Ee2405a abstract a design of a microstrip rectangular patch antenna is presented in this paper. Design a microstrip patch antenna with rectangular shape using cst software. If the antenna had a 100% radiation efficiency, all directivity would be converted to gain. It consists of a flat rectangular sheet or patch of metal, mounted over a larger sheet of metal called a ground plane. This paper presents the design of a rectangular microstrip patch antenna to operate at. In general microstrip patch antennas are also known as printed antennas. Design and simulation microstrip patch antenna using cst microwave studio. Patch antenna design using microwave studio 1 what is cst. Click here to go to our page on circular patch antennas new for september 2018. Confirm environment air 6 lisbon, it, 22 march 2010 ieee communications society portugal chapter. This is the second part of the inset fed patch antenna design tutorial using cst microwave studio. The patch antenna is a good place to start for antenna fundamentals with more coming. Patch antenna design tutorial with cst microwave electronic2017.
Simple dipole antenna to understand the function of the antenna we consider the antenna to be enclosed by a surface volume and radiate in homogenous space free space. John herrmann, zach dyals, and angel arcia abstract the objective of this report is to document the design, analysis, fabrication, and measurement of a directional antenna with a 50. Readers can visit the first part or the third part below1st part patch antenna design with cst microwave calculation of dimensions 3rd part inset fed patch antenna simulation and result. Analysis of return loss plot of simulated microstrip patch antenna. Design and simulation of microstrip phase array antenna using ads.
Multiple patch antennas on the same substrate see image called microstrip antennas, can be used to make high gain array antennas, and phased arrays in which the beam can be electronically steered. In the test adam used the mix4all and an rtlsdr, and tested reception of inmarsat. Anyone with zero knowledge of cst can learn antenna design after watching this tutorial series from the beginning to end. Microstrip patch antenna design linkedin slideshare. Comparing a gps patch vs a diy patch antenna on lband. Microstrip patch antenna is used in mobile handset due to simple look, lower cost, small size and light in weight. Jun 01, 2015 design and simulation microstrip patch antenna using cst microwave studio 1. The center frequency will be approximately given by.
How to design horn antenna in cst full tutorial duration. Analysis and design of ismband patch antenna array by. An intuitive tutorial of antennas and antenna theory. In this section, well discuss the microstrip antenna, which is also commonly referred to as the patch antenna. If you want to derive the patch edge impedance on higherorder modes, then you must choose a waveguide port with respect to the size of it, mentioned in csts help. The basics of patch antennas, updated orban microwave. If the ratio lw is close to unity, the radiation pattern will be symmetric but may not provide a resonable input impedance. The above equation says that the microstrip antenna should have a length equal to one half of a wavelength within the dielectric substrate medium. It is selfexplanatory and provides stepbystep procedure to model. Readers can visit the first part and second part of the tutorial from the link below1st part patch antenna design with cst microwave calculation of. This is a tutorial series on microstrip patch antenna design with inset feed in cst microwave. In this tutorial the designed patch antenna will be simulated to verify its working. Design and analysis of rectangular microstrip patch antenna using. Design of microstrip antenna in cst microwave studio.
The width of the microstrip patch antenna is given in equation 1. Fast patch ibcrazys easy diy patch antenna rc groups. This polarization can be either vertical or horizontal depending on the orientation of the patch. Inputting the parameter obtained into the cst microwave studio, draw the. Introduction to antenna and nearfield simulation in cst. A variant of the patch antenna commonly used in mobile phones is the shorted patch antenna, or planar invertedf antenna pifa.
