Microstrip patch antennas or simply patch antenna are increasingly useful because the antenna is printed directly onto a circuit board. Simulate and analyze a rectangular patch antenna using ansys hfss, including return loss and 3d radiation fields. While designing a microstrip antenna in hfss, how much thickness of conducting patch and ground plane should we take for better results. A suitable dualband monopole is chosen to be analyzed in detail using the ansoft high frequency structure simulator hfss package. Scu center for analog design and research some good references antenna theory and microstrip antennas d. Design and analysis of micro strip antenna using hfss software. Sep 01, 2016 this slide describes design and simulation about the micro strip patch antenna using hfss software. Microstrip patch antenna array design to improve better. Pdf simulation od microstrip antenna using hfss researchgate. The patch antenna is a good place to start for antenna fundamentals with more coming. Step by step procedure explanation of antenna design using hfss software hfss basics. Dear all, i am fairly new in hfss and i really appreciate your help. I used hff now but i didnt get upon what calculations we need to give coordinates for patchgnd planefeed when we. 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.
The rectangular micro strip patch antenna is analyzed using high frequency structure simulator hfss v 11. I created a microstrip patch antenna with coax feed in hfss. Getting started with hfss v9 for antenna design october, 2003 this getting started training material is intended for new users of hfss. Introduction microstrip patch antennas have drawn the. The best feeding point from the geometry of microstrip patch antenna we can understand that to couple the maximum energy to it the feed is provided beneath the ground directly see fig. Microstrip patch antenna microstrip antennas are one of the most widely used type of antenna. The approach is based on solutions of the 3d maxwells. Oct 05, 2019 hfss tutorial 2 microstrip patch antenna with a cutting slot coaxial feed how to cut slot in patch. This paper describes the design and simulation by high frequency structure simulator hfss of a probefed planar invertedf antenna pifa for the ultra wide band uwb personal area networks. Antennas using patches as constitutive elements in an array are also possible. 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. Logperiodic microstrip patch antenna miniaturization using artificial magnetic conductor surfaces by ahmad t. Hfss tutorial 1 microstrip patch antenna with coaxial feeding by electronics engineering. The radiation pattern of microstrip or patch antenna is broad.
The dimensions and feed point location for proposed antenna have been optimized so as to get the best. Note that a quarterwave length transformer was used to match the patch to a 50 ohm feed line. Patch antenna design using hfss ozen engineering and ansys. Embedded element patterns of an array ansys student community. Microstrip antennae are very simple in construction using a conventional microstrip fabrication technique. Hfsstr and transient circuit simulation for hfss 3d hfss transient solver hfsstr transient circuit simulator, offering timedomain. The following are the advantages of micro strip antenna. Mar 07, 2016 analysis and design of microstrip square patch antenna using hfss simulation tool. Microstrip patch antenna design santa clara university. For australian and new zealand students, tutorials located here. I am fairly new in hfss and i really appreciate your help. The hfss getting started course also introduces high performance computing and parameterized sweeps and optimization in the hfss optimetrics package.
Based on an infinite array simulation aka unit cell, hfss allows to calculate the embedded element pattern with a desired resolution established on the masterslave boundary conditions. How to select the substrate thickness and dielectric constant. Deschamps in 1953, but didnt become practical until the 1970s when it was developed further by researchers such as robert e. It plays a very significant role in todays world of wireless communication systems. Design steps are given in details and results are presented in graphs obtained by a cad computer aided design tool which in this case is an electromagnetic simulation program. In this paper, a rectangular microstrip patch antenna is designed using hfss software. Probe feed patch antenna 2 probe feed patch antenna getting started click the microsoft start button, select all programsansoft hfss 12 hfss 12 or double click on the hfss 12 icon on the windows desktop adding a project and design to insert a design into an open project. The most common type of microstrip antenna is the patch antenna. Keywords microstrip patch antenna, frequency, gain, beamwidth, hfss,wireless communication.
