MICROSTRIP ANTENNA

Microstrip patch antenna

advantages
Low profile, light weight, low volume, low fabrication cost
Support both linear and circular polarization
Compatible with microwaves ICs
Capable of dual and triple frequency operation
Mechanically robust when mounted on rigid surfaces
Microstrip patch antenna
disadvantages
Narrow bandwidth, low efficiency, low gain
Low power handling capacity
Surface wave excitation
Construction
Various type of microstrip antennas
Feeding Methods
Patch Calculation
Step 1: Calculation of the Width (W ):




Substituting c = 3.10
8
m/s,
r
= 3.8, we get:
Results:
W = 42.23 mm for f
o
= 2.4 GHz
W = 19.49 mm for f
o
= 5.2 GHz

2
) 1 (
2
0
+
=
r
f
c
W
c
Patch Calculation
Step 2: Calculation of Effective dielectric constant (
reff
):





h = 1.524 mm
Results:

reff
= 3.18 for f
o
= 2.4 GHz

reff
= 3.05 for f
o
= 5.2 GHz
2
1
12 1
2
1
1
1

(

+
+
=
W
h
r r
reff
c c
c
Path Calculation
Step 3: Calculation of the Effective length (L eff ):








Results:
L
eff
= 35.03 mm for f
o
= 2.4 GHz
L
eff
= 16.53 mm for f
o
= 5.2 GHz

reff
eff
f
c
L
c
0
2
=
Path Calculation
Step 4: Calculation of the length extension (L):




Results:
L = 0.73 for f
o
= 2.4 GHz
L = 0.72 for f
o
= 5.2 GHz
( )
( )
|
.
|

\
|
+
|
.
|

\
|
+ +
= A
8 . 0 258 . 0
264 . 0 3 . 0
412 . 0
h
W
h
W
h L
reff
reff
c
c
Path Calculation
Step 5: Calculation of actual length of patch ( L ):
Results:
L = 33.59 mm for f
o
= 2.4 GHz
L = 15.08 mm for f
o
= 5.2 GHz
L L L
eff
A = 2
Patch Calculation
Step 6: Calculation of the ground plane dimensions (L
g
and W
g
):
Results:
L
g
= 42.70 mm and W
g
= 51.38 mm for f
o
= 2.4 GHz
L
g
= 24.23 mm and W
g
= 28.64 mm for f
o
= 5.2 GHz
L h L
g
+ = 6
W h W
g
+ = 6