This multipart tutorial explores the radiation properties of rectangular microstrip antennasspecifically, the radiation method, coupling of the feed structure to the microstrip radiating element or elements in the case of array structures, and the simple transmissionline model utilized for design and performance estimates. Ec 4th year shivanshu awasthi ec 4th year sarvesh kumar nishad ec 4th year. The proposed antenna was measured and compared with the simulation. Antenna design procedure we are going to design rectangular microstrip patch antenna with and without slots on fr4 dielectric substrate. Analysis and design of rectangular microstrip patch antenna.
This paper describes antenna design and simulation with ansys hfss, the industry leading. The antenna design exhibits a very wide operating bandwidth of 7. Introduction in this tutorial, a dipole antenna will be constructed and analyzed using the hfss simulation software by ansoft. But, i personally think it would be better for one to go through the hfss guide. Pdf design and analysis of microstrip patch antenna for. Patch antenna layout showing substrate and patch trace. A study of srr based microstrip antenna and their equivalent circuits have been carried out. Sep 01, 2016 design the three essential parameters for the design of a rectangular microstrip patch antenna frequency of operation fo3. A rectangular patch design equations are introduced and validated by well simulated results. Tools options hfss options general tab check use wizards for data input when creating new boundaries check duplicate boundariesmesh operations with geometry click ok. Microstrip patch antenna design santa clara university.
Dec 19, 2017 there is a pretty number of books available on amazon for hfss. 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. Design of a rectangular microstrip patch antenna using inset. This application brief describes antenna design using ansys hfss, the industry leading 3d electromagnetic em simulation tool for high frequency and high speed electronic components. Over 70 antenna projects, along with design dimensions, design flows and antenna performance results are discussed, including antennas for. 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 parameters evaluated were gain, beamwidth and return loss. Hfss ansys hfss is a 3d electromagnetic em simulation software for designing and simulating highfrequency electronic products such as antennas, antenna arrays, rf or microwave components, highspeed interconnects, filters, connectors, ic packages and printed circuit boards.
It is named hfss design or hfssie design by default, where n is the order in which the design was added to the project. Rectangular microstrip patch antenna, return loss, vswr, bandwidth, high frequency structure simulator hfss v 11, wireless communication. A 28ghz uslot microstrip patch antenna for 5g applications. In this paper, a rectangular microstrip patch antenna is designed using hfss software. Name is the property name and value is the corresponding value. Operational parameters and principles have been established. This comprehensive resource presents antenna fundamentals balanced with the design of printed antennas.
A brief tutorial on microstrip antennas part 2 microwaves. The basic structure of the microstrip patch antenna is shown in figure 1. To miniaturize the antennae further a metamaterial based approach has been incorporated. Hfsss microstrip patch antenna design part1basics of. A simple microstrip transmission line is design here. It is one of several commercial tools used for antenna design, and the design of complex rf electronic circuit elements including filters, transmission lines, and packaging. The antenna designed on a substrate of dimension 59 mm 79 mm. Increasing microstrip patch antenna bandwidth by inserting. The acronym stands for high frequency structure simulator hfss. Gain limitation in microstrip antenna arrays due to losses in the feed network. To summarize the rectangular microstrip antenna tutorial content at this point. The objective of this tutorial is to simulate a microstrip patch antenna resonating at a frequency of 7. The rectangular micro strip patch antenna is analyzed using high frequency structure simulator hfss v 11.
Design of a rectangular microstrip patch antenna using. Resonant frequency of the antenna10ghz relative permittivity of the substrate 2. Simulate and analyze a rectangular patch antenna using ansys hfss. Analysis and design of circular microstrip patch antenna at 5. The routed traces at the top form a microstrip with the power plane, while the traces at the bottom form a microstrip with the ground plane. Antenna projects using hfss electronics electrical projects. Online microstrip patch antenna calculator added in the tutorials\tools section. Pdf high frequency structure simulator hfss tutorial. What is the best book for getting started with the hfss. Creating the microstrip repeat the previous steps to create 7 more variables with the following values. Microstrip patch antenna parameters and experimental setup simulation, fabrication and measurement 60 2. A good guideline to determine when the transmission line approach is necessary for logic signals.
The designed antenna has a resonating frequency of 2. Analysis and design of rectangular microstrip patch. Gain limitation in microstrip antenna arrays due to losses in the feed network are presented by j. From simulation to realization added in the tutorials\tools section. Antenna arrays will be examined later in the series. Picking up from where part 1 left off, this article explores the singleelement, rectangular microstrip antenna.
May 04, 2017 hfsss microstrip patch antenna design part1basics of antenna design using hfss software. First the model of the microstrip patch antenna has to be drawn in hfss. In this chapter we present several applications of microstrip antennas. Calculate the lengths and widths necessary for the patch antenna using the theory from class these are approximate numbers and will be modified later use ansoft designer to calculate the length and width of the 100ohm feedline to the patch. This video tutorial shows how to design a microstrip patch antenna in hfss software. Introduction microstrip patch antennas are useful for wireless communication, especially in the applications for wifi. Input impedance 100 resonant frequency of the antenna10ghz. The 3d modeler window appears to the right of the project manager. Design and analyze a quarterwave monopole antenna operating at 400 mhz. Ansoft designer planar em simulation of a microstrip transmission line added in the tutorials\tools section. Pdf simulation od microstrip antenna using hfss researchgate.