Its the final year presentation at 75% of its full flow. Click here to go to our page on circular patch antennas new for september 2018. Microstrip antenna is one of the most popular types of printed antenna. Microstrip patch antenna array design to improve better gains. Design of microstrip patch antenna in hfss full hd youtube. This paper shows the design considerations of the proposed antenna as well as the simulated results of the same. This tutorial is to provide future students a way to design and simulate their microstrip patch antennas on hfss for their senior design project. It also has a wide angle of beam in its radiation pattern. Microstrip antennae are very simple in construction using a. Resonant frequency of the antenna10ghz relative permittivity of the substrate 2.
Post processing focuses on sparameter plots and field overlays on geometry. 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. Analysis and design of rectangular microstrip patch. While designing a microstrip antenna in hfss, how much.
The radiation pattern of microstrip or patch antenna is. The radiation pattern of a microstrip or patch antenna is shown above. Probe feed patch antenna2 probe feed patch antenna getting started click the microsoft start button, select all programsansofthfss 12hfss 12 or double click on the hfss 12 icon on the windows desktop adding a project and design to insert a design into an open project. Microstrip line calculator analyze or synthesize a microstrip line based on substrate parameters and frequency.
In the 1st trial i designed a microstrip patch antenna in this for feeding point. Application to patch antennas a fractal microstrip patch antenna is designed as the reference antenna, which is on a classical ground plane, as shown in figure 5a. Techniques for analyzing antenna lattice structures. The focus of the course is rf and microwave, including filter, microstrip and waveguide structures. Design and simulation of planar monopole antenna for uwb. Simulate and analyze a rectangular patch antenna using ansys hfss. These packages aid in the circuit layout design of arrays and also compute the antenna input impedance, radiation patterns, antenna efficiencies etc. This video covers the implementation of a 10 ghz rectangular patch antenna, with an inset feed in ansys hfss. Fang microstrip antenna design handbook garg et al title says it all, but a few inaccuracies have been found.
The objective of the project is to design and simulate the planar monopole antenna for uwb applications. Patch and ground plane design of microstrip antennas by. Antenna theory tutorial this tutorial is meant to provide the readers a detailed description of the antennas used in communication systems. For example, a microstrip patch antenna can be modeled on a square unit cell that lies on the xy plane with a resolution of 5 degrees i. Analysis and design of rectangular microstrip patch antenna using hfss p. Patch antennas the fundamentals of patch antenna design and performance by gary breed editorial director m icrostrip patch antennas also just called patch antennas are among the most common antenna types in use today, particularly in the popular frequency range of 1 to 6 ghz.
This type of antenna had its first intense development in the. The fundamentals of patch antenna design and performance. Design and simulation by hfss of a slim uwb pifa antenna. The antenna is attractive due to its lowprofile conformal design, relatively low cost and very narrow bandwidth. Additional benefits of patch antennas is that they are easily fabricated making them cost effective. Logperiodic microstrip patch antenna miniaturization using. The objective of this tutorial is to simulate a microstrip patch antenna resonating at a. The results obtain that microstrip patch antenna can be used as client antenna in computer and workable antenna for wireless fidelity. It consists of rectangular substrate and the metal trace layer as shown in fig.
Hfss tutorials for designing a patch antenna hai, im new to ansoft. The hfss package is introduced and tested on a basic rectangular patch antenna to confirm well known results in the theory and literature. This unit will give the basic picture regarding microstrip antenna configurations, methods of analysis and some feeding techniques. Abstract a small microstrip patch antenna is introduced. Design and fabrication of microstrip patch antenna. Solvable in ansoft designer planarem mom simulation. A patch antenna is a narrowband, widebeam antenna fabricated by etching the antenna element pattern in metal trace bonded to an insulating dielectric substrate, such as a printed circuit board, with a continuous metal layer bonded to the opposite side. Logperiodic microstrip patch antenna miniaturization. To have a greater directivity, an array can be formed by using these patch antennas. 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. Rectaangular microstrip patch antenna for wireless. Microstrip patch antenna design and simulation vengalam mahendra reg no. Design of microstrip patch antenna figure 1 and 2 show the front view geometry and the structure designed on hfss software of proposed microstrip line fed patch antenna with single band for wlan application.
