An investigation of reduced size planer fed microstrip patch antennas

Elsdon, Michael (2005) An investigation of reduced size planer fed microstrip patch antennas. Doctoral thesis, Northumbria University.

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Abstract

The primary goal of this research work is to investigate the use of slot loading in reduced size planar fed microstrip patch antennas and develop new antenna structures based on this technique. At present, little theoretical investigation or design methodology exists to support the design of compact structures and research in this field is largely empirical. Moreover, little work exists on the use of planar fed designs. This necessitates a primary requirement to firstly address this knowledge gap. To facilitate this, a mathematical modelling technique that can be applied to such structures is developed. This is based upon the segmentation and Green's function approach. Using this model, the performance of slot loaded structures in terms of circuit characteristics including resonant frequency, input impedance, and Q factor is determined. Using this knowledge, a design procedure is established and subsequently used to provide a framework for the design of novel slot loaded antennas for specific applications. Several new slot loaded patch antenna configurations are designed that produce size reduction whilst allowing the use of a planar feed. The validity of the designs are confirmed through the use of commercial full-wave modelling software package Ensemble. Three linear polarised antennas are presented which are shown to achieve size reduction of 12, 40 and 55% respectively. Several compact circular polarised antenna structures are successfully implemented producing size reduction of up to 43%. A novel design for a reduced size antenna with a dual frequency response is also presented with a tuneable frequency ratio of between 1.03 — 2.0. Prototypes of the aforementioned antennas are fabricated and tested, and practical results are shown.

Item Type: Thesis (Doctoral)
Subjects: H600 Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Department: Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering
University Services > Graduate School > Doctor of Philosophy
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Depositing User: EPrint Services
Date Deposited: 19 Apr 2010 09:37
Last Modified: 17 Dec 2023 11:33
URI: https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/1183

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