna dimension is based on the antenna operating
frequency and the desired bandwidth. The antenna length is corresponding to the wavelength of
the operating frequency. The width of the antenna affects the antenna operational bandwidth.
The antenna inset feed controls the antenna impedance in order to match with the input
impedance of the SMA port.
The antenna transmission line is designed by matching the antenna array impedance
without changing the size of the antenna element. The position of the antenna element is
optimized in such away that the radiating electromagnetic wave that may cancel out the antenna
array wave is avoided.
The antennas are placed at 45 degree slanted orientation as the 45 degree angle gives
low mutual coupling between antennas. In a normal position (0 degree) with 1 mm gap between
antennas, the antennas will produce high mutual coupling which affect the performance of the
antenna.
Figure 3. MIMO antenna design
Figure 4. Antenna S parameter
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Figure 4 shows the antennas reflection coefficient and the transmission coefficient. The
antenna shows a peak value at 2.45 GHz in which the antenna reflection coefficient is -12 dB
and the antenna transmission coefficient is 27dB. The antennas is properly matched as the
graph shows that the forward reflection coefficient and reverse reflection coefficient is almost
identical. The bandwidth of the antennas is 50 MHz from 2.41 GHz to 2.46 GHz.
The antenna radiation pattern can be presented in three dimensional (3D) or in polar
plot coordinates. Figure 5 shows the 3D radiation pattern while Figure 6 shows the polar plot
radiation pattern at 2.45 GHz. The figure shows that the MIMO antenna array is directional with
8.42 dBi gain. The antenna is highly suitable for point-to-point wireless communication at 2.45
GHz band. The wave is more focus at the main front lobe with a front to back ratio of 14 dB. The
antenna array is able to produce a narrow radiation pattern and high gain due to the
arrangement of the antenna array and low mutual coupling between antenna elements. The 3-
dB beamwidth of the antenna in H-plane and E-plane is 99.6 degree and 54 degree,
respectively. Furthermore, the designed antenna is linear polarized.
Figure 5. 3D Antenna radiation Pattern of the proposed antenna at 2.45 GHz
Figure 6. Radiation pattern of the proposed antenna at 2.45 GHz
Figure 7(a) shows the antenna current distribution of the antenna Port 1 while Figure
7(b) shows the antenna current distribution of Port 2. The antenna is connected using open end
wire. The current looping of the both end was out of phase.The V-shaped of the antenna allows
the antenna to reduce its mutual coupling as the actual resonant is polarized to be parallel with
each other.
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Figure 7. Current distribution of the proposed antenna at 2.45 GHz
4. Conclusion
Antenna orientation allows the antenna array to lower the mutual coupling effect as the
antenna polarization effect taking place. The orientation (V-shape) manipulates the antenna
polarization from affecting one antenna element to another. The separation distance can be
greatly reduced to 1 mm. Any separation distance lower than 1mm, the antenna may not be
able to be manufactured precisely as the patch antenna will be fabricated using the PCB
etching technique. For the MIMO configuration, the multiple antennas can be placed closely to
each other taking the full advantage of the space available with an operating frequency of 2.45
GHz. The orientation lowers the antenna gap between the antennas without sacrificing the
antenna performance. The MIMO antenna placed in such position providing more directive
radiation pattern while maintaining its compact sizes. The radiation pattern of the antenna is
directional in pattern and the gain of the antenna is 8.42 dBi. The MIMO array antenna is
suitable for point to point wireless communication system.
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Received December 1, 2016; Revised February 3, 2017; Accepted February 21, 2017
A Study on V-Shaped Microstrip Patch MIMO Antenna
Charles MacWright Thomas
1
, Huda A. Majid*
2
, Zuhairiah Zainal Abidin
3
,
Samsul Haimi Dahlan
4
, Mohamad Kamal A. Rahim
5
, Raimi Dewan
6
1,2,3,4
Applied Electromagnetics Center, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia Malaysia,
86400 Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia
5,6
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,
81300 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
*Corresponding author, e-mail: mhuda@uthm.edu.my
Abstract
A study on the V-shaped microstrip patch antenna for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO)
communication system based on the antenna orientation is performed. First the microstrip patch antenna
operating at 2.45 GHz is calculated and simulated. Next, multiple elements of antennas for MIMO system
is simulated and discussed. V-shaped with 45 degree slanted inward and outward is studied. The antenna
properties are analyzed and compact antenna design is determined based on the simulation results. The
dresults show the gap between antennas can be optimized to 1 mm while maintaining low mutual coupling.
The gain of the MIMO antenna is 8.42 dBi. The simulated return losses, together with the radiation
patterns, are presented and discussed.
Keywords: MIMO antenna, V-shaped Patch antenna, Microstrip
Copyright © 2017 Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science. All rights reserved.
