Microstrip patch antenna array design to improve better. In the 1st trial i designed a microstrip patch antenna in this for feeding point. A dual band antenna and a microstrip fed patch antenna, used in the communication lab. Ansys hfss is a 3d electromagnetic em simulation software for designing and simulating highfrequency electronic products such as antennas, antenna arrays,antenna based mini projects using hfss rf or microwave components, highspeed interconnects, filters, connectors, ic packages and printed circuit boards. This technological trend has focused much effort on the basic concepts. First the model of the microstrip patch antenna has to be drawn in hfss. This video demonstrates how to create the geometry of the dipole antenna. The example will illustrate both the simplicity and power of hfss through construction and simulation of this antenna structure. In each dipole, the left half is printed on the top substrate layer and fed by a microstrip line, while the right half is printed on the bottom layer and connected to. A triangular patch antenna for uhf band with microstrip. Rectaangular microstrip patch antenna for wireless. Alwa ys create a persona l folder to store all hfss p rojects.
Hfss is high frequency structure simulator it is high performance full wave electromagnetic field simulator 3d volumetric passive device modelling that takes advantages of familiar microsoft windows graphical user interface. Software used to design microstrip patch antenna hfss is commercial finite element method solver for electromagnetic structures from ansys corp. Results which we obtain by making use of hfss software are better. Design and simulation of microstrip phase array antenna. A new dualband microstrip antenna with ushaped slot in this paper, we present a new dual band planar antenna. Multislot microstrip antenna design in ultra wide band. The proposed antenna consists of a microstrip patch with a ushaped slot that is fed by a broadband electromagnetic coupling probe, known as lprobe. A proposed microstrip dipole antenna with tapered arm has been simulated with hfss. Pdf microstrip dipole antenna for wlan application researchgate. Comb like hexaband microstrip antenna for s, c and x band applications free download abstract in this paper a comb like microstrip patch antenna structure is proposed. I want to implement a dipole antenna which operates at 1800mhz to use it to check. The simulation of the microstrip patch antenna for the two feeding techniques is performed on hfss software. Radiation characteristics of the antenna and different methods for control. In this tutorial, a dipole antenna will be constructed and analyzed using the hfss simulation software by ansoft.
Hfss microstrip antenna design stripline feeding youtube. Depending on the scale of the problem and results desired, you can select from a range of solver technologies and hpc enhancements available as addons. Antenna projects using hfss electronics electrical projects. The following image shows a microstrip or patch antenna. Specifically,two folded feed lines are placed between the radiator patch and the feed point. This is a rectangular slot microstrippatch antenna design tutorial using hfss software. Microstrip patch antenna consists of a radiating patch on one side of a dielectric substrate fr4 that has a ground plane cu on the other side as shown in fig. Moreover, the input impedance of the antenna can be controlled in ads software. Design of highly efficient dipole antenna using hfss. Hfsss microstrip patch antenna design part1basics of antenna design using hfss software. Antennas you can rely on ansys hfss for accurate results regarding the performance of your antennas, both as components and when integrated into an operating environment. The software used to model and simulate the microstrip patch antenna is hfss.
This paper describes numerical simulation, fabrication and experimental measurement of microstrip dipole antenna at 2. It consists of rectangular substrate and the metal trace layer as shown in fig. Antenna design antenna modeling software ansys hfss. Antenna structure the geometry of microstrip fed patch antenna for rfid applications is shown in figure 1. Introduction in this tutorial, a dipole antenna will be constructed and analyzed using the hfss simulation software by ansoft. Click the project fil e and select insert insert hfss design from the men u.
The microstrip edge feeding and inset feeding are compared on the basis of the radiation pattern, vswr, 3dgain, 2dgain, directivity, realized gain and sparameter. Draw a square patch first, then use the draw line icon and draw three lines starting from a side of a square which forms a triangle. Determining input impedance of patch antenna in hfss. This antenna is designed on fr4 substrate with thickness h of 1. The metamaterial array is embedded inside the substrate of rectangular microstrip patch antenna. The simulation results for all microstrip dipole antennas with different ground plane are discussed in term of bandwidth response and input return loss. Antenna based projects antenna based projects for ece. Follow the installation guide to install the software on your pc. Students registered in ece451 can get free access to ansys hf package from the university of illinois software webstore.
Design and performance evaluation of microstrip antenna. Microstrip patch antenna simulation setup for microstrip fed patch antenna. This slide describes design and simulation about the micro strip patch antenna using hfss software. Microstrip antenna with aperture reflector and cshaped. I have a problem in designing pifa, i dont know how to feed the antenna in hfss.