The antenna is attractive due to its lowprofile conformal design, relatively low cost and very narrow bandwidth. After starting cst design environment, choose to create a new. A patch antenna is a type of radio antenna with a low profile, which can be mounted on a flat surface. This video shows how to design a wideband patch antenna or monopole antenna in cst from the scratch including simulation results s11. Alternate feed methods a common variation in patch antenna design is the location and routing of the feed, to obtain a desired feedpoint impedance, to control the polarization, or for convenient layout. Finally, it covers the basics and advanced stepbystep antenna design. A microstrip or patch antenna is a lowprofile antenna that has a number of advantages over other antennas. Microstrip patch antennas or simply patch antenna are increasingly useful because the antenna is printed directly onto a circuit board. Tutorial 7 rectangular patch antenna using cst youtube. Cst beginners tutorial for microwave antenna design duration. Calculation of the dimension of the patch antenna, substrate, ground plane, effective dielectric constant, impedance etc. With this free edition, you have access to our powerful visualization engine and some of the most advanced solvers of cst studio suite with some restrictions related to the student edition.
Design and simulation microstrip patch antenna using cst microwave studio 1. Ill use the terms microstrip antenna and patch antenna interchangeably. Analysis and design of ism band patch antenna array. Typical half wave patches have efficiencies well above 90%.
I will discuss the basic principals governing the patch and how it works as well as how to adjust and tune it to meet your specific needs. Resonant frequency of the antenna10ghz relative permittivity of the substrate 2. Design of a rectangular microstrip patch antenna using. The patch is generally made up of a conducting material such as copper or gold and can take any possible shape like rectangular, circular, triangular, elliptical or some other common shape. Optimization of sparameters of microstrip patch antenna in cst. The optimizer tries to minimize the sparameter data. Electromagnetic theory, cst microwave studio, microstrip patchantenna, stacked patches, sband. I need to find the minimum level that the s1,1 db can be reached, but when i use the minoperator in the optimizer,it means. The directivity of a patch can be estimated quite easily. In this part of the tutorial, we will use the dimension calculated in the first part to design the patch antenna in cst microwave studio. Microstrip square patch antenna using cst by shamsur rahman. The return loss and the various gain plots have been studied along with the radiation patterns.
The aforementioned antenna is designed to operate in the 5. Generally, patch antenna has a shape of rectangle, and it can be feed with copper cable. This method employs ground plane between two substrates. Microstrip square patch antenna using cst by shamsur.
Design and simulation microstrip patch antenna using cst. The gps patch antenna was salvaged from an old gps receiver and the patch antenna is the one discussed in this previous post. The goal is to present a comprehensive tutorial on. But illustrates sizes and importance of good antenna design why microstrip antennas.
Their low profile design, often square or rectangular, allows them to be mounted to flat surfaces. This antenna does not take any much extra size and can be etched on the same mobile pcb itself. Design of a rectangular patch antenna using computer simulation technology cst nik nurul azuin bt nik abdul rahman, id no 2010702499, group. For wideband patch antenna design on new cst 2017 version, please watch this. The microstrip patch antenna calculator determines the length l and width w of a rectangular microstrip patch antenna for a given resonant frequency or vice versa.
Design, simulation, and optimization of an irregularly. The design and simulation of patch antennas is widely used in mobile cellular phones today, and our emphasis in this work is on optimization of a 2. Deschamps in 1953, but didnt become practical until the 1970s when it was developed further by researchers such as robert e. Unnecessarily complicated math is avoided throughout.
A comparative analysis of a circularly polarized microstrip. How can one design bottom feed microstrip antenna using cst. Microstrip patch antenna calculator patch antenna formula. Following equations or formula are used for this microstrip patch antenna calculator. In the 5th tutorial, we will learn how to design a coaxfed patch antenna with great ease in the keysight ads software. Microstrip square patch antenna using cst by shamsur rahman akash shamsur rahman akash. This is different from rc cams goof proof patch, which is also an excellent antenna. This video shows how to design a wideband patch antenna or monopole antenna in cst from the scratch including simulation results s11, radiation pattern, and surface current. The frequency of operation of the patch antenna of figure 1 is determined by the length l. The frequency range in which the antenna is planed to be be propagating, the size of the. Alternate feed methods a common variation in patch antenna design is the location and routing of the feed, to obtain a desired feedpoint impedance, to. The overall design steps for designing the patch antenna in cst microwave studio involves 1. Design of a rectangular patch antenna using computer.