Input impedance 100 resonant frequency of the antenna10ghz. Keywordsmicrostrip patch antenna, frequency, gain, beamwidth,hfss,wireless communication. The following image shows a microstrip or patch antenna. Aim the aim of the thesis is to design and fabricate an insetfed rectangular microstrip patch antenna and study the effect of antenna dimensions length l, width w and substrate parameters relative dielectric. Figure 2 the proposed design of patch antenna in hfss figure 3 the. Microstrip patch antenna has a ground plane on the one 1. Siddaiah procedia computer science 85 2016 401 a 409 fig. The slim antenna presents a height of 2 mm and a bandwidth of more than 766 mhz. The designed antenna has a resonating frequency of 2. Techniques for analyzing antenna lattice structures richard remski, matt commens, and john silvestro. How to calculate efiled data with respect to cartesian. Hfss tutorial 2 microstrip patch antenna with a cutting slot coaxial feed how to cut slot in.
Ansys hfss is the industry leading 3d electromagnetic em simulation tool for high frequency and high speed electronic components including antenna design and placement. The fractal patch is printed on a dielectric substrate with a relative permittivity of 2. It has low radiation power and narrow frequency bandwidth. The microstrip patch antenna is used in a wide range of applications since it is easy to design and fabricate. Microstrip antenna, rectangular patch antenna, hfss 14. W p x y b x b y l p l f w f b t dx substrate x z dz air r2.
The dimensions of antenna can be found in the hfss simulation file. Their low profile design, often square or rectangular, allows them to be mounted to flat surfaces. I have gone through some online tutorials but i have few queries. Resonant frequency of the antenna 10ghz relative permittivity of the substrate 2.
Does anyone have an idea about the wave port or lumped. This video tutorial shows how to design a microstrip patch antenna in hfss software. This rectangular microstrip patch antenna is designed for wireless communication application that works at 2. Microstrip patch antenna calculator calculate dimensions and edge impedance for desired resonant frequency.
The base of the proposed antenna is a diamondshaped patch dsp that covers the ultra wide band uwb 3. In hfss gives the three dimension and bending technigues is very easy compared to the other. Almutawa a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of science in electrical engineering department of electrical engineering college of engineering university of south florida. Ansys hfss is the industry leading 3d electromagnetic em simulation tool for high frequency and high speed. Assume patch is in xy plane and z is perpendicular to the patch. The objective is to provide a very thorough introduction to hfss as applied to antenna design, which may be followed stepbystep in. This bandwidth was improved by etching a uslot in the antenna patch. As the microstrip patch antenna consist of a ground a patch and a substrate. Patch and ground plane design of microstrip antennas by material distribution topology optimization emadeldeen hassan, eddie wadbro, and martin berggren abstractwe use a gradientbased material distribution approach to design conductive parts of microstrip antennas in an ecient way. The objective is to provide a very thorough introduction to hfss as applied to antenna design, which may be followed stepbystep in hfss with the investment of only a few hours of time.
A microstrip antenna consists of conducting patch on a ground plane separated by dielectric substrate. Hfss waveport size calculator figure out the correct waveport size to use in hfss for a microstrip line feed. Software used to design microstrip patch antenna hfss is commercial. Design and simulation of single band rectangular microstrip. How to determine the dimensions l, w, thickness of patch to be used on dielectric. Rectangular microstrip patch antenna, return loss, vswr, bandwidth, high frequency structure simulator hfss v 11, wireless communication. Some people suggested to use field calculator to do such calculation. But illustrates sizes and importance of good antenna design why microstrip antennas. Antenna as source 3d coupled arbitrary 3d fem solver industry standard advanced high. First the model of the microstrip patch antenna has to be drawn in hfss.
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