Design of Planar Antenna for satillete

communication applications
Annamacharya Institute of technology &
sciences
Rajampet

Presented by:
N.Sivanandini
III ECE-C
13701A04B1

Outline:

Introduction
Aim & Objectives
Overview of planar antenna
Design of planar antenna & its specifications
Basic principle & operation
Antenna characteristics
Software for planar antenna
Application
Advantages
Disadvantages
Conclusion

Introduction
Need of Antenna
Progress

of
Communication
system

AIM & OBJECTIVES:

To study Micro-strip Patch Antenna.

To design and implement this

antenna using the software HFSS, v

11.0 .

Overview of micro-strip
Antenna
Developed after revolution in Electronic

Circuit Miniaturization & LSI in 1970.

Used on rockets & missiles previously.
Designers choice.

Design & its specifications:

Also called micro strip antenna
Has radiating patch on one side of dielectric

substrate
On other has plane ground
r= 2.2 r 12
fr=1.85 to 1.90 GHz

Basic Principles of Operation

The patch acts

approximately as a resonant
cavity.
In a cavity, only certain
modes are allowed to exist,
at different resonant
frequencies.
If the antenna is excited at
a resonant frequency, This
produces significant
radiation

Antenna characteristics :Power gain

Directivity
Antenna

radiation patterns
Polarization

Software :
HFSS is commercial finite element

method solver for electromagnetic

Structuresfrom Anasys Corp.
HFSS stands for High Frequency
Structural Simulator.
It was developed
by Prof. Zontal Cendes and his
students at Carnegie Mellon Univ.
in the year 1989.

APPLICATIONS:

The use of planar

antennas for integrated
phased array systems.
Used in GPS
Mobile
satellite
communication
the
Direct
Broadcast
Satellite (DBS) system
& remote sensing.
Non-satellite
based
applications- such as
medical hyperthermia.

Advantages:
Light weight and low volume.
Low profile planar configuration which can be easily made

conformal to host surface.

Low fabrication cost, hence can be manufactured in large
quantities.
Supports both, linear as well as circular polarization.
Can be easily integrated with microwave integrated circuits
(MICs).
Capable of dual and triple frequency operations.
Mechanically robust when mounted on rigid surfaces.

Disadvantages:
Narrow bandwidth
Low efficiency
Low Gain
Extraneous radiation from feeds and junctions
Poor end fire radiator except tapered slot antennas
Low power handling capacity.
Surface wave excitation.

REFERENCES: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microstrip_antenn

a
http://www.microwaves101.com/encyclopedia/
antenna_ustrip.cfm
C. A. Balanis, Antenna Theory, Analysis and
Design, JOHN WILEY & SONS,INC, New York
1997.
www.iijrcce.com

CONCLUSION:
OThe design of patch antenna

using ANSOFT HFSS Software

has been shown here. Our
project on Design of Microstrip
Antenna which is based on
Microstrip
Feed
Line
Technique.
OMany more design options and
impletation techniques are
available.