1. Introduction
Wireless radio communication relies on the antenna electromagnetic properties to
transmit wireless signal. The antenna with good performance determines the maximum data
transfer rate. MIMO antenna configuration has a higher data transfer as compared to the single-
input single-output (SISO) antenna. The single element antenna configuration typically has a
wider antenna radiation pattern while the multiple element antenna has a more directional
pattern. The directive pattern of an antenna is resulted from the displacement manipulation of
the individual element within the array antenna or varying the gap between the antennas. The
corresponding techniques enable the radiation of the transmitting antenna to be more focused
toward the receiving counterpart, which subsequently achieves greater distance coverage.
However the main advantage of the MIMO antenna is the robustness against the
channel fading and interferences. The MIMO antenna allows for a faster data rate through
spatial multiplexing [6]. The additional antenna does not increase the data speed as the
additional antennas only increases the diversity order and provides dependent communication
channels [2]. Single antenna link capacity increases linearly with the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)
at low SNR, and increases logarithmically with SNR at high SNR [3]. This creates a capacity
limitation for the single antenna [4]. Using multiple antennas with lower capacity allowing the
total transmit power to be divided among the multiple spatial paths (or modes), which
subsequently driving the link capacity closer to the linear regime for each mode, thus increasing
the aggregate spectral efficiency.
The theory is supported by the Shanon’s Law, which indicates that the link capacity can
grow linearly with the number of antennas used [5]. Mutual coupling is a phenomenon in which
the electromagnetic of the antenna interacts with each other in the array. This reduces the
antenna performance in MIMO system. The spacing creates the magnetic walls that protect
each individual antenna’s radiation from interfering with the neighbouring antenna in the MIMO
system [6-7]. The other factor that contributes to the mutual coupling is the geometry of array
and antenna element, position of antenna element in the array and the frequency used by the
antenna [8]. The mutual coupling can also be reduced by decreasing the antenna substrate
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For point-to-point communication, the suitable mutual coupling S21 must be lower than -
20 dB. By manipulating the antenna polarization, the parametric study for the antenna spacing
is conducted. The return loss of the antenna is the power reflected back from the antenna,
which expressed in terms of S11 (Sii, i = 1, 2, 3...). The antenna with significant return loss
occurs when the antenna input voltage is not properly match with the antenna voltage. As a
result, the voltage in the transmission line is doubled by the voltage standing wave [1]. The over
voltage supplied causes the received signal to be partially deflected. Thus, the received power
by the antenna is lower than the actual power that should be reached by the receiver.
In this paper, the effect of the polarization in the V-shaped microstrip patch antenna in
compact MIMO antenna is discussed. The antenna S-parameter mutual coupling (S21), antenna
return loss (S11), antenna gain and antenna radiation pattern are analyzed based on the
parametric study. The V-shaped patch antenna is introduced in order to achieve low mutual
coupling between antennas. Parametric study has been done by varying the gap between
antennas. The optimum results are used to design a MIMO antenna array.
2. Antenna Analysis
In order to understand on the MIMO antenna array design, parametric study on the
mutual coupling between the two single patch antennas is investigated. The transmission
coefficient which represents the mutual coupling performance is discussed. The mutual coupling
is the effect that exists due to the electromagnetic interference between the adjacent antenna
elements. For the antenna polarization, the antenna is slanted at 45 degree inward or outward
from one another.
In the MIMO design, the placement of the antenna from each other affects the antenna
mutual coupling. To minimize the mutual coupling effect, the antenna spacing need to be
calculated before the feeder network can be inserted. The calculation is done based on the
following formula in equation 1.0 where the coupling between two antennas is is the
power delivered to the load of the un-excited antenna and is the power delivered (or
radiated) by the excited antenna. From the return loss, the antenna S-parameter of S21 can be
calculated using the formula in equation 2.0 where S11 is the antenna return loss.
(1)
(2)
As the S21 value cannot be determined accurately using the mathematical formula,
parametric study method is used to analyze the effect of the antenna distance and the antenna
mutual coupling. The Mircostrip patch antenna is chosen for the antenna design as it offers
directional pattern, low profile and cost effective. FR4 with permittivity of 4.5, thickness of 1.6
mm and tangential loss of 0.0019 is chosen for the antenna substrate. The antenna width is
represented by a = 38 mm and the length is represented by b = 30 mm. Antenna inset feed is
represented by c = 11 mm with a width of 1 mm. The inset feed of the antenna is varied
accordingly for proper input matching. The antenna matching is represented by return loss
value. The antenna gap is represented by d with its value being study parameterically. The
antenna parametric study was done by varying the antenna gap, d to study the antenna mutual
coupling effects.
Computer Simulation Technology (CST) software is used to simulate the antenna
design. In the parametric study analysis, single element antenna is designed and simulated with
an operating frequency of 2.45 GHz. Two single patch antennas is placed side by side with 45
degree slanted outward as shown in Figure 1. The results of parametric study is tabulated in
Table 1 based on varying the gap, d between the antenna elements.](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)