Reflector Antenna System

Design Workflow

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Reflector Antenna System

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Simulate Everything At Once?

1mm diameter
42

Almost 400
million mesh
cells

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Or Split Into Parts?

Use the best solver

for each component!

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Simulation in Parts
Simulate each part using the appropriate solver,
taking into account effect on next stage.

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Simulation in Parts
Simulate each part using the appropriate solver,
taking into account effect on next stage.

1. Simulate feed network with frequency

domain solver.
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 Feed Network: Orthomode Transducer

K-Band Orthomode Transducer With

Waveguide Port and Balanced Coaxial
Probes

G. Engargiola, A. Navarrini,

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory

and Techniques,
Vol. 53, No. 5, May 2005
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Optimise the Individual Parts

h d

h
overpass geometry
r = rhorn

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 Simulate the Whole OMT
1. CST DS with 2. CST DS with real
analytical TL coaxial TL

3. Complete 3D EM
simulation

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Simulation in Parts
Simulate each part using the appropriate solver,
taking into account effect on next stage.

S-parameters

2. Simulate horn antenna with time domain

solver, considering feed network effect.
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Horn Antenna
Export model to
CST MWS

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Simulation in Parts
Simulate each part using the appropriate solver,
taking into account effect on next stage.

S-parameters Farfield

3. Simulate reflector antenna with integral

equation solver, using horn far field as source.
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Reflector Antenna

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System Assembly Modeling

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Build The Schematic

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Layout View

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Snapping Tool

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Automatic Positioning

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Complete Assembly

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Create a Simulation Project
Create a new project

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Multiple Selection
Easily select
multiple
components to
create different
configurations.

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Schematic vs. 3D Model
3D model

Schematic
model

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Simulation Project Settings

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Automatic Model Creation

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Create Multiple Models

Automatic project file management!

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Reflector Simulation Project Setup
Use far field sources
from other simulation
projects as excitation.

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Automatic Far Field Source Import

Automatic
placement

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One Click Simulation Update

Simulations are run sequentially

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Optimization Loop Setup
Horn antenna and OMT

Reflector
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Optimization Loop Setup
Horn antenna and OMT

Reflector
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Optimization Loop Setup
Horn antenna and OMT

Evaluate the gain of the

reflector far field.
Reflector
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 Feedback Loop

Update field
source

Change
variable

Evaluate
Iterate

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Optimized Gain

Gain improved after four iterations to

minimum 30dB over full frequency band.
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Conclusion

Single master file, automatic

project management.

Flexibility to combine
components to create
different configurations.

Easy optimisation of the

complete system with multiple
simulation projects.

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 Thank you!

Any questions?

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