Introduction microstrip patch antennas have drawn the. Insert hfss design the icon below represents the insert hfss design ihd option. It highlights several antenna related applications with emphasis on antennas on or around other structures. Design and analysis of micro strip antenna using hfss software. Hfss is a commercial finite element method solver for electromagnetic structures from ansys. Hfss, feed point location, microstrip patch antenna, simulation, return lo ss. Click the project file and select insert insert hfss design from the menu.
Note that a quarterwave length transformer was used to match the patch to a 50 ohm feed line. It consists of area of metallization supported above a ground plane by a thin dielectric substrate and fed against the ground at an appropriate location. There is a pretty number of books available on amazon for hfss. Ansys hfss is the industry leading 3d electromagnetic em simulation tool for high frequency and high speed electronic components including antenna design and placement. Plot the radiation pattern for a fullwave dipole antenna using mathcad. Microstrip patch antenna array design to improve better. Microstrip patch antennas are widely used because of their several advantages such as light weight, low volume, small size and low fabrication cost.
Design and fabrication of microstrip patch antenna at 2. Ansoft hfss high frequency structure simulator software version 15. The len gth, l, of the substrate can be approximated by. Rectaangular microstrip patch antenna for wireless. This tutorial is to provide future students a way to design and simulate their microstrip patch antennas on hfss for their senior design project. Pdf on jan 1, 2004, hussain alrizzo and others published simulation od microstrip. Em talk store added find discount microwave engineering components and devices. Proposed rectangular microstrip patch antenna using hfss software. The microstrip line model method is used and been simulated by using hfss software. The dimensions of antenna can be found in the hfss simulation file. Simulated hfss model of a 10ghz microstrip antenna 1. Antenna design and interface dynamics for cellular handsets. This workshop is intended to show how to simulate and analyze a microstrip patch antenna using ansys hfss. Ansys hfss tutorial simulate and analyze an example of microstrip line drew handler, jerry yang october 20, 2014.
The resonant input resistance at the edge of the microstrip conductor is generally greater than the feedline characteristic impedance and requires an. Microstrip patch antenna using hfss linkedin slideshare. Much has been written about terminating pcb traces in their characteristic impedance, to avoid signal reflections. A microstrip antenna consists of conducting patch on a ground plane separated by dielectric substrate. A brief tutorial on microstrip antennas part 1 microwaves. Design and analysis of microsrtip square patch antenna under the kind guidance of. Values of different parameters which we used in antenna design are shown be. Radiation patterns of a 10ghz patch antenna in hfss. Thus in this tutorial, a dipole antenna will be constructed and analyzed using the hfss simulator.
Mar 07, 2016 hfss microstrip patch antenna analysis and design 1. The fundamentals of patch antenna design and performance. The return loss and the various gain plots have been studied along with the radiation patterns. Printed dipole antenna using ansoft designer added in the. This paper shows the design considerations of the proposed antenna as well as the simulated results of the same. Note inclusion of ihd modifies the project and hence the asterisk appears on projectn. Adaptive refinement on patch antenna and the process flow. Ijiset international journal of innovative science. The objective of this tutorial is to simulate a microstrip patch antenna. Pdf practical microstrip and printed antenna design book. However, it may not be clear when transmission line techniques are appropriate. Ansoft high frequency structure simulator tutorial the dipole antenna april 2004. Antenna design the tapered microstrip fed antenna is designed for multi resonant frequencies at 2. Ec 4th year shivanshu awasthi ec 4th year sarvesh kumar nishad ec 4th year novman asif ec 4th year.
Apple claims iphone 4 has novel antenna design added. Antenna design on hfss software electrical engineering. For australian and new zealand students, tutorials located here. P, india abstract here we made an attempt to maximize the gain of microstrip patch antenna. The example will illustrate both the simplicity and power of. Basic patch antenna design although there are many variations on patch antenna design, the basic configuration is shown in figure 1, where l is then length relative to the feedpoint and w is the width. Resonant frequency of the antenna 10ghz relative permittivity of the substrate 2. Mavridis research, the miniaturized meander microstrip patch antenna was designed. The design of mm wave microstrip antenna arrays with high efficiency is presented in this chapter. Fig 6 design of single patch antenna in hfss simulation results the 2x2 patch array antenna is simulated using ansoft hfss.
Jun 27, 2019 hfss tutorial dipole antenna download as pdf file. The design was chosen from 625 simulations obtained by performing a parametric sweep of the length of the antenna surface, the position of the feed line, the position of the tuning arm, and the value of the tuning. A dual band antenna and a microstrip fed patch antenna, used in the communication lab. A comparative analysis of different conventional and metamaterial based. This concept was undeveloped until the revolution in electronic circuit miniaturization and. Electrical engineering, electronics, engineering, matlab and mathematica, verilog vhdl see more. In this example, the signal traces of both outer layers are readily accessible for measurement and.
You can specify several namevalue pair arguments in any order as name1, value1. Planar antennas, such as microstrip and printed antennas have the attractive. It consists of rectangular substrate and the metal trace layer as shown in fig. The resonant frequency must be selected approximately.
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