Title :
Comparison of currents on upper and lower sides of patch conductor of microstrip antenna
Author :
Fujimoto, Takafumi ; Tanaka, Kazumasa ; Taguchi, Mitsuo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng, Nagasaki Univ., Japan
Abstract :
In the analysis of a microstrip antenna (MSA) by the method of moments in the spectral domain (SD-MoM) (see Mosig, J.R., 1989), the patch conductor is normally assumed to be infinitely thin, and the total electric currents on the upper and lower sides of the patch conductor are derived. We derive the electric currents on the upper and lower sides of the patch conductor by SD-MoM taking consideration of the thickness of the patch conductor. Integral equations are derived from the boundary condition that the total tangential electric field vanishes on the upper and lower sides of the patch conductor. The total electric field is derived using Green´s functions in the spectral domain produced by the electric dipoles on the upper and lower sides of the patch conductor. In order to clarify the effects on the antenna of the currents on the upper and lower sides of the patch, the input impedances due to those currents are calculated.
Keywords :
Green´s function methods; antenna theory; electric current; electric fields; electric impedance; integral equations; method of moments; microstrip antennas; spectral analysis; Green functions; boundary condition; electric dipoles; input impedances; integral equations; method of moments; microstrip antenna; patch conductor; spectral domain; tangential electric field; Boundary conditions; Conductors; Current; Dielectric substrates; Dipole antennas; Green´s function methods; Integral equations; Microstrip antennas; Moment methods; Polynomials;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2002. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7330-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2002.1016952