Due to its planar configuration and ease of integration with microstrip technology, the microstrip patch antenna has been heavily studied and is often used as elements for an array. Antenna engineering, peter knott tutorial patch antenna design. Additional benefits of patch antennas is that they are easily fabricated making them cost effective. This is the third and final part of the inset fed patch antenna design tutorial using cst microwave studio. Resonant frequency of the antenna10ghz relative permittivity of the substrate. In this study an irregularly shaped microstrip patch antenna was designed, simulated, and optimized for airtoground communication atg applications. If you want to derive the patch edge impedance on higherorder modes, then you must choose a waveguide port with respect to the size of it, mentioned in cst s help.
A slot will be placed on the ground plane and feed line will be placed on lower substrate. Minimizing the sparameter data means that the optimizer tries to find a parameter setting where the. The cst studio suite student edition introduces you to the world of electromagnetic simulation, making maxwells equations easier to understand than ever. Sl t j ti cstmws initial setup select new project in cst mws. Design, simulation, and optimization of an irregularly shaped. This website is intended to be a source of knowledge for learning about and understanding antennas. Design and simulation microstrip patch antenna using cst microwave studio presentation pdf available march 2019 with 5,455 reads how we measure reads. Apr 01, 2020 it starts with the basics of cst and then moves onto elementary operations of cst geometry manipulations. Antenna designing using cst computer simulation technology this video explains the use of cst for rf application to design patch. Generally, patch antenna has a shape of rectangle, and it can be feed with copper cable or microstrip line in our case.
A patch antenna radiates power in certain directions and we say that the antenna has directivity usually expressed in dbi. It starts with the basics of cst and then moves onto elementary operations of cst geometry manipulations. I have attached a tutorial to design a probefed patch antenna using cst microwave studio. Microstrip patch antenna design santa clara university. In this tutorial i will be building a dynamic patch antenna. Design and analysis of microstrip patch antenna arrays. The antenna is designed by using following equation 1to 8.
The fundamentals of patch antenna design and performance. How to find impedance at edge of a microstrip patch in cst. In the drawing above, blue area is the substrate and brown area represents the top conducting layer which is half of the antenna. The rectangular patch antenna is analyzed, and what is learned here will be applied to understanding pifas planar invertedf antennas. In this part of the tutorial, we will use the dimension calculated in the first part to design the patch antenna in cst. Optimization of sparameters of microstrip patch antenna. This website is designed to present a comprehensive overview of antennas, from design, to measurement and theory. The microstrip patch antenna is used in a wide range of applications since it is easy to design and fabricate. Microstrip antenna design with cst my antenna simulations. There are few basic things that must be known before designing an antenna in general such as. A transmit antenna needs a receiving antenna with the same polarization for optimum operation. Inputting the parameter obtained into the cst microwave studio, draw the substrate, ground plane, patch antenna, gap between the.
On one video adam decided to use the mix4all to test the difference between a gps patch antenna and a home made air gap patch antenna. Tutorial on patch antenna design using cst docsity. The frequency range in which the antenna is planed to be be propagating, the size of the antenna, the material, the gain of the antenna and. In this project, we will use hfss or cst to build structures and simulate for different type of antennas, which are mushroom cell antenna, patch antenna. The process started with the design of a rectangular patch antenna with the traditional transmission line and cavity methods, followed by a simulation with the finitedifference timedomain method fdtd in conjunction with a genetic algorithm. The project here provides a detailed study of how to design a probefed square microstrip patch antenna using hfss, v11.
They are the original type of microstrip antenna described by howell in 1972. Design and simulation of microstrip phase array antenna. Analysis of micro strip patch antenna using coaxial feed. The direction of the maximum gain of the antenna is above the patch ie, in the direction of theta, while minor lobes are on. The following figure1 shows the gain pattern of the antenna in the farfield. Cst result of a rectangular patch with truncation for cp figure6.
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