Part i covers basic antenna theory including gain, directivity, dipole, monopole, and arrays. This book, being tutorial in nature, is primarily intended for students working in the field of antenna analysis and design. The comparison of feeding techniques shows that the rectangular. The simulation results with hfss software prove that the. Basic understanding of the antenna we will model one of the most basic antennas so that we can simulate a load, and design a matching network. This thesis focuses on the aperture coupled patch antenna due to the lack of fabrication and tuning documentation for the design.
A microstrip antenna consists of conducting patch on a ground plane separated by dielectric substrate. Introduction in recent years there is a need for more compact antennas due to rapid decrease in size of personal communication devices. What is the best software used for antenna design and simulation. How to design a 1800 mhz dipole antenna using hfss. Introduction in this tutorial, a dipole antenna will be. Note that a quarterwave length transformer was used to match the patch to a 50 ohm feed line. It is one of the several commercial tools used for antenna design. The resulting plots for z11 in hfss will show us the correct input impedance of patch antenna. A novel fractal patterned iris loaded cross dipole slot antenna along broad wall of rectangular waveguide at x band is designed. Upon incorporation, directivity increases by 24% and.
Ansoft hfss high frequency structure simulator is an integrated fullwave electromagnetic simulation and optimization package for analysis and design of 3dimensional microstrip antennas and high frequency printed circuits and digital circuits such as microwave and millimeterwave integrated circuits mmics and high speed printed circuit boards pcbs. The important parameter in the design of an microstrip antenna is its effective refractive index. Their low profile design, often square or rectangular, allows them to be mounted to flat surfaces. So we go for effective refractive index and it is calculated as, for 1, hfss as a propriety software. This concept was undeveloped until the revolution in electronic circuit miniaturization and. Design of microstrip patch antenna the ieee maker project. Design of coaxfed eshaped microstrip patch antenna with.
Microstrip antennae are very simple in construction using a conventional microstrip fabrication technique. When the antenna is excited, the waves generated within the dielectric undergo reflections and the energyis radiated from the edges of the metal patch,which is very low. A patch antenna also known as a rectangular microstrip antenna is. Keywordsmicrostrip patch antenna, frequency, gain, beamwidth,hfss,wireless communication. Microstrip patch antenna has a ground plane on the one 1. The objective of this book is to introduce students and interested researchers to antenna design and analysis using the popular commercial electromagnetic software feko. Micro strip slot antenna becomes very popular day by. It can be assumed that this impedance has only been presented for irregular microstrip lines. A novel hexagonal microstrip antenna for uwb applications.
It also covers new features in ansys hfss for antenna analysis. Design and analysis of micro strip antenna using hfss software. The simulation results for all microstrip dipole antennas with different ground plane are discussed in term of bandwidth response. The two antennas adopt ordinary fr4 material as a dielectric substrate, with the advantages of low cost and small size.
Reconfigurable microstrip doubledipole antennas for. Additional benefits of patch antennas is that they are easily fabricated making them cost effective. Starting hfss follow instructions from the hfss stripline laboratorytutorial for any pop ups that may occur. Design of miniaturized dualband microstrip antenna for. Index terms coaxial probe feed, e shaped microstrip patch antenna, hfsssoftware, triple frequency bands. Antenna is designed for a resonating frequency of 5. Simulate and analyze a rectangular patch antenna using ansys hfss, including return loss and 3d radiation fields. In this paper, a microstrip fed slot antenna array for application in the.
In the modern days the development in communication systems engineering requires the development of low profile antennas that are capable of maintaining high performance over a wide spectrum of frequencies. Apply ansys hfss software to solve the challenges of antenna design, antenna placement and antenna cosite. In this antenna design, agilents ads software using momentum simulation is employed to analyze the entire structure. Aperture coupled microstrip antenna design and analysis a linearlypolarized aperture coupled patch antenna design is characterized and optimized using hfss antenna simulation software. Here, microstrip line is used to provide feeding to the proposed antenna.
The sub miniature version a sma connector that contains 50. By using iteration the bandwidth of antenna get increased. For the designing of mathematical calculations are used to calculate the dimensions of rectangular microstrip patch antenna 3. Due to the nature of this design we will use driven modal as the solution type. Ansys hfss is an industry standard tool for simulating 3d fullwave electromagnetic fields. As an example, the real and imaginary parts of zin z11 have been shown in the figure below. Hfss stands for high frequency structural simulator. Microstrip patch antennas or simply patch antenna are increasingly useful because the antenna is printed directly onto a circuit board. Repeat the triangle for all the remaining three sides. The second group focused on the design and simulation of patch antennas which are widely used in cell phones today with an emphasis on optimization of a 1. The gain of these antennas is between the ranges between 8dbi to 20dbi. Investigating em dipole radiating element for dual. In ieee paper said a 50 ohmi coaxial line is used to feed the antenna. Design and analysis of slot antenna parameters using hfss.
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